41mpg...

[84masters]

Greetings.....after driving 1600km of 60%city/40% hwy i got 41mpg......

oil change at 1000km.....

[Yar Is Word]

Congratulations on 40wonderful mpg!

[SilverBack]

Glad to know someone here is still getting good numbers:thumbsup:

[NJBob]

Good job...and welcome!:thumbsup:

[PreciousPups4U]

Excellent job.

38.04 mpg on this tank for me. That's my best ever.

[BailOut]

Good job to both of you! :smile: I promise that there is even more MPG to be had if you want it.

[PreciousPups4U]

Mine is pretty much all city. I'd like to break 40, but realistically that may not be possible. It's a goal though.

[detroiter]

I've been doing the math for the first time lately since owning the car and I was getting horrid mileage the first time I added it up few weeks ago. Was avg about 28 mpg, that was mostly freeway driving as well with some city stop and go, shutting the car off and on alot. I've changed my taking off habits and not flooring it so much either, I've saw the mileage go up to 33 mpg mixed. I drive about 70mph on the freeway and sometimes bursts of speed up to little bit higher. City driving is alot of stop and go.

I'm guessing mpgs will go up even more once it gets a bit warmer out over here in Detroit.

[daf62757]

I gassed up yesterday after driving from Indy to Chicago....around Chicago...and then filled up. 42.7 MPG. This is unofficial...but I try to standardize my fill up process. This was 75% interstate and 25% city. I drove 70MPH on the interstate. I was very happy about it....but unless you drive a Yaris...you don't care.

[daf62757]

I've been doing the math for the first time lately since owning the car and I was getting horrid mileage the first time I added it up few weeks ago. Was avg about 28 mpg, that was mostly freeway driving as well with some city stop and go, shutting the car off and on alot. I've changed my taking off habits and not flooring it so much either, I've saw the mileage go up to 33 mpg mixed. I drive about 70mph on the freeway and sometimes bursts of speed up to little bit higher. City driving is alot of stop and go.

I'm guessing mpgs will go up even more once it gets a bit warmer out over here in Detroit.

Have you switched to synthetic oil yet?

[1stToyota]

Got 41.7 mpg on my last fill-up by not doing anything special.

[detroiter]

Nope, I've been using Castrol GTX 5w-30. I was told that's what comes in these Yaris engines from the factory. I'm partial to Castrol GTX anyways from having to do with rotary engines and that it's quality oil.

[daf62757]

Nope, I've been using Castrol GTX 5w-30. I was told that's what comes in these Yaris engines from the factory. I'm partial to Castrol GTX anyways from having to do with rotary engines and that it's quality oil.

I would recommend switching to Synthetic. It make a small difference in your mileage and provides much better protection.

[SilverGlow]

I would recommend switching to Synthetic. It make a small difference in your mileage and provides much better protection.

I agree synthetic will often provide 1% to 2% better MPG. However, you are dead wrong about the "much better protection" over using mineral oil (dino). Too many Used Oil Analysis tests prove you wrong. The wear number differences are way too small, too insignificant. Now the one great thing about synthetic is that using them can allow you to safely extend your oil change intervals over dino. For example you could go 7,000 - 10,000 and beyond with certain synthetics. I would not go more then 5,000 with dino, however.

[daf62757]

I agree synthetic will often provide 1% to 2% better MPG. However, you are dead wrong about the "much better protection" over using mineral oil (dino). Too many Used Oil Analysis tests prove you wrong. The wear number differences are way too small, too insignificant. Now the one great thing about synthetic is that using them can allow you to safely extend your oil change intervals over dino. For example you could go 7,000 - 10,000 and beyond with certain synthetics. I would not go more then 5,000 with dino, however.

I don't know. Common sense is that an oil that reduces operating temperature like synthetic oil will extend engine life. Extended life is a direct by product of better protection.

[1stToyota]

I don't know. Common sense is that an oil that reduces operating temperature like synthetic oil will extend engine life. Extended life is a direct by product of better protection.

Yeah, SilverGlow needs to find a dino oil that flows at -54 degrees f (Castrol GTX is -31 degrees)
And passing around 10K mile OCI advice is dumb unless it's followed with a footnote about the car already being out of warranty.
IMO, don't listen to any oil advice given out by SilverGlow, ever...he's still using and advising others to use 0W-20 oil in the Yaris eventho' the TSB that Toyota issued couldn't be more clear about not using 0W-20 in the Yaris NZ 1.5

[daf62757]

Where is the love......

[N9QGS]

I've been getting 38 mpg for my tanks here in below 32 weather. I just made a trip up to Chicago and I got 40 mpg on that trip again below 32 weather. My best tank is 43 mpg spring '08

[daf62757]

I am planning on switching my OEM spark plugs and putting in some Bosch plugs...some quad platium plugs that are supposed to get a few extra MPG. My dream is to get 50 MPH....and drive 70MPH. I CAN DREAM CAN'T I?

[KCALB SIRAY]

I still get consistant 42 mpgs on the highway with no special actions or reactions

[deerebilt]

mine is an 2008 Yaris Sedan S 5 speed 18k mi. bought new march 08 my lowest mpg is 39 highest is 48.. my overall avg so far 43.3 as documented on cleanmpg.com have entered every single tank. i really am happy with the fuel economy and the car

[YAR1S]

I dont try that hard and I got about 40-42 on 60% HW and %30 city 10% screwing around/road rage.

LOL

[UTVitz]

I was getting 44mpg with conventional oil. I've switched to synthetic in the same weight and now I'm getting 40mpg. Go figure. But right when I made this switch a week ago the weather turned cold again and we lost about 20 degrees on our daily highs-I'm hoping that's the reason.

[PolarWhite]

Synthetic is the best way to go. I can tell you with certainty, the Yaris didn't come from the factory with Castrol in them. Make the switch to synthetic, best thing you can do for the life of the car.

[YAR1S]

Yeah, i do full sythetic...hope it works in the long run, I plan on having this car for quite some time.

[jambo101]

I was getting crappy gas mileage through the winter as it was all city driving,went for a four hour highway drive yesterday and got the Scangauge reading 42mpg:thumbup:Thursday i'm off to Florida and i'll get to see how good it can get with a fresh synth oil change and some warm weather for a change,and full to empty all highway.:smile:

[joeharth]

wow i am only getting 320 miles per tank. Not sure if this is normal.

[alch3miss]

My last blinking light was at 480 miles.. I still have the picture.. one day I wanna ride out on a road trip with a gas can.. and max it out..320 is not normal unless your peeling out every 6 seconds..and doing crazy city mileage.

[mr9865]

wow i am only getting 320 miles per tank. Not sure if this is normal.

lol To me thats good, but I don't have yaris. I'm lucky to get 280 in my focus.

[deerebilt]

well my 08 yaris sedan s has been getting 50 mpg the last 2 tanks

[supmet]

one day I wanna ride out on a road trip with a gas can.. and max it out..

I'm sure your fuel injectors will thank you :rolleyes:

[1stToyota]

I'm sure your fuel injectors will thank you :rolleyes:

And the fuel pump also.
I never go below 1/4