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| I just started a new job this week, 60 miles each way mostly highway. My 2002 Corolla S with 5 speed usually gets between 30-35 MPG around town in mixed driving. For this commute, I drive really relaxed, upshifting early and letting the car coast in gear as much as I can get away with. Average highway speed is between 65 to 70. I just filled up yesterday and my mileage was 43.42 MPG. Needless to say I was very happy, but hope this isn't a fluke. I'll update on future fillups. | |
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Hoopit........or Tbarry........any of you guys keep really accurate records like i do with my camry?... i.e. 60 mph 39-40.058 mpg 65 mph 1 tank  40.059 yes it get about the same at 60 as 65 70 mph 37 mpg 75 mph 33-35 mpg 80 mph 30-31 mpg 82 mph 29.97 this is when i drop under 30 mpg 82+ mpg goes down significantly. like if i was to do 90 mph prob 24mpg above is with my 2003 camry 4 cyl auto, i travel every week same route from So Calif to Phoenix... Every stinkin week, lol these are extremly consistent numbers. But the high speed traveling over 82 kills my mpg. been considering a corolla. So, my question is, with a corolla, what is the mph breaking point where it really begins to frop like my 03 camry does at 82.?? Due to my 4500 miles a month, i have to trade out cars quite often. my 03 camry had 39,000 mi on Jan 1st. now it has about 70,000. so 31,000 in 6 months. So i want to sell it while it has good value still. Any help would be appreciated Later Caaz |
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Hoopit........or Tbarry........any of you guys keep really accurate records like i do with my camry?... i.e. 60 mph 39-40.058 mpg 65 mph 1 tank 40.059 yes it get about the same at 60 as 65 70 mph 37 mpg 75 mph 33-35 mpg 80 mph 30-31 mpg 82 mph 29.97 this is when i drop under 30 mpg 82+ mpg goes down significantly. like if i was to do 90 mph prob 24mpg above is with my 2003 camry 4 cyl auto, i travel every week same route from So Calif to Phoenix... Every stinkin week, lol these are extremly consistent numbers. But the high speed traveling over 82 kills my mpg. been considering a corolla. So, my question is, with a corolla, what is the mph breaking point where it really begins to frop like my 03 camry does at 82.?? Due to my 4500 miles a month, i have to trade out cars quite often. my 03 camry had 39,000 mi on Jan 1st. now it has about 70,000. so 31,000 in 6 months. So i want to sell it while it has good value still. Any help would be appreciated Later Caaz
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Replying to: caaz (Jul 15, 2008 6:47 pm) |
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I will soon be replacing the original Goodyear Integra tires on my 05 Corolla. Can anyone suggest which replacement tires would get the highest mileage for me? Good tread wear is also a consideration. Thanks in advance, Mike
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Replying to: mikebal (Jul 16, 2008 6:44 am) |
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Replying to: mikebal (Jul 16, 2008 6:44 am) |
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Replying to: sbtatter (Jun 29, 2008 7:52 pm) Speed: 55mph to 70 mph Stop every 60 miles or so. Interesting article! |
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Hey guys, what am I doing wrong? 2005 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl K&N Air Filter Recent Oil/filter change, trans fluid 49,000k Stop & Go traffic in Los Angeles A/C on 50-70% of the time a little aggressive driving. 22 MPG average.... on my 13.2 US Gal tank, I've not broken 300 miles yet. Can A/C and aggressive driving do THAT much of a difference? I read about 27 MPG and cry, I read about 35 and up and I wail. Help! 
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Replying to: theregent76 (Jul 18, 2008 9:38 pm) Absolutely! Keeping in mind that really heavy traffic and lots of idling and moving the car, from stop, burns a lot of fuel. Here are some tips that may help. Don't get upset with me. Just read and take what you need and leave the rest. With an automatic, anytime you press the throttle hard enough, so that the RPM gets much above 2200 before the tranny shifts to the next gear, you are wasting fuel. Every time you touch the brake, you just wasted gas. The more brake you need, the more gas you wasted. Let me explain that! There is a stop sign ahead. You can let off the gas back here and coast up to it, or you can stay on the gas until the last minute and brake hard. If you choose the second option, you burned unnessary fuel, used more of the brake lining, and wore extra off the tires. You still had to stop! If there were cars waiting at the sign and you coasted, you may have had to stop only once, as they may be gone by the time you get there.. If you rush to it, you may start and stop several times before you get through it. Same holds true for traffic lights. Rushing to a "RED" light, so you can stop, waste a lot of fuel, brakes and tires tread. Take your foot off the throttle back here and the light may be green when you get there. If you think about it, the reason a car gets better mileage on the road than around town is because, on the road, the brakes are not used as often and constantly getting the car up to speed is much less. Tailgating, so that you are constantly accelerating and braking, waste an enormous amount of fuel and you aren't getting there any faster than if you back off a few car lengths and drive with a steady foot. This will also greatly reduce the possibility of a rear end collision. The car in front suddenly brakes hard and you either hit them or manage to stop, but the car tailgating you didn't have time and plowed into you. If you had been farther back you may not have had to brake that hard and the car behind you would have had to deal with a slow down rather than a panic stop. On the road, a steady foot at lower speeds requires the car to push less air and the engine is turning less RPM and uses considerably less fuel than trying to accelerate around everything on the road. While it may be true that the K&N filters may "Add" a few horse power, it is at near "Red Line". If that is where you drive all the time, don't expect much in the way of mileage. Consider this. The mfg are squeezing all the mileage they can out of these "Economy" engines. They also consider longevity of the engines. You can believe that if a free breathing air filter/intake would add anything to both, they would use it. They tune the engines to the type of filter/intake they establish as best for their engines. Spend an evening reading the various post on these forums. You will find that people with heavy feet burn more fuel. PERIOD! I personally don't understand why someone buys an "Economy" car and does everything they can to burn excessive fuel. To me, "Bragging Rights" goes to the person that got 40 + MPG on that road trip. Not to the person that got poor mileage but passed everything they could. But that is just me.  Regards, Kip |
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