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Replying to: verdi942 (Feb 17, 2008 7:33 am) 
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on Tuesday. V6 2008 AWD 5AT Base with 3rd row (a joke!) I had to take it back Wednesday, when the Washer fluid wouldn't squirt. (It was about minus 15 Celsius overnight). Sure enough, someone (the Japanese, the service manager was quick to say) had added water to the bottle! I had to leave the RAV overnight so that it would thaw, and the dealership rented a car for me (2008 Camry - nice, but I wouldn't trade!). I got the phone call at 9:00 a.m. this morning, and picked up my RAV. Lovely! Everything worked! I'll put some kilometres/miles on it and then do some careful checking for gas consumption, before I post. My wife and daughter are taking a trip to the East coast in the summer, so the results of that should be interesting, although they will drive in Toronto, Montreal (shudder) and Quebec City. This is an excellent thread. Here's my two-cents: I've been driving since 1959, and I've always believed that the way you drive is the biggest factor in mpg.
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Replying to: dave_cl (Feb 21, 2008 12:02 pm)
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Replying to: firehouse46 (Feb 22, 2008 4:46 pm) It was 0 F at 6:45 this morning (it's now a balmy 35 F), but we do experience minus 25 - 30F from time to time. The coldest I've seen it in 38 years was minus 40 F. The block heater was plugged in overnight, and the engine started, albeit reluctantly, but I had to use both hands to move the gearshift, and everything groaned when I started to move the car. I stayed home! My location is Barrie, 50 miles north of Toronto. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 17, 2006 2:01 pm) |
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2008 I4, FWD 1st tank: 24.74 mpg 2nd tank: 25.19 mpg Mixed city/highway, cold weather... |
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My '08-RAV4-V6-2WD has 7000 miles. MPG was ~22.5 (city+hwy, regular gas, 2 paasengers, no A/C) till I changed my driving habit lately. Now for the last 3 tanks, mine averaged 26 MPG, just by reducing speed to 65-70, using c/control whenever possible, and minimizing lane changes! Go easy and save gas; it's safe n comfy.
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Replying to: kruiser (Mar 22, 2008 3:01 pm) Drove carefully to conserve gas. Drove at 65mph on Interstate using cruise control. I was surprised at the result because our car came with a bug deflector attached to hood and a wind deflector in front of the moon roof. I thought these would reduce our mileage. I imagine Toyota spends a great deal of money to reduce drag of the vehicle by careful design of the body shape. The dealer sticks these things on the vehicle to jack up the price and screws up the airflow. I'm wondering if anyone has any of these gadgets installed and knows of their effect on mileage. I plan to keep these items on for a few tankfuls and then remove them to see if there is any difference in mileage. |
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Compared to, say, a Camry, with the same drivetrain, the RAV4 uses more gas and I have to think that some of that is due to the RAV's chunkier shape. That said, there is a breakin effect - it's taken me 8K to finally exceed 30MPG with my AWD I4. This happened on a nice flat run from NYC to Montauk - flat ground, mild weather, no A/C and 60 MPH on CC. There's a lot of MPG in your right foot, for sure.
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Replying to: verdi942 (Jun 05, 2008 2:20 am) FWIW I just got back from a trip, got 28.2 mpg with a V6 AWD 2008.
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