Fuel Economy

[Island Boy]

Originally Posted by bikergal

Hot in Canada?? In May?

In Victoria BC right now at 9:00am its only 54F, but by 3-4pm it'll be around 65F, but Mon, Tue and Wed is forecast to be around 80F, which is about normal for mid May.

[bikergal]

Originally Posted by Island Boy

In Victoria BC right now at 9:00am its only 54F, but by 3-4pm it'll be around 65F, but Mon, Tue and Wed is forecast to be around 80F, which is about normal for mid May.

Wow.. okay.... I didn't realize it gets that warm there

[Island Boy]

Originally Posted by bikergal

Wow.. okay.... I didn't realize it gets that warm there

If you Google Victoria, BC you'll see that we even have palm tree's, the "Great White North" is a misnomer used by people that have never been to southern BC.
P.S. 99% of us don't speak french either.

[Ziv]

Originally Posted by Island Boy

If you Google Victoria, BC you'll see that we even have palm tree's, the "Great White North" is a misnomer used by people that have never been to southern BC.
P.S. 99% of us don't speak french either.

Well said, my friend. Not to dis any of our american's Yaris friends. But I believe many of you guys are mislead by the 'Dumb Box'. It's been 20+C for the past week or so here in toronto other than yesterday it rained all day.
And couldn't agree more than most of us who doesn't speak french, other than those who lived in Quebec.

[stuffy]

considering 90% of canada's population lives within 100km of u.s. border, we basically get the same weather that the states do to our immediate south,

anyway, i just filled up and did an average of my last 4 tanks:
5.9L p/100km or
40 mpg
i have noticed that the bottom bars dont' seem to last as long as the top bars, so when i think i am getting totally incredible fuel economy for the first part of the tank, it doesn't end up being quite as good...

but my average for the previous 6 tanks (since new) was 6.7L/100 km or
35 mpg, so there is a definite improvement.

[bikergal]

Originally Posted by stuffy

considering 90% of canada's population lives within 100km of u.s. border, we basically get the same weather that the states do to our immediate south,

Well considering I have been to Grand Forkes North Dakota a few times one of them being in the middle of winter. I froze my tail off I think it was 20 below 0 the whole week I was there. Grand Forkes is very very close to Canada for those that don't know.


*sorry to derail*

[Island Boy]

Originally Posted by bikergal

Well considering I have been to Grand Forkes North Dakota a few times one of them being in the middle of winter. I froze my tail off I think it was 20 below 0 the whole week I was there. Grand Forkes is very very close to Canada for those that don't know.


*sorry to derail*

I know where I won't be going in the middle of winter

[pyromedic]

36mpg on my first tank of mostly city driving.

[stuffy]

Well considering I have been to Grand Forkes North Dakota a few times one of them being in the middle of winter. I froze my tail off I think it was 20 below 0 the whole week I was there. Grand Forkes is very very close to Canada for those that don't know.

that region of canada is pretty damn cold in the winter too, but not at this time of year

[vicpai]

Originally Posted by bikergal

Well considering I have been to Grand Forkes North Dakota a few times one of them being in the middle of winter. I froze my tail off I think it was 20 below 0 the whole week I was there. Grand Forkes is very very close to Canada for those that don't know.


*sorry to derail*

I'm originally from the Twin cities, MN and lived in Grand Forks, ND for 4 years (1990-1994) I was going to school there at the University of North Dakota ....and it can get REAALLLY cold!!. Back then I was 18, and had a part time job as a Pizza delivery driver. We had to deliver pizzas in BLIZZARDS where you could barely see in front of your windshield, with tempratures hovering around 40 below zero and a 100 below WINDCHILL FACTOR!!! ....I did have some great times in that city, though. (just got me nostalgic when you mentioned Grand Forks )

Winnipeg is the closest major Canadian city, just about 150 miles north of Grand Forks (the Canadian border is about 75 miles north). Back then I've made the trip up there on a couple of occasions, and in winter it gets just as cold, if not more!!

[bikergal]

Originally Posted by vicpai

I'm originally from the Twin cities, MN and lived in Grand Forks, ND for 4 years (1990-1994) I was going to school there at the University of North Dakota ....and it can get REAALLLY cold!!. Back then I was 18, and had a part time job as a Pizza delivery driver. We had to deliver pizzas in BLIZZARDS where you could barely see in front of your windshield, with tempratures hovering around 40 below zero and a 100 below WINDCHILL FACTOR!!! ....I did have some great times in that city, though. (just got me nostalgic when you mentioned Grand Forks )

Winnipeg is the closest major Canadian city, just about 150 miles north of Grand Forks (the Canadian border is about 75 miles north). Back then I've made the trip up there on a couple of occasions, and in winter it gets just as cold, if not more!!

haha... yeah that sounds right! My buddy graduated from UND also. Thats why I was there visiting him .

I remember seeing my first tumbleweed in Grand Forkes...awwww the memories I was like "what just rolled across the road?" My friend was cracking up at me.... I felt like I was in the wild wild west. This was during my summer trip out there.

[ubetiam]

this is a cool link i use often

http://www.euronet.nl/users/grantm/frans/fuel.html

[Ziv]

Update--

Man, I hope these number gets better soon.

390 clicks / 30.5 Litre

7.82 l/100 clicks.

[stuffy]

that's not so good ziv, are you driving like a maniac?

[JaiTomato]

Update:
Just bought second tank of gas. Total of 919 miles and 19.8 gallons. That's an average of 46 mpg.
But then that's mostly highway and I drive like someone's grandmother. (Mine never drove a vehicle in her life)

[stuffy]

i've noticed a BIG difference in fuel economy when i take it easy (like a grandma) or when i don't (like ziv)

[Ziv]

Originally Posted by stuffy

i've noticed a BIG difference in fuel economy when i take it easy (like a grandma) or when i don't (like ziv)

Thank you for pointing it out.
But no, I don't really drive like a maniac. Funny thing is, I have been driving mine for roughly four, five months now. I have NO IDEA why it would behave like that. I used to drive a 2.5 Altima. And I tried really hard to learn to drive a 1.5 like a 1.5. I accelate slowly, let the car pass by me and increase speed like VVTI suppose to be. I hardly go over 3000rpm on local. I drive very little hwy lately because I got everything around where I live.
Even so, city shouldn't be over 7.somethin', should it?

I just got my oil change few days ago. Let's hope it helps!

I was thinking, if the number stays that way, can you guys suggest something I can do? bring back to dealer for check up? use other octane than just 87?

[Ryu]

I got a auto trans yaris, it 9300km on it right now, I do the first oil change at 2000km, second at 5000km, plan to do it at 10000km.
The car is well maintained i assume,
but the best I got is 7.2L/100km which is not that good i guess,
even when the summer time is coming right now, I still got something like 7.4L/100m 0.o

I didn't drive like a maniac also, I guess it is due to the heavy traffic in highway 1 in Vancouver when I go to work. It makes highway driving like a city driving lol.