manual vs. automatic - Toyota Yaris Forums

SpaceShot · 05-20-2010, 12:47 PM

I have the manual and routinely get 40 - 45Mpg on my commute, with an all time high of 54Mpg on 2 FE runs in the summer.

However, getting a ScanGauge II and adjusting my tires are the 2 things that got me the most increase in Mpg.
When the car was new, I was only getting the EPA rating of 36, with an occasional higher tank average. Now I track it by the trip with the ScanGauge and have to drive pretty sloppy to get below 40.

Note that only once a month or so do I have more than 15 minutes of real stop and go city driving on my trips. Some people coming from larger vehicles have trouble adjusting to the Yaris clutch. But for the driving I do, the slightly better FE and more enjoyable performance makes it well worth while to have the manual transmission.

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05-20-2010, 12:47 PM	#11
SpaceShot Drives: 2008 Yaris 5 speed HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NH Posts: 171	I have the manual and routinely get 40 - 45Mpg on my commute, with an all time high of 54Mpg on 2 FE runs in the summer. However, getting a ScanGauge II and adjusting my tires are the 2 things that got me the most increase in Mpg. When the car was new, I was only getting the EPA rating of 36, with an occasional higher tank average. Now I track it by the trip with the ScanGauge and have to drive pretty sloppy to get below 40. Note that only once a month or so do I have more than 15 minutes of real stop and go city driving on my trips. Some people coming from larger vehicles have trouble adjusting to the Yaris clutch. But for the driving I do, the slightly better FE and more enjoyable performance makes it well worth while to have the manual transmission.