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Are you getting bad MPG?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JAG, Feb 23, 2009.

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  1. I get good MPG!!

    1,042 vote(s)
    27.6%

  2. My MPG sucks!

    1,468 vote(s)
    38.9%

  3. My Tacoma is Stock.

    1,438 vote(s)
    38.1%

  4. I have a heavy foot on the gas accelerator!

    792 vote(s)
    21.0%

  5. I have the fog light mod running through the ECU relay.

    146 vote(s)
    3.9%

  6. I have added bolt on after market parts.

    571 vote(s)
    15.1%

  7. My Tacoma is lifted?

    732 vote(s)
    19.4%

  8. Who gives a crap????

    539 vote(s)
    14.3%
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  1. Mar 1, 2012 at 3:09 PM
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    supralight

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    supralight Well-Known Member

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    my guess is that even your civic, with the kind of route you have there, would average less than 25 mpg.
     
    supralight, Mar 1, 2012
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  2. Mar 2, 2012 at 1:27 PM
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    michaelg589

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    ive never been below 30. Best was 38.

    It also just passed 345,000 miles :)
     
    michaelg589, Mar 2, 2012
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  3. Mar 4, 2012 at 12:15 PM
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    jw1983

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    So I had finished my egg under my foot tank. I got 479.1(40-50 km's more than usual) km's on the tank. I filled up with 67.03 L of gas. It puts my L/100 is at 14.0. I haven't gotten that since my first fill up when I got the truck(Sept 11'), before I got the tonneau cover.
     
    jw1983, Mar 4, 2012
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  4. Mar 7, 2012 at 4:18 PM
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    rdd11

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    On a 2007? That's impressive mines at 120,000 still driving like new
     
    rdd11, Mar 7, 2012
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  5. Mar 7, 2012 at 4:21 PM
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    pa blaster

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    250 till light comes on :( but i dont care otherwise i wouldnt have done what i did to my trk
     
    pa blaster, Mar 7, 2012
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  6. Mar 8, 2012 at 7:54 AM
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    gt40

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    My new 2011 Taco double cab 4X4 SR5 just got an even 20 mpg driving mostly in town between 40 & 60 mph with hitting the green lights fairly consistently for 100 miles. :):):):)

    gt40
     
    gt40, Mar 8, 2012
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  7. Mar 8, 2012 at 7:57 AM
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    tc98tacoma

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    3inch toytec coils 5100's, aal(soon to be replaced), 33/12.5 km2s, + a money hole...
    did you regear?? i have the 2.7 and that what my rpms are at 80mph...
     
    tc98tacoma, Mar 8, 2012
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  8. Mar 8, 2012 at 9:43 AM
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    Hiker

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    My 99' used to pull around 20mpg.. My new '12 maybe 18mpg.. It is an automatic with aftermarket tires... Get these beasts over 80mph and you'll really see these numbers drop.
     
    Hiker, Mar 8, 2012
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  9. Mar 8, 2012 at 9:45 AM
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    tc98tacoma

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    3inch toytec coils 5100's, aal(soon to be replaced), 33/12.5 km2s, + a money hole...
    i really wanna sell my 98 to get one exactly like yours man,
    the news ones just keep calling my name!
     
    tc98tacoma, Mar 8, 2012
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  10. Mar 8, 2012 at 5:01 PM
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    Taylor

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    Taylor Check out NASA Spec3!

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    My catalytic converter or O2 sensor is being wonky, so I don't trust what my MPG would be right now.

    I've been getting 2 and a half weeks on 2/3s of a tank.
     
    Taylor, Mar 8, 2012
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  11. Mar 10, 2012 at 7:02 PM
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    I've got a one month old 4X4 access cab, 4cyl. manual. I've gone through two tanks of gas so far. Mileage has been between 21.5-22.5 mpg of mixed highway/city driving. I'm pretty happy so far.
     
    kodiakisland, Mar 10, 2012
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  12. Mar 12, 2012 at 4:34 PM
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    Figured I'd chime in since I just filled up today. This past tank was the first time I've been able to achieve 20.0 MPG, according to fuelly. I have a 2011, DC Off Road short bed with 6035 miles, purchased at the beginning of October 2011 with no test drive miles except for mine.

    Just a couple notes..I'm now running Mobil1 oil, and I've been using 93, 93, and then 89 octane for the prior week fill ups. For this week I'm running 93 again, but I'll revert to 87 for the next tank to see what happens. Temperature ranges from 30-60 F this past week, and I'm beginning to think the spring/summer gas is becoming delivered. I have yet to balance the tire pressures like your supposed to the temperature changes.

    Should also note that I went to a friend's house 30 miles away to cut up wood and fill the back of the bed up with a full load to the top of the bed...and his area has a good amount of stoplight driving. So driving back with a few hundred pounds of wood, which I could feel in the back, didn't have much negative affect on mileage.

    Other than that, I drove rather conservatively, just letting the truck cruise and keeping the RPMs as close to 2k as possible...but occasionally accelerating harder than necessary to get past certain traffic or vehicle obstacles or annoyances on the road.
     
    mbrogz3000, Mar 12, 2012
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  13. Mar 12, 2012 at 5:32 PM
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    I get 20mpg on 32x11.50s. My truck has a baby lift, intake, and a header. I was getting 18ish and after the seafoam treatment this tank was 20mpg. That's shifting at 2500 rpm.
     
    ruler1, Mar 12, 2012
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  14. Mar 13, 2012 at 4:22 AM
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    New February 11, 2012---- 2011 Tacoma SR5 Double Cab 4X4 V6 Short Bed:

    I just went 190.5 miles (half city & half highway @ 60 mph ) on 9.46 gallons. Topped off both times at same pump so the 9.46 gallons was very accurate.

    Got 20.13 mpg. Should get better when just interstate trip.
     
    gt40, Mar 13, 2012
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  15. Mar 16, 2012 at 2:37 PM
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    ~23 mpg with a 4cyl auto dcsb prerunner.

    Mostly highway and smaller country roads. I dont catch the morning and evening traffic also.

    I've found that I'm not in as much of a hurry since getting the truck...

    Edit: I've had a low of 19 and a high of 25, trending up around 24.
     
    pdrunk, Mar 16, 2012
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  16. Mar 16, 2012 at 7:11 PM
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    Where in nnj. Me too
     
    DdayIsNear, Mar 16, 2012
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  17. Mar 16, 2012 at 9:33 PM
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    2012 V6 DCSB, avg 18.2 MPG
     
    tractng, Mar 16, 2012
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  18. Mar 17, 2012 at 1:38 PM
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    just ran my first tank of gas thru my 2012 4 cyl auto access cab 4x4, 303 miles on 14.72 gal = 20.58 mpg
     
    cornstalk77, Mar 17, 2012
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  19. Mar 18, 2012 at 5:24 PM
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    ink junky

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    ink junky I love tacos too!!!

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    I have a 2010 dbl cab short bed TRD OR 4x4, ATO rear bumper, relentless aluminum front, complete OME, 33 BFG ats and managed to get 18.6 mpg on a 260 mile road trip going 65 mph most of the way! :cool:

    compared to my usual 16.4 mpg. :rolleyes:

    I'm guessing the clean MAF was to thank for, a buddy cleaned it for me while also changing the spark plugs. The MAF sensor was caked in grime! Haha

    after the cleaning and spark plug change the truck seems to idle more quietely than before too.
     
    ink junky, Mar 18, 2012
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  20. Mar 18, 2012 at 7:35 PM
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    I should clean my maf again to see if that helPs my mpg. I cant seem to get better then 15-16 with mixed driving...
     
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