RAV4White

Give it some time. Fuel efficiency is not going to be too great when you're still breaking in the vehicle. My late 2007 2.4L CV covers about 400km at the 1/4 mark. Last I filled her up, it was 479km, 48 litres = approx 10L/100km. It's always been consistent, around the 10.0 - 10.5 mark. 91 RON always, 35 PSI all round.

If I recall the RAV driver's manual explains the fashion by which the tyres should be rotated. I religiously adhere to rotating tyres, and have done this as part of the first 10,000km service - front wheels to rear, rear wheel to front. The car was pulling slightly to the left when I first collected it, it now tracks fine though. Reaching 20,000km in about a month or two and will certainly rotate the tyres then.

I had my 1 month+ old RAV 2.4 CV running past 2500km on the odometer this week and finally had a chance this morning to measure the fuel efficiency. Just shy of the 1/4 tank mark, I've clocked 422.7km. I pumped a full tank at the station measuring 41.15L. That means I still have about another 20L to go. Fuel efficiency would therefore be 422.7/41.15 = 10.3km/L or 9.8L/100km. 70% highway 30% urban this time. I reckon I could actually go past the 10L/100km mark if I'd emptied the tank! And oh, I'm so very light-footed. :)

Can anyone recommend a good mechanic who can do general maintenance/servicing/repairs for the RAV4? Thanks.