2013-01-03 |
330 |
13.9 |
$3.399 |
23.74 |
"50 miles local driving, morning drive from Tampa to Tallahassee, 1 extra stop, standard gear load (300lbs) plus 2 extra passengers and 250lbs luggage, ambient temps low 50's, cruise set to 65mph, revamped rear wheel skirt upper support, fog and rain, ambient temps 40 to 50 degrees" |
2013-01-04 |
330 |
13 |
$3.189 |
25.38 |
"10% city/90% highway driving, afternoon drive from Tallahassee to Biloxi, 1 extra stop, overnight stay in Biloxi" |
2013-01-06 |
420 |
15.9 |
$3.199 |
26.42 |
"100% highway driving, afternoon/evening/night drive from Biloxi to Houston, 2 extra stops" |
2013-01-18 |
329 |
18.5 |
$3.059 |
17.78 |
"100% city driving, 2 mornings of 5 minute warm up times before driving" |
2013-01-26 |
424 |
19.4 |
$3.099 |
21.86 |
"75% city/25% highway driving, added external rear wheel skirt supports and removed wire support, 2 trips out/back to East Houston" |
2013-02-03 |
353 |
18.1 |
$3.269 |
19.5 |
"67% city/33% highway, 1 trip to East Houston, 1 trip to Galveston" |
2013-02-08 |
390 |
19.5 |
$3.359 |
20 |
"75% city/25% highway, 2 trips to Galveston, rear wheel skirts still holding together
40 miles after refueling, removed both side skirts" |
2013-02-19 |
366 |
19.6 |
$3.599 |
18.67 |
"100% city, removed side skirts" |
2013-03-01 |
370 |
19.3 |
$3.459 |
19.17 |
"100% city driving, side skirts removed, rear belly pan and rear diffuser removed 40 miles before refueling
60 miles after refueling, reinstalled rear belly pan, rear diffuser, side skirts. Installed gap cover between rear belly pan and rear diffuser. Front end realigned. Reworked rear wheel skirts. Extended rear diffuser and set to 12°." |
2013-03-08 |
227 |
12.3 |
$3.469 |
18.46 |
"100% city driving, front end alignment (Firestone)" |
2013-03-10 |
278 |
11.7 |
$3.499 |
23.76 |
"Morning drive from Houston to San Antonio to New Braunfels, 10% city/90% highway, 2 extra stops, cruise set to 65mph, standard load of 350lbs" |
2013-03-10 |
373 |
15.6 |
$3.599 |
23.91 |
"100% highway, morning/afternoon drive from New Braunfels to Denton to Ardmore, 1 stop, cold front moving in, ambient temps dropping to 40 degrees, cruise set to 65mph" |
2013-03-11 |
254 |
11.8 |
$3.599 |
21.53 |
"10% city/90% highway, afternoon/evening drive from Ardmore to Wichita, strong cold front head winds, ambient temp 32 degrees, cruise set to 65mph
After arrival, lowered extended diffuser to 6 degrees, trimmed side skirts, added front support to rear wheel skirt support" |
2013-03-16 |
179 |
8.8 |
$3.549 |
20.34 |
"100% city driving" |
2013-03-17 |
252 |
8.9 |
$3.559 |
28.31 |
"100% highway driving, cruise set to 65mph, night drive from Wichita to Ardmore, ambient temp in low 40's" |
2013-03-17 |
375 |
14.7 |
$3.399 |
25.51 |
"100% highway driving, night-morning-afternoon-evening drive from Ardmore to Houston, 2 extra stops, cruise set to 65mph, stop and go traffic North of Houston, speeds up to 100mph" |
2013-03-22 |
311 |
16.5 |
$3.369 |
18.85 |
"90% city driving/10% highway driving, 1 trip to Galveston" |
2013-03-24 |
257 |
15.5 |
$3.479 |
16.58 |
"5% city/95% highway driving, afternoon/evening drive from Houston to College Station and back, towed a loaded U-Haul 6x12 trailer, stop and go traffic when leaving Houston (20 minutes), light rain, indicated 15.2mpg to College Station (loaded trailer), indicated 17.6mpg back to Houston (empty trailer), 1 extra person, removed lower grill blocks, tires at 40PSI (front) and 42PSI (rear)
Lower grill blocks reinstalled after refueling" |
2013-03-29 |
295 |
14.8 |
$3.439 |
19.93 |
"100% city driving" |
2013-03-29 |
283 |
13.7 |
$3.439 |
20.66 |
"15% city/85% highway driving, towed a Uhaul 4x8 trailer, hatch configured as air diverter over trailer, installed Gurney flap on end of hatch, 20.2mpg indicated to College Station, dropped off trailer, 24mpg indicated back to Houston, stop and go traffic 10 miles prior to arrival to home
Removed Gurney flap 30 miles after refueling" |
2013-04-08 |
361 |
18.7 |
$3.399 |
19.3 |
"85% city/15% highway (round trip to West Houston/IKEA)" |
2013-04-16 |
356 |
18.8 |
$3.299 |
18.94 |
"100% city driving" |
2013-04-19 |
346 |
17.2 |
$3.349 |
20.12 |
