Maybe I used tiptronic wrong because I was just testing it out... whenever I shifted I realized my rpm's didn't drop like I thought it would so I went back to 'drive.'

Besides the point... I'm getting horrible gas mileage right now. This was before I found out you can see your average mpg.. its gone up to 21.5 mpg now. I've only hit high rpm's once or twice to sort of "break in" the engine? Thoughts on this? What's everyone else's average mpg?

 

You don't break in the engine by revving

 

Mines around 24. Same exact car.

 

We need to know what type of driving? City? Highway? I get close to 27 avg but my daily commute I am mostly highway traveling between 65 and 75.

 

i get around 34 mpg on the highway and about 30 mpg in the city, but i mostly use the highway

 

I get 34 as well, 2011 manual

 

29.6 average, 50 mile commute 65~70 mph

 

when i first got my tc2 i was getting around 22-23 driving 75% highway..after 1000 miles and my engine broken in i started getting around 26-27...now that i have coldair, exhaust and headers that removed the cat im actually getting around 29-30 with normal driving...if i beat it up tho i go down to about 21-22. but then again my car is stick!

 

I drove to Louisville from Cincinnati about an hour and a half. I got 32.1 mpg. Normally I get about 26 or 27 mix driving

 

How is everyone seeing what they get here and there aside from the avg mpg reading in dash?

 

That's how I got mine. I even did it the other way and it was dead on.

 

I saw somewhere that the tank is 14.5 gallons big? What gas station and gas grade do you use? I'm thinking about starting on mid grade (89).
Also was it a good decision to pay toyota $18 a month until I pay off the car for free synthetic oil changes, filter changes, and tire rotations?

 

You could get one of these: http://www.scangauge.com/products/scangaugeii/

It shows your instant MPG, so you can get an idea of what your getting under different conditions. Just don’t listen to people who say they are getting crazy numbers of MPG. There are 3 things people exaggerate: 1) How little they paid for their car. 2) How much more they paid for their house. 3) How many MPG they get in the car they supposedly paid nothing for.

 

Thats probably right..

Thanks for the tip though.. gotta get one of these... sucks it cost the same as a Weapon R i-Throttle controller.. which one first...

 

On my 2011 AT I can get 30mpg (8L/100km)... That's city driving with it set on D

If I drop it to 'manual sports' mode and really work it then that drops to 19mpg 12.5L/100km)... City driving lol

I don't do much highway driving...

 

I have a 2011 tC (manual) and I get about 30 on a long freeway drive, but around 24 in the city, and about 19 when I drive like an idiot with a lead foot.

 

By manual sports mode you mean tiptronics right...? I put it into tiptronics and started at 19 mpg on a near full tank... then I started driving so that the "Eco" light stays on most of the time (slower acceleration). Now that I'm nearly empty I have a combined gas mileage of 24.1 and got like 305 miles out of it.

I'm considering just going with Chevron 89 because that's what I always got for my civic and no one really replied to me lol.

 

Eco light? Dont think I've noticed this....

I use whatever gas station is cheapest.. Hess mostly. Been sneaking in 93 octane while gas $$ is lower see if the wife notices hahahaha

 

I think I've seen on the forums that higher octane won't do anything unless your engine has a knock (from detonation). I've concluded that its just extra money. I'd just use a reputable gas company with the lowest octane to slow buildup on engine components

 

Higher octane doesn't = more umph?