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http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-07-30-premiumgas_x.htm
Did you read it before you bought it?
Thanks
Thanks
Wayne
I have a 94 Toyota pickup with a 4 cylinder and 5 speed. I get 30 mpg with 75% being freeway driving at about 70mph in Los Angeles area weather. Only mods are a Amsoil airfilter and cat-back exhaust 2.25" with a Dynaflow muffler. Everything else is stock-134,000 miles. My truck is rated 22/27 mpg. I see the 2006 Prerunner is 20/27. Thanks.
Before I had a 1996 4x2 4cyl regular cab Tacoma. The 4cyl 2006 isnt the most powerful thing. Added weight (prerunner and access cab) seem to pretty much wash the extra HP. But Im not a lead foot driver. I just wanted something that was cool like a truck, but smarter on gas as well. The sticker said 20cty-27hwy.
Hope this help.. You'll love the truck!!
It did take me a long time to find exactly what I wanted, but it was worth the wait.
The manual is great... The only thing I might try is the URD short shifter which shortens the shifts down approx. 44%....
http://www.urdusa.com/product_info.php?cPath=9_73&products_id=1230100023
There are some posts on it in the other forum....
Good luck, and happy truck hunting!!
Of course, this is all over long periods of time - getting a tank of Arco won't ruin you, but using it all the time might.
2005 DC LB, 4x4, Auto - mixed local highway and city. Florida
Wayne
p.s. Gas has come down here a ton in the last week. Regular was up in the 3.10 to 3.20 range just a week ago, down to 2.60 to 2.70.
13,400 miles
19.4 average
Best mileage 23.9 (100% Highway)
Worst mileage 15.9 (100% City)
87 Octane Only
My tank has never seen Premium or +. Whoever is putting premium or plus in their tank at the current prices must be retarted.
Wayne
The B3000 goes away Tuesday.
I am going to miss it - 117,000 miles of minimal trouble...
Wayne
Keep it under 2200rpm about 60mph. Just do think I can get use to that, so I better get to work and not be playing on this computer.
I purchased a new 4 banger 2005 5-speed stick tacoma in July '05 and started out getting a solid 25 mpg on rural roads and highways (typically 2000-2500 rpm). Trips up and down Mass. Pike gave close to 27 mpg. After about 3,500 miles mpg started dropping to below 23 mpg and last tank yesterday (at ~5,500 miles) indicated about 21-22 mpg.
Do you folks know what gives? One station here does run 10% ethanol in the regular graded gas I run but I was using before, during earlier, higher mileage intervals. I thought mileage might improve after "break in". I have been driving it like a granny with light loads and meticulous shifting. etc.
Not sure why good mpg's declining??
Thanks for the real interesting forum here!
Aloha (wayward islander now living in western MA)
Aloha (wayward islander now living in western MA
The Northeastern regional gas blends are back? After the Gulf coast got creamed, regional blends were suspended. My mileage noticably increased with better gas.
If your driving habits haven't changed, and you've actually established that the truck doesn't have a problem, I'll bet it's the gas. Have you checked your tire pressure as the temperature dropped?
21-22 does sound a bit low, however. My TRD V6 4x4 6speed gets ~20 on highway runs, and ~17 in-town.
I have an Off-Road 4x4 / Acc.cab V6 / 6M. Have about 10,600 mi. on the truck. He broken in just fine!! If I run highway only, I can pull maybe 20 mpg. Mix in some city drivin' w/ that (50/50), gonna be about 17/18. Don't wanna talk about all city. I probably could do better, but my foot won't let me!! I don't record every fill, just every so often for a guide.
I knew was I was gettin' when I bought this truck. Funny thing, it gets the same mileage as my old Nissan p/u with the Z24 twin spark engine.( no jab @ Nissan here)
That technology for ya!
'03 RAV: 24 to 31 MPG (2wd)
'95 T100: 20 to 25 MPG--better than rating; I note that the older vehicles often beat their ratings (3.4 V6 2wd)
'87 Truck, 22R engine: 27 to 31 MPG (2wd)
and now some non-Toyotas that amaze me:
'05 Chevy Silverado with 4.8 V8: 21MPG (2wd) this is better than the 4.7 V8 in the Tundra which is lighter and smaller, go figure. The push rod V8, with less moving parts appears to be more efficient.
'02 VW TDi: 47 to 51 MPG, I love it!
Just this afternoon I filled up after going 391.5 miles with 18.17 gallons - it was my first time to see the gas light come on.
To the community - where does your light come on, in terms of gallons left?
Wayne
I'm anxious to hear more about the 4.0 V6. What grade of fuel are you using? I understand that Toyota says to use Premium for best performance--is this necessary? Does it affect mileage?
(I'm especially curious as my '05 Chevy Silverado V8 is getting 19 - 22 MPG on regular. And this big boy weighs around 5000 lbs, much more than a Tacoma, probably even more than a Tundra.)
Wayne
At 65 mph in 6th I'm turning right approximately 2500 RPM, and I'm curious to know if that is typical for those with other drivetrains - TRD sport and/or automatic.
It seems to me that the final drive ratio could be tweaked to reduce the RPM at cruising speed and increase MPG significantly. My reasoning is that the motor is barely being taxed at 65 MPH and, it seems, it could easily carry the same load at around 2000 RPM or less, which I suspect would increase MPG to 20+ (as advertised).
So if people with other drive trains would post their RPM/MPH we could look at the results and see if tweaking the final drive ratio is a reasonable way to maximize MPG.
Thanks,
DCraig.
I'll soon (within the week) be buying an 05 Tundra Crew Cab with the V8. Does anyone own this model and have some real fuel mileage data they'd care to share?
Thanks in advance
About when did you start noticing gains in mileage? The local service rep told me I should see it by 10,000 miles. I've only noticed a slight improvement in highway mileage, I think it was due to the shell.
Thanks;
DCraig.
As far as the shifting question, no need to use all 6 gears all the time. When towing or climbing up a hill, yes. But normal flat or downhill stuff I often only need 3 or 4 shifts to get to 6th. I like having right gear for the speed, only one that is missing is 7th for speeds over 70!
I am guessing my average speed on commute is probably about 40 MPH. Unless highway 98 has an accident, I probably an in the range of 35 - 50 for most of the trip.
Very few hills (its Florida).
I am getting 21 - 22 MPG with my V6. I just hit 5000 miles this morning (and had the light come on for maintainance required) - I have not changed the oil yet.
Wayne
To help MPG even more, you can also check my CarDomain page for info on removing the 2nd air filter and modifying the airbox.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/832238