Post your '16 MPG

What was the rpm going through the pass at 80?

I remember the first time I drove my dad's truck through there. I had my yz250 and all my gear in the bed and I had only driven my little car over the pass before that. I got a good run the last part of the hill and thought I would need the speed.... The truck just hummed along that last hill in over drive at 1900rpm at 70mph... I didn't know v8 power back then.

 

and with the full tank he just filled up at the Pilot station at the 395......

 

If I remember correctly I'm thinking just under 3000rpm.

 

I always buy gas there on the way home from up there. It's so cheap and they don't charge for credit card use!

 

What's up with the cracked pavement background image in that screen, can that be changed?

 

It's dried mud.

 

^^ Ahh... i see...

 

Is there a strictly 2.7 mpg thread??

 

that's terrible mpg

 

No, make one.

 

My exp is that average terrain with mixed speed driving should get you about 19 give or take. Perfectly flat smooth sailing at about 60mph or 45-50 will get you 25+ all day long. It is highly dependent on the sweet spots in both terrain and speed, so don't get disheartened if you are only seeing 18-20 ish.

 

Just filled up on my first all city tank. 16.1 indicated, 16.1 actual. I will say that the dealer did drive it hard on the highway for 20 miles trying to figure out a bad tire at 77mph. When they were done I noticed my average dropped 1.5 mpg.

TRD OR DC SB 4x4

 

Uh oh, at the Baja Plant? You know it's Baja Blue Agave Tequila Day in the Baja State today right?

 

Hope the Quality Assurance Specialists aren't too hungover

 

Update: 1200 miles now... 4th fill up: towed for about 50 miles and another 200 miles of only hwy driving. While towing, seemed to tank avg about 13.8. By the end of the tank (today) I was able to get the tank avg up to 18 mpg... It seemed really low to me so for the last 50 miles of the 200 hwy miles, instead of looking at just the tank avg, I used the trip avg. Mpg. (only hwy miles) and I got 23.4 mpg for the trip, so I got exactly what I was supposed to get on the hwy. Take that for what it's worth..... Also just to be clear 4x4 limited in southern louisiana (flat terrain, low altitude)

 

TRD Sport 4X4 Auto here. Weekly average hovering around 22 MPG, ~70% highway (Including good 'ol Houston stop 'n' go traffic during rush hours). 1300+ on odometer.

 

I believe the first 1000 miles are going to be your worst MPG. After that it should go up.

 

Why

 

Just past experience with new vehicles. I don't know if it's the break in period or something with the fuel delivery system. I could be completely wrong too. This is my first toyota so I could be way off here. My other vehicles have always gotten the worst mileage right when I buy them.

 

I'm at 1,700 and noticing an increase in mileage. My experience too with new cars. Hell the engine on my bike didn't break in until 19,000 miles!