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| i just got this car and it had 9000 miles on it. I went to on a road trip (Raleigh,NC to Athens, GA). I kept the AC off the whole way and obeyed the speed limits (well pretty closely) and averaged 39mpg. Any thing else i can do to get better mpg | |
| We took our first trip in the Corolla. It was just under 1000 miles round trip from Rochester, MN to Door County, WI. About 1/3 of the trip was interstate ranging from 70-75 mph. The rest was anywhere from 25-60 mph. There are some steep hill in Door County that strained my engine a bit. We had the A/C on about 3/4 of the trip. I was very good with my driving habits in Door County. On the trip out we got 37 mpg, around Door County 38 mpg and the trip home got 39 mpg. I'm so thrilled with these numbers, it was almost the highlight of my trip! | |
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Hi, My 2005 Corolla LE (Automatic) gets 30 to 31 MPG on average, using regular (87) gas and doing about 2/3 highway and 1/3 town driving. Best it has ever done with all highway driving is 34, and that was on 89 octane gas. It seems quite low compared to the EPA. Wondering if anyone thinks this MPG is within reason or would it be considered poor?
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.....was getting 39 highway with the AC running 75 MPH. I have recently changed to full synthetic oil and I now inflate the tires to 33-35 PSI instead of the 30 psi that's recommended. I'm now getting 40 MPG. The secretary at our office has an '03 5 speed and she said she has gotten as high as 43 MPG with hers. I don't know any of her driving conditions though. Also, I'm not buying the claim that the '97 model is more aerodynamic than the later models as was claimed earlier.
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Replying to: da_ct (Aug 22, 2006 2:02 pm) 
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Replying to: bottgers (Aug 24, 2006 11:28 am) |
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Replying to: bottgers (Aug 24, 2006 11:28 am) I never saw anyone make this statement in this thread myself, but I can tell you that I have a '97 Corolla and it is 5 inches shorter than the current model. It may or may not be more aerodynamic, but it definitely deals with less wind resistance as a result of its (lack of) height. |
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| dsouth posted a message in this topic (post #43) saying the '97 was more aerodynamic than the '99 model. What he said he experienced can hardly be considered accurate. He could've very well experienced totally different conditions while driving the '99 as compared to the '97 because the comparison wasn't conducted by experts under controlled conditions. Also, it's very rare in this day and age that a newer model ends up having a higher drag coefficient than its predesessor. The newer models are almost always more aerodynamic. While vehicle length has no effect on aerodynamics, vehicle height does, but I'm not so sure the '99 is any taller than the '97. If it is, it's very marginally so and probably not enough of a difference to make it noticeable while driving. | |
Does the CE get lower gas mileage than the LE. I see from a couple of sites that it gets around 33mpg highway while the LE and S types get around 38...Is this true or a misprint?
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Replying to: nomikal (Aug 31, 2006 8:58 am)
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