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post Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39 PM
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well, i bought the celica with hopes of getting Much better gas mileage than my other car. 1999 mustang 3.8 v6 5 spd. so i filled it up last week, set the trip, and today the trip meter hit 280 miles and i was due for a fill up. well, it took 14.4 gallons. it comes out to about 19.5 miles per gallon. my mustang gets 21 average! i've gotten up to 30!. this really was quite a let down. i still love the celica but is everyone getting such horrible mpg?
maintainance is kept up. runs great. plugs, wires, filters. only thing i can think of is it needs of an alignment. what else could be the problem?

thanks, sorry for knocking the celi's.


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post Mar 27, 2008 - 12:20 PM
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QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 2:39 AM) [snapback]658420[/snapback]

well, i bought the celica with hopes of getting Much better gas mileage than my other car. 1999 mustang 3.8 v6 5 spd. so i filled it up last week, set the trip, and today the trip meter hit 280 miles and i was due for a fill up. well, it took 14.4 gallons. it comes out to about 19.5 miles per gallon. my mustang gets 21 average! i've gotten up to 30!. this really was quite a let down. i still love the celica but is everyone getting such horrible mpg?
maintainance is kept up. runs great. plugs, wires, filters. only thing i can think of is it needs of an alignment. what else could be the problem?

thanks, sorry for knocking the celi's.


Erich

25-28 city
30-34 hwy

94gt 5spd 5sfe

I drive it like I stole it.


