Fuel Economy

[markpeppie]

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

[ECHOKnight2000]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

There are lots of factors, check tire preasure, also weather as some effect. If you have any roof rack even if there is nothing on it, it creates drag so that cuts mileage. Give it time and it should get better. Also try not to break as much or hard if possible so keep your car a decent distance between you and the other person and try to keep your speed as consistant as possible. Also short trips where the car is still cold or barely warmed up kills gas mileage, also if you live in a cold place winter takes a told on your car. Just a few pointers! Good luck!

[static808]

wifey just put in her first full tank. with the full tank the dealership gave us, she got 35 mpg on the money according to my gas receipt calculations. much better than i expected, since i dont know whether the dealership truly topped it off, and we did idle for a bit at the beginning, just messing around with stuff inside of the car. havent even checked the tire pressures yet, so im hoping things will just get better. for those who are getting subpar mileage, i hope things get better for you guys too...

--B

[hystria]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

the main reason: shifting too high and too much traffic lights/stops. try shifting under 2500rpm and check again the mpg

[static808]

additonally, short trips within the city (stop n go) absolutely KILL mpg, since the engine is basically running cold the entire time. if this is your driving situation, below average mpg almost cannot be avoided, unfortunately...

--B

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by static808

additonally, short trips within the city (stop n go) absolutely KILL mpg, since the engine is basically running cold the entire time. if this is your driving situation, below average mpg almost cannot be avoided, unfortunately...

--B

Thatd be much of many of my tanks, in small town driving, to and from work, lunch times, trips to the grocery stores or to restaurants for dinner, to friends houses.

all short, 5-10 min trips, and then back again.


Plus, when I do have 75% of tanks based on highway driving, im often speeding at 100km on hwy 26, or 100-140km on the 400 or 404 hwys, so that kills my MPG to.

I guess I just tell myself, well, my MPG may be bad (bc of the way I chose to drive), but if I'd gone w/ another car, it would just be WORSE still.

When i think of it like that, it doesnt bother me

[swng]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Thatd be much of many of my tanks, in small town driving, to and from work, lunch times, trips to the grocery stores or to restaurants for dinner, to friends houses.

all short, 5-10 min trips, and then back again.


Plus, when I do have 75% of tanks based on highway driving, im often speeding at 100km on hwy 26, or 100-140km on the 400 or 404 hwys, so that kills my MPG to.

I guess I just tell myself, well, my MPG may be bad (bc of the way I chose to drive), but if I'd gone w/ another car, it would just be WORSE still.

When i think of it like that, it doesnt bother me

Well said, well said.

[dansides]

i have 3 echos 4dr auto i can get between 38 2 44 miles to gal on a 115 mi rd trip my yaris got 33.8 avg 55 miles a hour i have the scan gauge that i use on all in town about 25 mpg yaris echo 30 just not what i expected

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by dansides

i have 3 echos 4dr auto i can get between 38 2 44 miles to gal on a 115 mi rd trip my yaris got 33.8 avg 55 miles a hour i have the scan gauge that i use on all in town about 25 mpg yaris echo 30 just not what i expected

^^ I *think* I got what you're saying (kinda really hard to follow).

You get about 25 MPG on your Yaris in town, but 30 MPG on your Echno in town? And you weren't expecting it to be that low? And arent happy about it?

Is your Echno really getting that much better MPG than your new Yaris.

Now THAT surprises me. (Older) Echos are pulling better MPG than (newer) Yarises?!?

[Jem_hadar]

Well, just did my MPG for a trip to cottage country.

And it appears I got freakin' 34 MPG ! WOW. I'm happy with that. It was mostly non 400-series hwy driving at around 100 km I think.

Another proof to myself I guess of how much my speed DOES affect my MPG.

The other tank before it was 1/2 in town and the rest was 400 driving, in which i got up to 130 km/h atleast, so it sucked and was 25 MPG.


There's my update for now.
Jem

[dansides]

thats right i was expecting about the same mpg the echo 2 have about 50000 miles the other 125000 miles yaris 1000 miles may be to early wait a see

[dansides]

www.fueleconomy.gov 3 dr auto yaris avg user mpg 34.7 fit auto 29.4 4 cylinder auto 28.2 prius 47.2 echo manuel 42.9 yaris sdn manuel 36.4 echo auto 36.8 more info

[mutatio]

3rd tank is the charm apparently. it's also toward the end of the breakin in period. i was at 2 bars when i filled up, bc I saw a good price. 35mpg!-about 70% city and 30% highway. woot!

[superjens]

Back down to 31.9 MPG with "regular" driving on this last tank. The previous last two tanks were spent carefully easing my way around town and on the highways sloooowwwly which only gave me 37 MPG tops.

[Racer X-8]

Yeah, and if you read it too fast, your pages per gallon will suffer for it.

In all seriousness, yeah, right, my mpg has dropped a bit... Probably due mainly to the cold weather. Still hanging in there at 35.8 mpg overall...

oh yeah... Miles and gallons are South Carolinian.

edit, ok swng VVVVV I'm post 904 then... http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...&postcount=904 it's just not updated yet...

[swng]

I would like to make a suggestion to those of you, ladies and gentlemen, who regularly post mpg numbers on this thread i.e. consider to mention the post and page numbers of your last mpg report in your every future post about your fuel economy. Please see mine at Post #963, Page 65 for an example. This way it will be easier to keep track of everyone's fuel economy changes. Of course if everyone can report like superjens at Post #977, a few posts above, my suggested method of mpg reporting will not be necessary. However, I cannot expect everyone to do the same. I personally do not have the necessary knowhow. I have my own way though - http://www.gassavers.org/garage/viewgaslog/264.
Nice work, superjens.
Happy posting everyone!

[stuffy]

ouch, my mileage has taken a hit with this cold weather and mostly city driving.

i'm down to about 27 mpg on my last two tanks!



ouch.

[spkrman]

who's gonna get the 1000'th post? :)