28.9 MPG going 75MPH

i think i had a tail wind....but i was surprised....could be the Utah gas blend...i go back and find the post.....all and all it was a good trip with better than expected mileage.....was worse coning back...head winds i think

 

You know the speed limit on SR69 is not 75 right? Be careful out there you'll catch a ticket!

 

i was referring to smitty99's joke.....you should not call people names...i meant you no disrespect

 

i didn't realize some of you would be antagonistic. I was just saying Hey...this happened and it made me happy when I looked and I want to share because we all are Taco owners

 

I know well my man is Battalion Cheif and Sheriff officer is a family friend

 

I have learned how my Tacoma wants to be driven. Low RPM

 

I do this almost every day

 

Welcome to TW btw

 

Does that make you above the law? You won't get a ticket from an officer who pulls you over for speeding? Any speeding ticket given to you will be written off by your man or family friend?

That is an injustice and nepotism

 

More evidence that you knew you were driving with a tail wind

 

Heres what I posted in an earlier post regarding mileage.....

Had I not stopped for a wife bio break, I guess I might have been able to get over 500 miles from that tank of gas***.....

My gas stops were as follows:

Start:
Irvine: fill up with Costco
Primm: 245.8 miles 10.0 gal 24.5 mpg
Cedar City: 213.4 miles 9.0 gal 23.5 mpg
Layton Utah: 469.0 miles 16.6 gal 28.6 mpg***.................still had gas left
Layton Utah: 111.2 miles 4.28 gal 25.9 mpg
Cedar City Ut: 273.5 miles 10.0 gal 27.3 mpg
St George Ut: 199.9 miles 8.1 gal 24.7 mpg
Henderson Nv: 176.9 miles 7.9 gal 22.4 mpg
Irvine Ca: 281.9 miles 10.5 gal 26.8 mpg

I have, upon return home, now have 15,641 miles and will make the unhappy trip to the dealer on Wednesday for my 15k service and the review of the rear end leak since my vin is on the Toyota list...Then I will play the waiting game.....If I have to give her up, I will demand a truck in it place.

The truck rode very good and I was averaging around 72 mph and the cruise control on...There were time when the smallest upgrade change made it down shift to 5th, and sometimes to 4th....On a few occasions, it would jump down to 4th....then at times, with the same grade change, it would not downshift.....It got to be annoying but I guess it was designed to do that....all in all though, my Taco performed very well and I love driving it....I have heard there is a 3rd rev for the transmission and hopefully they will do that during the 15k...Does anyone happen to have the rev 3 notice yet that they can share with me?

Thanks and hope this sheds some light on the mpg issue

 

thank you to the antagonistic crew for giving me a hard time. if you took what i said in context, and also show me some respect, what I was saying is this happens. We are all Tacoma people here. Take what I experienced in the context I said















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i think you are being a little sensitive.....i don't think anyone is trying to give you a hard time....just trying to understand how and under what circumstances you got you data.....i sometimes mis-state but try and correct it....the above post by me is a recent trip from Irvine to Salt Lake and the data for that trip showing some interesting mileages.....but i understand the environment and driving conditions I was in....so, enjoy your truck and continue to post.....regards.....OKU

 

Who are you guys...you know who you are...bullies. So sad as you all are grown people with a like interest as me.

 

Someone called me a Troll....you didnt read that one? Facts only here...no one told me. sorry....i was just sharing.

 

i read it and disregard it as not on topic......but i did not call you an "ass" either

 

I am defending. I may not have had a full tank and I may not have done whatever anyone else said, this truly was just spontaneously sharing and I see its not ok

 

i wasnt referring to you.

 

if i were you, i would just let it go.....nothing i say to you will make any difference...i tried to be a good guy here but you keep attacking me.....i am not your problem...have a good night

 

well it seemed that way...you quoted me post on the elephant joke with smitty99