Tundra MPG Expectations

W.E.BGood wrote:

DaveF-250SD wrote:

hookie wrote:
How is it that some people get such great MPG? No matter what combo I've had over all the years the best I could get was 9.5 mpg. In fact I barely got 15 mpg with a Windstar pulling a PU! And I know what some will say, slow down, etc. I know that so don't bother saying it here again. Then again math was never my favorite subject,it must be that new math you guys are using that I never caught onto.

Toyota digital odometers are programmed off by three percent in Toyotas favor. Shortly after Honda was exposed for a five percent error, in their favor as well, Toyota admitted to theirs being off. Both Companies stated that it was not done in malice, it was done to make their customers think they are getting better mileage than they are actually achieving. This was a few years ago, but it had been going on since the inception of digital odometers combined with vehicle speed sensors (in lieu of speedometer cables).

You wouldn't have a link to a factually-substantiated source for that (cough, cough) "story" would you?:R

Can't substantiate DaveF-250SD's Toyota "story", but Honda did lose a class-action lawsuit a few years back because of their optimistic odometers. I received a settlement letter for my 2006 Civic that extended the factory warranty about 1500 miles as compensation.