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#316 of 345 MPG by mnman May 03, 2009 (6:19 pm)
Winter takes down my mileage big time, say 10 mpg highway. I do very well in the summer on the rural highways at 60mph, often above 50 mpg. On one trip it was 56 mpg, must have been perfect weather... I have 80,000 miles on the irridium plugs, they say they are 100K plugs, but I may change them sometime soon (this summer maybe) BTW- my Echo is a 01 manual with 115000 miles on it. I love the car for what it does the best, gets me there cheaply and purrs like new all the way!! The wife has a Prius ('08) It is nice, the ride is better and it has more luxeries, but she paid for it- five times more than I did for the Echo....
#317 of 345 Re: air filter [electrify] by nippononly May 03, 2009 (9:27 pm)
Replying to: electrify (May 03, 2009 4:44 pm) The tires that have enabled me to attain a 42 mpg lifetime average on my '02 (with stick shift, NOT automatic) are Toyo Spectrums which have the added advantage of a 65K-mile treadwear warranty (which they have easily achieved. It's looking like 75K will be possible at this point).   In a stick shift Echo, it's child's play to pull 50 mpg on a highway trip as long as you keep it to the speed limit and no more.   A lot of tire shops will offer you "a bit more tire" (a bigger size) as mine did when I went for the Echo's tires, but sticking to the 175/65/14s that were stock (unless you had the appearance package in later years) will give you the best mileage.
#318 of 345 just checking in by nippononly Jul 02, 2009 (1:25 pm)
With summer now here in full force, A/C use is once again a daily occurrence for me, but despite that I am managing 41 mpg - filled last night with 9.5 gallons, 391 miles. The one before that was actually 42 mpg, so I am doing a bit better than last summer if memory serves.   This little car is really something in the fuel economy department.   '02 5-speed 4-door.
#319 of 345 MPG by mnman Jul 02, 2009 (2:17 pm)
That is great per tank mpg, my '01 5M got me home from northern Wisconsin again for the umteenth time last night, I started out with the gauge at about 5/8 tank, a little lower actually, 180 miles later- still above 1/4 full. 53 mpg. according to scangauge. I drove another 30 miles today around town (traffic signals all over) then stopped and put in some $2.40 gas, six bucks I had in my pocket brought er back up to half a tank again, good to go for awhile. I felt like a kid trying to get by on a few bucks all the time! That was 30 years ago, LOL
#320 of 345 did a short fill today by nippononly Jul 13, 2009 (10:59 pm)
because I came across a station with a great price and I had a long drive home.   Anyway, it was a hair under 6 gallons for 286 miles, a whopping 47.5 mpg!! Of course, I assume it was a short fill so I will average it with the next one, but still I bet the average for this 700 miles will be more than my usual 42.   Gotta love how frugal the Echo is with gas. Replies to this message: nippononly (Jul 16, 2009 11:01 pm)
#321 of 345 Re: did a short fill today [nippononly] by nippononly Jul 16, 2009 (11:01 pm)
Replying to: nippononly (Jul 13, 2009 10:59 pm) So the next fill was tonight, 326 miles, 8.5 gallons, 38 mpg. So that's a hair short of 43 mpg for the last 600 miles or so, not bad considering it's summer and I'm using the A/C all the time now.
#322 of 345 ac by kneisl1 Jul 17, 2009 (5:26 am)
How fast were you goin'?
#323 of 345 Yaris by kneisl1 Jul 20, 2009 (6:43 am)
Well I had the Yaris out for a long distance drive to upstate NY and back this weekend. 250 miles up and 250 miles back. I set the cruise control on 70 mph and used the AC about 20% of the time. MPG? I averaged just a hair under 40 mpg. Not bad! The ECHO would get maybe 1 or 2 mpg more on trips like that. Although I drove about 80 mph in the ECHO.     Sometimes I shut down the CC because when going up hill the transmission would downshift to maintain 70 mph. I just let the car slow down 5 or so mph but stay in high gear.    I realize this isnt an ECHO we're talking about here but I mention it because many current ECHO owners may find themselves in a Yaris someday. Replies to this message: dephinusorca (Jul 20, 2009 7:36 am)
#324 of 345 Re: Yaris [kneisl1] by dephinusorca Jul 20, 2009 (7:36 am)
Replying to: kneisl1 (Jul 20, 2009 6:43 am) That is encouraging. Hopefully my echo lasts until there's actually an improvement in efficiency out there, but the Yaris would be a good replacement choice if there isn't.   I haven't been tracking mileage for the last year because my wife has taken over the car and I'm on foot except for weekends. But we'll be going on about a 2500 mile road trip soon, and will chart the mileage. Last year a similar trip got just a shade under 50mpg average and three tanks of around 53.
#325 of 345 Yaris 2 by kneisl1 Jul 20, 2009 (7:55 am)
Boy no way I see 50 mpg with this Yaris and auto transmission. Maybe if I set the CC for 60? I think that would be suicide on the interstate though!    I have a bad feeling the most FE/affordable ever to be made car will be the ECHO. Replies to this message: nippononly (Jul 27, 2009 12:14 pm) dake (Jul 28, 2009 1:01 pm) mopar71 (Jul 28, 2009 4:55 pm) meechity (Sep 21, 2009 11:54 am) and 1 more...

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