Improving Gas Mileage

Nice! I average 13.5L-14.5L per 100 in the city on winter gas. I got e rated stock size bfgs and thats it. I do try to coast as much as possible and read the road ahead. You got AT or MT?

 

AT. Not a fan of the way the MT shifted. Compared to my 2013 JK it was crap. Basically compared to all other stick i have owned it's a crap shifter.

 

Stop the whining about fuel mileage and gas prices. This is my 1st truck, it got 6-8 mpg every day driving, 11 hwy, which was pretty typical for back in the day. Gas prices fluctuated wildly from about 60 cents per gallon to over $1/gallon. But relative to income in the 1970's vs today gas today would have to be $3-$5/gallon today to match 1970's prices.

Considering fuel is roughly 1/2 the cost of the 1970's and trucks will go about twice as far on a gallon of gas we've never had it so good.

 

Which oem tires did you have and size?
I drove 30k on oem Firestones 245/75/16 and never dipped below 20 mpg and had 450 miles on the tank range. City traffic and hilly terrain.
A few weeks ago I changed tires to "cool looking" and now barely make 20

 

Nice truck. Not whining....investigating

 

I get a combined 14 mpg on my lifted truck with 33’s and some other mods. But, gas is $1.95 here so I’m not too worried about it. To be honest, it is what it is. My full size 2018 Silverado truck got roughly the same with just a leveling kit and 33’s. Just seems to be the norm with a truck. Mid to possibly high teens.

end of the day, it’s a truck and I wouldn’t drive anything else as my daily.

 

Hm, interestring.

I had 4 mt vehicles and this one is the best by far, buttery smooth. I had mazda, chevy, honda and ford. After i removed the accumulator its a bit more pleasant to drive.

 

Buy a bed cover and that would improve MPG. If you don't travel long distances, by taking out the spare tire will also improve MPG as weight reduction is a huge factor as well. My truck is completely stock. I average from 28-31MPG, im not a heavy footer and my commute is 18 miles from home to work.

 

28-31!? do you live in the Himalayas!?

 

Nope, NC. I drive smart not hard!

 

28-31? Wow

That must be all highway no more than 70 mph

 

4 banger 2wd?
Cover does not improve..
And getting a flat w/out a spare will wipe your gas "savings"

 

Agreed, the shifter in the 3rd Gen is butter smooth compared to any previous Gen Tacoma's too.

 

i drive like an old man (according to my wife) and still get crap mileage. I actually found that no matter how I drive, I average 14.

 

I suspect there is something wrong with your truck. Unless you modified it with a bunch of stuff including wider tires etc, you shouldn't be getting 14MPG. People tend to add more things to they trucks and expecting to get 22MPG, funny!

 

My 2007 ranger felt like my buddies 1990 ford f150 4spd , haha! This is my first "modern" vehicle with MT. When i drove the taco i was amazed how smoothly the gears changed.

had 1990 b2200, 87 camaro, 90 civic and 07 ranger in MT, so all older style MTs i guess.

 

Sport 4x4. The cover did improve for me, I have a diamondback btw. Without a cover the tailgate acts like a parachute in motion holding the truck back in a way.

 

can you post a pic of your weekly driving report? This is a little hard to believe. Is yours a 4x2, 4 cylinder?

^^ this sounds more like my world

 

Interesting, my buddy has same truck (19 OR AT) and hes got the toyota tonneau cover. His fuel mileage is the same or worse than mine. I have MT as well so i should get worse.

 

I have a cover and number before and after installing it.
No significant changes.