Will I get my increase in MPG at 5000 miles?

[jambo101]

The biggest change will happen when you change your driving habits to feel comfortable at lower throttle applications.

[aca72]

Originally Posted by jambo101

The biggest change will happen when you change your driving habits to feel comfortable at lower throttle applications.

I strongly agree with this statement.

Your mpg scores are acceptable. It beats the posted EPA FE for the Yaris.

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by jambo101

The biggest change will happen when you change your driving habits to feel comfortable at lower throttle applications.

Agreed... The kys is to accelerate to speed, then back off slightly on the pedal just enough to maintain the speed. It's easy to do if you have a scanguage, a little harder without one. That alone probably saves me 15-20% in efficiency.

For driving on roads other than highways I limit my throttle position when accelerating to 23 as best as I can. As soon as I reach cruising speed I back off as much as I can (determined by terrain, speed, and wind). If driving 40-45mph I can usually back down to 20 on the throttle. If doing 35-40 18 or 19.

I just changed my drive route to work... doing 55-65 on a highway hardly allowed me to get much over 40mpg.... Now i'm doing non-highway which ranges from 20-40mph with stoplights every 1/3mile and been getting 45-50mpg (though it takes 5-10 minutes longer).

I figure if I drive to & from work on this route everyday for a whole tank... my tank avg should go up 2-5mpg. which would save me approximately 1 gallon of gas every 400miles.


habbits over wear in... I think wear in may have gained me 1-2mpg. Synthetic oil 1mpg max...and habbits have probably given me upwards of 5+mpgs.

First few tanks were 35-36mpg (winter)
highest tank was 45.5
Usual tank last summer was 43
Usual tank in the winter was 37-38
I'm hoping my next full tank will be around 46.