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anonymous user · 10-19-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AznGouki

Whats DFCO? I've only filled twice so far and I got 35 mpg. How do you guys stand driving so slow haha. The car yearns for speed and I deliver it.
I thought about the coasting bit, so for my next tank I'm gonna aim for a high mpg goal.

The car yearns for speed? Thanks for the laugh mate. Go drive a performance car, then feel speed. This car yearns for F.E. It handles like a pig on rollerskates, and if you have a L.B. , looks like one too.

Sodium Duck · 10-19-2008, 07:46 PM

Yea, lol... this is by no means a speed demon...

DFCO stands for deceleration fuel cut off. Go look for the sticky by BailOut for fuel economy tips -- and a full explanation on DFCO. (Bassically it's when you coast... but you use zero fuel.)

Sodium Duck · 10-19-2008, 07:47 PM

Hahahahahhaahaha................. yearning for speed...................... mercy sakes alive!

anonymous user · 10-20-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

Hahahahahhaahaha................. yearning for speed...................... mercy sakes alive!

Glad i'm not the only one who thought that statement was funny.

Mikeb Yaris · 10-20-2008, 09:34 PM

Third tank in a row @ 43mpg. Running avg is almost 42 now!

This tank, as a challenge from my skeptic spouse, I'm driving "normal". No hypermiling at all. Idling whenever for however long, no shutting off at the long lights, no intentional DFCO, driving speed limit (or 5 above), maintain speed up hills...the whole shebang. She thinks it will work out the same. What do you guys say? Should I bet her money?

Appalachian Trail 2007 · 10-20-2008, 09:40 PM

I've gone about 2K miles and my average is 41.38 but my highest was 44.95...and I don't consider myself an intense hypermiler. I don't shut my car off at lights and I don't use DFCO as often as others. I find that the momentum generated rather than engine braking is more valuable...unless I'm stopping/slowing down anyway.

Mikeb Yaris · 10-20-2008, 09:44 PM

Wow - what an awesome starting point! I'm jealous!

Mikeb Yaris · 10-20-2008, 09:44 PM

One tip I forgot to mention, even though others have...

I NEVER EVER buy gas that has ethanol in it!

Appalachian Trail 2007 · 10-20-2008, 09:54 PM

very good point...though in NY all gas has ethanol in it....I love the government

Sodium Duck · 10-20-2008, 10:07 PM

Yes, bet her money. I can almost guarantee your mileage will go down, lol.

talnlnky · 10-20-2008, 10:20 PM

cost of ethanol gas should be cheaper.... in fact.... if anything.... ethanol gas should be cheaper to run than normal gas.

Appalachian Trail 2007 · 10-20-2008, 10:23 PM

ethanol gas is "SUPPOSE" to be 8 cents a gallon cheaper...but the mpg losses can be as high as 10% in some studies. So ethanol in your gas is not cheaper, plus it makes your food prices go up.

Mikeb Yaris · 10-20-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Appalachian Trail 2007

ethanol gas is "SUPPOSE" to be 8 cents a gallon cheaper...but the mpg losses can be as high as 10% in some studies. So ethanol in your gas is not cheaper, plus it makes your food prices go up.

Nothing like supporting artificially subsidized government means of starving third world countries.

Mikeb Yaris · 10-20-2008, 11:52 PM

LETS BURN OUR FOOD IN OUR CARS! YAY!

Mikeb Yaris · 10-21-2008, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Appalachian Trail 2007

ethanol gas is "SUPPOSE" to be 8 cents a gallon cheaper...but the mpg losses can be as high as 10% in some studies. So ethanol in your gas is not cheaper, plus it makes your food prices go up.

Do not forget that the ONLY reason ethanol lowers the price is because the government SUBSIDIZES ethanol. IOW, the per BTU price of ethanol is way higher than gasoline, but because it is "renewable" the government subsidizes it's production quite substantially, resulting in an ARTIFICIAL reduction in cost. The REAL COST of ethanol in America is substantially higher per BTU than gasoline. You pay for it in your taxes and in international trade rather than at the pump, but you DO pay for it.

A BTU is a BTU.

Mikeb Yaris · 10-21-2008, 12:13 AM

And third world countries pay for it....by starving to death.

freckles · 10-21-2008, 02:20 AM

I do lots of freeway driving with a packed car in the mountains, and I averaged 52 mpg over 2 days of driving to Montana. I usually average about 48 mpg. I love my car :) It's a manual transmission, I think that has a lot to do with it. I have so much more control over my car.

