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I'm back to 28-30mpg! Going through this winter was interesting. Why does this engine drop fuel economy so much in the cold? I was getting anywhere from 25-30mpg last summer and well into the winter. When it got down just in the 30's here for some time, I had a hard time getting 21mpg. I...

I drive off road in mud and gravel all the time and I've yet to notice a problem. The wheels can get caked with mud, but I've never had them build up so much that it looked to be a problem with the brake lines. When I get much build up on my wheels it's very noticeable at speed because the...

That's for sure! After nearly 12K I feel like it only helps to know what kind of fuel economy I can expect in different scenarios. I'm not sure how useful an average is no matter how many miles you have to base it on. If someone told me they averaged 17mpg driving, but most of their driving...

I'll repeat this for all who say they get worse fuel economy in Eco, you are doing something wrong! I know you don't want to hear that, but Toyota did not create an Eco mode that makes fuel economy worse. If you are getting worse fuel economy in Eco it is your driving. You are trying to...

The key to your post is "computer says". Calculate the fuel economy yourself or learn how the gauge works. TRD OR non-hybrid, I get 24+mpg in most driving since the day I picked it up at the dealer. I'm coming up on 12K and that's been really consistent. Over 70mph fuel economy drops pretty...

Locking diff a placebo? I can tell you ATRAC did nothing for me in this situation! https://www.tacoma4g.com/forum/threads/my-2024-toyota-tacoma-off-road-journal.5640/post-119844

First update to my journal in a while but I thought this was a worthwhile one. I always laugh when I see reviews of "off-road" trucks and related accessories like traction boards. I don't think I've ever seen a reviewer actually do anything remotely close to what I do on a weekly basis with my...

9000 miles, best truck ever so far (and I'm 55 and have owned trucks my whole driving life). Engine and transmission are awesome. Worst gas mileage I get is when I'm driving a lot on the highway in the 70-80mph range, I might get a trip average as low as 18-19mpg. I've gotten 27mpg on plenty...

First MAJOR problem with this piece of junk (just kidding). Out driving far from home today and after stopping for gas I tried to insert my seat belt and couldn't. No amount of force worked. I was already driving and so annoyed that I didn't want to pull off and try to mess with it. I kept...

I'll give you the answer .1%. Amazing how much people worry about nothing. Loving every second driving my truck, and have no concerns out the insignificant number of issues.

I have had issues with the source switching. Volume control either the knob or steering wheel controls, changes the source. Seems like it went away for a while, then it came back. I've tried to figure out if there's some magic to the way I connected or started apps when it went away for a...

I've got to say, the owners who call their trucks a taco have always annoyed me...apparently ChatGPT too. Oh, so you're one of those people who calls their Toyota Tacoma a "Taco." How precious. Nothing says “I’m trying way too hard to sound cool” like taking a tough, off-road-capable truck and...

In the diagram of the EVAP system, at the end of the document, it looks like the canister is in the fuel tank. Anyone know if that's really the case, or is it just shown that way to condense the diagram? If so, how would it be replaced? I ask because on a previous Nissan Frontier the evap...

Here's another one for those complaining about fuel economy or saying those getting good fuel economy are doing something crazy. This trip was today, the vast majority of the trip into a strong west headwind, mostly flat roads. This was one way so I didn't get the benefit of the tailwind at...

I'm one of those guys but I get that mileage on a flat road doing 45-55mph, pretty much absolute best case scenario (but I've done it over 50 mile trips in ideal conditions). Just guessing about the type of driving tanrmt09 is talking about, my best would probably be 22mpg, and significantly...

Interesting. I get a GM family discount and I've had more GM trucks than anything else, so my considerations were Colorado Z71, Canyon AT4, and Tacoma OR. I went with the Toyota. All my GM's have been reliable vehicles so I felt like that was a known for me with the GMs, and more of an...

MSRP and I had to watch allocations in the 10 closest states, negotiate to get that, and then wait months. No add ons whatsoever, base TRD OR with only the 14" screen and heated seats. Two things made it difficult, bronze oxide w/ black&white interior was incredibly hard to find, and not...

There are multiple differences in the trucks, including the tires. One is an off-road, one is not.

Calculating a full tank is no more "real" mpg than calculating a trip of any significant mileage. A full tank could just as easily be any type of driving as a shorter trip. I manually calculated a full tank and got 23.5mpg and that included a full hour of idling, some time in 4wd, and a good...