0000-00-00 267 6.811 $2.449 39.2 ""
2009-08-03 354 10 $2.549 35.4 ""
2009-08-13 380 8.533 $2.579 44.53 ""
2009-08-24 356 8.665 $2.539 41.08 ""
2009-09-02 335 8.237 $2.549 40.67 ""
2009-09-19 425 9.726 $2.519 43.7 ""
2009-10-06 409 9.882 $2.429 41.39 ""
2009-10-18 389 10 $2.599 38.9 ""
2009-10-24 410 10 $2.699 41 ""
2009-11-08 386 10.04 $2.689 38.45 ""
2009-11-13 122 3.008 $2.619 40.56 ""
2009-11-22 352 7.989 $2.629 44.06 ""
2009-12-02 325 8.079 $2.599 40.23 ""
2009-12-28 268 7.938 $2.519 33.76 "Lousy winter weather with two major storms"
2010-01-16 321 9.344 $2.729 34.35 "Cold temperatures. Snow-packed winter roads."
2010-01-30 268 7.281 $2.609 36.81 "Temps between 0 and 15 degrees"
2010-02-12 286 7.117 $2.529 40.19 "Mobil fuel this time. Temps mostly in the teens. I taped off the air openings in the front bumper to help the car warm up faster and hold temperature. It's completely closed right now. Engine temperature is staying in the normal range with the cold outside temperatures so far."
2010-02-23 327 8.683 $2.649 37.66 "Fleet Farm fuel. Temps mostly in the 20's."
2010-03-12 386 9.358 $2.779 41.25 "Mobil fuel. Temps in the 30's and 40's."
2010-03-28 365 8.513 $2.819 42.88 "Mobil Fuel. Temps mostly in the 40's."
2010-04-09 288 7.023 $2.919 41.01 "Cenex fuel (non-ethanol). Temps in the 50's. Short trips. First tank with the warm air intake."
2010-04-18 285 6.449 $2.869 44.19 "Fleet Farm fuel. Temps in the 50's."
2010-05-15 388 9.094 $2.749 42.67 "Marathon 10% ethanol fuel.Temps in the 50's & 60's"
2010-05-27 420 9.473 $2.639 44.34 "Kwik Trip fuel (10% ethanol). Temps mostly in the 60's."
2010-06-10 403 9.537 $2.569 42.26 "Mobil fuel. temps in the 60's & 70's."
2010-06-23 414 9.459 $2.749 43.77 "Mobil fuel. Temps mostly in the 70's."
2010-07-09 427 9.89 $2.679 43.17 "Kwik Trip fuel. Temps in the 70's"
2010-07-23 356 8.366 $2.689 42.55 "Kwik Trip fuel. Most trips only 5-10 miles."
2010-07-27 245 5.738 $2.789 42.7 "Cenex fuel -- Non-ethanol"
2010-08-08 332 7.492 $2.769 44.31 "Kwik Trip fuel. Temps 70's & 80's. The tank I just burned up was Cenex non-ethanol fuel. I will go back to that for a couple of tanks to see if there is that much difference."
2010-08-21 388 9.301 $2.849 41.72 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. Temps in the 70's-80's"
2010-08-27 274 5.864 $2.729 46.73 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. Road trip to Door County."
2010-08-30 380 8.522 $2.699 44.59 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel."
2010-09-17 381 9.289 $2.799 41.02 "Mobil fuel this time. 10% ethanol.
Starter failed. A couple of push starts and some extra idling during servicing and diagnosis. New starter installed."
2010-09-30 375 8.78 $2.819 42.71 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel."
2010-10-14 410 9.494 $2.949 43.19 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel."
2010-11-02 407 9.558 $2.929 42.58 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. Temps in the 40's and 50's."
2010-11-22 396 10 $2.999 39.6 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. Temps in the 40's. Short trips."
2010-12-09 408 10.53 $3.039 38.75 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. Temps in the 30's and 40's. Hit a deer and broke fender and mirror (now fixed)."
