MPG! Don't know how long this'll last, but I like it :)!
08-25-2010, 10:19 PM
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MPG! Don't know how long this'll last, but I like it :)!
Just filled up (12.6gal) and hand calculated 29.5 mpg over 350mi. Previous three fills from the same station (regular gas) were 27.0, 27.5, 29.0 in that order! Don't know how long this roll is going to continue, but I definitely like it 
! Total miles just broke 5300.
EDIT: Oops, the miles for the fill was actually 373, not 350. I had to go back and check my records when it was pointed out my mpg calculation was wrong. Also, the mpg should have been 29.6, not 29.5. So much for me remembering the numbers from one room to the next
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! Total miles just broke 5300.EDIT: Oops, the miles for the fill was actually 373, not 350. I had to go back and check my records when it was pointed out my mpg calculation was wrong. Also, the mpg should have been 29.6, not 29.5. So much for me remembering the numbers from one room to the next
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Last edited by TrevorS; 08-30-2010 at 01:19 AM. Reason: Originally entered the wrong number of miles :(
08-26-2010, 01:50 AM
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My MPG has been TERRIBLE all summer since I started a coop close-by. Only short <1mile freeway runs and the MPG has tanked... Down to 24-26, lowest I ever had.
Last summer, I had 27-31 average. I miss those days!
Last summer, I had 27-31 average. I miss those days!
08-27-2010, 12:14 AM
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I've read an ethanol fuel mix can make a difference in the wrong direction, but I've no experience with it. If you buy fuel in the morning when it's coolest in the underground tank, it can help because the fuel is more dense when cooler, but I always get mine late afternoon.
08-27-2010, 12:26 AM
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Yeah, I expect either cooler weather or the winter mix (or both) is going to push it down again ! But it sure is nice while it lasts ! I just now changed to a thinner engine lube, and so that may help further with the next fill. That would be fun to break 30mpg -- I'll find out in about a month.
! But it sure is nice while it lasts ! I just now changed to a thinner engine lube, and so that may help further with the next fill. That would be fun to break 30mpg -- I'll find out in about a month.
08-27-2010, 02:17 AM
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08-27-2010, 05:20 AM
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08-28-2010, 10:34 PM
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I hate to ____ in your Cheerios here, but your actual MPG's based on your numbers is 27.7mpg, still respectable but not the 29.5mpg you posted.
Best way to calculate MPG's miles divided by gallons used to fill up. In your case it equals 27.7
And yes, winter blend will take toll on your mpg's.
08-30-2010, 01:23 AM
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Sorry about that, I accidentally entered the wrong number of miles. Here is the first post as I just edited it:
Just filled up (12.6gal) and hand calculated 29.5 mpg over 350mi. Previous three fills from the same station (regular gas) were 27.0, 27.5, 29.0 in that order! Don't know how long this roll is going to continue, but I definitely like it ! Total miles just broke 5300.
EDIT: Oops, the miles for the fill was actually 373, not 350. I had to go back and check my records when it was pointed out my mpg calculation was wrong. Also, the mpg should have been 29.6, not 29.5. So much for me remembering the numbers from one room to the next!
! Total miles just broke 5300.EDIT: Oops, the miles for the fill was actually 373, not 350. I had to go back and check my records when it was pointed out my mpg calculation was wrong. Also, the mpg should have been 29.6, not 29.5. So much for me remembering the numbers from one room to the next
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, but by my calculations it's only 25.4.
09-04-2010, 11:42 PM
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what i found out on saving gas was running the speed limit 
, driving to school tried to keep the car at 45 and gained .2 miles per gallon in 15 min. just think if you do that every day all the time.
we had 24.4 then went up to 24.6
, driving to school tried to keep the car at 45 and gained .2 miles per gallon in 15 min. just think if you do that every day all the time.we had 24.4 then went up to 24.6
