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06-06-2010, 09:27 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mississauga, ON
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Yaris while a Driving Instructor
I picked up a scangauge to figure out where I'm losing most of my mileage while working. I'm a driving instructor, and expected to be getting less than idea mileage, but I'm generally only getting 500km per fillup.
When I checked out my numbers yesterday, I was surprised. On my trip to and from work, 5.5 to 6 litres per 100km. Did some city/country driving after work yesterday, 5.2L/100km. At work? average between 8 and 10 litres per 100km. Students need to learn how to parallel park in less than 30 minutes -.- |
06-06-2010, 11:15 AM | #2 |
Steals terrorist's lunch
Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
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Wow! I never even thought about the "new driver effect". Thanks for sharing.
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06-08-2010, 03:07 PM | #3 |
new yaris owner
Drives: 09 Yaris Sedan with power Join Date: Jun 2010
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LOL
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06-08-2010, 03:15 PM | #4 |
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interesting findings.
80kph backroads are great for mileage. iirc, i got 5.1L/100km on my first tank doing backroads from fredericton to moncton, along the northumberland straight, along the NS border then back to moncton and fredericton....was about 700km when i filled it up from almost empty
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06-08-2010, 06:09 PM | #5 |
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Sounds good, though I don't know just how good liters/kilometers you're getting.
We Yanks are MPG people....
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06-09-2010, 11:49 AM | #6 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mississauga, ON
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Just an update, it's amazing how the scangauge has brought down my mileage.
After a few days of using it, I'm now getting ~6.5L/100km after a day of lessons, with a lot of it from changes in the way that I drive. Heh, I'm also telling students to be a lot gentler on the gas (as long as it's safe) and starting to notice the red lights a lot further away to brake earlier. |
06-09-2010, 11:52 AM | #7 |
help! my Yaris shrunk!
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Location: SoCal
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How did the scangauge bring down your mileage?
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06-09-2010, 12:04 PM | #8 |
Half a Bubble Off Plumb
Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA
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He's expressing it in terms of the fuel consumed over a specific distance, so as it gets better, the numbers come down. "Mileage" normally means miles per gallon, so as it gets better the numbers go up.
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06-09-2010, 08:25 PM | #9 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mississauga, ON
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Ah, what I meant to say is it has decreased my fuel consumption :)
For those of us using litres/100km, lower numbers are better than higher numbers since it's measuring fuel spent as opposed to distance driven. |
06-10-2010, 09:59 AM | #10 |
Crazy Oil Sniffer
Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009
Location: ME
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I think that's great mileage under the circumstances. Your students are getting driving and hypermiling instruction all at once.
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