Today is the day @ 4:00 pm EST I will go to Fitzgerald Toyota/Scion to pick up my new BOP scion xB. This is my first brand new car I have owned that has 0 miles on it.

Recently I helped my father break in his hybrid prius. For the first thousand miles it only go 38-42 miles per gallon when it was supposed to get 50 we took it back and the dealer said it was normal on all cars as a break in period for it too get bad gas mileage and it would get better later , which it did.

So enough rambling, should I expect horrible gas mileage when I first pickup the xB?

Also the free mods posted so far are cool I am a low budget college student and need these cheap mods so keep them coming

Live life and prosper
XB_BOB

 

I only noticed a couple mpg difference between the first several tanks and what I get today 1t 15K.
I sure you are getting more than 42mpg on that Prius now!! Unfortunately I know folks who don't get even that and they are VERY mad.

Walt

 

I never got less than 25 mpg at first.

Now I almost always get 29 or 30 (90% city)

 

My worst so far out of 5 fills was 31 mpg... the best was 37 mpg. 31 was driving it with harder take-offs and higher highway speeds, 37 was taking it easy and keeping my highway speeds to less than 70 mph.

 

I should mention I have an auto.

 

moved...

 

Congrats on the box!
My mileage hasn't been that great but I drive it hard.
At 1500 miles my last tank city driving was 23mpg.
A trip Houston to Austin when the car was new at 70 + 80 mph got me 28 per gallon, the return @80+90mph got me 26.5.
I heard they pick up mileage as you get more miles on them.
Either way the box is a blast to drive, not powerful, just fun!

WW

 

My car steadily gets 29-31 (100% city driving, less than 50MPH). I now have almost 11K miles. The very fews times a year I leave town- I get 36-38 MPG.



To answer your question- My mileage has stayed the same since day one!

 

I got about 34 even while driving 1600 miles about 500 miles into my break in period. the next time I did the same thing, I got the same mileage.

By the way, I wouldn't really suggest driving 1600 miles right after you bought your car, at highway speeds, all day, straight, no chaser. It's probably not a good idea. I like to live life on the wild side

 

With 10,000 miles on my CamoBox - auto, I am consistently getting 38+mpg when I can get bye without a/c. However, with the hot-humid days we've been having in the NorthEast I'm getting more like 35.5 mpg. The a/c really robs power from that little powerplant. This is new to me. The Taurus/Sables did not mind blowing cold.

 

I've had my box for 'bout 3 weeks now, and I just filled up for the second time. The first tank got 30.23 MPG and the second tank got 29.28 MPG. From what I can gather from the forums, mileage will hover around the 30 mark for a few thousand miles the improve a bit as the engine frees up.

 

I was in the high 20's now I am getting about 35mpg total

 

what octane rating do you guys use to fill up your xB?

 

I don't think octane rating has much to do with mileage. it just has to do with how likely your engine is to knock.

 

yeah i know, im just curious if everyone just throws in 87-89 octane or higher? low octane should be fine for the box right?

Im hopefully getting my xB today and I have to make a trip to syracuse this friday and then on to montreal on saturday then back to virginia on sunday. is that a bad idea to make a road trip right when i get it? I want to make sure I break it in right so I dont have problems later. the trip to 'cuse is about 6 hrs for me and then another 5 to montreal. Im sure I will be hitting tons of traffic on friday anyways so I wont be going the same speed for too long. but as long as I keep changing my speed when on the open road I should be OK right?

 

I have 1,300 miles on my xB now and I've never gotten better than 30mpg

I wish for a few more mpgs

 

I just put in 87 octane, but I always use Shell.

Changing your speed should help. I'd also recommend stopping frequently (every hour)

Are you getting a 5 speed or auto? I'd recommend shifting between the two highest gears (in an auto, the O/D button is just below the big button on the shifter) running it at 4k or so will help the break-in process, as will the shifting to get on and off the interstate.