Re: Whiny fuel economy/EPA story on NBC

That is pretty good mileage for Highlander. My wife has a 05 Highlander

> Limited FWD and it never gets more than 21 mpg. It usually gets around 18 of > mix driving in Southern Orange Couty, CA. The 20 mpg was achieved during our > trip to Phoenix between Xmas and New Year 3 months ago. The information > display in that car never tells you the truth about the gas mileage > consumption. It always shows that we are getting around 22 mpg and in fact > we only get 19 from it. The speed limit is 75 mph on I-10 and people usually > drive minimum 85 mph on I-10 between LA and Phoenix. Even though there is > nothing but desert between LA and Phoenix, the road is not flat, either. > > I also niticed that Toyota cars get pretty bad gas mileage during cold rainy > day. My 99 Sienna usually gets 19 in mixed driving, but it only gets 16 or > less in cold rainy days.

I noticed maybe a 10% drop in economy from summer to winter, if even that. Of course, mine are all '80's cars...

>> It also depends what state mandates the gasoline formulation, IMHO. My >> Highlander, here in Northern California runs low 20's on highway. In > Idaho, >> Washington or Oregon I run about 10% better. I probably drive a bit hard > to >> get best mileage but In summer I am over 17 in town and about 21 on > highway >> with V-6 AWD. about 23 up north >> Ron >> >>
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