Bad gas mileage

Winter mix.
Prior MPG was wrong.
Time to drive your truck like it was made.

 

Haha!

Just maybe change your oil more often during winter time, all will be good.

 

How’s the titan on gas?

 

Nearly the same. Usually between 16.2-16.5. But I also get on this way more than I ever did my taco

 

My wife’s Prius C gets 50mpg constantly on “summer “ gas and when they change to the “winter “ gas her mileage drops to 46mpg. Winter gas may save the planet but now you have to burn more fuel to go the same distance, seems kind of stupid to me!

 

Our 2012 prius is about the same with a 5 mpg drop during winter.

 

When temps fall below freezing it takes at least 3 miles for my truck to start throwing some heat. This alone indicates these trucks take awhile to warmup.

 

My guess is that it is giving misleading information due to the very short trip. How many miles have you driven so far, OP? Mine will give odd numbers if I fill it up and then drive a short distance. Give it a bit of time and see if it goes back to normal.

 

Lol, I'm at 14-15 when I'm driving with conservation in mind....
I know what's wrong with my truck though.

 

My old titan was like 12 mpg.

 

I don’t understand this argument about plausible fuel economy. I have seen everything from 10pm to 24mpg depending on tires, lift, air dam, lift, and driving style, surface, season, trailer weight, boat top on or off, transmission type, etc.

 

Elevation and incline is a mf for mpg here in CO.

 

I’m in Oklahoma where it’s relatively flat and the best mileage I’ve gotten since the lift, tires, and regear was in Colorado.

 

On the flat side or the mountainous side of the state?

TBQH, assuming you descend at the same speed that you ascend and don’t use the brakes more when you descend, I’m not sure why mountains would decrease fuel economy long as you start and finish at the same altitude.

It matters a lot on a bicycle because you descend much faster than you ascend and thus lose a lot of energy to air resistance on the way down. You don’t recoup all the potential energy you stored on the way up.

 

First gen or second? The new 9 speed tranny def does it’s part

 

First gen. It was a great truck.
I almost bought the 2nd gen but always dreamed of every new gen of Tacoma after owning an 82 Toyota.

 

Came up from New Mexico on 25 into Denver and averaged 19.2, Then went to Winter Park and back, then explored around Idaho Springs into Central City area and back averaging 19. Seems like the trucks don’t like having a constant load on them and do a lot better mileage wise when they can coast. Averaged just under 16 through Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico on the way there. Doing 80mph on the way home averaged 14.

 

You are correct altitude improve mpgs but going up the inclines that come along with getting there destroy mpgs. I just got back from Arizona and my mpgs were way better there and my truck drove so much better there, just like every car I've owned does when not a mile above sea level.

 

I’ve heard of that before just never realized how drastically the altitude effected the mpg. Took it as a sign we may have to move to the mountains.

 

Holy wood Batman. Any trees left in the rainforest?