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I just checked the tire pressure hoping they might be low and this would be the reason for the crappy mileage but the tires are still at 34 psi. I double checked with dealer and Michelin and they agreed to keep tires at what it says on the plate inside the door. Michelin also said the tires that came with my car don't have a regular warranty and I should expect around 20,000 miles out of them. I guess once I get some better tires down the road that the mileage ''may'' increase but the better gas mileage was one of the selling points of me buying the car.
This question is for 2010 Camry 4 cylinder owners.
What is your tire pressure?
Mpg?
Driving habits?
Best gas mileage so far?
Synthetic oil? ( Dealer told me the synthetic oil would give better gas mileage)
You bring up a good point here. Many of us grew up learning to drive on a manual tranny. Whenever a panic situation occured the first thing you did was CLUTCH and BRAKE.
Disconnet the wheels from the powertrain.
Now that basic safety movement has been lost for tens of millions of drivers. It has to be relearned.
No problem, Just Do It.
I'd expect to get 28-30 mpg in winter and 31-34 mpg in summer.
Try not to stop...EVER!! Stopping is one of the worst things you can do when it comes to fuel usage. It takes a lot more fuel to raise the sleeping beast from rest than it does to cruise slowly up to a light or traffic slowdown then accelerate smoothly up again.
My own experience in a 2.5L 2010 XLE for 1000 mi in Oct, in mild weather, with good traction and almost zero stops on my 75 mi 1-way commute was that I was averaging 38-41 mpg at 61 mph.
But if I hit a slowdown and had to brake then speed up again the FE rating immediately hit the average and drove it down to the low 30 mpg range. Then back on the steady highway cruise it built back up again until the average for the whole 1000 miles was 36 mpg.
No City driving at all.
Very few stops - if any
Very boring commute-type drive
Very moderate speed
Very good weather
Long trip each way.
These conditions are just about perfect for any vehicle. In my 05 Prius on this trip I usually average 50 mpg day after day after day after day after day over 140,000 miles.
I think you might mean...
Many of us in the 50+ age group.
By the early sixtires it was hard to find a new car, "passenger" car, with a manual transmission. Then as FWD began to take hold in the seventies the deal was sealed.
Not in all situations. Once the car is moving at hwy speeds the advantage has historically gone over to the engine.....inertia/momentum tips the scales.
Or the historical aspect might relate to FWD vs RWD. With "historical" RWD the front brakes are much more likely to have "control" than with a FWD wherein the engine is in direct competition with the primary, HEAVY duty, front wheel braking resource.
(down in the 20's at night-cold for us...haahaaaa) but most of our weather was 70's during the day and 50's at night.
Oh he was getting pushed, that was part of his hyper-miler strategy
Also on this road I've hit or been hit by 2 bambi's, Bre'r Fox, the Easter Bunny and we have to watch out for real Smokey the Bears ( not a joke ). So far two accidents totalling $10000 from natures finest have been paid by my insurance company.
That's why I was driving a Camry XLE!! The 2nd bambi accident on the Prius caused me to be out of a car for two weeks.
Oh since there are so many bambi's hereabouts guys go hunting simply by pulling off to the side of the road and going into the woods. Sometimes there are rifle shots to dodge too. What's a kid from NYC doing in a place like this? Retired.
But I still want better gas mileage :mad:
Send to: karen@edmunds.com
I disagree with you on that. The Accord has its share of quality problems too like bad transmissions, brake problems and fit and finish problems. Like I said, the Accord :lemon: has its share of quality problems just like the Camry does.
Well, I can replace brakes or even transmissions but I cannot replace my life with the run-away Toyota.
I haven't heard of transmission issues in about six model years. What have I missed? Those transmissions that did have issues had major warranty extensions put on them, and many replaced beyond warranty periods from Honda.
Honda did not do this on their own, but did it as a result of a class action lawsuit. Toyota had it's class action lawsuits on engine oil sludge and now it seems to be the media that is forcing Toyota to fix a problem.
karen@edmunds.com
Remember the mantra, "shift to neutral and live!"
