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Replying to: rvsslc (Aug 01, 2008 7:29 am) Where can Engine Boost 2.0 be purchased?
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Replying to: rvsslc (Aug 01, 2008 7:29 am) By April, the mileage was getting worse, so I suspected more was amiss. I recently had the plugs replaced, air filter, and a complete injector and fuel system cleaning. The only thing left is the fuel filter, in the gas tank, which would prove to be a little costly. My last tank mileage was 32 mpg, which is about equal to my worst tank achieved through stop and go city traffic. Currently I'm at 121,000 miles, the car is not quite 4 1/2 years old. What's the next tep here? |
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Replying to: rvsslc (Aug 01, 2008 7:29 am) Good luck!! |
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| Bought the S manual on Saturday in St Louis and reset the avg mpg to zero after I reached highway speed on interstate for the 130 mile drive home. I varied the speed between 55 and 70 to assist the breakin. I was rather amazed to see 46 mpg when I arrived home. If I had kept the speed at 55 or 60 I would guess it would have much closer to 50. I traded in a Prius with 55k and was given cash back on the new Corolla. If I can keep mpg in this "40" range, I will be very happy with the deal. | |
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You may want to compare your computers mileage results to what you get figuring it out with a calculator the old fashioned way. Many cars I have rented returned a higher number than what was actually true. I have "never" acheived 46 MPG in 3.5 years with my 2005 manual. The 2005 is 140 lbs. lighter and smaller than the '09. I doubt the '09 manual would outdo the '05 with basically the same drivetrain. The even much lighter Echo is the only Toyota gas only car that can achieve those kind of numbers. You may want to verify your odometers accuracy also. Mine is off almost 2 miles every 100 miles. 
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| Filled up my first tank and headed home on interstate driving on cruise at 60mph. This was over 90 mile trip and was the car readout. Even if its not 100% accurate, I didn't expect this. I've always been at or a little above the stated highway mpg...but this is way beyond what I expected. We got 42.3 on the first tank combined city/highway. I may have picked up some habits driving the Prius 2 1/2 years...but this is great. | |
Just because one person has never achieved a certain mpg does not mean that another person cannot. People drive different speeds and under different conditions.
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Replying to: dudleyr (Aug 09, 2008 5:43 pm)
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Replying to: hoopitup2000 (Aug 09, 2008 6:09 pm) What do you consider "tremendously better"? My current car is EPA rated 29 mpg highway, but I can easily get upper 30s, and sometimes break 40, when crusing under ideal conditions: little headwind, mild temperatures, and speed no more than 65 mph (it does best at 55-60). It will do mid-30s under much less ideal conditions. But I agree it's a good idea to check the accuracy of the mpg computer with manual calculations, just in case there's a big difference. |
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Under the newer EPA ratings; above 6-7 more MPG. Under the older ratings; above 2-3 more MPG. Slowlearner1 was indicating 11 more MPG. That is tremendous IMO. Some people may be misled by unrealistically high numbers and think the Corolla is capable of Hybrid like results. Not gonna happen. You'll need an Echo, Yaris, or Prius to get those higher numbers. The Corolla is too heavy for 45 plus MPG.
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