A while back, you may remember that I was trying to find the cause of the poor fuel consumption of my 1993 Camry. A few days before going on a trip, I had the air cleaner changed (AC Delco) and an alignment was done at a very reputable shop in town (Moncton NB Canada). The mechanic said my front wheels were toed in 1/2 an inch each and one rear, a 1/4 inch out. My previous alignement was done at Canadian Tire. I had promised myself prior to that visit that I would never take my car there again. I now have learned my lesson. Anyhoo, on my return trip, I kept my speed at 110 km-h most of the time, approx 70 mph, with the A/C off all the time. I did 732 kms and I put 50 liters in the tank, which means 6.8L/100kms or, in the US language, 34.58 US MPG or 41.54 in Imp. MPG. For a car with 285,000 Kms (178,000 m), and I had my wife and daughter plus luggage in the car, I find this to be more than just pretty good. With gas at $1.00/ liter or about 4 $US for 1.06 gallon, monitoring my "gas mileage" is becoming more and more important. Are there older Camry's out there doing as good or better than this? I use Valvoline synthetic oil in the engine. Synthetic will be going in the tranny too at the next service. JP
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18 years ago