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Old 03-08-13, 05:46 AM
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Default What's your long-term gas mileage?

I owned a 2000 ES300 for about 10 years.
Over the course of the past 2.5 years and 54 tanks of fuel fill-ups monitored by an app (aCar) on my phone:

Avg MPG: 16.9
Max MPG: 28.6
Min MPG: 13.1
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There is a separate thread on this topic.

It also depends of the fuel octane, ambient condition, driving habits, city/hwy, road conditions, etc....too many variables.
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Over the past 2 years, 1997 ES300, 55 tanks of fuel:

Average 21.3
Lowest. 15.7
Highest. 28.2

2000 ES300 44 tanks:

Average 20.7
Lowest 15.1
Highest. 27.4

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Old 03-09-13, 01:29 PM
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Fuelly is a great way to keep track too, Here is mine.

Of course you are right BDSL, any comparison is tough because we have different habits, the ones where someone compares a tank of 87 to 93 make me laugh. Also if you are not tracking via a notebook or app or whatever concrete way you always think you are doing better than you are.

Over the long term though the results can be comparable, as you see 285exp and I get similar mileage in the long run, Fuelly proves that out most owners hover around the average for each particular car. This is a circa 20 MPG car. Natey 2 you must have a heckuva lead foot you are way below typical avg MPG...
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I've been tracking mine for 9 months now - 31 fuel ups.

Average: 25.2
Lowest: 21.8
Highest: 27.5

This is about 75% highway/interstate driving. Always use regular gas. I wanna try premium, once the prices go down a little.
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I consistently get around 21-22 with 50 50 mix of city and highway. Also take into acount snow tires
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Originally Posted by Power6
Natey 2 you must have a heckuva lead foot you are way below typical avg MPG...
Actually I was pretty nice to my ES300 But I only drive about 5 miles each way daily; no freeway driving. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes or more to travel that 5 miles
I use Premium unleaded. How much better gas mileage does 91 give, over 87?

Now I have an 2005 LS430... Very nice car, but we'll see what kinda gas mileage I get under the same driving conditions.

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Originally Posted by Natey2
Actually I was pretty nice to my ES300 But I only drive about 5 miles each way daily; no freeway driving. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes or more to travel that 5 miles
I use Premium unleaded. How much better gas mileage does 91 give, over 87?

Now I have an 2005 LS430... Very nice car, but we'll see what kinda gas mileage I get under the same driving conditions.
Get a bike, you're in Cali!
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Originally Posted by MrBooby
Get a bike, you're in Cali!
I've seen more than 1 accident between a car and a cyclist on the road I drive to work. It was painful for me just seeing the mangled bicycle, one shoe and helmet still on the road, and some blood on the road. It's just not worth it on my route, I tell ya

Look what happened to my ES300 when I was stopped at a red-light on that road:
Attached Thumbnails What's your long-term gas mileage?-es300_totaled.jpg  

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I use aCar for tracking:

http://www.zonewalker.com/acar


My '99 ES300 is averaging 22.02 MPG or $0.20 a miles in terms of gas only.

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Originally Posted by BDSL
There is a separate thread on this topic.

It also depends of the fuel octane, ambient condition, driving habits, city/hwy, road conditions, etc....too many variables.
how would an old thread help determine what everyone is getting now? 2 years ago 10% ethanol was being mixed in gas at a few stations now it is advertised everywhere

with my 3.3
min 16.9
average 20.4
max 32.1

i also have a k and n style box air filter with stock air intake, and clean the throttle body and filter every oil change as well as seafoam the engine twice a year(mostly to irritate the neighbors hehe)
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