2012-07-22 |
386 |
11.17 |
$3.649 |
34.56 |
"Engine breakin on this tank. Experimenting with driving styles and such. Baseline, no major aeromods and newish tires up front, baldies in the back." |
2012-07-31 |
162.2 |
3.201 |
$3.599 |
50.67 |
"Fillup before an ~800m trip to SLC, Utah. All city driving. 112 miles of that were on the new Continental Eco tires and Rota Slipstream wheels. All done also on the new frontal aeromods (upper grill block, mostly lower grill block, and yard trimming airdam)" |
2012-08-02 |
449.15 |
9.13 |
$3.639 |
49.19 |
"Road trip to SLC. Up and down hills, mostly P&G between 50 and 65 in 5th gear. Scangauge showed ~54 average on highway, USANA parking lot raped my fuel, though " |
2012-08-03 |
386 |
8.397 |
$3.519 |
45.97 |
"Trip back from SLC. Scangauge was pretty happy at 56MPG most of the way, but headwinds cut it down pretty heavily towards the end. Bit of in-town driving as well. 1st oil change just before fillup w/ 0w30 synth." |
2012-08-26 |
439.15 |
10.423 |
$3.719 |
42.13 |
"2 trips to Boise (~104 miles per trip) that were 65+ MPH constant to keep the passengers happy on hot days w/o AC. Outside of that, shifting 3-3.5K average... no new changes. Added kill switch end of tank." |
2012-09-24 |
462.4 |
9.973 |
$3.869 |
46.37 |
"Reving to 3.5K everywhere, nothing but P&G driving with a lot of engine off driving. About ~140 miles highway, P&G engine on 40-55 with occasional moreso." |
2012-10-27 |
422.6 |
9.654 |
$3.819 |
43.77 |
"Tried 2.5K shifts on this tank. Oil light scare traveling ~100 miles kept me from doing good hypermiling on highway on single trip (help I think 65 most of the time vs pulse and glide). Bitter cold air in the mornings definitely isn't helping, either." |
2012-11-25 |
404 |
9.389 |
$3.749 |
43.03 |
"3 highway trips, but bitter cold weather probably hurt too much to recover!" |
2012-12-02 |
395 |
8.658 |
$3.529 |
45.62 |
"Nothing fancy to report. Though, I think the ""click"" came early at fillup time." |
2012-12-18 |
428 |
9.656 |
$3.329 |
44.32 |
"2 trips to Boise, but COLD! P&G typically 45-60 in 4th. No other major changes." |
2013-01-13 |
352 |
9.959 |
$2.959 |
35.34 |
"All city driving in 0-32*F weather. All 4-10 mile distance drives... one ever saw the engine get fully warmed up one or two tips! Definitely horrible mileage... wish I had a warm air intake right now." |
2013-02-23 |
387 |
10.592 |
$3.499 |
36.54 |
"lot of cooling issues and cold driving, though not as cold as last tank. Tried doing shifts ate 2K or less and holding MPH instead of P&G. Got cooling issues almost fixed end of tank." |
2013-03-23 |
442.1 |
10.814 |
$3.419 |
40.88 |
"Starting to warm up, finally! Coolant leaks fixed at start of tank (though thermostat still has safety hole in it). 1x 100Mile trip to Boise for highway, rest city." |
2013-04-10 |
478.9 |
9.744 |
$3.469 |
49.15 |
"3 Trips to Boise, trying to stay 40-55 P&G (60 at the end of a good hill before starting another hill) in 5th gear (~350 miles highway, basically, or ~3/4 of this tank!). Careful gliding and 1.6K shifting in city. Did a 50% increase in grill blocking (1 of 2 holes covered) before the last trip to Boise, no cooling issues what so ever." |
2013-05-03 |
514.6 |
10.204 |
$3.419 |
50.43 |
"2 highway trips, otherwise, all city (1/3 highway). Lot more EOC (trying to expand further). Warmer weather helps for coasting. 2K shift points. Tires were over 50psi (gauge wouldn't go higher than 50!)" |
2013-06-09 |
547.9 |
10.237 |
$3.689 |
53.52 |
"Lots of mods throughout tank... used EGR added, smaller battery, IAC clean (or break! lol), hot air intake part 1, 55psi tires, trickle charging most nights. 1 round trip of highway, 100 miles but all the rest were city. LOTS of EOC P&G action going on for it. Warm air brings much better rolling opportunities." |
