What can I do to improve MPG?

finaltable · 05-28-2007, 12:44 AM

I should also point out that this car is going to my mechanic before I buy it to get his "okay" to make sure I am not about to buy a car with problems. I expect the car to get a passing grade because the place the current owner has been taking it gets pretty high marks around here.

cre · 05-28-2007, 07:06 AM

Good luck with it, keep us posted!

While there are a lot of shops that I know that get "high marks" it's usually the owners who slack or cheap out, killing the car. The owner's the one who beats on the car daily, even a bad mechanic only gets a shot at it every so often.

mrnickleye · 05-28-2007, 07:18 AM

I get 22mpg on the highway, and 16mpg in town.

My kids '99 Camry with 2.2L get 30 highway, 20 town.

I used to run a bit bigger tire, 255-50 x 16". They are about 1" taller than stock.

With them I was getting 24mpg hiway, 17 town. I switched back to stock because it lost some getup and go around town.

05-28-2007, 07:18 AM	#3
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	I get 22mpg on the highway, and 16mpg in town. My kids '99 Camry with 2.2L get 30 highway, 20 town. I used to run a bit bigger tire, 255-50 x 16". They are about 1" taller than stock. With them I was getting 24mpg hiway, 17 town. I switched back to stock because it lost some getup and go around town. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

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finaltable 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 99	I should also point out that this car is going to my mechanic before I buy it to get his "okay" to make sure I am not about to buy a car with problems. I expect the car to get a passing grade because the place the current owner has been taking it gets pretty high marks around here.

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cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	Good luck with it, keep us posted! While there are a lot of shops that I know that get "high marks" it's usually the owners who slack or cheap out, killing the car. The owner's the one who beats on the car daily, even a bad mechanic only gets a shot at it every so often.