European Yaris 2000 Ecomodding
I'm going to start a build thread around this little ecomomic car, as I belive it has a lot of potential for a very good economy.
I got this car used, I swopped it for my 2003 RAV4 4x4 2,0 petrol, as my job situation changed, and we have to save some money the Yaris seemed to be a real moneysaver....
The service history of the car is at bedst dodgy, so along the way, I will have to go over the hole car to make shure it's up to spec in all regards.
The first tank was not good. Only ca. 33 mpg. But many short trips, winter tires, a lot of city driving. So theres massive room for improvements.
Until today I have made the following changes:
- Tirepressure increased from 2,2 to 2,5 bar in all 4 wheels.
- A very dirty airfilter changed to a K&N airfilter.
- Gaps between body andre headlights / bumper filles with foam strips.
This combined with more attention to driving style, I hope will provide a 10% better milage on the next tank.
The car has an factory installed driving computer which gives me instant readout of mpg when driving, and that's a great help.
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