2011-01-06 329 9.171 $3.189 35.87 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. Winter temps. 10-25 degrees."
2011-01-26 357 9.321 $3.219 38.3 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. Winter temps mostly in the single digits and teens."
2011-02-15 313 8.799 $3.239 35.57 "Cenex non-ethanol fuel. A week of sub-zero to +10 temps."
2011-02-27 275 7.21 $3.329 38.14 "Mobil 10% ethanol fuel. Temps in the 20's and 30's."
2011-03-14 375 9.579 $3.549 39.15 "Mobil 10% ethanol. Temps in 30's & 40's."
2011-03-30 340 9.241 $3.599 36.79 "Mobil 10% ethanol fuel. Temps 20's to low 30's, with one major snow storm (13"" snowfall)."
2011-04-14 396 9.776 $3.989 40.51 "Cenex non-ethanol @ $0.09 more than unl. reg. Temps mostly upper 40's, some 50's."
2011-05-04 400 9.561 $4.079 41.84 "Mobil 10% ethanol fuel. Spring is finally here, with temps mostly in the 50's."
2011-05-24 367 8.687 $3.799 42.25 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel (Price difference for non-ethanol makes this more cost-ffective). Temps pleasantly mostly in the 60's."
2011-06-05 402 9.369 $3.949 42.91 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. [non-ethanol is too expensive to be cost effective]"
2011-06-24 428 9.448 $3.599 45.3 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Non-ethanol is 20 cents higher. I smoothed the front end some by duct taping unneeded vents, removing the front license plate bracket, and remounting the plate at a more streamlined angle."
2011-07-27 423 9.455 $3.649 44.74 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. There seems to be no appreciable mpg difference between this and the non-ethanol fuel. I removed the front license plate bracket and streamlined the front bumper a few weeks ago (creative use of duct tape), and this seems to be having a positive effect."
2011-08-17 406 9.18 $3.649 44.23 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Normal commute. Warm weather makes mpg shine."
2011-08-18 198 3.977 $3.649 49.79 "Mobil 10% ethanol fuel. All-highway trip of 198 miles -- 80 degree temperature, light traffic, mostly interstate @ 65-68 mph."
2011-09-07 412 9.471 $3.749 43.5 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps in the 70's."
2011-09-23 413 9.292 $3.659 44.45 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. I've been experimenting with coasting in gear (to engage fuel cutoff) rather than coasting in neutral. Seems to do a bit better on downhill grades. Neutral gives less rolling resistance braking effect on level road. Some places it pays off."
2011-10-12 420 9.441 $3.399 44.49 "Cenex 10% ethanol. Temperatures are still unseasonably warm for October."
2011-10-28 339 8.532 $3.399 39.73 "Cenex 10% ethanol. Temps starting to get cooler."
2011-10-29 270 6.474 $3.399 41.71 "Mobil 10% ethanol. Trip to Wausau, mostly at 65-70 mph. 1 adult passenger."
2011-11-16 388 9.708 $3.399 39.97 "Cenex 10% ethanol. Temps mostly in the 40's."
2011-12-09 378 9.699 $3.299 38.97 "Mobil 10% ethanol. Temps in the 30's & 40's."
2011-12-14 393 9.701 $3.299 40.51 "Cenex 10% ethanol. A couple of longer trips, about 40 miles each way. Temps in the 40's."
2012-01-02 369 9.915 $3.559 37.22 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. I got premium fuel by mistake -- problems with the pump. Temps in the 20's & 30's. One 90-mile round trip on snow-covered roads."
2012-01-14 317 7.65 $3.399 41.44 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps in the 30's and 40's. One trip to Door County."
2012-01-28 363 9.791 $3.319 37.07 "Cenex 10% ethanol"
2012-02-14 342 9.415 $3.399 36.33 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps in the teens & 20's. One snowstorm producing snow-covered and slippery roads for a few days."
2012-03-01 356 9.191 $3.699 38.73 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps mostly in the 30s. One 3"" snowfall."
2012-03-17 426 10.26 $3.899 41.52 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps in the 40's and 50's. One trip to Door County (40 miles one way)."
