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Huh? I think you are confused. I have a '97 Corolla as well and it is significantly smaller than the current generation Corolla in every measurable statistic. The current Corolla is longer, wider, taller heavier and has more trunk space than the '97 by at least 5 inches (and 300 pounds) all around.
That is why the added technology doesn't yield better MPG in these newer cars. They are all bigger and heavier than their 10 year old counterparts.
The '97 Corolla is very comparable in size to the new Yaris sedan, actually (same wheelbase, width, weight, and trunk size).
Second tank (90% hwy) = 38.5mpg
city 27-28MPG in stop and go traffic, AC on.
Hwy 30-31MPG with 80MPH, AC on.
Last time on Hwy trip I did some speed experiments:
77.5MPH=33MPG
75MPH=36MPG
I used to complain that poor MPG. Now I know why :-)
I got a 1992 volvo constantly gets 25mpg.
I was gonna get a corolla se, but not for 8mpg more.
I got a 1992 volvo constantly gets 25mpg.
I was gonna get a corolla se, but not for 8mpg more."
yes, they built a car that, when not driven 75+ mph on the highway, can and does achieve 40+ mpg. there are lots of posts on this forum of people getting close to or above 41 mpg w/ the manual tranny. i have yet to get below 41.5 mpg on the highway at 70 mph. so, thats +16.5 mpg over your volvo. even with predominantly city driving i still get 34-37 mpg.
on a side note: people should realize that if they already own a paid for car with crappy mileage, financing a new car with outstanding mileage will likely never pay for itself. $250 would be considered a pretty low car payment these days. to realize $250 in monthly gas savings, you'd have to drive a ludicrous number of miles per month. new cars are about the poorest "investment" one can make.
If your dealer's service dept. gives you the run around, go to another dealer or complain to Toyota/EPA in writing.
Normal drivers should get about 35 City, 41 Hwy even with the A/C on by avoiding hard acceleration. I get 35/41 on my 2006 5-speed so far (only 850 miles). Automatics get about 3 MPG less as the EPA numbers indicate. Those EPA numbers are 78% of the actual test loop mileage under ideal conditions, to better approximate real world driving.
I can live with this kind of fuel economy.
What's your secret?
The Sandman
My 2005 Corolla LE (Automatic) gets 30 to 31 MPG on average, using regular (87) gas and doing about 2/3 highway and 1/3 town driving. Best it has ever done with all highway driving is 34, and that was on 89 octane gas. It seems quite low compared to the EPA. Wondering if anyone thinks this MPG is within reason or would it be considered poor?
I never saw anyone make this statement in this thread myself, but I can tell you that I have a '97 Corolla and it is 5 inches shorter than the current model. It may or may not be more aerodynamic, but it definitely deals with less wind resistance as a result of its (lack of) height.
Driving from Telluride to Denver -- 322 miles, I used exactly 7 gallons. 46 mpg on the dot. I had one adult passenger and luggage. Speed ranged from 50 to 80, averaging 70. Maybe there was a tailwind. I doubt the total elevation lost of 3000' made a difference.
My '88 FX has 207k miles on it and is in tip top shape.
However since the end of October her mileage has dropped to about 27 or 28 mpg. Nothing in her driving habits has changed. We still fill up at the same place. Still use 87 Octane and the car seems to run and idle the same. Just the difference in the mpg. I was told the reason for the winter fuel additives is to prevent fuel line freeze up. The gas itself wont freeze but the condensation in the lines could freeze and cause the car to stop running. I believe they remove the additives around the end of March or early April.
But the fellow whose total trip distance went from 23 miles down to 17 is relying too much on the mapquest thingy which is not giving him the information he thinks it is. That would mean that when his speedo said 60 mph, he was actually going 45, and I think he would have noticed something like that, don't you? ;-)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
The much better way to do this would be to take it to a speedo shop and have them calibrate it. And I will be very surprised if they find that yours is perfectly calibrated, unless that is something you have had a shop do for your car already. Heck, just driving on old tires with 50-75% of the original tread gone will cause your speedo to read as much as 1 mph too high, because of the decreased radius of the worn tire.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)