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Originally Posted by doubledup
I bought an 08 double cab 4x4.
I am on my third tank of gas and only getting 10.1 mpg in the city.
i have been driving it like an old lady also, jsut to see what kind of mileage i will get.
i was assured 17 mpg. Yes, i did purchase this truck because I am a toyota fan. I loved my previous one.
can anyone tell me if and when the mileage will get better.
oh yeah, I live in Canada and am driving in an average of -20 degrees C
tks
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Do not feel bad you are not alone I'm getting the same kind of number under similair conditions In Ontario.
I only have one word of caution if your using the onboard computor as your reference for you MPG.
I have found with mine that the conversion when switching form L/Litres to MPG is in fact using the USA conversion number rather than Canadian.
This is Candain bought tundra to boot??????????
In the manual it suggests both ENGLISH and US Conversion factors can be programed in the system.
EASY TO CONFIRM
Switch between AVG L/100kms and AVG MPG on computer readout do a hand calculation using the following factor.
Canadian Conversion =
(AVG L/ 100kms to CAN AVG MPG) is (282.481 divided by ( *** ) L/100 kms).
American Conversion
( AVG L/100kms to US AVG MPG ) is (235.2146 divided by ( ***) L/100kms)
One thing I do know is when I'm up to speed on the hwy 100km/hr I avg 21 mpg even with wrong conversion. once I enter city driving the AVG drops like a rock.
However I suspect some of drop is due to the fact the dealer at my last oil change for some reason used 5W30w oil ???