2012-04-10 407 9.772 $3.889 41.65 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps mostly in the 50's."
2012-04-27 366 9.214 $3.869 39.72 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps in the 40's and 50's."
2012-05-11 382 8.687 $3.799 43.97 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Temps mostly in the 50's. One trip to Neenah & back."
2012-05-29 317 7.24 $3.729 43.78 "Cenex 10% ethanol. Temps mostly in the 60's."
2012-06-06 298 6.795 $3.679 43.86 "Cenex 10% ethanol. Temps in the 60's and 70's. One trip to Milwaukee."
2012-07-12 399 9.161 $3.439 43.55 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Summer temps - several days above 80 degrees. No long trips, but the warm weather makes a difference."
2012-08-03 401 8.817 $3.799 45.48 "Cenex 10% ethanol fuel. Beautiful summer temperatures. Average driving (no long trips)."
2012-08-20 409 9.043 $3.899 45.23 "Cenex 10%. Warm summer temperatures."
2012-09-06 348 7.504 $3.899 46.38 "Mobil fuel. One trip to Door County. Warm weather with light traffic on good roads really makes a difference."
2012-09-19 392 9.224 $3.979 42.5 "Kwik Trip fuel. One trip to Neenah with two passengers. Some city driving."
2012-10-01 395 9.106 $3.899 43.38 "Cenex fuel. Cooler temperatures (50's) One trip to Stevens Point."
2012-10-18 384 9.192 $3.699 41.78 "Cenex fuel. Temps mostly in the 50's. No long trips."
2012-11-02 362 8.824 $3.459 41.02 "Cenex fuel. Temps mostly in the 50's. Local driving only."
2012-11-21 421 10.249 $3.439 41.08 "Cenex fuel. Temps mostly in the 50's. Local driving only."
2012-12-08 363 9.195 $3.399 39.48 "Cenex fuel. Temperatures are cooling off, and so is the mileage."
2013-01-02 385 10.561 $3.219 36.45 "EGR light - Cleaned valve and driven with more 'enthusiasm' to clear it out. A couple snowfalls with snow-covered roads. Cenex fuel."
2013-01-18 372 9.893 $3.219 37.6 "Cenex fuel. Temps in the 20's and 30's. Snow covered roads in rural areas."
2013-02-02 332 9.716 $3.499 34.17 "Cenex fuel. Sub zero temperatures and two major snow storms. Snow-packed roads. Welcome to winter in Wisconsin!"
2013-02-15 370 10.006 $3.699 36.98 "Cenex fuel. Temps mostly in the 20's, one big snowfall."
2013-03-04 381 10.162 $3.739 37.49 "Kwik Trip fuel. Bad snow storm again this week. 8"" snowfall & lousy roads."
2013-03-10 183 4.799 $3.699 38.13 "Mobil fuel. Temperatures warming to upper 20's. Roads improving."
2013-03-11 367 8.65 $3.699 42.43 "Fuel from ""Bill's Superette"" in Brooklyn Park, MN. 300+ mile drive today, but half of it through a snow storm that slowed traffic to about 40 mph. Mileage would have been much better on dry roads, but I didn't do too bad considering the circumstances."
2013-03-13 418 10.368 $3.689 40.32 "BP fuel. Drove home from Minneapolis today (300+ miles), with the first part of this tank used within the twin cities metropolitan area for two days. The last 300 miles driven were in one stretch with no stops, averaging about 70 mph. This car uses a little oil when pushed this hard, but it's still a great little car on a long trip."
2013-03-27 370 9.733 $3.699 38.02 "Cenex fuel. Local driving. Temps in the 30's."
2013-04-10 346 9.865 $3.599 35.07 "Cenex Fuel. Temps in the 40's. Brake caliper stuck and dragging. Fixed now. New front brakes, rotors, and one new caliper."
2013-04-24 371 9.728 $3.649 38.14 "Cenex fuel. Temps in the 40's. Tires, brakes, tie rod ends, and ball joints replaced. Hopefully MPG will improve after the new parts break in. These tires are noisy. I may have made a mistake on this purchase."
