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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 17, 2009 at 11:40 PM
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    #Reistlehr-

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    #Reistlehr- AngryTacoma

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    I live in a NYC suburb, with a 20 mile commute to work all highway, and on average i get 17.4 miles a gallon.

    It is worth it. I love my truck.

    09 Double Cab Long Bed, :p
     
    #Reistlehr-, Mar 17, 2009
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  2. Mar 18, 2009 at 11:55 AM
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    Raven65

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    EPA estimate for my truck is 20/26. I just got 25.6 MPG in mixed (60/40 hwy/city) driving on my second full tank since buying the truck new (forgot to check the first). That's driving very conservatively... easy on the throttle and shifting below 3K RPM's in most cases... usually around 2.5K RPM.
     
    Raven65, Mar 18, 2009
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  3. Mar 18, 2009 at 11:58 AM
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    wiscdave

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    wiscdave Lets Do It!

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    this truck loves hot air. Cold air= crappy MPG
     
    wiscdave, Mar 18, 2009
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  4. Mar 18, 2009 at 12:27 PM
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    HWALLEN48

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    I get 24 / 25 in the summer and 21 / 23 in the winter. Thats good mileage with your canopy on, what was it with out ??

    Hal in Seattle
     
    HWALLEN48, Mar 18, 2009
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  5. Mar 18, 2009 at 12:38 PM
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    bobwilson1977

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    Just my two cents as a loyal Taco owner. Toyota needs to get with the ball game on some of their engines. Chevrolet just started selling the new Camaro , and the bone stock model comes with a 304HP V6 that gets 25-30MPG freeway.That's impressive. Now why Toyota's V6 engines get worse fuel economy than some of the V8's out there is a mystery to me, but surely if they could build a hybrid like the Prius, they could make a more efficient V6.
     
    bobwilson1977, Mar 18, 2009
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  6. Mar 18, 2009 at 1:56 PM
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    Raven65

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    That new Chevy V6 has direct injection which is more efficient. The turbocharged direct injection 2.0L I4 in the Ponitac Solstice GXP makes 260 HP/260 lb-ft TQ while getting 19/28 MPG. I have a friend (who's opinion I strongly trust) who has one & he says he routinely gets 30-31 MPG on road trips without trying hard.

    But... that's a tiny aerodynamic roadster that weighs just under 3000 lbs. - not a 3250-4200-lb truck with the aerodynamics of a small barn.
     
    Raven65, Mar 18, 2009
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  7. Mar 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM
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    Snyperx

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    Huh?:eek::confused: I only run my fogs in bad weather and my mpg still sucks ass. After I ran Seafoam in the last tank I have no improvement in mpg. Still getting around 15.6mpg with mixed driving.
     
    Snyperx, Mar 26, 2009
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  8. Mar 26, 2009 at 12:21 PM
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    MGH-PA

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    I didn't read through all the posts, but did the lose correlate with the winter blend gas? It's odd. I always drop in the winter once winter blend fuels are added in. However, this last tank, I'm on par with getting my worse mpg yet, and I'm driving the SAME conditions the same speeds as always. The only time I got worse gas mileage was driving a week or so in -16 to -4 degree temps. Our weather for most of this tank has been in the 30s-50s. Weird. Still, it's only going to work out to about 16.5-17mpg.
     
    MGH-PA, Mar 26, 2009
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  9. Mar 26, 2009 at 1:30 PM
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    InaKoma08

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    InaKoma08, Mar 26, 2009
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  10. Mar 26, 2009 at 3:22 PM
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    Dont know what to tell you brother i run my fogs at night and i get about 17mpg average. But then again I have a somewhat heavy right foot. I dont know what to say about your 15mpg. Maby Call Click and Clack.
     
    TheSchwartz, Mar 26, 2009
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  11. Mar 27, 2009 at 7:09 PM
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    TacoBow

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  12. Mar 28, 2009 at 5:28 PM
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    mix123

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    So I've only got about 1500km's on my truck and I got 13mpg on my last tank, which is pretty rough considering I drove it like a grampa just to see what I could get.....this will get better as I get more kms on it? This is probably a bit better than my last tank.....how many miles are you guys getting on a full tank usually?
     
    mix123, Mar 28, 2009
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  13. Mar 29, 2009 at 6:28 AM
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    TheSchwartz

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    Im getting about 300 to a tank day to day and i get about 320-340 Hwy
     
    TheSchwartz, Mar 29, 2009
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  14. Mar 29, 2009 at 12:20 PM
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    dragon129

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    I just ran through my first tank in mine and I got 19.5 mpg. Not too bad for a truck.
     
    dragon129, Mar 29, 2009
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  15. Mar 29, 2009 at 8:44 PM
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    Madchild

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    Just filled up today (first tank) and got 15.4 mpg.
     
    Madchild, Mar 29, 2009
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  16. Mar 29, 2009 at 8:48 PM
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    CableTec

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    I'm getting around 19-20 mpg or about 310 per tank in the city right about now. I expect that to improve slightly on the highway. I thought I was doing great. I was at almost 200 miles and barely half a tank, and then in the last day or so; that gas gauge dropped like a friggin' rock!
     
    CableTec, Mar 29, 2009
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  17. Mar 30, 2009 at 2:52 PM
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    [eric]

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    on the freeway i get horrible millage if i am going 70 or over.
     
    [eric], Mar 30, 2009
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  18. Mar 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM
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    skynyrd

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    I usually get 14-15 in the city and 19 highway after my toytech leveling lift and 285-75/16 BFG tires. MPG was better before big tires and lift, around 17 city and 21 highway.
     
    skynyrd, Mar 30, 2009
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  19. Apr 8, 2009 at 10:38 PM
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    Madchild

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    2nd fuel tank. This time with 89 octane. found that I got 15.6mpg. .2mpg more per gallon. 17 gallons at .2 more per gallon = 3.4 miles more. HAHA WTF.
    The extra $1.70 got me 3.4 more miles. Totally not worth it.

    Round three...running Premium
     
    Madchild, Apr 8, 2009
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  20. Apr 9, 2009 at 5:58 AM
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    jolayiv

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    Since my 3" lift w/285/75-16's I have ran a few tanks of gas through the ole girl and I have averaged 18-19 mpg!
     
    jolayiv, Apr 9, 2009
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