New Worst Tank Ever record?

[danl]

36mpg. Calculated at the tank. And that was my first ever fillup in my brand new metallic grey. It was disappointing to say the least, until I came on the forums and read about the bladder. My second fillup was 46, so that soothed some of my fears.

[Rotorhead]

My last (and worst) tank was 29.2mpg. Brutal single digit temps, butt deep snow and nothing but short trips. Plus, I run the recommended (by Toyota) tire pressure when the the roads are wet or snow/ice covered. Much better traction with the original tires that way. 29.2mpg doesn't make me feel bad because if I was driving my old car under similar conditions, I would have been lucky to hit 10mpg.

Mike

[elcorazon]

any tank where all my trips are short and the temps are below freezing are around 30, sometimes high 20's. In winter, I'm pleased when I get 35+.

On the other hand, by Honda Odyssey got 13 mpg when I filled up yesterday.

[mlibanio]

Well my Neon has been embarassing the brains out of my Prius. But then again it goes in the garage. But I have been averaging 38-44 mpg the past month in freezing temperatures. Its been doing okay. About 450-500 kms, but my 2002 Neon gets 550 kms each week too, and its the same size gas tank! Poor ol Prius is just super sensitive to the cold!

[mlibanio]

But as far as I can tell, my Classic seems to be doing much better than the Iconic! But then again, youi guys have a better winter car in every way. Classics are so helpless without snow tires. By buddy with a 2005 can drive quite well on the stock tires. I have Yokohama A633 Snow Tires and they made worlds of difference in grip, but no impact to Fuel Economy. In fact I am getting about the same as with my Khumo KR21 LRR tires!

[Bob64]

When its cold (below 35f) I can barely hang on to 55-64mpg on my daily commutes. On very short trips, my mpg is around 25-35mpg.

[nooaah]

I drove like a complete jerk for an entire tank in somewhat cold temperatures (30's-40's) and the stupid thing still didn't go below 45mpg. I'm cursed.

[Bill1]

My best, worst and average (it is also my first and only so far) tank was 52.2 mpg based on pump and 51.7 from the MFD. Having realatively warm North Florida temps of 50°F to 60°F helps. Six pips left in tank number two...

[michelle203]

Originally Posted by patsparks

(Most)Chics don't dig MPG.

Speak for yourself- it drives me nuts when I don't get the mpgs I hope for. I have an 80 mile RT commute to work, and this car is my savior.

I had an all-time low while driving through Arkansas on a vacation. It was super windy, hitting the car pretty hard, and I hit 39 mpg. So sad. But usually it's been between 45-47 this winter. We'll see when it gets a little warmer. (Best has been 53.)

[PriusSmith]

Big Red averaged 29 MPG on my trip to Florida and back last week. Of course, it was carrying two sea kayaks, a load of camping gear. We started the trip in 20-degree temperatures and since we were driving on 95 the speeds were in the high 70s. That is still better than I could do with another vehicle.