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'04 Corolla fuel economy

  • 13-09-2011 10:23am
    #1
    colinsourke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    I recently bought a 2004 Corolla 1.6 vvti T-spirit with 29k miles on the clock. According to the trip computer, the fuel consumption is 10litres/100km, which is roughly 25 mpg (I think). My previous car was a 1.0l, so I was expecting it to be paying a bit more for fuel with the new car, but I still thought the fuel consumption would be a bit better than this...somewhere around the 30-35 mpg mark maybe?
    Does anyone know if 10l/100km is high for this make and model, or is it par for the course??


Comments

  • #2
    homer90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭homer90


    It does seem a little extreme if on long runs. City driving its a different story..

    I currently get those figures in a 530i auto.


  • #3
    garhjw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭garhjw


    something definitely sounds wrong there.

    what type of driving do you do? city, motorway etc? obviously this will have major impact on your mpg...


  • #4
    colinsourke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭colinsourke


    garhjw wrote: »
    something definitely sounds wrong there.

    what type of driving do you do? city, motorway etc? obviously this will have major impact on your mpg...

    It's pretty much all country road driving. Having said that, I only bought the car a couple of weeks ago from a guy who lived in the big smoke, in which time it has dropped from 10.3l/100km to 9.9l/100km. So maybe I just need to wait for it to even out, to reflect the kind of driving I'm doing? Even so, it's hardly going to drop significantly to what I was expecting, so it still seems high to me.
    It was serviced only 2 months ago by the way....


  • #5
    PADRAIC.M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭PADRAIC.M


    colinsourke wrote: »
    garhjw wrote: »
    something definitely sounds wrong there.

    what type of driving do you do? city, motorway etc? obviously this will have major impact on your mpg...

    It's pretty much all country road driving. Having said that, I only bought the car a couple of weeks ago from a guy who lived in the big smoke, in which time it has dropped from 10.3l/100km to 9.9l/100km. So maybe I just need to wait for it to even out, to reflect the kind of driving I'm doing? Even so, it's hardly going to drop significantly to what I was expecting, so it still seems high to me.
    It was serviced only 2 months ago by the way....
    You should reset the trip by holding down the trip button


  • #6
    andyseadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,412 ✭✭✭andyseadog


    definitely reset the trip computer and see what its like then after a week or two of your own style driving.

    i currently drive a 2000 corolla but with that same 1.6 VVT-i engine and my average according to the trip computer is 34mpg and i'm not saying i rally it everywhere but i certainly dont drive it to save on fuel.

    there is also i'm fairly sure a way to switch the trip computer from l/100km, to mpg.


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  • #7
    colinsourke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭colinsourke


    andyseadog wrote: »
    definitely reset the trip computer and see what its like then after a week or two of your own style driving.

    i currently drive a 2000 corolla but with that same 1.6 VVT-i engine and my average according to the trip computer is 34mpg and i'm not saying i rally it everywhere but i certainly dont drive it to save on fuel.

    there is also i'm fairly sure a way to switch the trip computer from l/100km, to mpg.

    Didn't know how to reset it. I'll try that and hopefully it won't be as bad as I thought!


  • #8
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    PADRAIC.M wrote: »
    You should reset the trip by holding down the trip button
    You should actually ignore the trip and calculate it manually;)


  • #9
    Gophur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,921 ✭✭✭Gophur


    10l/100km = 28.2 mpg


  • #10
    Kenny_D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Kenny_D


    T-spirit?

    Are you sure thats not a T-Sport corolla with the vvtL-i engine? If thats the case I'd say the MPG figure is about right given the massive drop in MPG once lift is engaged. If you haven't reset the trip since you bought the car its taking in the previous owners reading and he may have had it in lift every now and again


  • #11
    colinsourke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭colinsourke


    Gophur wrote: »
    10l/100km = 28.2 mpg

    Ok, I'm a dumbass.... I converted 10l/mpg to US mpg (23.5 approx) instead of Imperial mpg which is 28.2mpg. You learn something new every day! Not as bad as I thought and hopefully it will improve a bit more with my driving style. Thanks for all the help..


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  • #12
    colinsourke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭colinsourke


    Kenny_D wrote: »
    T-spirit?

    Are you sure thats not a T-Sport corolla with the vvtL-i engine? If thats the case I'd say the MPG figure is about right given the massive drop in MPG once lift is engaged. If you haven't reset the trip since you bought the car its taking in the previous owners reading and he may have had it in lift every now and again

    No it's not a t-sport (unfortunately!). It's a UK import, and t-spirit just meant the top trim level over there as far as I know. Don't think any Irish models had that badge.


  • #13
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    to switch the comp to mpg:

    press the right hand knob to cycle through audio adjustment, then fuel units come up, turn know, press knob. simples :)


  • #14
    E39MSport
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    fyi: -
    My '98 4e-fe 1.3l gave me c. 50 mpg on open roads


  • #15
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    the 98 model is a lot lighter a car though.


  • #16
    colinsourke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭colinsourke


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    to switch the comp to mpg:

    press the right hand knob to cycle through audio adjustment, then fuel units come up, turn know, press knob. simples :)

    Nice one


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