mileage

[van isle]

Hi everyone. I was wondering what your mileage has been in your Yaris manual vs auto ? As i'm looking to buy one but have not chosen manual or auto ?

[ctrj]

Originally Posted by van isle

Hi everyone. I was wondering what your mileage has been in your Yaris manual vs auto ? As i'm looking to buy one but have not chosen man or auto ?

I commute 550 miles a week and usually get 36-38 mpg running in stop and go traffic and 75 mph when traffic is moving. I did a test one week to see if going 55 mph with the cruise would make any difference and it went up to 45 mpg.

I have a 2007 Yaris Sedan 5 speed with 36k miles and Mobil 1 oil.

[Darth Gilbert]

My mileage has been crappy through the winter months. I make lots of short trips in the city, and I live just 2 miles from work.

I tracked my mileage for 5 months through the winter and managed just 32 MPG.

I have a 2007 Liftback Automatic with 16k miles.

Truthfully, the mileage should be very similar no matter what type of Yaris you get. And did I mention I love my Yaris? Well, I do.

[grumpy in NH]

I just got mine ( Bayou Blue 3 dr 5M + powerpackage) and got 37 the first tank without "trying" to get good mileage. I commute 70 miles roundtrip 5days a week. I've been keeping him at 65-70 on the highway during break-in. I do 50/50 2ndary and Hiway about 10 sets of lights stopping at 80% of em. Winter temps, mid 20's morning and low 40's (farenheit) afternoon. No tach cant tell you shift points in RPM. In MPH shift at for normal accel: 1-2 at 15, 2-3 at 25, 3-4 at 40 and 4-5 at 45

[maxwell11]

Hey, guys I would love to own a little Yaris. Really comes home each time I fill my 3/4 ton truck with gas.

Mileage: Good rule to follow,

For each 5 mph you drive over 55 mph you lose about 1 mpg.

I set in a little red 3 door the other day at the dealer, it wanted to follow me home and I was ready.

[Totex]

I'm debating between the yaris and the scion, torn don't know wich way to go.

[sedanman]

I drive a 2007 stick and in the city I average 32+ to 34+ mpg depending on the weather. I frequently drive from NYC to Ottawa and average 44+ mpg no matter what the weather. I usually set my cruise controll at 4 mph over the posted speed limits (55 downstate and 65 upstate) and enjoy the ride. Love my Yaris.

[grumpy in NH]

With my 5M Getting 38 MPG at 50% highway at 75-90MPH. Now its spring. Not broken in yet. I reccommend the WIX 51394 (or -96 longer unit) filter over the Thai Denso the stearlership sells. Its better constructed and flows better than the thai denso.

The only real complaint I have is: sagging springs in the rear screwing up the handling balance (I weigh 230lbs). And poor handling around town for a micro car. The Fit will eat it alive handling wise, but I am NOT a Honda fan. I have the optional 15's with the re092 'stones and the cold weather pack. My heater KILLS the alternator - something worng with the power buss to the ECU and heater and radio not pinned down yet - car will not idle with the heater on HI. Didint expect to have electrical probs with a Toyota.

[ctrj]

Grumpy, interesting problem. I have the exact same car with the same package and don't have that problem. I wonder if you just have a bad part somewhere. Your mileage is dead on with what I get, though I use the OEM oil filter and Mobil 1 5w-30 oil.

[subl1minal]

i drive it like a doofus and clock 38.4 mpg average in city driving. since it's so slow it's fun to pin it everywhere hahaha

[Steiglitz]

I live in southern California, and just completed a two week road trip through the state of New Mexico. I averaged 42.6 MPG on that trip, and on some days I averaged over 46 MPG. This represents 90% highway driving.

My Yaris is a hatchback, automatic, power package, and after logging 4,667 miles on that two week trip, I have today a total of 34,600+ miles on the odometer.

Driving in my normal routine at home, I get 36 MPG city, and 42 MPG highway. If I really try my best I have gotten 47 highway, but that takes a lot of effort.

I run 87 octane, adding 5 oz. of Lucas UCL in each tank full of gas. Over the last 6 months, I have noticed an 8% increase in MPG over not using Lucas OCL. The increase in MPG more then pays for this product. I run Mobile1 0W-20 during fall and winter, and Mobile1 0W-30 during spring and summer months. The car idles silky smooth, and sounds sweet at 6,000 RPM, and not like it's going to blow apart. Since I drive about 50% city and 50% highway, I change my oil every 4,500 miles, using Napa Gold filters or OEM from Toyota, which are excellent.

I use a ScanGaugeII to train myself to drive for the highest MPG. I keep all four tires at 50 PSI, and they're wearing great; It seems I should be able to get at least 45,000 miles on this set, and maybe 50,000.

The car is rock solid, and a joy to drive.

[Herbicidal]

That's great mileage for sure! I have about 3,600 miles on my 08' sedan. I drive 17 miles each way to work and the first 5 miles is freeway, the rest, surface streets, but on some of them at 5:30am it can be like the freeway! I'm seeing between 32 and 35 mpg. That sure beats the heck out of my Tundra's 13! I've gone to a little bit wider tire than stock with 205/40/17's. I'm thinking this may reduce my mileage slightly. Mostly my mpg is tied directly to my right foot.

I'm thinking about going to synthetic here real soon. I'm running Mobile 1 in my Tundra and after 128,000 miles the dipstick always shows right at the 'full' mark even at the 7,500 mile intervals that I change by.

[PlowTown Missile]

My wife averages 43-45mpg in her '08 sedan automatic. Its been that way since I bought it for her and she checks it everytime. Her drive to work is an hour and fifteen minutes each way so I got her a car that gets great mileage. Btw, we both love her car.

[Herbicidal]

PlowTown Missle - that's out standing mileage! I have friends with motorcycles that don't get that! I imagine all the freeway driving at a steady speed it what is helping the most.

On another note, I don't know if anyone else has changed out their stock wheels for something aftermarket, but yesterday was a perfect day to transfer the GPS hockey puck out of the Tundra and over to the Yaris. Booted up the laptop, connected the GPS to the laptop via the USB port, launched DeLorme Street Maps 2008, acquired a signal and took off for a nearby highway.

The highway is nice and straight for about 6 miles. I tried different speeds and held that speed long enough to get a good reading from the laptop. Here's the results with my size tires (205x40x17):

Yaris speedo_____________GPS
50 mph................................49 mph
55 mph................................53 mph
60 mph................................58 mph
65 mph................................63 mph
70 mph................................68 mph

So at highway speeds it was pretty much a 2 mph difference. At lower speeds the difference was more like 1 mph. Take the above info for what it's worth.

Additionally, I think it would be interesting to hear from other Yaris owners that still have the stock wheel and tire size and check the Yaris speedo against a GPS to see how they match up. I've been calculating my mpg by using the Yaris odometer divide by gallons used at fillup I'm getting 32 mpg most of the time. For me and how I drive my car, with the wider and slightly heavier rim/tire combo, I'm totally happy with those results!

[PlowTown Missile]

Originally Posted by Herbicidal

PlowTown Missle - that's out standing mileage! I have friends with motorcycles that don't get that! I imagine all the freeway driving at a steady speed it what is helping the most.

Thanks, she just uses a few basic hypermiling tips (nothing extreme). She gets pissed when she occasionally gets 41mpg