Es300 MPGS! I CAN GET OVER 30MPGS!!!!!
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I can get above 28 mpg, If I drive like a sane person. Mind you, I don't do this very often. I'm generally redlining from light to light, but once in awhile it's fun to see how many miles per gallon I can squeeze out of the ES.
I occasionally use CC when on flat land and on long road trips, because if I don't I find myself going 90+. LOL
I occasionally use CC when on flat land and on long road trips, because if I don't I find myself going 90+. LOL
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I have a 4th gen es 300 and past couple days I've been watching my mpg avg and I maxed at 24mpg and most the time I sit at 21mpg and that about 10%. Town 90% highway but I do have a stuck cylinder ATM so that might be affecting the mpg some so ill post back in when that's fixed
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1995 ES300,
100% grinding stop and go urban driving nets 18.9mpg.
100% highway, 70mph on cruise, complete check of car (tires balanced, and inflated to 39psi, fresh oil and air filter, mid grade gas) nets 29.9 mph. This was through hilly interstate in southern VA, and eastern TN.
100% grinding stop and go urban driving nets 18.9mpg.
100% highway, 70mph on cruise, complete check of car (tires balanced, and inflated to 39psi, fresh oil and air filter, mid grade gas) nets 29.9 mph. This was through hilly interstate in southern VA, and eastern TN.
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1995 ES300,
100% grinding stop and go urban driving nets 18.9mpg.
100% highway, 70mph on cruise, complete check of car (tires balanced, and inflated to 39psi, fresh oil and air filter, mid grade gas) nets 29.9 mph. This was through hilly interstate in southern VA, and eastern TN.
100% grinding stop and go urban driving nets 18.9mpg.
100% highway, 70mph on cruise, complete check of car (tires balanced, and inflated to 39psi, fresh oil and air filter, mid grade gas) nets 29.9 mph. This was through hilly interstate in southern VA, and eastern TN.
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/4199963
See the graph on page 17 of this report, the difference between 30 psi and 45 psi for the tires tested was less than 1 mpg.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/200...-001CRVOL2.PDF
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The main thing you're accomplishing by overinflating your tires is making the ride harsher, increasing the stress on the suspension, and increasing the chance of damaging your tire or wheel if you hit a pothole or other obstruction, the fuel economy benefits are negligible.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/4199963
See the graph on page 17 of this report, the difference between 30 psi and 45 psi for the tires tested was less than 1 mpg.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/200...-001CRVOL2.PDF
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/4199963
See the graph on page 17 of this report, the difference between 30 psi and 45 psi for the tires tested was less than 1 mpg.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/200...-001CRVOL2.PDF
I personally have noticed no degradation in ride or suspension performance after 15,000 miles(quite a bit larger sample size than the Popular Mechanics article) at 39psi. BTW my PSi is measured with a snap-on digital tire pressure guage capable of .1psi increments I wonder how they PM guys measured theirs?.
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We had been at 23-26 mixed driving BUT wife noticed a little bawking/stutter starting and put a bottle of cleaner through one tank... trouble slowly left us BUT she put the GOOD stuff into the tank this time and WOW...
2003 ES 300.....99000 miles and best purchase I have made BUT how many of you NEED to run High octane to get your best results ???
2003 ES 300.....99000 miles and best purchase I have made BUT how many of you NEED to run High octane to get your best results ???
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That Popular Mechanics article actually proves my point, if you take one key piece of information into account... LA is just 71M above sea level, while Glendale is 351M above sea level, so they recorded the "best mileage ever" while going uphill on "over inflated" tires, and barely replicated the results while going downhill on tires at standard inflation.
I personally have noticed no degradation in ride or suspension performance after 15,000 miles(quite a bit larger sample size than the Popular Mechanics article) at 39psi. BTW my PSi is measured with a snap-on digital tire pressure guage capable of .1psi increments I wonder how they PM guys measured theirs?.
I personally have noticed no degradation in ride or suspension performance after 15,000 miles(quite a bit larger sample size than the Popular Mechanics article) at 39psi. BTW my PSi is measured with a snap-on digital tire pressure guage capable of .1psi increments I wonder how they PM guys measured theirs?.
I see you ignored the other article.
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285exp, I read both, both back up my point, proper tire inflation, or increased tire inflation improve MPG...period.
I never said it was a huge increase, but it IS measuable. And yes I very much believe that a difference was made by comparing a trip that gains 1000 feet of altitude to a trip that loses 1000 feet of altitude, how could there not be? Is the increase "only" 1mpg? possibly...is that difference measruable? yes, and therefore valid in my eyes. I'm not telling anybody else what they should or should not do with their cars (like you presume to do), I'm simply stating what I do, and what I observe.
I never said it was a huge increase, but it IS measuable. And yes I very much believe that a difference was made by comparing a trip that gains 1000 feet of altitude to a trip that loses 1000 feet of altitude, how could there not be? Is the increase "only" 1mpg? possibly...is that difference measruable? yes, and therefore valid in my eyes. I'm not telling anybody else what they should or should not do with their cars (like you presume to do), I'm simply stating what I do, and what I observe.
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I get 30 mpg on the highway as well during the summer, with AC off, on 87 octane, tire inflated to 33-35 psi, on all-season tires. My 97 ES300 has more than 280k miles.
No need to inflate tires to 39psi to get 30mpg and jeopardize tire wear, braking, and other performance.
No need to inflate tires to 39psi to get 30mpg and jeopardize tire wear, braking, and other performance.
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285exp, I read both, both back up my point, proper tire inflation, or increased tire inflation improve MPG...period.
I never said it was a huge increase, but it IS measuable. And yes I very much believe that a difference was made by comparing a trip that gains 1000 feet of altitude to a trip that loses 1000 feet of altitude, how could there not be? Is the increase "only" 1mpg? possibly...is that difference measruable? yes, and therefore valid in my eyes. I'm not telling anybody else what they should or should not do with their cars (like you presume to do), I'm simply stating what I do, and what I observe.
I never said it was a huge increase, but it IS measuable. And yes I very much believe that a difference was made by comparing a trip that gains 1000 feet of altitude to a trip that loses 1000 feet of altitude, how could there not be? Is the increase "only" 1mpg? possibly...is that difference measruable? yes, and therefore valid in my eyes. I'm not telling anybody else what they should or should not do with their cars (like you presume to do), I'm simply stating what I do, and what I observe.
Both of us are providing information. You are telling people that they can increase their fuel economy, without any negative effects, simply by overinflating their tires. I am providing evidence that, while there is some increase in mileage, it is not significant and it comes with several negative effects. People here are free to evaluate what we say and the evidence we provide to back it up, and they are free to make their choice accordingly.
http://www.wheels.ca/over-inflated-t...re-a-bad-idea/