mpg concerns my first tacoma

I just bought my first tacoma its a 98 4x4 with the 2.7.My gas milage is only 15mpg city and highway combined.I just did a tune up on it too.This is my first manual vehicle so maybe i'm just not good at driving it yet.Where should the rpm's be when I shift?I have been shifting at about 2500 in all gears.Thanks for the help

i also have a 2.7 5 speed 4x4 tacoma. it gets 23-26 mpg. i shift to 2nd about 15 or 20 mph, 3rd at 30
4th 40 and then 5th 50 mph. mines not equipt with a tach.

The factory sticker mpg on my truck when it was brand new was 18 mpg combined city highway,so I don't expect that because it's seven years old now but at least 17 would be nice.

it has to be more than that! i drive mine 50 miles a day to work all week long on a full tank of gas, sounds like it may need a tune up, plugs, wires, oxygen sensors....ect. gas mileage for the 2.7's are better than that. but now i know a guy that has a 03 tacoma with the same engine, tranny, and its a 4x4 and his anly gets 19 mpg.

If you go to epa.com you can put in the info for any vehicle and it will tell you what the factory mpg was when it was new.On a 98 tacoma 2.7 4x4 it's 18.It sounds low to me too ,but thats what it says.

If you go to toyota.com and search gas milage it will gave you a link to the epa website.