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#463 of 472 Re: Yaris - real-world gas mileage / MPG [solarjeep] by CARPLUV Dec 10, 2008 (5:12 pm)
Replying to: solarjeep (May 25, 2006 7:40 am) How did your back feel? I drive 900 miles a week in a Yaris . I am not obese and I need a chiropractor often!! Replies to this message: jetfirek (Dec 10, 2008 5:41 pm)
#464 of 472 Re: Yaris - real-world gas mileage / MPG [CARPLUV] by jetfirek Dec 10, 2008 (5:41 pm)
Replying to: CARPLUV (Dec 10, 2008 5:12 pm) I find my Yaris 3 door liftback seats most comfortable. We drove 1500 miles and did not have back problems...and we are almost 70....Our Yaris is an '08 -have they improved the seating? And could it be something else bothering you ? Or perhaps your roads are not good? Just wondering....
#466 of 472 How long do the brakes pads last? by alley2 Jul 13, 2009 (11:08 am)
I have an '07 Yaris Automatic Liftback. I have had it for 2 years with no troubles except for the saftey recall. (Anybody who didn't know about it: if the car were in an accident, the seat belts locking up could cause the insulation in the side panels by your head to catch fire. Was an easy fix at any dealership. Had it done less than a year ago.)   However, I'm hearing noises now from the front end. I think I need new brake pads, but only have 38,000 miles on it. How long have brake pads been lasting for everybody else? I thought they would go a lot longer. Replies to this message: bamacar (Jul 13, 2009 3:17 pm) alley2 (Jul 16, 2009 9:54 am)
#467 of 472 Re: How long do the brakes pads last? [alley2] by bamacar Jul 13, 2009 (3:17 pm)
Replying to: alley2 (Jul 13, 2009 11:08 am) Just short of 50,000 miles and no brake replacement noises yet, but I tend to be easy on brake pads. Replies to this message: alley2 (Jul 16, 2009 9:54 am)
#468 of 472 I was gonna say... by iluvmysephia1 Jul 13, 2009 (7:28 pm)
I just got a "good" rating on my '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS' disc brakes on all 4 locations. This is at the 40,000 mile mark. Not too shabby. 38,000 miles is too soon to have your brake pads all worn down, IMO. Replies to this message: lhanson (Jul 14, 2009 12:18 pm)
#469 of 472 Re: I was gonna say... [iluvmysephia1] by lhanson Jul 14, 2009 (12:18 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jul 13, 2009 7:28 pm) 38,000 is not too soon to replace your brake pads if your wife has put many of the miles on the car.
#470 of 472 Brakes by dake Jul 15, 2009 (7:35 am)
Eh, in all seriousness 38k is pretty early to worry about the pads on these cars unless they're driven EXTREMELY aggressively. Sometime they get a build up of brake dust in the drums and that causes some squeaking. It's easy enough to pull the drum cover off and just blow it out with some compressed air.
#471 of 472 Re: How long do the brakes pads last? [bamacar] by alley2 Jul 16, 2009 (9:54 am)
Replying to: bamacar (Jul 13, 2009 3:17 pm) Well that's good news. turned out it wasn't brakes making the noises. The wheel was rubbing against the plastic guard thing when I made a sharp turn. Much easier to fix than new brakes.
#472 of 472 gas mileage by girlcarbuilder Oct 23, 2009 (11:40 am)
first tank was about 38 mpg. Getting better requires a lot of diligence and habit changes in driving as well as careful drivetrain selection.   We bought a '09 3 door white manual Yaris. I was not happy with Toyota for putting on the 15 inch rims/tires. Bigger tires cost more and more to turn! More rubber contact to the road means more friction.The 14 inch with smaller tires will give you a better mileage. It has taken a lot of care and time to relearn matching this cars clutch and gear match ups since the engine revs are a lot quicker than other standards in the fleet. We keep our speed no more than 60 mph and use the highest gear possible to cruise in. In other words, drive it like a diesel. RPMs under 2000. That got us to 40 mpg.   At 5000 miles, we caught a nail in the side wall of the rear tire. Rather than replace it with another 15 inch. We located two 14 inch rims and carefully selected another 14 inch tire with the same height as the 15 inch ones. 175/70 R 14. That one has the same width as the recommended 175/65 R 14 and the height of the 185/60 R 15, but more narrow. Best of both worlds. That bumped up another 2 mpg's. I am waiting for the next few tanks to come in to decide if that reading is in error or correct. So at this point it is looking like 42 mpg's. City. Oh, I do a bit of coasting in Neutral as well and use the cruise control.

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