TERRIBLE gas mileage on new Tacoma TRD OR

[timetoeatpotatoes]

you dont need to share your location on fuelly.

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[CrispyTacoLover]

Crispy, I log my fillups and other stuff, tire changes, service, etc. in a book in my rig. But I can't think of a reason to let the world know where I am at any particular time. I'm not grousing, I'm curious why I should do that - seriously not fuzzed up - curious.

Location is not a requirement.

You just plug in the odometer number, gallons of the fillup, and price per gallon. Here my data so far…

https://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/tacoma/2024/crispytacolover/1306047

Since you are clearly an outlier, it would be interesting to see the log entries.

 

[oxi]

I make a lot of trips by where I think you live or bought your pickup - Stevens Point?

Anything above 70+ MPH and much payload make the EPA highway estimates near impossible. 60 MPH or less can be pretty good. Metro/city driving in a judicious manner will beat what our two Siennas did.

My wife's German wagon can get up to 38 MPG on highway which I consider good for an AWD and that functional a vehicle. I'm sure 45 series tires with year-round 3PMSF tires hurt it.

As nice as my gen 4 is, I can't imagine wanting it as a primary commuter as seems to be with many. Even more from testing the halo models. I'm off road a lot, a trail builder, ski area crew and like the TRD OR OEM tires a lot for my mix.

Issue is I put the spacer kit up front, so the Sport sits higher with larger and heavier ko2's. The skid plate deflects air below, but lots of air rushing beneath. Fuel mileage is no concern with the Tacoma because I destroyed it with some minor mods.

Mark Motors is where I bought my last 3 Tacoma's, 05 X-Runner, 10 SR5, 16 SR, but the TRD Sport was from Cheboygan, MI.

My Corolla was from Mark though...

I have 3 Toyota dealers like 45 minutes apart from where I live. Plover, Appleton and Oshkosh.

 

[bitflogger]

Issue is I put the spacer kit up front, so the Sport sits higher with larger and heavier ko2's. The skid plate deflects air below, but lots of air rushing beneath. Fuel mileage is no concern with the Tacoma because I destroyed it with some minor mods.

Mark Motors is where I bought my last 3 Tacoma's, 05 X-Runner, 10 SR5, 16 SR, but the TRD Sport was from Cheboygan, MI.

My Corolla was from Mark though...

I have 3 Toyota dealers like 45 minutes apart from where I live. Plover, Appleton and Oshkosh.

I see it is common that people modify a Sport or SR5 with bigger tires and more but from much experience I could not do that and wonder if a lot of it is for the look or at least not doing much work off road. I'd have liked lower profile tires than the OR for longer road trips but have to have that locker vs ABS/traction control.

Someone named Mark has a big fancy estate near our cabin and I've wondered if that's same as that dealer I go by. I looked at their incoming. They like others would list pre-sold vehicles as available. My luck was a similar distance dealer from home getting an allocation trade so I got the rare in midwest but common in west long bed OR with inverter package.

I got close to considering fancier models just for availability but didn't want something that stands out more. Salespeople considered me funny for not wanting what many do.

To be on topic, I can achieve good fuel mileage as long as not driving fast, towing or fully loaded. Prevailing winds mean keeping up with the I39/51 traffic can be poor mileage.

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