2013-07-02 |
511.3 |
10.183 |
$3.719 |
50.21 |
"About 200 miles of highway, but not being too gentle on the speeds (Up to 70, 65 usually, and coasting no lower than 40, but most of the time, 50). HOT! Nothing more to add, really." |
2013-08-03 |
559 |
9.73 |
$3.759 |
57.45 |
"3 highway trips (80 miles each, 240 total), otherwise just standard daily driving! Plenty warm out and plenty of good coasting." |
2013-09-02 |
519.6 |
9.597 |
$3.719 |
54.14 |
"Normal driving... starting to see cooler mornings, but slight. Trip to McCall and back was tough with a lot of up-hill battles on the way." |
2013-09-19 |
525.1 |
10.371 |
$3.679 |
50.63 |
" Battery went limp on me at the early point of this tank. EOC in the darker mornings left me with a few dead battery moments, plus reset my IAC and made idle over 1K quite often. 3 trips at 100 miles highway each and wasn't able to EOC at all. One of the trips I didn't even P&G. Colder mornings. Also, 700lb load to the dump. Just not a good tank to brag about, but still better than not hypermiling! " |
2013-10-27 |
472 |
10.209 |
$3.599 |
46.23 |
"trip to camping site, with trailer. Otherwise, cold mornings and nothing more to report." |
2013-11-22 |
470.7 |
10.388 |
$3.319 |
45.31 |
"Nearly 200 miles of highway. Mostly pulse and glide. Winter is here! Cold mornings galore." |
2013-12-24 |
381.5 |
9.661 |
$3.039 |
39.49 |
"Bitter cold conditions, barely idles... a lot of trailer loads for helping a friend move, the dump a few times, and even on the highway to pick up a bed! So I had no doubt this wouldn't be anything impressive for MPG sakes." |
2014-01-18 |
401.9 |
9.975 |
$3.139 |
40.29 |
"Still in winter cold. Still doing dump/trailer runs. Blah, I like the cold weather, but my car doesn't!" |
2014-02-12 |
336.9 |
8.356 |
$3.039 |
40.32 |
"More cold weather fun. Plenty of snow travels as well. 1 highway trip ~60 miles." |
2014-03-12 |
446.15 |
9.991 |
$3.339 |
44.66 |
"Starting to warm up!" |
2014-03-30 |
446.7 |
9.442 |
$3.339 |
47.31 |
"Probably half highway miles. Getting warmer, too." |
2014-04-14 |
486.4 |
9.119 |
$3.339 |
53.34 |
"a few highway trips (probably 250ish or so), 1.5-2.5k shifts, and slapped on ghetto rear wheel well covers 1/2 tank." |
2014-05-01 |
535.7 |
10.24 |
$3.539 |
52.31 |
"Probably 300 miles highway and changed thermostat, 1/2-radiator, hoses, and added the block heater ~1/3 the tank in. Block heater used to get morning engine starts to 90-100*F (was probably 60* or so prior). Been a bit cold outside in the mornings lately, it seems, too." |
2014-06-06 |
551.5 |
10.197 |
$3.599 |
54.08 |
"Did pretty good, minus a dump run and having to help a friend move... need a more aero trailer!" |
2014-07-14 |
449.1 |
10.502 |
$3.679 |
42.76 |
"100 miles of pulling a heavy trailer and car full of people up to the mountains for camping, but otherwise, nothing but city driving. New battery installed near end of tank." |
2014-08-14 |
495.9 |
10.545 |
$3.659 |
47.03 |
"Camping trip w/o trailer, trailer run on highway for ~100 miles, and the rest just simple city driving." |
2014-09-04 |
493.5 |
9.795 |
$3.699 |
50.38 |
"Lotta running around for work, cascade trip, and getting lost in the mountains (which was horrible on the ol MPG)" |
2014-10-11 |
477.4 |
9.382 |
$3.569 |
50.88 |
"100hwy miles, rest standard city. Getting cold in the mornings." |
2014-11-20 |
489.3 |
10.315 |
$3.119 |
47.44 |
"All city. Hit some super cold times towards end of tank and snow driving." |
2014-12-30 |
436.2 |
10.378 |
$2.319 |
42.03 |
"Bitter cold. Only 1 highway trip around 100 miles. Seems I was missing my coolant most of this tank, whoops." |
