Can't break 40MPG...

[yaris prime]

I can't break 40 either. I consistently get 39.xx too. It's taunting me. My last three tanks were like 39.6x.
I find that no particular gas works any better than others.

[yaris prime]

Originally Posted by yaris prime

I can't break 40 either. I consistently get 39.xx too. It's taunting me. My last three tanks were like 39.6x.
I find that no particular gas works any better than others.

Update......
40.56 mpg on last tank- finally!!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Just curious, what grade and brand of gas are you using? I'm only averaging 40mpg now, and I do a bunch of stuff. I'm thinking a big possible thing is my sound system. I do play my music loud with a lot of bass, so I'm thinking that's doing something. Before my sound system, I was getting 42 mpg without doing anything and driving 65 mph.

For some odd reason, I used the A/C for some time the tank before last, and I actually ending up getting better FE, at 41.xx mpg. I had the setting to circulation, fan speed of 1 to 2, and the vent setting at face and feet. I notice that this happens from time to time. No clue why.

[Sodium Duck]

I use the cheapest I can find. I've put gas in my car 29 times, this is where I got each one:

Gulf
Gulf
Shell
Shell
Shell
Shell
Sunoco
Shell
Shell
Hess
Shell
Shell
Shell
Shell
Shell
Pride
Mobil
Shell
Stop & Shop
Racing Mart
Shell
Shell
Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop
7/11
Pride
Hess
Shell
Pride

So I guess I buy mostly Shell, always 87 octane.

[Sodium Duck]

I never thought that throttle position was more important than RPM's in fuel economy. That's good to know. I'll be even more light on the gas then. I think that might help me a lot, too.

[Sodium Duck]

This is looking very good. Usually my first bar disappears after 80 miles, and I'm at 93.X and it's still there. Woot! I can't wait to see how much I get out of this tank.

EDIT: It went at 97.X. Sweet.

[toyo]

nice thread!!!!!!!!!!

[Bob_VT]

My 08 auto LB gets 40-44 if I pay attention to my driving.

If / When I pay attention...... I do the speed limit or a fraction less. I do not do 69 in a 65 but 62 in a 65 zone..... plan all my lane changes and stopping. I never use Neutral at all. Never hit the gas going down hill.

Now the wierd part. If I ignore my driving I get 38 on average..... I have also found that mid grade fuel delivers better mpg.....

[CTScott]

It is quite painful to accelerate that slowly. I work from a home office, so most of my driving is running around town mid-day, so I am not dealing with commuting or traffic.

[toyo]

mine's a 1.3L and i'm loving it, last time I got 39.1 mpg, now using DFCO and 38 psi in the tires hopefully i'll break 40!

I know, for a 1.3L it should give better mpg, but I'm suck in traffic all the time :( all city driving :( x 2 freaking hate traffic jams!!!

[marcus]

37mpg with pushing car on the highway run.. did 45 mpg one time going camping going 90 km/hr on the highway. this is summer time. temp around 28-32 degrees.

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

I can get 39.XX, but not 40. I use DFCO constantly down hills, coast in neutral down smaller hills, use DFCO to come into red lights, putter away from stops very slowly, have my tires at about 45PSI (that was the biggest help, about 2MPG), drive 50-55MPH whenever I can, don't use the A/C or defroster settings, keep windows up/cracked a little instead of down, I stay fairly close to big rigs and other large vehicles when I'm on the highway, too.

Does anyone else have more idea's on what I can do?

You need better drugs, Natria. Quit hauling your belly button lint and dryer lint - excess weight reduces your efficiency.

Coasting in neutral is a loser's game. DFCO is where it's at when it comes to saving fuel.

If you "putter" you're probably hosing your mileage. I do best with moderate acceleration.


You live in Massachusetts? It's cold up there, isn't it? My Yaris gets its best results over about eighty five Fahrenheit and up.


Gene

[Pitt Yaris]

I've had to fill up at around 330-340 miles (give or take 10) ever since I got my yaris *October 08* then I changed my oil Tuesday with Castrol GTX (not synthetic) and a Napa Gold oil filter. I just got 400 miles on this tank. Awesome.

[Sodium Duck]

42.778 MPG this tank.

Things I did different:
..55 MPH on the highway
..Very slow accelerations
..Extremely light on the throttle
..No neutral, except a few instances

I managed this despite making several short trips down the street with my girlfriend and various junk in the boot (moved into a new place).

Spectacle: There's no fuel saving mod out there that will help you, otherwise we'd all have it and be ranting and raving about how great it is...

It's been said before - the best mod is yourself. The way you drive your car has the most direct effect on your gas mileage. I modified my driving style and managed about an 18% increase in my fuel economy! I hate this because I know I can do better. Hopefully in the next few tanks I'll give it another try.

Thanks for the help everyone!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by yaris prime

Update......
40.56 mpg on last tank- finally!!

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

42.778 MPG this tank.

Things I did different:
..55 MPH on the highway
..Very slow accelerations
..Extremely light on the throttle
..No neutral, except a few instances

I managed this despite making several short trips down the street with my girlfriend and various junk in the boot (moved into a new place).

Spectacle: There's no fuel saving mod out there that will help you, otherwise we'd all have it and be ranting and raving about how great it is...

It's been said before - the best mod is yourself. The way you drive your car has the most direct effect on your gas mileage. I modified my driving style and managed about an 18% increase in my fuel economy! I hate this because I know I can do better. Hopefully in the next few tanks I'll give it another try.

Thanks for the help everyone!

Congrats congrats.

[Sodium Duck]

Oh, and about accelerating slowly...

*begin rant, please ignore if you have an anti-ranting policy*

Everyone expects my car to be slow -- so why not live up to it. I don't care, lol.

This one guy, man oh man. I pull out of my driveway about 9PM, driving things over to the new place. I'm just dragging along in no rush as usual, slowly getting up to speed (30MPH for this road). I'm doing probably 28MPH, and this guy blows past me on a double yellow line. Now I'm cracking up because I can see the reflection of the traffic lights in the windows of houses; I know the light is red, that's one of the many reasons why I was going so slow. Anyways, he actually runs the red light and speeds off again. I guess he had somewhere important to be. Maybe he cut his arm off or something and was going to the hospital -- who knows, that's why I don't let it bother me.

So the moral of the story is this: If someone doesn't like that I'm going, "slow," then they can either do something about it like that guy, or they can just add me to laundry list of all the other crap that's pissed them off that day. Who cares. When you're on the road you have to drive defensively, especially in these little cars. I drive slowly and cautiously to be defensive.

*end rant*

[Kaotic Lazagna]

+1 Sodium Duck. People have the choice (on the freeway) to go around you, especially if one is in the slow lane. I hate it when I'm in the slow lane doing 60, and some asshat tailgates me, expecting me to switch lanes to the faster lanes (which are empty btw) when he himself can simply switch lanes and pass me.

[Sodium Duck]

40.70MPG this tank. I did a 180ish mile trip on the highway at about 80MPH, and the rest I barely hypermiled. Sweet.