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Schubeedoobee · 10-14-2011, 09:09 AM

I am wondering what the consensus is on fuel mileage for everyone here?

my corolla seems to not be doing as well when I compare it to my old first corolla that I had a few years ago... what kind of fuel mileage is everyone here getting

WTFseabass · 10-14-2011, 12:39 PM

Filled her up, i was doing some 70-80 driving on the freeway and going up mountains and hills around 70 (running late for a meeting) and i had 350 miles right before my refill light came on. Going from Stockton ca to Monterrey ca, mostly freeway but i also did stop n go through the city. the next day in the city i drove it another 40 miles before i fueled up

thats about 30mpg, i would have done better if i was driving around 60...

fishexpo101 · 10-14-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Schubeedoobee

I am wondering what the consensus is on fuel mileage for everyone here?

my corolla seems to not be doing as well when I compare it to my old first corolla that I had a few years ago... what kind of fuel mileage is everyone here getting

What mileage were you expecting? Comparing two different car's is always a loaded question - many factors come into play in terms of fuel economy.

What is the car getting now? Mostly city, highway, or a mix? Short or lengthy commute? How's the maintenance history on the car? Tire pressures correct, alignment good? Driving differences between the models, etc.?

As for my 2002 + 4-speed auto with ~185K original miles (all mine). I'll get anywhere from low 30's to low 40's - depending on distance, ave speed, and ambient conditions. Lowest I've ever got with the car was low to mid-20s (from my 14+ hour commute over 30 miles from that Feb 2011 thunder-snow storm) to a maximum of almost 47MPG when I took it on its first 300+ mile road trip (that was even with 70MPH, 100% A/C, three passengers + luggage!).

Compared to our new Matrix XRS with the 2.4L engine + 5-speed auto - if the wife drives, might be between 18-21MPG on her 15 mile commute. If I drive the car over the same route - I'll get about 5MPG more (23-26MPG). On road trips, we just tickle 30-31MPG.

Schubeedoobee · 10-15-2011, 08:43 AM

two different cars? same exact model car... same year, same model. mileage seems very much different.

ilovecorollale · 10-15-2011, 10:02 AM

The best i ever got out of my 2001 was 33 mpg and mostly between 28-31 mpg.Still average.

Bdub215 · 10-15-2011, 01:16 PM

With my 98, I average 35mpg with mixed city/highway And the highest I've gotten is 46mpg w/ a modded engine mind you on a 200+ mile roundtrip from Philly to Baltimore. This car is allergic to gas pumps.

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_Neo · 10-25-2011, 05:32 PM

I see 30 to 33 mpg in the Wifey's 2000 manual Corolla. This is a mix of city and highway, and it has 144,000 miles. (~4,300 ft above sea level)

landphil · 10-25-2011, 10:21 PM

I've been getting about 48 MPIG / 40 MPG in my wife's '01, over 1 hour to work, mostly highway but lots of lights through the city, so some stop and go. Worse traffic on that part = worse milage obviously. Top speed on this commute is 105 KPH (65 mph) max, car has 5 spd tranny and now at 256,000 Km.

Chinsan · 10-26-2011, 08:39 AM

I average 30 mpg with a mix of city and highway(mostly city). The highest recorded was 39mpg on a trip from Atlanta to Orlando.
99 Corolla CE 4spd auto with 230,000miles

fishexpo101 · 10-26-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Schubeedoobee

two different cars? same exact model car... same year, same model. mileage seems very much different.

Which car - model and year, are you comparing? Are they the 1998-1999 pre-VVTi variants or the 2000-2002 VVTi models? Same transaxles? Same mileage? What about repair/maintenance history? Tires and tire pressures?

Lots of factors can influence fuel economy. Even slight changes can have a marked impact in fuel economy. You can have to identically equipped cars, same mileage, same year, same transaxle, same maintenance history - change tire pressure on one by 10PSI (ie, go from 35PSI to 25PSI) - can easily see 3% or more drop in overall MPG. Alignment slightly off, running with more electrical accessories, even running DRLs will pull mileage down a few percent.

If you are talking a huge mileage difference - 20-25% difference and the two cars are more or less alike - then I would suspect an issue like dragging brakes, exhaust/induction/ignition issue from poor maintenance, and/or dying upstream O2 sensor.

RoachRolla · 10-26-2011, 04:44 PM

I used to get 17-20 mpg. no lie. then i cleaned my air filter and it "shot up" to about 25 mpg.

01loadedLE · 10-27-2011, 11:34 AM

Anywhere from 26-30mpg, but usually around 28-29mpg. Info by avy.

Clayton1984 · 10-28-2011, 10:25 PM

I just did a 390~ round trip through a few mountain passes and got 33.77mpg.

Anyone claiming over 40 or close to 50mpg is either lying or doing their math wrong.

***Zembonez*** · 10-28-2011, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Clayton1984

I just did a 390~ round trip through a few mountain passes and got 33.77mpg.

Anyone claiming over 40 or close to 50mpg is either lying or doing their math wrong.

Miles per gallon CANADIAN is a bit different.

WyRolla · 10-29-2011, 02:44 PM

The 2000 CE 5-spd manual w/115k that my son wrecked got 34-36 mixed, and over 40 highway.

The 2000 VE 3-spd auto w/145k I have now gets 26-28 same driving, and a little over 30 highway at ~65. Push it faster that and I have to start measuring miles per quart of oil as well.