Ugh...

Could be the winter blend with ethanol yielding lower mpgs. When I need grief counseling, red wine fixes everything.

 

I think tyres can be a big factor in mpg. I changed mine a year ago and instantly got some 5% less mpg.

 

Tires, mmhmm and how long did you go without the engine block heater??

 

Got new tires few weeks ago, my commute has gone from 63 mpg to 59 mpg with 100 mi commute round trip. 10/32" tread is killing me, with 820 treadwear it will take forever to break in. I don't even drive fast enough to take corner turns like a champ either. Miss the 3/32" treads, getting these treads shaved to 5/32" ha.

 

Where do you live Grit? Is this winter mpg? The best I've seen on my car is a very rare 50mpg at most. Either mine is messed up well or I don't know what.

 

That's rare, very rare and at mild tempsl 50 mpg is 4.7l/100km. I usually see 5.5l/100km on highway if I drive 20+km; otherwise it can be up to 6-6.5L. For short distances I saw anything from 7-9L at mild temps, to 9,10, even 20-30l at hars temps like -15C. But with all the issues I've been getting, who knows what's justifiable anymore.

 

So it's normal for winter?

 

That is awesome. Did you have to input all that data by hand? Or fuelly somehow gathers it automatically; just curious as I've never done it. Not that it scares me; I collect way more data from my car for work.

Thanks for sharing; just as I suspected many times before, there's something wrong with the car and it's deeper than dragging brake pads.

 

I was curious to see if there was some sort of automated system; I keep tabs for taxes. Not that there's much info, just for automation.

Yeah I've heard that piece of info in excess by now. So many people pissed off because of the hidden facts of the official Prius mpgs.

I was wondering if I would ever switch for another car but I come back to the same reasons. For me the large size and the electronic side of it is actually a plus - borderline perfect - since I wanted to do a travel mod out of this car. I haven't seen another hatchback that can quite compare. I'll post stuff about it when it's ready so you'll see what I mean eventually.

 

He’s a Northern California resident who is in the Bay Area frequently.

Close enough to attend our meetups.

His interior is stripped out, but since it is only him, why not.

 

Got new tires in July, since then I haven’t gotten over 50 mpg (calculated) a tank. The new route I need to take sure doesn’t help neither.

 

The consumption really depends on your driving style and usage. In Spritmonitor the average is between 3,14 and 7,5.
The highway is ~6 l/100 km for me too, but that means tgat I try to keep the 130km/h - which is ~120km/h by GPS (~74 mph).