Over 40 mpg?
#11
Re: Over 40 mpg?
I have a 2007 TCH with just a shade over 2,500 miles on it (I know, I dont drive it much. I have a 1997 Tacoma I use in my business and during winters here in Montana)
Last week on a trip from Kalispell MT. to Missoula MT. and back I used 6.3 gallons of fuel to travel 257.1 miles. This it up and down some pretty steep grades at legal highway speeds (mostly 75 mph.)
Tires @ 36psi (Michelin MXV 4's)
Mobile 1 0W20 synthetic oil
Didn't use the cruise at all
I'm happy with that mileage, I usually get around 38 to 39 mpg around town.
Last week on a trip from Kalispell MT. to Missoula MT. and back I used 6.3 gallons of fuel to travel 257.1 miles. This it up and down some pretty steep grades at legal highway speeds (mostly 75 mph.)
Tires @ 36psi (Michelin MXV 4's)
Mobile 1 0W20 synthetic oil
Didn't use the cruise at all
I'm happy with that mileage, I usually get around 38 to 39 mpg around town.
#12
Re: Over 40 mpg?
I have around 10,000mi on my TCH and just had the oil changed to 0W-20 oil. I use all the above mentioned tricks........within reason. I just checked manually my MPG and it was right at 42 after i filled up. It seems to have increased around 3-5 mpg after i started using 0W-20 from 5W-20 oil but it also is getting warmer here. I do travel at 70mph in cruise for 10-12 miles and still seem to stay above 40mpg. Tires are at 40psi. Hope this helps.
#13
Re: Over 40 mpg?
I get 47 mpg highway, most of the time. If we do lots of mountain driving, 45/46. In the flat areas I drive 65 miles per hour using the cruise and no air conditioner, when possible.
The reason my readings are higher is that I live in the high desert in southern New Mexico. The average elevation here in the desert is 4300 feet. The humidity here averages about 20% and at times down to 15% during the hot summer.
My highway routes are Alamogordo, NM to El Paso, Texas. The other is the highway across and in front of the White Sands Memorial Park and through the missel range.
I also do all the good stuff. Easy acceleration up to speed. I do the 40psi cold in the michelin energy tires. 0W-20 synthetic oil, I use the cruise even in town. I do pump down the cruise when climbing a hill, then pump up, back to speed on the downhill side. This gives me a few extra miles per gallon.
The reason my readings are higher is that I live in the high desert in southern New Mexico. The average elevation here in the desert is 4300 feet. The humidity here averages about 20% and at times down to 15% during the hot summer.
My highway routes are Alamogordo, NM to El Paso, Texas. The other is the highway across and in front of the White Sands Memorial Park and through the missel range.
I also do all the good stuff. Easy acceleration up to speed. I do the 40psi cold in the michelin energy tires. 0W-20 synthetic oil, I use the cruise even in town. I do pump down the cruise when climbing a hill, then pump up, back to speed on the downhill side. This gives me a few extra miles per gallon.
Last edited by rburt07; 05-13-2008 at 08:08 PM.
#14
Re: Over 40 mpg?
Are people talking about the MPG the car says you are getting or what you calculate yourself? My car says I get between 40 - 41 MPG however my calculations have never come out to more than 38.5. I am only on my 4th tank.
#17
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I've lost faith in the TANK AVG reading on the MFD. When comparing it to hand calculations after a fill up it has varied by as little as 0.2 MPG and by as much as 4.3 MPG for me.
Last edited by Mystifier; 05-13-2008 at 06:13 PM.
#18
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My wife don't like placing the boards, but she does like this car being a fume burner compared to some the old carburated cars we had.
#19
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https://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/...atabase-17513/
I have found mine to be off anywhere from .5mpg to 3 mpg. The link above is a little analysis I did on the database to see how much the database was skewed by people who only used the MFD to report their MPG info.
Personally I use the MFD as a guide and always calculate by hand. One thing to remember is that the hand calculations aren't 100% accurate either as you don't know if you always fill your tank up to the EXACT same point everytime.
I have found mine to be off anywhere from .5mpg to 3 mpg. The link above is a little analysis I did on the database to see how much the database was skewed by people who only used the MFD to report their MPG info.
Personally I use the MFD as a guide and always calculate by hand. One thing to remember is that the hand calculations aren't 100% accurate either as you don't know if you always fill your tank up to the EXACT same point everytime.
#20
Re: Over 40 mpg?
Coolshock1,
When doing them by hand (I do) they may be off a little on any single tank but the overall average after several tanks will be correct. My average would increase by roughly 2 mpg if I took the MFD as being correct.
When doing them by hand (I do) they may be off a little on any single tank but the overall average after several tanks will be correct. My average would increase by roughly 2 mpg if I took the MFD as being correct.