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To hell with all the "bad MPG" threads...

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Styx586, Mar 16, 2013.

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  1. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:00 PM
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    Just thought I'd start one sayin I'm stoked about my MPG! Haha I got 295 miles out of a tank last week, 15.3 gallon fill up equals 19.3 mpg. :D that's my new record. :woot:
    Edit:Oh yea and I've got the 3.4
     
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  2. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:04 PM
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    24.4 is my record :)

    I have the 3.4 as well.
     
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  3. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:07 PM
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    Wtf how? Lol u got a manual right does that make a difference?
     
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  4. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:09 PM
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    I can get 19.5mpg EASY....












    downhill with a tailwind and the engine off in neutral
     
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  5. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:10 PM
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    I know but that's cuz a lot of V8s now have that cylinder shutdown thing when on the Highway. But I'm also comparing this to my old ranger 4.0 that never got better than 15 even on the highway haha
     
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  6. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:12 PM
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    :laugh:
     
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  7. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:12 PM
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    Not with this crappy winter gas they can't :mad:

    Well that was my one-time all-time best.

    Yes I have a 5 speed manual and I'm sure it helps. As does my commute which is mostly 45-50 mph roads with not much stop and go.
     
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  8. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:14 PM
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    The most I've EVER gotten was 17.5 ahahahahahaaa
     
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  9. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:32 PM
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    I have got 380 miles to a tank.

    last tank(still on it) was 186 for a 1/2 of a tank and that was crossing a mountain in NC/TN.
     
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  10. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:38 PM
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    Pretty sure you have a 22 gallon tank on the 2nd gen.

    The most I've ever put in my 1st gen was 15 gallons and it was on fumes.
     
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  11. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:39 PM
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    im getting 14 MPG and say to hell with the bad MPG threads too!
     
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  12. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:49 PM
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    i think it’s 21.

    and when i’m on the light i usually put in 17.5 or so gallons.
     
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  13. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:53 PM
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    Funny, odd. I bought Truck in Arizona when I was living there. I averaged 20mpg day and day out. I moved to New Mexico and it dropped down to 17mpg and has stuck there. Took a week long road trip into Colorado 2 years ago and it shot back up to 20mpg. Hmmmm...
     
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  14. Mar 16, 2013 at 6:57 PM
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    we put 16 gallons in my cousins 04 pre runner, bone stock, and it was on fumes.
     
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  15. Mar 16, 2013 at 7:11 PM
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    Averaged 22mpg driving from Texas to Missouri. Lots of hills between there too. I could get 25 I bet if I tried really hard.
     
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  16. Mar 16, 2013 at 7:18 PM
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    I get 20 mpgs driving 120 miles round trip to work and home
     
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  17. Mar 16, 2013 at 7:27 PM
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    5.7, how old is ur Tahoe? I had 4.8, 2003 and avg was 15.8, then a 5.3 2003 Z71 and avg was 14.8.
     
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    Not if he has a 5.7 GM stopped using those in 1999
     
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  19. Mar 16, 2013 at 7:33 PM
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    What size tires are y'all running I'm on 33s
     
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    I got 17.9 on my last tank about just about shit myself. New Record!!! My old record was 16.8. I drive 5 miles to school every morning, but 30 miles combined to and from work, so that's helping my mileage. Thanks to this good weather, working more, and never driving above 60 MPH even on the highway, my MPGs are improving!

    I'm completely stock, by the way. Running stock 265/70/16
     
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