2013-05-09 427 10.002 $3.699 42.69 "Cenex fuel. Better weather. Trips to Kiel & Neenah."
2013-05-28 401 9.54 $3.879 42.03 "Cenex fuel. Temps in the 50's and 60's. One trip to Suamico."
2013-07-01 453 10.288 $3.499 44.03 "Cenex fuel. Local driving only. Warm summer temperatures really make a difference."
2013-07-13 290 6.571 $3.599 44.13 "Cenex fuel. Local driving only. Summer temperatures really help the mpg."
2013-08-01 408 9.319 $3.649 43.78 "Cenex fuel. Local driving only."
2013-09-03 409 9.645 $3.629 42.41 "Cenex fuel. Local driving only."
2013-09-19 421 10.143 $3.599 41.51 "Cenex fuel. Local driving."
2013-10-08 426 10.242 $3.369 41.59 "Cenex fuel. Local driving only. Winter blend fuel is ow at the pumps. Mileage may drop a bit."
2013-10-22 385 9.053 $3.369 42.53 "Cenex fuel. Local driving."
2013-11-08 371 9.756 $3.229 38.03 "Mobil fuel. Local driving. Cooler temps."
2013-11-20 360 9.516 $3.179 37.83 "Cenex fuel. I hate winter blend fuel!"
2013-12-17 288 8.624 $3.189 33.4 "Sub-zero temperatures this week. Also, I think the winter blend fuel this year is worse than last year's. Is that possible?"
2014-01-02 262 7.386 $3.249 35.47 "Mobil fuel. Temps were -10 to -20 for several days."
2014-01-20 343 9.848 $3.249 34.83 "Mobil fuel. Local driving only. Temps in the teens and lower."
2014-02-03 266 8.081 $3.279 32.92 "Mobil fuel. Lots of sub-zero weather on this tank. Anywhere between -5 and -18 degrees."
2014-02-19 292 8.753 $3.399 33.36 "Cenex fuel. More cold. More snow."
2014-03-12 310 9.169 $3.599 33.81 "Cenex fuel. Local driving. Still enduring the winter blend fuel."
2014-03-31 364 9.758 $3.639 37.3 "FINALLY warming up outside! (40's)"
2014-04-13 381 10.057 $3.679 37.88 "Mobil fuel. One trip to Wausau (Windy with heavy rain on the way home)."
2014-05-08 391 10.345 $3.649 37.8 "Frustrating -- Can't reach 40 mpg yet. Should be happening by now."
2014-06-16 400 10 $3.699 40 "Finally broke 40 mpg (barely)!"
2014-06-29 395 9.299 $3.699 42.48 "Trip to Clintonville (160 miles round trip), mostly 65 mph zones."
2014-07-30 417 10.001 $3.549 41.7 "Mobil Fuel"
2014-08-26 435 10.491 $3.479 41.46 "Local driving."
2014-09-19 429 10.717 $3.429 40.03 ""
2014-10-20 402 10.012 $3.199 40.15 "Local driving"
2014-11-11 365 9.715 $2.999 37.57 "Welcome back to winter blend fuel!"
2014-12-02 331 10.076 $2.819 32.85 "Unseasonably cold this week, and some service work done on the car (idling, up on ramps, etc."
2014-12-23 327 9.246 $2.379 35.37 "Lowest price per gallon since I bought this car."
2015-01-10 303 9.274 $1.979 32.67 "Temps zero to -10 all week."
2015-01-27 357 10.004 $1.999 35.69 ""
2015-02-10 336 9.775 $2.199 34.37 ""
2015-03-10 317 9.364 $2.349 33.85 ""
2015-03-26 372 9.597 $2.449 38.76 "Mobil fuel. Still winter blend. That should change soon and MPG will improve."
2015-04-15 368 9.749 $2.359 37.75 "I changed oil & filter, air filter, fuel filter, and installed a new alternator this week."