"50% city driving/50% highway driving. 85 miles local, 120 mile evening trip to College Station (cruise set to 65mph, indicated 23.5mpg, 2 days local driving), 50 mile round trip to Caldwell" |
2013-04-25 |
382 |
17.3 |
$3.269 |
22.08 |
"33% city/67% highway driving, 120 mile night drive from College Station to Houston, cruise set to 65mph, moderate traffic in downtown Houston, indicated 26.5mpg, 120 mile night drive to College Station, indicated 25.1mpg" |
2013-05-03 |
371 |
17.5 |
$3.259 |
21.2 |
"Night drive from College Station (120 miles, indicated 24.2mpg), cruise set 65mph, 67% city" |
2013-05-07 |
423 |
19.1 |
$3.269 |
22.15 |
"Afternoon drive (Friday afternoon) from Houston to College Station, stop and go traffic fer over 2 hours, Indicated mileage dropped to under 18mpg, night drive from College Station to Houston (indicated 27mpg), cruise set to 62mph" |
2013-05-15 |
342 |
18.8 |
$3.199 |
18.19 |
"Removed lower grill block, 75% city/25% highway driving, evening/night round trip drive to Angleton" |
2013-05-16 |
262 |
13 |
$3.299 |
20.15 |
"Day drive out to Cypress and back, 90 miles local driving" |
2013-05-21 |
315 |
19.2 |
$3.299 |
16.41 |
"Morning drive to College Station, 6x12 trailer, lower grill unblocked, hatch configured to trailer, Gurney flap active, 90 miles local driving
Indicated 17.0mpg going up and 13.2mpg coming back" |
2013-05-25 |
178 |
10 |
$3.299 |
17.8 |
"100% city driving, Gurney flap active
Replaced muffler (warranty), cleaned MAF, reset ECU" |
2013-05-26 |
236 |
12.2 |
$3.299 |
19.34 |
"Afternoon drive to College Station, hatch configured to 5x8 trailer (68"" to ground), Gurney flap active, lower grill blocked (indicated 19.1mpg)
Evening drive back to Houston, hatch configured to trailer (69"" to ground), Gurney flap not active, lower grill unblocked (indicated 18.1mpg)" |
2013-05-27 |
237 |
12.6 |
$3.299 |
18.81 |
"Afternoon drive to College Station, hatch configured to 5x8 trailer (67"" to ground), Gurney flap not active, lower grill blocked (indicated 19.5mpg)
Evening drive back to Houston, hatch configured to trailer (69"" to ground), Gurney flap not active, lower grill blocked (indicated 16.7mpg)" |
2013-06-05 |
362 |
20.3 |
$3.139 |
17.83 |
"100% city driving, lower grill block removed
After refueling, removed rear wheel skirts" |
2013-06-12 |
392 |
18.8 |
$3.219 |
20.85 |
"45% city/55% highway, afternoon run to College Station (75-80mph) with an indicated 20.4mpg, evening run back to Houston, cruise set to 60mph (indicated 25.7mpg), lower rear wheel skirts removed, lower grill block removed" |
2013-06-18 |
295 |
12.8 |
$3.209 |
23.05 |
"19% city/81% highway, round trip to College Station from Houston, cruise set to 65mph, indicated 23.5mpg going up and 24.2mpg coming back (240 mile round trip), lower rear wheel skirts removed, front lower grill block removed" |
2013-06-25 |
184 |
13.2 |
$3.329 |
13.94 |
"90% highway towing empty 6x12 trailer, hatch up, 60mph, night drive, local driving with empty car trailer, 33% grill block, indicated 13.5mpg" |
2013-07-09 |
312 |
20 |
$3.299 |
15.6 |
"Night drive from Houston to College Station, cruise set to 55 mph, towing fully loaded 6x12 trailer, indicated 16.6 mpg
60% city/40% highway (towing loaded trailer)" |
2013-07-17 |
223 |
12.7 |
$3.469 |
17.56 |
"100% city driving" |
2013-07-17 |
261 |
16.2 |
$3.599 |
16.11 |
"Day trip to Houston, hatch up, towing unloaded 6x12 trailer at 60mph, indicated 15.1mpg
Night trip back to College Station, towing fully loaded trailer at 60mph, indicated 15.9mpg" |
2013-07-18 |
250 |
13.8 |
$3.469 |
18.12 |
"Night trip to Houston, hatch up, empty 6x12 trailer, speed set to 55mph, indicated 17.3mpg
Night return trip to College Station, hatch up, light loaded 6x12 trailer (about 350 lbs), speed set to 55mph, indicated 18.1mpg." |
2013-07-21 |
331 |
18.8 |
$3.449 |
17.61 |
"Day drive from College Station to Houston, speed set to 65mph, scattered rain, standard bed load, moderate traffic
Return trip to College Station towing loaded car carrier" |
2013-08-06 |
348 |
20 |
$3.369 |
17.4 |
"150 mile day round trip to Cypress and back, speed set to 65mph, indicated 22.2mpg going out and 23.2 coming back, no load in the bed, 33% grill upper grill block, moderate traffic going out" |
