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03-28-2009, 08:39 PM | #73 |
Drives: Yaris Sedan (auto) Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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29-36 US MPG is nothing to be upset with on the Yaris. It isn't possible to consistently get over 40 US MPG without having a favorable driving routine and putting effort into how you drive.
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03-30-2009, 07:49 AM | #74 |
Drives: 2008 Yaris LB 5M Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Wake Forest, NC
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Dccurrent: For the gas used I record it when I fill up the tank. For the miles driven I use the difference between the last odometer reading and the present one.
Example: Friday I filled up using 6.181 gallons US (number right from the gas pump). The previous Odometer reading was 8,873.7 miles, when I filled up it was 9,172.9 miles, the difference is 299.2 miles. Dividing the miles by gas used: 299.2 / 6.181 = 48.406 miles per gallon US. This is actually an approximation for the tank due to the actual amount of gas pumped. Did I fill to exactly the same amount as last tank? Most likely not even though I use the same pump at the same station. But, it all averages out over several tanks so if you are consistently getting about the same mileage it all good. And yes, I work very hard to get this mileage! Light touch on the gas (drive like grandpa), no speeding, plan trips, use momentum up the hills-coast down them… It all adds up for me. I WISH I could get to the magic 50 mpg by driving like a nut but it isn’t going to happen. I believe anyone getting 40 mpg or better has modified their driving habits to get better mileage. |
03-30-2009, 11:06 PM | #75 | |
Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: OKC
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Hey Spades. You are correct. Its been so long I forgot. I just knew it was pretty dang quickly. Now something else. This is soooooo very important. Keep an eye on your air pressure. I forgot to follow my own rule of max pressure minus 2-5 psi. I hadnt checked it in like 3 or so months. Down to 28 I think right before we went on a vacation. I air them up and for the first time EVER I ALMOST broke 40!!! 39.11 with almost no town driving. I wanted to do NO town driving and actually put more than 170 highway miles on it before I checked but it was just a minor vacation. |
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04-14-2009, 10:00 PM | #76 |
My Little Blue Egg :)
Drives: '09 3 door Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Voorhees, NJ
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I also feel like im getting very LOW mpg, and no im not driving in "3" I cant figure out how to improve the mileage.
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04-15-2009, 06:32 AM | #77 |
Half a Bubble Off Plumb
Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA
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Look here: http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1510
Scroll down to Section II, Basic Driving Techniques. Equipment has far less to do with it than driving. |
04-15-2009, 07:05 AM | #78 | |
Drives: Yaris Sedan (auto) Join Date: Jun 2007
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04-19-2009, 10:43 PM | #79 |
Drives: 2008 Toyota Yaris, automatic Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Missouri
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I am a bit disappointing with with my 33mpg today, mostly highway.
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04-19-2009, 11:30 PM | #80 |
Reluctantly Crouched...
Drives: 2008 Yaris HB M/T Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: DFW, TX
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Tire pressure and TRULY mellow acceleration are the keys to high MPG. If you've upgraded to bigger/wider tires/rims, you'll also see a slight loss of MPG due to more rolling resistance, but you get increased grip.
I drive "normally", without much attention paid to coasting, and try not to do to much jack-rabbit stuff in traffic, but I occasionally do have to double downshift and pass the ultra-morons on their cell phones. Also, I run some fairly stick tires 215/40/17 (Azenis 615's) on 17x7 Draglites, but I keep the pressure fairly high (35-ish) and the stock TPMS is happy. Most of my driving is city/freeway. I generally average 34 in town. I've gotten 41 on a tank on the highway on this same setup, but it was in the winter (no A/C), 65 MPH on cruise for literally 95% of the tank on west Texas highways (zero traffic, one restroom stop). On the outbound leg of that same trip, I was on the Interstate where the speed limit is 70, 75 and 80 mph, and I only averaged 36.5 with a headwind. The Yaris really suffers above 65-70 MPH, due to the simple physics of drag and a smallish HP rating. I suspect that a 55 MPH long-distance road trip could go well above 40 MPG, but I'd rather spend a few bucks more and get where I'm going in this lifetime. Hypermiling is a fun game, and I did it quite a bit when I initially bought the Yaris (novelty, $4/gal gas and new car break-in), but I personally think I'm doing my share for the environment by simply driving a Yaris. I like my driving better now that I don't overthink it. Hypermiling is a lot like dieting. |
04-24-2009, 03:16 PM | #81 |
I live in NYC as well, and during the winter, the snow, and the cold make me get around 26-28MPG, this is both stop and go, and mixed highway.
Now I'm getting closer to 28mpg average per tank. But honestly even on the highway in NYC, if its a quite night, everyone including me is driving at 70mph+, and when its the day, the highways are stop and go. Thats all because of the city/people going from long island o NJ and vise versa. Then there are the college kids driving too. Wait until its the end of July, and there wont be as much traffic anymore. But also, to add to my low MPG, I am on ADR Model Flite 4, with 205/45/17 Falken 912? tires. So I know for a fact the day I went from stock tires in the summer, and 35+MPG, I dropped to 30MPG at the best because of these rims/tires. And it just gets worse with the cold weather and traffic. I ain't complaining though, because 28-30mpg is still wirth it. Especially the way I drive lol... heavy foot 80% of the time. |
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05-05-2009, 01:07 PM | #82 |
AD&D Dork
Drives: 07Liftback/07sedanS Join Date: Oct 2008
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This is neither here nor there but my previous car (2003 licoln LS) would monitor my MPG for me, and It would always amaze me how fast the number would start going down when I was stuck in traffic (bumper to bumper and less than 5mph)
any way, basicly what Im trying to say is if your at a stand still for half the time your running the car than I could see why you might be only be getting half the normal MPG.
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05-05-2009, 04:43 PM | #83 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Beaufort, South Carolina
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I get around 34 mpg consistently, and I drive spiritedly. I also change my oil every 4000-4500 miles, rotate my tires each time, and so on...the worst mileage I got was 26, once. it was saddening-- but it was summer, hot as hell, drove a lot and with many passengers, and I had the AC on all the time. if you're getting below 28, I'd suggest different gas- most gas is now ethanoled down which will lower your mpg a bit, but also no-name pumps are putting crap in there...i think if you make sure your car is in good shape, especially the tires and alignment, and turn off your AC once in a while-- the mpg will look better.
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05-05-2009, 04:47 PM | #84 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2007
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