2015-02-20 |
410 |
10.526 |
$1.919 |
38.95 |
"I think this was all city driving. Plenty of icy cold mornings and fairly cold mid-day starts." |
2015-04-10 |
445.7 |
10.304 |
$2.539 |
43.26 |
"All city. Missed a lot of warmups and battery charges, leaving my car out in the cold in the mornings. Moved intake to over header, rotate tires, new plugs, coolant flush, and rear wheel skirts (non cardboard this time) at very end of tank. Coolant flush required lots of non-moving reving and warming up, sure that didn't help. Temps cold (near freezing) in the mornings and 50-70 days. Usually shifting at 2.5k" |
2015-04-15 |
163.7 |
3.179 |
$2.559 |
51.49 |
"~100 miles highway (heavy winds behind, then head), rest city. After rear wheel well skirts and front bumper extension / airdam (4"" from ground). 55/60psi front/rear tires. P&G on highway with engine off usually between 50-60. Fueled early before going on long trip!" |
2015-04-18 |
588.1 |
10.183 |
$2.719 |
57.75 |
"Trip to Coast. Mostly P&G-Eoff 45-60, +/-5mph pending hill grades and traffic, mostly using 4th gear (usually 2-3.2K RPM) but occasional 5th. 55/57psi front/rear tires, cardboard and ziptie wheel covers, rear wheel skirts, and extended (-4"") front bumper for trip. Probably 90% highway." |
2015-04-20 |
534.7 |
9.041 |
$2.599 |
59.14 |
"Coming back from coast trip. Went different route. Uphill climbing as low as 30-40 P&G in 3rd. Mostly between 40-55 or 45/55-60. Rather warm out on this adventure." |
2015-06-04 |
532.2 |
9.928 |
$2.899 |
53.61 |
"~100 miles highway, the rest city. Extending my glides further on my daily route. Oil pan heater going in the mornings on this (with block heater and trickle charger). 55/60 psi tires front/rear." |
2015-07-09 |
566.75 |
9.995 |
$2.939 |
56.7 |
"Plenty of hot days driving. Can't recall the amount of highway miles, but I believe ~200." |
2015-08-21 |
557.15 |
11.506 |
$2.859 |
48.42 |
"Showing the wife how to drive a manual... definitely not an MPG booster." |
2015-10-10 |
578.5 |
10.385 |
$2.539 |
55.71 |
"Can't recall what I did this trip for highway/city, but I did remove the SGII this whole tank to test the waters. 55/60psi tires." |
2015-11-10 |
543.3 |
10.471 |
$2.399 |
51.89 |
"~350 highway (between 55-70mpg, P&G engine off. Was often rushed, sadly), the rest city. Starting to get cold out! Mornings outside, but put in garage at the very tail of this tank." |
2015-12-12 |
497.5 |
10.64 |
$2.199 |
46.76 |
"I think 120 miles dedicated highway travel, the rest city. Block heater died start of tank Mostly cold, but some ~40's came along the last week." |
2016-01-09 |
440 |
10.898 |
$2.159 |
40.37 |
"~200 miles highway. Cold starts. Block heater died a month or two ago. Occasional oil pan heater going, but that's only 40w. Not very powerful..." |
2016-02-12 |
416 |
10.384 |
$1.939 |
40.06 |
"Cold starts, cold days. Not much highway on this tank. Shifting at 2K typically. No pre-heating still " |
2016-04-01 |
436 |
10.879 |
$1.879 |
40.08 |
"All city but 50 miles. Plenty of cold mornings here." |
2016-04-20 |
119.9 |
2.041 |
$2.059 |
58.75 |
"Fillup befpre trip. Warmer weather. Aeroshell and wheel xovers on just before filling." |
2016-04-23 |
525.3 |
9.041 |
$2.349 |
58.1 |
"Trip to coast. Mostly p and g enginge off 40 to 60. Some head winds, some city." |
2016-04-26 |
346.4 |
9.733 |
$2.299 |
35.59 |
"Mostly slow highway and city driving along the coast. I think when I filled prior, I was on a slant, this tank seemed to bottom out way faster than it should have." |
2016-04-28 |
312.6 |
5.721 |
$2.169 |
54.64 |
"Possibly the final tank of this car
This is coming back from Portland. 45-55 P&G EoffC most of the time. Up hills as low as 35MPH." |