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#48 of 930 Re: The Persistant Myth of "Break-in" Oil [haefr] by guill Dec 09, 2005 (10:51 am)
Replying to: haefr (Dec 09, 2005 6:57 am) Very well stated haefr. This is exactly why I decided to change my Toyota's factory fill early at 1800 miles. Not quite as early as you recommend, but still earlier than the 5000 miles recommended by Toyota.
#49 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry XLE 4cy 5at [davidlucas] by davidlucas Dec 15, 2005 (5:06 pm)
Replying to: davidlucas (Dec 01, 2005 10:59 am) I have been taking records of the gas and milage ever since I bought this vehicle 3 weeks ago. The latest gas milage is 24.76 mpg. The thing is, the trip computer shows a 28.8 mpg. Is the manufacturer playing a trick here? Replies to this message: lmacmil (Dec 18, 2005 1:34 pm)
#50 of 930 - by dudleyr Dec 15, 2005 (6:22 pm)
Do you reset the trip computer when you put in gas? If you even wait for a few miles it will throw the reading off. My toyota computer seems spot on - sometimes a shade lower than my calcs, and sometimes a shade higher.
#51 of 930 Re: 2005 Camry XLE 4cy 5at [davidlucas] by lmacmil Dec 18, 2005 (1:34 pm)
Replying to: davidlucas (Dec 15, 2005 5:06 pm) My wife's Highlander trip computer is almost always exactly 1 mpg more than my calculations.
#52 of 930 2005 Camry SE, 2.4L, 5-speed auto MPG report #5 by guill Dec 19, 2005 (1:27 pm)
12/19/2005: - 318 Miles - 14.77 Gallons - 21.53 mpg      Approximately 60/40 city/highway miles.      Total miles on car; 2554. Curious that gas mileage actually went down from the last report, even with a significant increase in highway miles. The weather has been colder lately, translating into longer warmup times for car which leads to decreased mileage ... this could partially explain the discrepancy. Camry still breaking in ... I hope to average 25 mpg city and 34+ mpg highway once I reach 7500 miles on the odometer (+/- 2500 miles). Replies to this message: phd86 (Dec 28, 2005 6:40 pm) 210delray (Dec 28, 2005 9:12 pm) phd86 (Jan 09, 2006 6:34 pm) and 3 more... guill (Dec 29, 2005 1:49 pm) 210delray (Dec 29, 2005 7:21 pm) and 5 more... phd86 (Feb 01, 2006 8:44 pm) and 15 more...
#53 of 930 SE-V6 by lmacmil Dec 19, 2005 (3:47 pm)
932 miles (odometer 5800 to 6700), late October to today, 90% city driving, 18.4 mpg. Weather has been very cold (today's high was 10 F.) all this month. That's down 1-1.5 mpg from summer. Replies to this message: phd86 (Dec 22, 2005 7:22 pm)
#54 of 930 guzzling camry mpg and dealer run around report by phd86 Dec 22, 2005 (7:22 pm)
Replying to: lmacmil (Dec 19, 2005 3:47 pm) My last tank is 18.1 (290 miles on 16 gallons), 20% freeway; there are now 17,800 miles on the vehicle.   Last winter the mileage declined as well.   Also, I wanted to follow up on dealer response to my inquiries about the MPG this past september. I succeeded in making a second appointment with the original dealer whom I bought the car from to have the mileage checked (the first time, after about 2 months and ~6 tankfuls, they didn't even turn on the ignition during the analysis, the car was returned to me with a report that says "no error codes stored").   For the second check, I called Toyota regional customer service center, who had a representative and a service advisor from the dealer call me; the service advisor offered to schedule a time for a Toyota factory technician to be present during the inspection. This was to be about 3 or 4 weeks in the future. Two days before the car was to be brought in, the service advisor called me to cancel the appointment because of my "strong words" and I should take my business elsewhere (I hadn't spoken to him at all since the appointment was set). I informed him we had not spoken, that he was simply not honoring what was agreed.   After reporting the matter to Toyota's regional customer service center, they set me up with another dealer, but did not arrange a Toyota representative to be present. I gave them copies of every gas reciept since the car was purchased, and a log of the mileage kept (see my earlier post for mpg ~17-18 pure city, 26-28 pure highway).   Judging from the odometer, the second dealer did actually drive the car ~50 miles. They reported to me they couldn't find anything wrong, and showed me what was largely computer printouts. They did not allow me to review the technician's notes, even though the cover page said "fuel consumption test not completed".   I took their loaner, a 2005 camry, for a 2 hour test drive on 80+% freeway, and it seemed to use as much or more gas than my 2004, (23.8 mpg).   For my next new car, I will take a rental of same for a 400 mile gas consumption test before slapping down another 20K on another guzzling camry based on sales claims.
#55 of 930 - by dudleyr Dec 22, 2005 (8:08 pm)
How fast are you driving on the highway? Replies to this message: haefr (Dec 23, 2005 2:14 pm) phd86 (Dec 26, 2005 11:40 am)
#56 of 930 Re: - [dudleyr] by haefr Dec 23, 2005 (2:14 pm)
Replying to: dudleyr (Dec 22, 2005 8:08 pm) That and what kind of terrain, too?
#57 of 930 Gas mileage by 210delray Dec 24, 2005 (9:11 pm)
I'm about 3/4ths of the way through an L.A. to Virginia cross-country trip -- 3 people, car fairly heavily loaded.   Gas mileage has gradually improved from about 29 to 35 mpg, due I suppose to 4 factors as we moved east -- warmer temps, lower altitudes, flatter terrain, and lower speeds. Most interesting. This is a 2004 Camry 4-cyl. with the 4-speed auto. Start miles was just over 29,000.   I'll follow up with more details when I get home.

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