Fuel Milage for your 2nd Gen Taco..

i get around 16 in my v6 manual, but i tend to drive like im qualifying and i have 265/75/16s which i know doesnt help. the one time i tried to baby it for a tank i only got around 17mpg. not worth the lack of gas for me.

 

Check my signature. 33+ summer, 27+ winter.

 

only mods would be muffler, and 265/75/r17 tires, or 265/70/r17 i cant member one of them anyways but not that much of a difference from factory ones! No weight at all! Nope suicide doors always closed and no ebrake lol gee crazy question! but never know some.. and even with my ebrake barely down my light comes on so def no...

 

Surprisingly I get 16-18 with a V6, 4" of lift, and 33s. Mainly city, rest is interstate. 18 is rare, 17 is once in a while, 16 is when I run my tank to 1/4 or less. I would say my average is 16.7-17.3.

EDIT: Also an auto. My last truck was a 2006 V6, but a standard. I only got 14 max. No towing, bone stock except BFG ATs. Don't know why it was so low. I honestly think it was because of the 6 speed. Why I switched to an auto. Like I said, lifted, 33s, and still minimum 2 mpg better than my last truck.

 

v6 4.0 DCLB auto completely stock

20.5 around town not towing or any load(would like to see the 21 mark once)

15.3 when i pull my lawn equipment in a 7x13 enclosed( thing is an air dam on the highway) so i would prob do a bit better if i didnt travel 60 mph 60 miles a day with it

 

Why do people not use fuelly stats You can get the fuel economy for over 2,000 V6 tacomas in one quick view...

http://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/tacoma/gas v6

 

4.0l v6 town driving I average 14-15mpg running 3" lift & 33's. If towing I get around 12mpg.

 

I got 15.3 mpg on my last tank

Which also so happens to be 15.3L/100km

 

The suicide doors question comes from a trip to Home Depot a couple years back; I saw a guy load the bed of his truck (probably a 2007 or so, Access Cab) with lumber, and then stuff a few kitchen cabinets into the rear seat area. But the cabinets were too big to fit properly, and rather than just set one in the bed on top of the lumber, strap it down, and shut the doors, this genius opted to run a bungee from door to door to hold them closed. Made me wish I had a smart phone, because the driver's rear door was stretched to the stop from wind resistance just leaving the parking lot; I can't imagine what they did once he got onto the road....

And the ebrake question comes from years of driving older trucks in the rust belt; the pivots on the rear drums rust and freeze, and then the e-brake doesn't release. The light might not be on, because the pedal springs all the way back up (thereby contacting the switch and shutting off the light), but the brakes are still dragging.

 

16 to 17mpg, all highway miles, 6" lift, 34.5" tires

 

I'm stock and get 18-19 all day every day. I generally drive 80mph highway and have tried premium for 3 months straight, no change in mpg's so I'm going back to 87. I get about 320 miles before the light comes on.

 

2011 DCSB 4.0 Prerunner. I've been averaging 21 to and from work in moderate traffic. Alot better than the 2008 dodge 1500 I traded in. That guzzler averaged 14 or worse.

 

'08 TRD, v6 w/ off road package, all stock except Destination A/Ts. According to fuelly, avg between 21 and 22, with my best being 22.9...

 

2013 TRD Off Road 4x4 V6 6-Speed - Stock so far.

14MPG average, driving like my grandma. 80% city, 20% highway. I would expect 16 or 17 out of that, but it's VERY hilly here.

 

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/khaos/tacoma

Lately about 13-14MPG, nothing but city stop and go traffic with hills, and then driving dirt roads in the forest.

 

Just added the Fuelly sig link for my '09 V6 SC auto on stock OR tires. I'm only 3 tanks into ownership, and have made 6-8 trips up into the mountains on the highway with it. Otherwise, around town drive for the most part.

I like to get into the SC a bit too, so I'm not a light foot. I try to stay within 6-8mph of the speed limit to avoid tickets.

 

I am getting 20 avg.. 24 max.. 18 in 4WD in the winter... pulling my boat I would guess around 18 since I never checked it, but never really saw a big drop. running 89 since it is the same as 87 here. New Toyo A/T II tires helped recently though 35psi.

 

2013 DCLB with 265x70x17 and stock Sport wheels. I have been laying off the quick acceleration and trying to cruise in the slow lane. 18.3mpg last fill up.

 

2012 Access cab 2.7 4x4 with auto tranny. All Stock except a weathergaurd toolbox that is always holding 250-300lbs of tools. I keep the dunlops at 36 psi and pull 23.5 to 24.2 mpg consistently on 89 octane. Now mind you, most of you would probably hate following me while getting up to speed (she never really sees more than 3k rpm lol) but I usually cruise 5-10 miles over the limit once i get there. I know its not as fun but Leave early, pinch pennies at the pump.

 

Lol wow really? stupid guy!! should of planned his trip ahead of time atleast or like you said put it on his lumber... i can see people doing that around here, hell ive seen quads strapped to the top of there cars lol!! little quads mind u like 200cc but still lmao!! Its no worries figured you had some experience with the odd questions u asked me lol, but if ive never used the ebrake then how can it stay on? and would i smell bit of smoke cause i drive like 5hrs straight then time to fuel up and i never smell anything..

but thanks for the questions anyways.. cause i also did just change the spark plugs OEM ones, and cleaned the intake sensor (did not touch) and cleaned the throttle body best as i could, and dumped some sea foam fuel cleaner in the tank.. i thought may a fuel filter be clogging up?