2015-05-05 397 10.303 $2.499 38.53 ""
2015-05-16 391 9.497 $2.659 41.17 "Finally back to summer blend fuel. Also new fuel filter and air filter."
2015-06-09 401 10.001 $2.699 40.1 ""
2015-06-18 431 10.166 $2.779 42.4 "Trip to Delavan"
2015-07-13 414 10.297 $2.71 40.21 ""
2015-08-03 371 8.804 $2.669 42.14 ""
2015-08-15 425 10.175 $2.899 41.77 ""
2015-09-07 347 8.699 $2.529 39.89 ""
2015-10-14 403 9.799 $2.449 41.13 ""
2015-10-28 267 6.811 $2.449 39.2 ""
2015-11-14 309 8.088 $2.349 38.2 ""
2015-12-02 333 8.753 $1.999 38.04 "Mobil fuel. Winter blend has mpg down. This set of tires have never given me the high mpg that I got from the last set. Noisy too. This noisy set is General Altima. The earlier (good mpg) set of tires was Cooper Trendsetter."
2015-12-19 372 10.003 $1.999 37.19 ""
2016-01-11 282 8.0751 $1.919 34.92 "Sub-zero temps, with snowy conditions"
2016-01-28 309 8.576 $1.749 36.03 ""
2016-02-12 317 9.338 $1.499 33.95 "Lowest price per gallon ever for this vehicle"
2016-03-18 353 9.504 $1.999 37.14 "Price of gas rose $ .50/gal. in the last two tanks."
2016-04-14 353 9.052 $2.099 39 ""
2016-05-09 342 8.819 $2.239 38.78 "New tires, wheel bearings, and front end alignment this week. Next tank numbers should improve."
2016-06-06 397 9.636 $2.439 41.2 "New wheel bearings, tires, and front end alignment seems to be paying off."
2016-07-02 398 10.003 $2.499 39.79 ""
2016-07-27 417 9.894 $2.299 42.15 ""
2016-08-19 409 9.737 $2.259 42 ""
2016-09-29 427 10.685 $2.199 39.96 ""
2016-10-21 399 10.095 $2.179 39.52 "I haven't been driving it particularly carefully lately. With a little effort I could be above 40mpg."
2016-11-05 332 8.453 $2.129 39.28 "Back to winter blend fuel"
2016-11-23 371 10.006 $1.999 37.08 ""
2016-12-09 305 8.859 $2.099 34.43 "Cold week, winter blend fuel."
2016-12-29 315 9.379 $2.399 33.59 "Found trailing arm on rear suspension broken. Not sure how long, but it caused a wheel misalignment and affected mpg. Fixed it this morning."
2017-01-21 357 10.421 $2.399 34.26 ""
2017-02-09 362 10.495 $2.239 34.49 "Baby, it's cold outside!"
2017-02-28 380 10.338 $2.249 36.76 ""
2017-04-03 389 10.874 $2.299 35.77 ""
2017-04-20 376 9.902 $2.449 37.97 "Summer blend is back. You can see it in the price, but mpg will rise again."
2017-05-08 374 9.801 $2.399 38.16 ""
2017-05-25 402 9.983 $2.429 40.27 "Finally back over 40 mpg. A long string of tires, wheel bearings, broken trailing arm, and winter blend fuel were killing the mpg."
2017-06-23 383 9.444 $2.329 40.55 ""
2017-07-20 433 10.546 $2.299 41.06 ""
2017-08-07 412 10.004 $2.349 41.18 ""
2017-09-12 423 10.275 $2.579 41.17 ""
2017-09-28 383 9.702 $2.499 39.48 ""
2017-10-16 409 10.105 $2.499 40.48 ""
2017-11-03 383 10.365 $2.629 36.95 ""
2017-11-23 378 10.46 $2.629 36.14 "We just moved to an apartment just a half mile from work. I expect the numbers to fall sharply due to short trips from now on."
2017-12-07 375 10.616 $2.449 35.32 ""
2017-12-26 343 9.681 $2.479 35.43 "Below zero weather this week."