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- Badkarma   VERY Dissappointed with the Celica....   Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39 PM
- - monkey   look at ur right foot, theres the culprit its a f...   Mar 26, 2008 - 9:42 PM
- - tankd0g   QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39...   Mar 26, 2008 - 9:48 PM
- - punkuup5150   lol i get about the same mpg and i have a st >_...   Mar 26, 2008 - 9:54 PM
- - ZGear   QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 2:39...   Mar 26, 2008 - 9:59 PM
- - monkey   its all about the style of driving.... drive to u...   Mar 26, 2008 - 10:06 PM
- - bccentaur3   Theres no way you are getting only 19.5 mpg. Dude,...   Mar 26, 2008 - 10:18 PM
- - ferngt4   i got to agree, its the right foot and the weight ...   Mar 26, 2008 - 10:45 PM
- - Batman722   replace your primary 02 sensor. You should be gett...   Mar 26, 2008 - 11:25 PM
- - monkey   grr ^^^ gota get technical with it dont u^^^^ just...   Mar 26, 2008 - 11:47 PM
- - bccentaur3   lol^.... I was going to say O2 sensor too, but jus...   Mar 27, 2008 - 12:05 AM
- - joehernandez   have you changed your spark plugs, oil, and air fi...   Mar 27, 2008 - 12:44 AM
- - SoDo   I get about 25-28 mpg. I drive fast and have the ...   Mar 27, 2008 - 12:53 AM
- - politicsareevil   I drive in houston traffic EVERYDAY.... I got bett...   Mar 27, 2008 - 1:25 AM
- - forkee   what about your tires and tire pressure? those cou...   Mar 27, 2008 - 1:44 AM
- - Insanity-74   I dream of 19.5 mpg   Mar 27, 2008 - 1:56 AM
|- - CelicaST_CALI   QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Mar 26, 2008 - ...   Mar 27, 2008 - 11:29 AM
- - daazndood   its hard to admit, but i have to say the 5sfe is p...   Mar 27, 2008 - 2:55 AM
- - shaunrichard   Okay, there are a couple of things to consider. Fi...   Mar 27, 2008 - 3:52 AM
- - djyohimbe   one word: Seafoam   Mar 27, 2008 - 10:23 AM
- - njccmd2002   i fill it up, use it and fill it up. dont care ho...   Mar 27, 2008 - 10:35 AM
- - D-Man   get a Full Tune Up your car (plugs, wires, o2 sens...   Mar 27, 2008 - 10:41 AM
- - tomazws   Yup, this is one and the only thing a ST owner can...   Mar 27, 2008 - 11:55 AM
- - cochise   QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 2:39...   Mar 27, 2008 - 12:20 PM
- - 99Celica   QUOTE(D-Man @ Mar 27, 2008 - 10...   Mar 27, 2008 - 4:59 PM
- - 6strngs   hey, I only get 17-19 mpg... but my car is turbo. ...   Mar 27, 2008 - 7:22 PM
- - dabazied   QUOTEget a Full Tune Up your car (plugs, wires, o2...   Mar 27, 2008 - 7:26 PM
- - Havok1997GT   either there is something wrong with your car or s...   Mar 27, 2008 - 7:33 PM
- - addictions   my 7afe hits 5000 rpm's at least 15 times a da...   Mar 27, 2008 - 8:09 PM
- - monkey   edit.... nvm didnt notice there were 2 pages   Mar 27, 2008 - 8:15 PM
- - Badkarma   i really haven't been beating on the car. it...   Mar 27, 2008 - 10:40 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 11:4...   Mar 28, 2008 - 9:10 AM
|- - hurley97   QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 11:4...   Mar 28, 2008 - 10:52 AM
|- - alltracman78   QUOTE(hurley97 @ Mar 28, 2008 - 10:5...   Mar 28, 2008 - 5:18 PM
- - markjbutler   QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 10:4...   Mar 28, 2008 - 5:19 AM
- - azian_advanced   i'm in the same situation.. i'm averaging ...   Mar 28, 2008 - 6:19 AM
|- - axelrduvirage   QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Mar 28, 2008 - 8...   Mar 28, 2008 - 6:51 AM
- - azian_advanced   sure, i was actually planning to do that. and sho...   Mar 28, 2008 - 6:59 AM
- - Rymaster   jeez i break 30mpg easily of course, i coast ATON...   Mar 28, 2008 - 1:08 PM
- - 99CelicaGT   Me and my buddy took a trip to California last wee...   Mar 28, 2008 - 2:23 PM
- - 6G96GT   QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39...   Mar 28, 2008 - 7:04 PM
- - Badkarma   everyone always tries coming up with a "opera...   Mar 28, 2008 - 8:00 PM
- - 99CelicaGT   For all of you 5s-fe owners, I've done some co...   Mar 28, 2008 - 9:04 PM
|- - DEATH   QUOTE(99CelicaGT @ Mar 28, 2008 - 9...   Mar 29, 2008 - 8:14 AM
- - azian_advanced   there are sooo many things that will lead to poor ...   Mar 29, 2008 - 12:12 AM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   Yeah, most Bosch plugs on Toyotas don't work ...   Mar 29, 2008 - 11:04 AM
- - 99CelicaGT   +4 plugs are meant for larger displacement engines...   Mar 29, 2008 - 3:59 PM
- - Badkarma   where on the exaust manifold is it located? any di...   Mar 29, 2008 - 4:29 PM
- - 99CelicaGT   Your exhaust manifold is located where the metal c...   Apr 1, 2008 - 7:47 PM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE(99CelicaGT @ Apr 1, 2008 - 5:4...   Apr 1, 2008 - 7:58 PM
- - Badkarma   I know where the exhaust manifold is. im not that ...   Apr 1, 2008 - 10:48 PM
- - 6strngs   if you're looking at the exhaust manifold and ...   Apr 1, 2008 - 11:01 PM
- - GriffGirl   Have you replaced your distributor cap and rotor? ...   Apr 2, 2008 - 12:00 PM
- - b1gr3d   my gt gets around 400 miles on a tank...almost all...   Apr 4, 2008 - 6:29 AM
- - Batman722   replace the 02 yet ?   Apr 6, 2008 - 11:11 AM
- - daazndood   i recently achieved 260 miles off of 11 gallons. ...   Apr 6, 2008 - 11:30 PM
- - dnyluong   QUOTE(monkey @ Mar 26, 2008 - 10:06 ...   Apr 10, 2008 - 2:32 PM
- - Rider   I usually shift anywhere between 2,800 - 3,400 rpm...   Apr 11, 2008 - 2:10 AM


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