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I bought a Scangage also and find it useful in showing where I was not getting the best mileage. I was getting about 44 mpg last summer when my Yaris manual lift-back was new. After about 7K miles of break-in and with the help of the Scangage I have been getting a little over 47 mpg. This is for my typical driving which is around 45 mph max on flat, mostly country roads with some stop and go. I took a trip recently on the Interstate and drove about 100 miles at 55 mph and got about 48.1 mpg for the trip on the Scangage. Coming back I drove 65 mph and saw the milage at about 43.8 mpg for that part of the trip. No AC either way, 10% ethanol, 85 deg, flat, no wind, just me in the car. All in all, I’m still very pleased. This kind of mileage might be Toyota’s best kept secret.
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Replying to: jsoar (Jul 05, 2007 2:56 pm) can't complain though. I've been hitting 33-36 on mainly city. recently took a trip, though, and the last tank was 10/90 city/highway, AC on 90% of the time, got a high of 41.3 mpg ! sedan auto tranny. |
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Replying to: Sylvia (May 07, 2006 11:15 am) |
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I'm very surprised I'm not seeing more reports of people getting over 40 MPG with the Yaris. My '99 non-VVTI engined and heavier Corolla averages 38 MPG, and sometimes gets as high as 41 MPG, and all this while running the A/C. I would've thought the smaller and lighter Yaris with it's VVTI engine would easily be getting in the mid 40's.
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Replying to: bottgers (Jul 07, 2007 9:08 am) there are plenty. the sampling size on this site for any one car isnt that big. my research done over at yarisworld.com led me to buy a yaris because there were so many owners gettting well over 40 mpg. i traded in a 5 speed corolla for my yaris hatch (i love small hatchbacks). my first tank off the dealer lot was 42.4 mpg with little effort. my second tank is shaping up to be even higher with even less highway miles (70/30, highway/city). i could only get numbers like that in the corolla with 100% highway driving. the corolla is a great mileage car, particularly the 5 speed. if i liked sedans, the corolla would have stayed in the garage for many years. a yaris sedan would have had ZERO appeal over a corolla. im enjoying the yaris hatchback, and i believe i will average 3-4 mpg higher over the same routes as i did with my corolla. its not a huge gain by any means, but i dont think auto manufacturers will be able to squeeze much more mpg's out of gas-only engine cars at 2300+ pounds.
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For those who might want to know: I went 381 miles on the gas the dealer put in, I assume it was "full". Started at 30 miles already on the odometer. I was about 20 miles after going from 3-2 bars on the gas guage. It took 9.543gals-----> 39.92mpg That's with a HB, stick, abs, pwr, 35psi all tires, 90deg temp and about 85% hwy, 5% A/C usage. I failed to look, but I suspect that there was some amount of ethanol in the gas. I tended to run about 65-68 on the hwy (but did hit 80mph if traffic was flying and I was not paying attention), low-rolling hills. I plan to disable the DRLs when everything stabilizes post break-in, run the tire pressure up, and put in a jug of Mobil 1 that I bought on sale. Yes, I know, if I am that meticulous...I should have bought a friggin' hy-bird. But it is something to do while filling up. The truck gets 18mpg. |
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I try to go to the same gas station and use the same pump. I let it click itself off, then shove the nozzle in deep (to prevent spills) and turn the pump back on. I save the gas receipt, write down the mileage, and use a calculator to figure it out later. I live in California which I believe is a 10% ethanol state. Here are my figures for each tank, since my first fill up on 6-7-7: 38.53 36.15 36.37 35.92 36.82 37.51 37.40 Liftback, 5 speed manual. Mostly freeway commute. Includes one high speed run between LA and San Francisco. Note the consistency of the mileage. On most of my prior cars, I see my mileage drop after a while or at best hold steady. The improvement from reduced friction following break-is is offset, I believe, by me getting used to the car and revving higher later on. This is the best mileage I've had, although a '97 Dodge Neon was awfully good on the highway. In terms of "quality of life" I am getting a consistent 32 mpg on a Dodge Caliber, 5 speed stick with 1.8 engine, which is a SUV in relative size to the Yaris. On the other hand the tiny, nimble Yaris is like a sports car compared to the Caliber and to most economy cars. Fit and finish are excellent. It has a LOT more room inside than you'd think, given its laughable exterior dimensions. I love the liftback styling. It's really way out there. The Fit from Honda is very boring in comparison. |
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Replying to: Sylvia (May 07, 2006 11:15 am) Please record your mileage at www.FuelEconomy.gov - |
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Replying to: lhanson (Jun 04, 2007 11:40 am) Tentatively, with the A/C running, it looks like it's gona cost me somewhere around 2 mpg (maybe, slightly less). I say tentatively, because I've only run two tank fulls through and I'd really like to reserve judgment until four or five tanks have been used during heavy A/C usage. Plus, here in Dallas, we haven't had our usual typical summer heat wave yet (mostly, we've been "boating" to work!). If I can remember and if we ever get any real summer heat, I'll try to post again at the end of the summer to check it's [A/C] impact. I'd have to say overall I'm still pretty satisfied with the mileage I'm getting considering the primary type of driving I'm doing. And for the difference in cost of the hybrids (at least so far), it looks like I'll be able to drive for many years before even coming close to breakeven. |
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Replying to: salmonella (Jun 28, 2007 5:56 pm) |
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