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Old 02-18-2025, 08:08 AM   #192
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^ Yeah something's up for sure. I feather the throttle til ppl flash their highbeams from behind and at best I get 11L/100km. Just try to keep up with traffic in the slow lane and it's like 15L/100km. Drive like a normal person? Forget about it, I'm up at 18. This is over 20 minute drives too so it's not like it hasn't warmed up.

I used to have a '13 Toyota FJ with the 4L V6 and 6MT, and even that returned better fuel economy than this. And that was on KO2 A/Ts and had a roof rack and everything too.

The dealer says they won't look at the Highlander under warranty unless there's an error light, otherwise they'll charge me for the diagnostic.

I have a feeling what's happening is the heat is jammed at max and forcing the ICE to stay on. I have the HVAC set all the way down to 17C and it's always roasting inside the cabin.
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