People can also practice saying the following: "but officer, my car suddenly accelerated."
The sticky Pedal may not really be the culprit but the ETC. I found in several sites how the system works. Also, CTS which manufactures the gas pedals denies that its products are at fault.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_throttle_control
http://www.cobracaralarms.com.au/cruise-controls/drive-by-wire
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/drive- -by-wire.htm
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-pedal30-2010jan30,0,4401302.story
AP Sources: Govt clears Toyota gas pedal fix
DETROIT – Federal regulators have cleared Toyota's plan to fix millions of sticky gas pedals, and dealers could get parts to make the repairs as early as Thursday or Friday, people briefed on the matter said Saturday. Two dealers said they were told the news by Toyota executives, and a Department of Transportation official confirmed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had no objections to Toyota's plans. Toyota plans to announce details early Monday, according to the dealers, who asked not to be identified because the fix had not been made public. The DOT official also requested anonymity because the announcement had not been made. Telephone messages left with three Toyota spokesmen Saturday were not immediately returned. Toyota has recalled 4.2 million vehicles worldwide because the gas pedal systems can get stuck. The company said the problem is rare and is caused by condensation that builds up in the gas pedal assembly.
Several dealers have said the fix involves slipping a shim into an area where springs push the gas pedal back to its resting position after a driver has eased off the gas, but Toyota has not commented on the repair. Dealers have been in the difficult position of having no parts to fix the cars ever since the recall was announced on Jan. 21. Legally Toyota did not need NHTSA's approval for the fix, but the company submitted the plan to the government agency on Thursday, and it would be unlikely to proceed without the government's blessing.
Toyota told employees in an e-mail it is buying full-page ads Sunday in 20 major newspapers to reassure customers.
Meanwhile, Consumer Reports, an influential publication for car buyers, on Friday suspended its "recommended" status for the eight recalled Toyota models.
Sure it! Honda did not have nearly 10 million vehicles recalled, was forced to stop selling the Accord, nor still has an underlining sudden acceleration problem they have yet to fix.
Sorry, but Toyota = :lemon:
Honda =
The Accord has many problems. Even though Honda has not recalled 10 million vehicles like Toyota did, Hondas still have issues with their transmissions and with fit and finish problems.
Let me rephrase it differently for you revit. Homdas "and" Toyotas are both :lemon:
And ONLY 100% Japanese build vehicles are
Get your facts right before you say that Honda is better than Toyota.
Oh, I have as I have owned both. Never before though have I owned a vehicle that has involved a recall for millions of consumers and the automaker being forced to stop selling them; very disappointing for my 2009 Camry. In addition, based on the 2010 models, the Accord is rated better than the Camry.
Personally, I would go for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Hyundai prices the 2011 Sonata starting at $19,915
Something tells me, Toyota especially, and probably Honda, is going to continue to lose business to the Sonata. And after this Toyota Fiasco, Sonata sales are only going higher.
What 2009/2010 Hondas are having transmission issues?
Not my argument, but to answer your question - the coupes with the manual transmissions.
Don't seem to be as many problems or complaints from camry owners about brakes and rotors issues
on the other hand, the camry has been plagued with transmission issues and now the accelerator problem since 2007
so the point I'm trying to make is, both Honda and Toyota have their issues; it just depends on what one you want to deal with? go figure
Don't seem to be as many problems or complaints from camry owners about brakes and rotors issues
In the Honda Accord Maintenance 2003-2007 thread on here, there really isn't much mention about brakes and rotors at all. Most of the conversation is some kid whining about his horn.
Oh, and the seats, which are apparently hit or miss.
The OLD Accords (1975-1989 or so) had issues with warping rotors which made them go inboard 1990-1993 (maybe longer) which made them a pain to change. Other than that I don't know of any brake issues.
there is even a separate discussion thread for accord brake problems - go check it out! I'm just lucky I haven't had brake or rotor troubles on my Acura (crossing my fingers!)
Hey, that comment really honked me off!