 VERY Dissappointed with the Celica.... |
 Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 23, '06 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%)  |
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 |
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Mar 27, 2008 - 7:22 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
hey, I only get 17-19 mpg... but my car is turbo.
check your tire pressure for sure. OEM spec is 33 PSI, but for slightly better milage, you could run them a little higher like 38 PSI or so. other than that, everyone has covered everything else you need to know. if your car is mechanically in good condition it should get better milage. GT's are rated for 22 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway. --------------------  94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
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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 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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