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Originally Posted by knight2
I recently moved from so. cal to no. cal and I loaded up my highlander hybrid 2006 2wd to the max and got really bad gas mileage. Has anyone noticed that with their highlander hybrid fully loaded?
Also, since then my mileage hasn't recovered. I'm getting 22mpg instead of the 25mpg I was getting. I have about 18000 miles and the air filter is no longer white and greyish so I'm going to try and replace it to see if it helps. Does anyone happen to know what may be happening? Could it be something with the gas?
Any suggestions welcomed.
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I offer this just for comparison. I have an '07 Highlander Hybrid ... recently completed a 2800 mile trip to retrieve son who graduated from college in Boston. The cumulative mileage on the way up (unloaded) was 26.9 mpg ... on the way back it was 26.4 (loaded with all of son's junk) ... speeds were 70-85 mph on the interstates. Ambient air temps were above 95 deg. much of the way and went to 106 for long stretches across Tennessee, so the a/c was on constantly.
Having said that, I'll say this: you probably should be getting better mileage. I don't think gasoline will make any difference ... check all your tires for proper inflation (I run mine at 35# front and rear) and ensure that the air filter is reasonably fresh. If you're now living at a significantly higher elevation, that could adversely affect mileage also ... not much you can do about that.
Good luck.