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hey guys I dont post much, just mainly read and gather information. This board is real informative. Anyways I do have a question, I have a 04 Camry LE I4 and I check the MPG I get before every time I fill up on gas and I am not getting as much as I would expect. I am averaging just over 21 miles per gallon, and I was expecting to get more about of my Camry. Now having said that I do live in FL and I do use the low setting on my AC just about every day however I do not drive much just mainly to and from work. And of that half of the driving is on the highway. Of course I do drive a little more than just to and from work but honestly thats about 90% of my driving. So I was curious if this is normal and if not what I could do to up my MPG? Im not sure if this matters but I only use Chevron gas.
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I own a 2004 Camry LE, its a blank canvas ..... for now.
what is your driving style? do you accelerate and brake suddenly? driving style makes a huge difference in your gas mileage. Also, how fast are you going on the highways? above 60 you are losing mpg
well everytime I fill up I reset one of my trip milage gauges. And I'm averaging about 340-343 miles per full tank. And I divide that by the gallons of gas that I use to fill my tank up with.
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I own a 2004 Camry LE, its a blank canvas ..... for now.
what is your driving style? do you accelerate and brake suddenly? driving style makes a huge difference in your gas mileage. Also, how fast are you going on the highways? above 60 you are losing mpg
well I go about 80 mph on the highway, and I wouldnt say I accelerate and brake suddenly often during city driving. I mean I do drive that way once in a while, so I'm sure I could drive a little better in that regard. But would that make that much of a difference? I mean like I said I dont drive like that all the time.
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Last edited by GiantsFanInFL; 04-30-2008 at 02:50 PM.
thanks for pointing that out, I still believe I should be getting more mpg than what I seem to be getting now. Oh well, thats the only real knock I have on the car, so I still love my Camry.
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thanks for pointing that out, I still believe I should be getting more mpg than what I seem to be getting now. Oh well, thats the only real knock I have on the car, so I still love my Camry.
I'm in the same boat, and I agree with you.
It's still hard to argue with the mileage out of a car that's very nearly full sized though.
I have an 04 LE with the 2.4. The last time I calculated my mileage was in the dead of winter during urban driving. It was 26.6 MPG but thats an Imperial gallon 4.55 litres. So I guess knock off about one fifth so 21 mpg. On the highway (winter) I got about 37 MPG again minus one fifth so about 30 mpg. I find this quite good for a 3200 lbs car, my last car was an old V-8 that weighed 3700lbs, the fuel consumption under the same conditions was about 13 mpg and 21 mpg based on the smaller gallon. I drive very moderately in town and cruise about 70 mph on the highway. The Camry is only a little weaker at low speeds/RPM but about the same on the highway and has about the same comfort level, so I'm impressed.
well I go about 80 mph on the highway, and I wouldnt say I accelerate and brake suddenly often during city driving. I mean I do drive that way once in a while, so I'm sure I could drive a little better in that regard. But would that make that much of a difference? I mean like I said I dont drive like that all the time.
Lower your speed down to 65 on the highway and watch how much further you can go on a tank of gas. I tried that yesterday, when I went to pick up my rims. What a difference!
Eric.
PS. If you want to increase your MPG, Do what my old mechanic told me to do a while ago. Tie a piece of string from you big toe to your nuts just long enough to rip your scrotum it if you decide to stomp on the gas.
Lower your speed down to 65 on the highway and watch how much further you can go on a tank of gas. I tried that yesterday, when I went to pick up my rims. What a difference!
Eric.
PS. If you want to increase your MPG, Do what my old mechanic told me to do a while ago. Tie a piece of string from you big toe to your nuts just long enough to rip your scrotum it if you decide to stomp on the gas.
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