Based on Tio's experience, I also purchased a small trailer and hitch for my '04 XRS last year. I have toted my '78 Honda CB550K on it (about 435 lb), as well as a zero-turn John Deere riding mower, at 55-60 mph on highway with no issues. I drop to 5th from 6th for anything resembling a rise when doing so, but it handles it okay. Mileage drops, of course, but not below the mid 20s. Normal highway for this car is 30-34 mpg on premium, and I am not driving 55 (try 80). Ethanol content in gas in this part of the country is normally 10-15% everywhere and I also live in a "reformulated" gas market.
From: Inert Gas <saturation@...> To: Toyota_Matrix@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 12:58:31 PM Subject: Re: [Toyota_Matrix] Re: mpg graph 04 xr manual 2wd
always good to hear. I have sticky new tires and gas I get on the i95
often has ethanol. WHen I get the Ethanol gas my mpg drops to 30mpg,
on regular 36 mpg.
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM, geobas <geobas@.... com> wrote:
>
>
> What kind of a bike do you have? Did you use a motorcycle trailer or
> just a general purpose one? I sold my truck and was thinking of a
> motorcycle trailer to carry my Kawasaki KLR650 behind my '07 automatic
> Matrix.
>
> Thanks
>
> George
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:16 PM, tiopapo43 <tiopapo43@yahoo. com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Well I haven't been here for a while but I still get great mileage on my
>> 94
>> mile round trip commute to work and back. Two tanks ago I got 43 mpg not
>> speeding over 62 mph and watching my take offs carefuly and
>> also...coasting
>> a gret lot!
>> I now have 152900 on my 05 XR stick and it actually seems more powerful
>> now
>> than when it was new (yes I know I am getting older..)
>>
>> Last year I drove 700 miles to Phoenix halling my bike on a trailer (about
>> 950 lbs total) and I still got 35 mpg on that trip, my speed was average
>> of
>> 65 mph.
>>
>> Isn't this "carrito" great? I think so!
>>
>> tio
>>
>> m--- In Toyota_Matrix@ yahoogroups. com, "Brace, Karl" <karl.brace@ ...>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Below is my fuel economy record graph for the past year. My most recent
>>> tank, and a year ago, I took a 300 mile trip from eastern MA to central
>>> VT on rural state highways (mostly), which are the upward blips of 45.8
>>> and 43.7 MPG (miles per US gallon). The 45.8 trip I carefully timed my
>>> fillups so that tank was just the 300 mile trip, whereas for this recent
>>> trip the first part of the trip was on the previous tank (hence the blip
>>> up to 41.5), and while in VT we had a number of shorter side trips
>>> around town, and that tank also included a week of my commute after the
>>> trip - that's why the fuel economy wasn't as high for the trip this
>>> year. But I did set a personal record for distance - 475 miles! And I
>>> was only down to the midpoint of the lowest red bar on the gauge (I
>>> would call that 1/8th, but the 4 red bars are different widths,
>>> whatever).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For those who don't know me, my commute is 12 miles each way on small
>>> roads at 30-45 MPH with only a few stops signs and lights, almost no
>>> traffic.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Karl 04 XR manual 2WD
>>>
>>
>>
>
Below is my fuel economy record graph for the past year. My most recent tank, and a year ago, I took a 300 mile trip from eastern MA to central VT on rural...
Those are some insane stats! If you've got some time to kill, check out my stats so far for 2008 on fuelly.com. I've got all my fillups for the year through...
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How about engine braking? Does anyone know if that uses fuel? Regards, Jose www.theberkleycyclist.blogspot.com (Sent via Sprint Treo755p, so please do not...
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I forgot to mention that my 31mpg is without air conditioning on. With it on I average 29 mpg, in town. No matter where you go, He is There! ... From:...
Well I haven't been here for a while but I still get great mileage on my 94 mile round trip commute to work and back. Two tanks ago I got 43 mpg not speeding...
What kind of a bike do you have? Did you use a motorcycle trailer or just a general purpose one? I sold my truck and was thinking of a motorcycle trailer to...
always good to hear. I have sticky new tires and gas I get on the i95 often has ethanol. WHen I get the Ethanol gas my mpg drops to 30mpg, on regular 36 mpg....
Based on Tio's experience, I also purchased a small trailer and hitch for my '04 XRS last year. I have toted my '78 Honda CB550K on it (about 435 lb), as well...
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