Whats your mpg...

My taco is my daily driver.... That said I drive 90 miles a day and the 2.7 5 speed is getting about 19mpg with 30x9.5r15 e rated aggresive tires on aftermarket wheels.

Really debated about selling the truck but can't really replace such a complete vehicle for 6k....which is about all I would get for it.

Is 19 good for these trucks...would going to stock wheels and a less aggresive tire help?

 

19mpg for any Toyota truck is awesome. Especially with larger tires. I believe it's rated 18/21 city/highway.

 

My 3.4 L M/T gets 17 mpg. If you're driving 90 miles, five days a week, 52 weeks a year at $5.00 per gallon that ends up as $6,158 per year in gas. If you bought a vehicle for $3,000 that gets 38 mpg (twice as good mpg) you would end up even (neglecting any profit you made from going to a cheaper vehicle). Finding a vehicle that gets that gets 38 mpg for $3,000 is going to be a tough find I would think. It totally sucks to spend so much on gas but it is hard to justify swapping to a more fuel efficient vehicle. You have to drive a long time to get your money back in the end. The same logic applies to tires. If you spend $650 on tires to get 2 mpg improvement (unlikely) you would still end up spending more overall during the year (by about $100). I'd do what I could to resolve your commute or get a higher paying job. Easier said than done...

 

Damn. ruthless. haha

 

Going back to stock tires will get you to 21-22 mpg. But you'd have to buy a lot of gas to pay for the difference. I wouldn't take off perfectly good tires. But the next time you need tires that is something to consider.

Don't panic, ride this out. You aren't likely to find anything that actually gets 38 mpg in the real world anyway. I'd keep what I have and add a 2nd vehicle when the time is right. My son commutes roughly 100 miles round trip every day. He has a "nice" family car but drives a 2009 Honda to work that gets 30-32 mpg. He paid $2500 for it. He saves his "nice" car for when he needs a nice car.

 

Them: "Hey what do you guys think about this for getting better mpg"

Me: "you need to get a new job"

I'll see myself out.

 

Keep on the lookout for someone getting rid of their stock tires. Tons of people upgrade their tires and sell the stocks pretty cheap on craigslist, facebook, etc.

 

I love my Tacoma but if I had to drive 90 miles a day I'd be shopping for a used Prius. Probably a challenging time to be Prius shopping though.

https://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/prius

 

What my mpg? And with larger tires? 2020 3.5 V6 4X4 DCSB factory lift and 32's?

 

Prices are insane on everything right now.

I do have a 97 silverad 5.0 vortec 2wd I just got running not gonnd do any better though lol

 

Is selling the Chevy and buying a commuter an option?

 

Prolly hard to find stock take-offs for a 1st gen.

Edit: do 3rd gen wheels fit 1st?

 

Most of the 6 lug Toyota wheels will fit, backspacing can be an issue depending on the wheel choice. I do see take offs pop up on CL/FB Marketplace every couple months, this one just appeared in my local CL:

https://louisville.craigslist.org/wto/d/louisville-toyota-tacoma-16-inch/7498219869.html

 

Those look pretty bald. But also, those are 30.5 inch tires. Figured you'd want to be closer to Stock, which i believe was 225/75r15, or 28.3". Getting closer to stock would drop your width, weight, and gearing, which for better mileage would probably be a good thing.

 

Yea, I wouldn't buy them for the tires, but not a bad price for the wheels. AFAIK, the stock tire size for 4x4 and Prerunner 1st gens was 265/70R16, which is 30.6" according to a tire size calculator.

 

Egh..my grandad left it to me so it has some sentimental value to it.

 

02 Civic - 36.8 Mpg

 

I have factory wheels...tires are just junk.


Every little civic or something that pops up on marketplace is gone in about 10 minutes lol

 

I know right. Got mine like 3 years ago. Timing was perfect.

 

Currently on 32s. 2.7L manual 4x4