damascato

This morning I called my dealer to ask about the fuel consumption issue and he told me that it takes a couple of full tanks in order for the engine to settle. I will bring it in in 2 weeks for the complimentary service (1st month) and will see. Anyhow today I filled up the tank and will make new calculations, but dealer's explanation didn't really convince me... 12l/100km just sounds WRONG to me... even if it goes down to 11 it would anyway be way to much for the way I drive the car.

That;s how it's meant to be I managed to get about 350kms...

yup, its auto gear, but it kicks in very well when I start at the light for example, but it dies when it puts in 2nd gear... that's wat I mean. As soon as it goes up with rmpms again it goes better, but 2nd gear at low rpms is very slugish...

That's what I would expect, as well. I tried to reset the thingy 3/4 times and the average on 50-70kms always comes out around 11.5-12L/100km and the calculation made on the litres/money spent gives me the same answer, so it's not just a matter of "tuning" the computer. It just drinks a lot! How does that computer calculate the average consumption? On the basis of what kind of parameters? I have to take it to the dealer for the 1st month free service in 2 weeks. I will raise that problem for sure... Any idea about the lame 2nd gear???

Hi guys, I bought 2 weeks ago, taking advantage of the last days of the 2.9% offer, a brand new Corolla Ascent Auto. It seems like an awesome little car, but I noticed a few "issues" that only you "experts" can tell me if they are normal or not. I would be really grateful if you could give me an answer to the following: 1. On a city cycle (not always busy, also going around in the night or short parts of freeway) the average fuel consumption is 12L/100Km... that's what the computer tells me and the same results from my calculations... it seems WAY too much? Is it normal? What can it be? 2. When 2nd gear enters the engine simply doesn't give power.... 1st gear is pretty fun to drive, but on the 2nd gear at low rpms the car doesn't accelerate promptly even at full throttle! What can it be? 3. The automatic-folding rearviewmirrors are not so automatic. Basically as soon as I remove the key the button doesn't operate anymore... it's very silly because if I fold them before being ready to leave the car, I'm not able anymore if there are cars coming from behind... I would have expected to be able to fold them with the car off or, even better, automatically as soon as I close the central locking with the key or the remote... Thanks in advance for answering to some of my questions! ... and pleased to be part of the club!