My RAV gets around 23 mpg. What are you getting from your Tacoma?
I have a lead foot, and we take multiple long road trips from houston into the rockies every year, gaining tons of elevation with speed limits at 80mph(i go 90), typically the mpg sucks and does not come close to advertised numbers.
I average around 12 mpg on the highways on these road trips and 15 mpg at all other times. My wife does have a pilot, so i have a rough estimate on how much mpg i will get with an suv. Her pilot is FWD, with a low tow limit, no xm radio, no adaptive cruise, no lane depature, etc. Stuff i need when driving for 15 hours across desolate parts of the country.
I estimate a fuel savings of 2,000 dollars per year to be honest.
Code:
mile/year $/Gal mile/gal $/mile $/year
Tacoma highway 10000 3.5 12 $0.29 $2,916.67
SUV highway 10000 3.5 21 $0.17 $1,666.67
Tacoma city 10000 3.5 15 $0.23 $2,333.33
SUV city 10000 3.5 24 $0.15 $1,458.33
Tacoma total $5,250.00
SUV total $3,125.00