Appalachian Trail 2007 · 10-21-2008, 09:04 PM

52 ?! Congrats...don't let brian see that...he'll come in and ask for your raw data and say it doesn't count unless you have your numbers to two decimal places and used at least a half of a tank (blah blah blah). He'll also inform you that he currently has about a million records for the yaris and he would be very interested if anyone actually beat him.

10-19-2008, 07:46 PM	#20
Sodium Duck ╚══════════RN Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 999	Yea, lol... this is by no means a speed demon... DFCO stands for deceleration fuel cut off. Go look for the sticky by BailOut for fuel economy tips -- and a full explanation on DFCO. (Bassically it's when you coast... but you use zero fuel.) __________________ 42.88

10-19-2008, 07:47 PM	#21
Sodium Duck ╚══════════RN Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 999	Hahahahahhaahaha................. yearning for speed...................... mercy sakes alive! __________________ 42.88

10-20-2008, 09:40 PM	#24
Appalachian Trail 2007 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 80	I've gone about 2K miles and my average is 41.38 but my highest was 44.95...and I don't consider myself an intense hypermiler. I don't shut my car off at lights and I don't use DFCO as often as others. I find that the momentum generated rather than engine braking is more valuable...unless I'm stopping/slowing down anyway. __________________ 3,441,567,453 posts BH (Before Hack)

10-20-2008, 09:54 PM	#27
Appalachian Trail 2007 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 80	very good point...though in NY all gas has ethanol in it....I love the government __________________ 3,441,567,453 posts BH (Before Hack)

10-20-2008, 10:07 PM	#28
Sodium Duck ╚══════════RN Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 999	Yes, bet her money. I can almost guarantee your mileage will go down, lol. __________________ 42.88

10-20-2008, 09:34 PM	#23
Mikeb Yaris Drives: 08 Sedan Base Auto/PWR BLK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 58	Third tank in a row @ 43mpg. Running avg is almost 42 now! This tank, as a challenge from my skeptic spouse, I'm driving "normal". No hypermiling at all. Idling whenever for however long, no shutting off at the long lights, no intentional DFCO, driving speed limit (or 5 above), maintain speed up hills...the whole shebang. She thinks it will work out the same. What do you guys say? Should I bet her money?

10-20-2008, 09:44 PM	#25
Mikeb Yaris Drives: 08 Sedan Base Auto/PWR BLK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 58	Wow - what an awesome starting point! I'm jealous!

10-20-2008, 10:20 PM	#29
talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	cost of ethanol gas should be cheaper.... in fact.... if anything.... ethanol gas should be cheaper to run than normal gas. __________________

10-20-2008, 10:23 PM	#30
Appalachian Trail 2007 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 80	ethanol gas is "SUPPOSE" to be 8 cents a gallon cheaper...but the mpg losses can be as high as 10% in some studies. So ethanol in your gas is not cheaper, plus it makes your food prices go up. __________________ 3,441,567,453 posts BH (Before Hack)

10-20-2008, 11:52 PM	#32
Mikeb Yaris Drives: 08 Sedan Base Auto/PWR BLK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 58	LETS BURN OUR FOOD IN OUR CARS! YAY!

10-21-2008, 12:13 AM	#34
Mikeb Yaris Drives: 08 Sedan Base Auto/PWR BLK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 58	And third world countries pay for it....by starving to death.

10-21-2008, 02:20 AM	#35
freckles Drives: Hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Steamboat Springs, CO Posts: 2	52 mpg I do lots of freeway driving with a packed car in the mountains, and I averaged 52 mpg over 2 days of driving to Montana. I usually average about 48 mpg. I love my car :) It's a manual transmission, I think that has a lot to do with it. I have so much more control over my car.

10-21-2008, 09:04 PM	#36
Appalachian Trail 2007 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 80	52 ?! Congrats...don't let brian see that...he'll come in and ask for your raw data and say it doesn't count unless you have your numbers to two decimal places and used at least a half of a tank (blah blah blah). He'll also inform you that he currently has about a million records for the yaris and he would be very interested if anyone actually beat him. __________________ 3,441,567,453 posts BH (Before Hack)