For the tranny issue.. has the tranny oil been changed recently? If not, I'd suggest having it changed and using AMSOIL synthetic..
As far as the fuel economy goes.. You're pretty much bang on for this time of year. As far as I understand it.. winter gasoline has more additives, and you burn though it faster. When you combine that with idling/warm up times, you burn a lot more during the winter months.
I have a 99 4Runner.. and I get ~300-400km to a tank in the winter.
Last edited by birchy; 01-02-2009 at 08:29 PM.
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