Owners/service Manual Problems of Toyota Yaris

When I purchased this car in April from carmax , it was advertised as making 28 mpg in the city and 32 on the highway. I am only getting 20-21 mpg (combined, but mostly city), which is what I got with my old datsun that I just sold. This is false advertising. I called carmax and they said those numbers don't come from them, but from Toyota. So I called Toyota and they said I would have to take it to a Toyota dealer to see if something was defective. But as we all know, dealers charge ridiculous prices. I wanted to take it to my mechanic, but Toyota said that they don't recognize outside mechanics. The mileage had so much to do with my purchasing this car that this really makes me mad. When I re-checked the 2012 Yaris mpg on carmax, it showed them as making 32/38 mpg (these were automatics, mine is manual, but I would think manual would be even better mileage than automatic?). Anyway they didn't have any manual 2012's listed. If it were off a mile or 2 or even 3 then okay, there are variances, but to be off a good 7-8 miles/gallon is way too much to not scream "false advertising". Is there anything that I can do - any recourse that I have? yes, for the last 3 gas fill-ups I have recorded my mileage and the amount of gas it took to fill, so I could accurately figure out what mileage I'm getting.

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Experienced failure of emissions evap system due to water intrusion through poorly designed components. Check engine lamp (cel) illuminated constant on during highway travel. Stored dtcs of p043e, p043f, p2401, p2402, and p2419. Internet search reveled existing issue in TSB eg048-07 which notes water enters filler pipe cover, contaminates canister filter, then damages the evap pump located in charcoal canister. Repair requires an updated filler cover ($6), replacement of filter ($50), new canister ($600), plus 0. 5hr of labor charges. Applicable warranty is 3year/36000miles. During repair replaced filler cover, filter, then cleaned entire system of water. Note: this Yaris was already built using the updated filler cover p/n. Yaris failed the following test drive done in attempt to avoid expensive canister replacement. Followed Toyota service manual to troubleshoot canister which lead to permanent damage. Three bolts attach the pump valve to the canister via plastic threaded inserts. These inserts stripped inside the plastic, rendering the canister unusable. Replacing with new canister and retesting for repair. This portion of the emissions system is related to a mandated requirement. This failure should be covered under the longer term emissions warranty period and not this shorter term period. Failure of a $6 component resulting in victim failures of $650 in additional components is irritating to the consumer and irresponsible of the manufacturer. Customer has already noted that this event will affect (negatively) future vehicle purchase decisions. Note: this failure does not seem to affect mpg or operation but does illuminate the cel. Consumers might operate w/o repair which will condition them to accept an illuminated cel. They might not be notified of other obd malfunctions and partially disabled emissions control system.

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