Gas mileage

[ravi shankar]

no--if i added 56 or 10 or 30 or any number, i would drive 330km and say my tank- almost full tank- is giving me 330 kms. and i would divide it by 56.

[ravi shankar]

thanks so much for your reply; it helps a lot.

[ravi shankar]

thanks for your detailed reply canuck; here are the answers to your list; 4cyl, 2005 I4 94k km. mised short and hgy drive; just got it in December. yes defrost vent in winter; tires 29psi as per label recommended; drive up to 120 km/h hgy. no heavy stuff in car; roof racks come with car;regular tires; occassionally pull away fast; have remote, hardly start it this way; no rush hour traffic; just did tune up.
thanks for your numbers and i appreciate it

[rav4two]

Originally Posted by ravi shankar

no--if i added 56 or 10 or 30 or any number, i would drive 330km and say my tank- almost full tank- is giving me 330 kms. and i would divide it by 56.

You're doing it wrong - that's why you don't know what your fuel economy is. Re-read this thread and the several posts from several people who have told you how to correctly calculate your fuel economy.

[RTexasF]

I give up. You can lead a horse to water...........

[CanuckRAV4]

Originally Posted by ravi shankar

thanks for your detailed reply canuck; here are the answers to your list; 4cyl, 2005 I4 94k km. mised short and hgy drive; just got it in December. yes defrost vent in winter; tires 29psi as per label recommended; drive up to 120 km/h hgy. no heavy stuff in car; roof racks come with car;regular tires; occassionally pull away fast; have remote, hardly start it this way; no rush hour traffic; just did tune up.
thanks for your numbers and i appreciate it

The AC is active when the vent in Defrost or Defrost/feet position, even though the AC light is not lit. It really sucks gas especially at city speed. Avoid using either 'Defrost' positions unless the interior is fogging up from excessive moisture and obscuring your vision. Do not use the 'Recirculate' function either because it will not vent excessive moisture outside.

Jackrabbit starts and speed over 110Km/Hr (70 mph) also eat up gas pretty quick. Yeah I know, nobody goes less than 120 on the 400-series highways. All part of the metro life, I'm afraid ;-D

Winter gas doesn't help. Your full-tank distance should increase a bit after March or April when pumps switch over to summer gas formulation.

According to EPA, your RAV4 averages 10.2 (manual 2WD) to 11.2 L/100Km (auto 4WD). For TO driving, I would suspect 11-12L/100Km is the norm for warm weather and 13-15L/100Km for cold weather driving. Click on below link to see the actual EPA figures.

Compare Side-by-Side

As other have said, do a couple of actual fuel quantity to actual distance traveled calculation to get an accurate reading. This way you can prove to the repairer or yourself that you may or may not have a problem.

If you cut back on the Defrost & frequent higher speed uses, I think you will see it's pretty close to the norm. Do a couple of the calculated fuel economy measurement and keep us up on your results?

[Dr. Dyno]

You can do or try anything you want but if either the size of the tank or what the fuel gauge reads enters into your mileage "calculation," it'll NEVER be right!

[avs]

Originally Posted by ravi shankar

no--if i added 56 or 10 or 30 or any number, i would drive 330km and say my tank- almost full tank- is giving me 330 kms. and i would divide it by 56.

[SteVTEC]

DUDE... EVEN WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE IS ON "E" THERE'S STILL LIKE TWO GALLONS OF GAS LEFT IN THE CAR. THAT'S YOUR "MISSING" RANGE RIGHT THERE

[Ermghoti]

My commute has changed... went from 27mpg to 25 or worse. Have to remember to keep the defroster off unless I need it...