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View Poll Results: How many miles do you get per tank pick the closest | |||
430 | 27 | 23.28% | |
400 | 23 | 19.83% | |
370 | 26 | 22.41% | |
340 | 18 | 15.52% | |
310 | 15 | 12.93% | |
280 | 7 | 6.03% | |
Voters: 116. You may not vote on this poll |
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04-22-2009, 10:25 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2007 Hatchback Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Boston MA
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Miles per tank
How many miles do you get before your car gets to the first line in the fuel gauge?
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04-22-2009, 10:29 AM | #2 |
Drives: 08 BB LB Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Maiden, NC
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I usually get 365-375 a tank. But I drive like a maniac.
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04-22-2009, 10:47 AM | #3 |
I picked 370 because that's my average so far. I've been as low as 329, and as high as 460. I usually start looking for a gas station once I hit 2 bars.
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04-22-2009, 10:58 AM | #4 |
Drives: Yaris Sedan (auto) Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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My average over the first 76 fill ups is 671 km's or 417 miles. That includes all fills (even partials) since purchase and before I started driving more intelligently.
My best is 947 km's or 588 miles, and in the summer I get consistently over 850 km's or 520 miles. I usually fill up when the last bar is blinking. |
04-22-2009, 10:58 AM | #5 |
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i drive like a bat outta hell and 80% of my driving is city traffic. that doesn't help my mileage any =P
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04-22-2009, 11:17 AM | #6 |
Drives: Toyota Yaris 1.3 vvti cvt Join Date: May 2007
Location: Breda, The Netherlands
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I've just filled up diesel in my tank.
I drove 675 km (420 miles) but it didn't reach the the first bar though. I had 8.45 liters left (2.23 US gallon). I calculated my last tank and my diesel Yaris did 45.2 MPG. Average highway speeds of 78 MPH, A/C on, fast traffic light acceleration. |
04-22-2009, 12:24 PM | #7 |
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Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
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I average about 475 miles between fill ups. My personal best so far is 562 miles.
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04-22-2009, 12:34 PM | #8 |
Drives: 2013 Chevy Spark 1LT 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Oklahoma
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I picked 400, but it usually shows 375 because I always refuel with 2 bars still showing. Running near empty isn't great on the fuel pump's health.
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04-22-2009, 12:51 PM | #9 |
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Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
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Over 4 million miles of hypermiling road usage and tank drainage has shown no evidence to support this. This has also been debunked on several automotive shows and in automotive blogs. Additionally, no modern Toyota owner's manual mentions anything about this.
I have also heard folks inanely talk about sediment being a problem with a low fuel level. This is a non-issue for two reasons: 1) Our fuel pump has in intake screen that blocks any debris over an unacceptable size, and 2) It's not like most of that sediment is buoyant anyway, meaning it is always in the bottom of the tank regardless of the fuel level.
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04-22-2009, 01:33 PM | #10 | |
Drives: 2013 Chevy Spark 1LT 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008
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And the sediment isn't just in the bottom of the tank, it's also at the bottom of the fuel tray that the fuel pump is mounted in. Fuel pump intake screens with remote mounted filters isn't something new and isn't a very good excuse. Countless thousands of in-tank fuel pumps have failed and all of them have some sort of strainer or filter mounted to the pump, and they failed, so it's something besides non-sediment that's causing them to fail. If you can list even one make or model of car that has in-tank fuel pumps installed without a straining device I'd sure like to know. But of course this isn't the way you do it so it's a sure bet that I'm wrong. Like the guy that just posted that he wished he had more HP...since it didn't agree with your way of thinking and your needs you told him his opinion wasn't valid. I didn't call you on it but another member did.
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04-22-2009, 01:54 PM | #11 |
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Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
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1stToyota,
Your limited personal experience with one brand of cars by no means trumps the diverse and extensive testbed of the entire hypermiling community. I know you would not embellish your personal experiences but please recognize how limited in scope they are, and take that into account when sharing information as fact.
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04-22-2009, 02:13 PM | #12 | |
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Location: Oklahoma
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Hypermilers test double psi tires and say no effect on treadwear, handling, braking, etc...? Of course a hypermiler fuel pumps and tires are designed special and will never fail when non-hypermilers can experience problems to the same systems. |
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04-22-2009, 02:50 PM | #13 |
Drives: 2009 Toyota Yaris Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: @ my place
Posts: 6
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370 more or less cty/hwy
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04-22-2009, 03:30 PM | #14 |
Drives: 2007 Hatchback Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Boston MA
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Wow I really wanted to see this. Mine is a 2007 hatchback. I only get 300 per tank. I tried changing plugs and air filter but no cheese. I use 87 but it did not get better with 89. Any ideas what to check for?
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04-22-2009, 03:34 PM | #15 |
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Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
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Hello Joe,
Please get comfortable and read through the stickied FE thread at the top of this forum. Here is a direct link to it: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5979
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04-22-2009, 04:49 PM | #16 |
Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 444
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+1
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04-22-2009, 05:40 PM | #17 |
Drives: 2013 Chevy Spark 1LT 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008
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You shouldn't have agreed with me. "You're a bad man. You're a VERY bad man!" ;)
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04-22-2009, 05:46 PM | #18 |
I really LOVE this car!!!
Drives: 08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lexington, SC USA
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Usually around 360 - 375. Did make it to 414.7 once, then the car shut off. Don't really recommend that at all.
I try to fill up when I get to 2 bars just to be safe. |
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