higher mpg Toyota pick-up
 

Saw a '92 Toyota pu, 2wd, manual trans withe the 22re engine. Seller claims up to 35 mpg freeway. Is this possible in stock trim?

Best I have got is 31mpg in my 4x4, so the 2wd with same engine, lighter and lower to the ground, definitely 35mpg would be easy to attain in that truck.

Maybe in top gear (if its manual) at 35 mph. At freeway speeds (~65 mph), nope.

I drove a 92 2wd 5 speed for 11 years and never got 35 highway. I would not expect anymore than 30 at highway speed and even then you would need summer heat.
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Define "freeway/highway speed".

That's the critical point.

In this state posted max is usually 55 or sometimes 65-70 with a minimum of 45-50 or so.

The epa ratings are only about 27 so 35 seems a little optimistic.

I agree totally . I wish more people would put it in their gas log if they do a highway only entry. I use my gps to get average speed when I hit the highway and try to put it in my gas log. For me average highway speed is usually between 59 and 61 mph according to the gps.

I'd say it's possible. I average 26-27 mpg in my 4WD. That's all driving; highway, dirt roads, snow, &c, and often driven with fairly heavy loads. I don't do long freeway drives in it (or much in-town driving), so no separate breakout of my highway mpg.

Most driver remember their best tank ever, even if followed by their worst.

I had an 85 Toyota pickup, 2WD, manual, extracab, with 22R engine. I got around 29 hwy, 25 city, was EPA rated 27 hwy, 22 city. 35 hwy seems very optimistic.

In my '00 Tacoma I could get 35mpg for several tanks in a row during the warm months. 4 cyl., 5 speed, 2wd, ExtraCab, standard bed. Then they took it away for frame rust.

I just got my '93 toyota truck (4cyl 5-speed manual) so I don't have really good numbers for my MPG, but I got on a trip to upstate New York I averaged 25.5 mpg@ 70 mph, and 26.5 in the mountains never exceeding 55 (except coasting down hill). But I got all this with 4 people and a bed full of luggage, food, and materials for a rental house my family owns.
What I'm trying to say is that 30 mpg for a 4cyl truck isn't impossible but I think 35 is stretching it without some aero mods.

My lifetime in 94.5 year toyota pu with 22re and manual trans (last one before tacoma) (mostly suburban travel very rairly on highway) is 27.2mpg. Thats 100,400 miles (not the vehicle I post about here). I've put 205/75/15s on it instead of 195/75/14s. Only other mod is alternator disconnect and 15 watt solar panel on dash. In summer I can run without turning on alternator. In winter I run 50/50. I've gotten into the 30mpg range on only 5 tanks out of the 315 fillups. Have my doubts on 35mpg.

My 4 cylinder Ranger is getting around 31 mpg around town and about 36 mpg highway, as seen in my fuel log. The only aero mods I've made are a grill block and about a 5 inch extension to the back of my topper.

My 4 cylinder Ranger gets about 31 mpg local and about 36 mpg on the highway, as shown in my fuel log. the only aero mods are a grill block and a 5 inch extension to my topper, plus blending the topper into the cab.

My 4 cyl 2WD truck gets high 30's at 55 MPH on a warm summer day with no wind. And 40 MPG with a tailwind. On a zero degree day with a headwind, I'm happy to get 30 MPG.

I'd believe 35 MPG from that truck on a hot summer day with a driver who's smooth on the gas pedal.

I've done it. I have a cab-height bed topper but no other mods. I've cracked 35 a few times and come close to 40 once. My truck is similar, carbed, no FE.

Did you buy the truck?