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Replying to: inincubus (Nov 05, 2006 1:14 am) Regarding the "annoying" sounds. Did you test drive the car before buying it? Its normal for the car to whine a little as you decelerate. The car also makes all kinds of noises after you've turned it off, that's normal as well. Its also normal for you to experience a slight shudder upon accelerating. And the brakes are a little "high" because they help regenerate the battery - normal. You might want to give your self some more time to learn how to operate your TCH and to appreciate the special qualities of this car. Otherwise you are going to be mighty unhappy and I don't see how you can make a "lemon law" case based on behavior that is perfectly normal in this car. |
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Replying to: inincubus (Nov 05, 2006 1:14 am) This is your first hybrid car, correct? My first hybrid was a 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid. My first tank was 37 MPG. My lifetime average in that car ended up just over 48 MPG for 28,000 miles of driving it over two years. The first tank, even the first few tanks, are always low in your first hybrid, as you learn how to make use of the technology to maximize your MPG. Other factors are the length of your trips, the air in your tires, and as others have said, you most important factor is your driving style. If you are like most people, you rush around when driving, wanting to spend as little time as possible on the road. This bad habit will lead to lower than expected MPG in ANY car. And you cannot "lemon law" a car because of low mileage. If there is something wrong with the car which is CAUSING the low mileage, then Toyota has chances to fix it first. MY guess is that there is not a thing wrong with your car. I know how to drive a hybrid and my TCH lifetime MPG is about 36.8 MPG after about nine tanks. |
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Replying to: inincubus (Nov 05, 2006 1:14 am) I'm sure you'll get better at driving it. Theres a whole thread on driving strategies which might help you. I for one, am happy to be getting 35mpg in a car this large. My wife get's about 12mpg in her SUV.  tom |
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My 2nd tank was manually calculated at 43.23MPG (AVG TANK 45.6MPG and NAV screen 43.6MPG) of a total 589 miles mixed driving (70%/30% city/hwy) without CC and A/C........ wow, what can I say the 2007 TCH is truly one awesome HYBRID vehicle!!!!!!!
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Replying to: agnosto (Nov 07, 2006 4:59 am) Woth the wait and worth the price for this outstanding car.
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I've been enjoying my TCH for almost 2 months now. As the weather got colder (Vancouver, BC) my gas consumption has increased. since I drive a lot of short trips, the ICE remains on most of the time. What I seem to notice is that pressing the "eco" button will sometimes cause the ICE to switch off. I'm not using the air conditioning, but I'm wondering if the heat setting without eco keeps the engine on more. Does anyone know (beyond what's in the manual) what the effect of the eco button really is?
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Replying to: mfreeman1943 (Nov 15, 2006 1:15 pm) I understood from other postings that the ECO setting when using the heat limits the amount of heat pulled away from the ICE for heating the interior, thus keeping the ICE "warmer". As long as you don't get cold leave it on ECO. Perhaps someone more knowledgable can shed some details. I didn't find my car getting hot with the ECO A/C setting this summer so I'm expecting the car to stay warm with the ECO Heat setting. My biggest complaint is when I kick on the defroster, the ECO goes off and then I have to kick it back on when I switch the mode back to the floor or dash. |
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Replying to: wvgasguy (Nov 05, 2006 12:05 pm)
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Replying to: stinkpot1 (Nov 17, 2006 8:57 pm) Tank mpg's may tell you what's happening with the weather, but to really test the car out to see if something's wrong, I'd reset the trip FE on an area where I know what I should be able to do and drive it with a warm engine. If you're still in the 39+ range then there is probably nothing wrong with the car.
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When I bought my Camry in July, the mpg started out around 35. It has now dropped to 27. Driving habits havent' changed. My trips average ~4 each way. My best fuel economy is when I've had to drive my car from Arlington to Norfolk, VA. The road trip portion averaged at ~40. Lately, the ICE has been coming on for no apparent reason. It starts with the car, instead of the battery. At stops, it turns on within 10 seconds. The indicator shows a full charge and I can't think of a reason it would be any less than any other hybrid driver. Thoughts? Anyone else experirence something similar where the ICE seems to be running the show?
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