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Greetings everyone

New to the forum and glad that I found it.

I own a 2007 Toyota Corolla LE (MT). Although I was hoping to get a Prius (last year), my credit rating would not allow me to buy it, so the dealer suggested the Corolla. Since I commute 90 miles on a daily basis, I had to have something very efficient. This car proved to be it.

There is room for improvement for its 39mpg at the moment using the tips that I read on this site. This is the first time that I have 'shifted' the way I drive towards a more economic way, so I will have to wait to see how this pans out. I am hoping to break 40mpg or more. Until now usually my autonomy would be 405 miles max. Using the advice from this forum I am now at 430 miles with a quarter of a tank left :)

/wave to everyone

Welcome to ecomodder! The prius isn't exactly a highway mileage beast anyway, :p

Welcome to the site. The MT Corolla is a great choice of car after the Prius.

Have you equipped it with a ScanGauge yet?

Looking forward to reading your results after the next fill up.

Thanks for the welcome :)

No I haven't equipped it yet with the ScanGauge. I am doing things the old way with pen and pencil haha. I am considering installing it though.

39mpg without hypermiling is very impressive. I'm interested to see how well you do using some techniques you learn on this site.

Welcome!

So the verdict is 45.3mpg on the first try. Still learning so I intend to get that number higher :)

I see 50 mpg in your future.

Welcome to the site. You're off to a great start. :)

Glad you could join us! Those Toyota Corolla models can get great fuel mileage and it looks like you are off to a great start already! Keep up the good work and keep us informed on your fuel economy improvements!