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Replying to: micweb (Jul 10, 2008 1:23 pm)
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Replying to: lparkhill (Jul 14, 2008 11:32 am)
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Replying to: micweb (Jul 14, 2008 1:11 pm) Sorry to be nosey. But you seem to have an affection for that car, yet it is gone. What happened to it? Kip
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Replying to: bamacar (Jul 10, 2008 4:33 pm) The California I live in is a heavy use A/C area. Our high temp today will be 112, one degree cooler than yesterday. For the last seven days the high has been over 111, tonight the low will be 82 degrees, these are normal from mid June until end of September. Last year it went to 115 degrees for a week. Thus we use A/C constantly in the car. When parked on an 110 degree day, the interior temps skyrocket to 182 degrees. Thus A/C is used all the time here. Finally I calculate the fuel mileage 100% accurately and the variation is +/- 2 % so all is good. Perhaps you are thinking of another state
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Replying to: kipk (Jul 15, 2008 2:11 am) I got it and liked it, but we had another baby, and my wife's friend moved in with us, so we needed a minivan. The Yaris traded in for more than what I paid for it, if you exclude the sales tax and DMV fees. When I was back into the new car market again, the Toyota dealer that had the best new price wouldn't give me squat on the trade in, but the Honda dealer would. So I got a Fit instead of a Yaris the next time around. So far I have 3,700 miles on the Versa and 4,400 on the fit. I drive about 30k a year, my wife only drives 3-5k. |
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Replying to: podred (Jul 15, 2008 6:24 am) Is it 60 to 80 percent humidity there? Or is this another state that is not low humidity California? Humidity makes a massive difference in A/C load. If you have experienced Florida at 95 degrees and 80 percent humidity (dewpoint 70-80 degrees), you know the load is far greater than 110 degrees and 10-25 percent humidity (dewpoint 50-55 degrees). I have experienced Palm Desert and Las Vegas and there is no comparison to the A/C load of the Southeastern US and the loss in fuel economy. I have logged all of my mpg for my full 28,000 miles through all the seasons, and the Yaris percentage wise has not varied any different than any of my recent vehicles. Larger engine/bigger vehicles need greater A/C capacity, but as a percentage of fuel use it is the same. I use my A/C constantly from May through October. The mpg effect is much greater not only during the hotter periods, but also the high humidity periods. The EPA says heavy A/C load now figured into the 2008 fuel economy numbers contribute to a 5-20% drop in fuel economy. |
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Anyone using a scan gauge? I was wondering how and where you mount it. I'm very much a neat freak and want to avoid having the wire dangling off my dash board. I've got a two door LB and there aren't a lot of places to put it where it is easily visible and where the the wire can be easily hidden.
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Replying to: lparkhill (Jul 23, 2008 9:54 am) |
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I just purchased a Yaris. Just got done with the first tank (15% city/85% highway). I got 39 mpg overall. I read some posts here of people getting 45 mpg.. i drive pretty mellow.. slow acceleration..65mph.. will the mpg go up as the car 'breaks in" or is there some kinda extreme hypermileage technique I dont know about? I got pretty decent mpg, I'm not totally unhappy with my purchase but if there is a way to get 45ish mpg i'd like to find out how |
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Replying to: relp (Aug 07, 2008 6:21 pm)
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