Sorry to drag up an old thread, not really
I was ready to purchase a 2005 Altise VVTi mainly because of advertised economy and Toyota reliability. Lucky i came to this site searching for real time economy because i am shocked at some of the figures reported here lol.
Currently driving a 98 Corolla Seca 1.6 that has oodles of revs and excellent economy with 6.4 litres used per 100k highway and 6.9 litres city. The 40 litre tank gives me over 500 klms every tank before i have to squeeze around 33 litres into it.
I was hoping the newer tech in the later models would match these results or come close but i was being incredibly naive i think.
I might have to consider a later model Corolla but now it seems i have to investigate the *real* economy of those as well instead of relying on the displayed figures.
