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#5 of 345 Re: Toyota Echo: MPG-Real World Numbers [val61sf] by nippononly Jul 18, 2006 (4:34 pm)
Replying to: val61sf (Jul 18, 2006 10:57 am) Having owned both, I will say you will find the Matrix to be a LOT bigger, and visibility out the back will be significantly less. You will also get more comfy seats and an even more upright, minivan-like seating position, if that is possible. It will have sharper handling obviously, but unless you get the top-line XRS it is nothing more than comfy-sporty, rather than a true handler. Lots of understeer, as much as the Echo if not more.   And your gas mileage will drop by about 20%, if my experience is anything to judge by. For a car that is no quicker off the line, but obviously will hold a lot more stuff inside.   And there will be no difference between the '06 and '07 I assume, as this current generation is in its twilight years. If they delay the Corolla as they now say they will, there will be an '08 too, and by this time next year there may be cash rebates, so if you can wait that long (or at least until winter), you may get a better deal.   Good luck!
#6 of 345 O' A/C, how thou doth hurt! by nippononly Jul 20, 2006 (9:44 pm)
Well, this pretty much confirms my suspicions. With the extraordinary heat of late, I have been running the A/C pretty much 100% of the time, and tonight's fill-up at only 360 miles was 9.4 gallons, for a paltry 38 mpg on this tank. Not too good.   That A/C is a killer for the mpgs. I think it has a much bigger impact than excessive speed does. I figure this is about an 8% drop in fuel economy for me, and might be the lowest single tank I have ever had with the car.   Could be a fluke too, of course, so with it appearing that the weather is going to continue unchanged for a while, I will probably have more tanks with a ton of A/C use, and I can see how I do then.
#7 of 345 Re: Toyota Echo: MPG-Real World Numbers [val61sf] by pulgo Jul 29, 2006 (8:12 am)
Replying to: val61sf (Jul 18, 2006 10:57 am) I also own a 2001 purchased new. The odometer reads 146k Miles and my average over the last 5 years is 41.04. That is mostly commuting to work, 40 miles each way, 40% highway, 60% city.   Lately the AC is on most of the time but the mileage for the last three months has been closer to 42 mpg.   It is in winter where it drops to 36-38 mpg.
#8 of 345 did a good by nippononly Aug 05, 2006 (10:23 pm)
long tank, finally filled up yesterday, and the little guy is performing like a champ: 439 miles and 10.5 gallons, which is close to 42 mpg (41.8 to be exact).   It just keeps on truckin' - I am headed up to Yosemite in it on Monday for a short trip - I wonder what the mountains will do to the mileage.
#9 of 345 not so good by nippononly Aug 15, 2006 (7:18 am)
results this time: 329 miles, 8.5 gallons. The exact figuring is 38.7, call it 39 mpg in my usual manner, still not the 40 or more I have come to expect.
#10 of 345 I am the only poster! :-( by nippononly Aug 24, 2006 (8:12 pm)
tonight's results: 391 miles, 9.5 gallons, so 41.1 mpg, I'll call that one 41. Love this car, even if gas has cheapened slightly - I paid $2.97/gallon tonight! That's the first time in AGES I have paid less than $3.   Also discovered a tire with a slow leak - dontcha just hate that? :-/ Replies to this message: pat (Aug 25, 2006 3:42 am)
#11 of 345 Re: I am the only poster! :-( [nippononly] by pat HOST Aug 25, 2006 (3:42 am)
Replying to: nippononly (Aug 24, 2006 8:12 pm) That's better than a fast leak!
#12 of 345 A/C vs cold weather by bottgers Aug 28, 2006 (10:33 am)
Many people believe running the A/C has more of an adverse affect on fuel economy than does cold weather. It's actually the other way around. Most people will only see a 3-5% drop in fuel economy when running the air, while cold weather will cause a 15-20% drop. Replies to this message: thegreyone (Oct 03, 2009 10:22 am)
#13 of 345 I detect by nippononly Aug 28, 2006 (4:26 pm)
almost no variation between winter and summer mpg in the Echo. It is a rare tank that falls below 39 mpg or rises above 41 mpg at either temperature extreme, a fact of which I am glad!   I think the slightly poorer mpg of the winter gas and colder morning start-ups is offset by the almost constant use I make of the A/C in the summer.   But then of course, I live in coastal California, so.......seasons? What seasons?
#14 of 345 fill-up time! :-) by nippononly Sep 06, 2006 (10:56 am)
The smiley is because even with someone ELSE driving about 100 miles of this tank (I lent the car to a friend), it still managed 39 mpg this morning at the pump.   360 miles, 9.25 gallons, 38.92 mpg. And gas is down to $2.90/gallon as well! The little car definitely went easy on my wallet this morning.

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