2013-08-23 |
332 |
20.1 |
$3.289 |
16.52 |
"90% city/10% highway, lots of short trips
Just prior to refueling, front end was realigned by the local Firestone shop (was pulling right)
After refueling, Seafoam treatment to engine and ECU reset." |
2013-08-29 |
274 |
13.7 |
$3.289 |
20 |
"Day drive to Houston, rear wheel skirts re-installed, Auto RX maintenance for engine, speed set to 70mph, one extra passenger, no bed load
Heavy rain in Houston, air dam belly pan and engine bay belly pan removed due to damage on return trip
25 local miles" |
2013-08-30 |
196 |
10.9 |
$3.289 |
17.98 |
"5% city/95% highway, day drive to Houston, towing a 5x8 enclosed trailer, indicated mileage was 18.5mpg empty and 17.4mpg loaded with ~200lbs (sleeper sofa), hatch raised, air dam belly pan and engine bay belly pan reinstalled, ECU reset after arrival to Houston, speed set to 60mph" |
2013-09-03 |
436 |
18.7 |
$3.019 |
23.32 |
"10% city/90% highway, day drive to Dallas (Highway 6 to I-35), speed set to 65mph, moderate traffic, indicated 25.4mpg
Afternoon return drive back to College Station (I-45), speed set to 65mph, light traffic, indicated 23.4mpg, 2 stops" |
2013-09-19 |
224 |
14.7 |
$3.109 |
15.24 |
"100% city driving" |
2013-09-21 |
319 |
15 |
$3.279 |
21.27 |
"Morning drive from College Station (Bastrop-Austin) to San Antonio (TX-21 to I-35), heavy rain, one extra passenger, standard tool load (250 lbs)" |
2013-09-23 |
184 |
7.9 |
$3.189 |
23.29 |
"15% city, 85% highway, night drive from San Antonio (San Marcos-Austin-Bastrop) to College Station (I-35 to TX-21), towing single wheel trailer loaded with 200lbs of gear, extra 200lbs of groceries in bed, 2 extra stops, indicated 24.3mpg with speed set to 65mph" |
2013-10-03 |
208 |
13.7 |
$2.999 |
15.18 |
"100 % local driving" |
2013-10-07 |
292 |
13.3 |
$3.039 |
21.95 |
"Early morning round trip from College Station to Houston Hobby, speed set to 65mph, towing trailer with standard tool load and luggage (~350lbs), 2 passengers and luggage going...no passengers or luggage coming back during rush hour, stop and go traffic fer 20 miles, 20% local driving" |
2013-10-08 |
220 |
10.1 |
$3.019 |
21.78 |
"Day round trip from College Station to Houston Hobby, speed set to 65mph, no trailer, light load (50lbs), no passengers going...but 2 passengers and luggage coming back during rush hour, stop and go traffic fer 20 miles, one extra stop, 10 minutes of spirited driving (80mph)" |
2013-10-12 |
264 |
11.8 |
$3.059 |
22.37 |
"Early morning drive from College Station to San Antonio, 70 miles local driving, speed set to 65mph, rush hour traffic in Austin" |
2013-10-18 |
348 |
16.5 |
$2.999 |
21.09 |
"30% city/70% highway
Night trip from San Antonio to College Station, speed set to 65mph, standard 350lb load in bed, 1 passenger, indicated 24.7mpg
Day trip to Lexington and back, standard 350lb load in bed, 2 passengers, 3 stops, indicated 24mpg" |
2013-10-25 |
399 |
19 |
$2.949 |
21 |
"Afternoon drive out to Houston, speed set to 65mph, rush hour traffic, heavy rain on return trip, indicated mileage at 24.7mpg
Trans coolers blocked, upper grill blocked to 67% just prior to refueling
45% city/55% highway" |
2013-11-04 |
245 |
14.7 |
$2.879 |
16.67 |
"Roundtrip to Camp Arrowmoon towing single wheel trailer loaded with camping gear (250lbs)" |
2013-11-11 |
400 |
19.3 |
$2.799 |
20.73 |
"Roundtrip to Houston, speed set to 65mph, rush hour traffic, indicated 25.5mpg on return leg
Roundtrip trip to Caldwell, speed set to 65mph, indicated 24.3mpg
After refueling, initial 5oz of Supertech 2-stroke oil TCW3 added to 24 gallons of gas" |
2013-11-24 |
310 |
20 |
$2.999 |
15.5 |
"Aero cap removed fer rebuild" |
2013-11-26 |
56 |
3.8 |
$3.029 |
14.74 |
"Local driving, new Duralast Gold battery" |
2013-11-27 |
278 |
12.5 |
$2.899 |
22.24 |
"Night drive from College Station to Ardmore, speed set to 65mph, multiple stops, one passenger and dog, single wheel trailer in tow, new aero cap installed" |
2013-11-28 |
355 |
15 |
$2.899 |
23.67 |
"Night drive from Ardmore to Wichita to Salina, speed set to 65mph, multiple stops" |
2013-11-30 |
324 |
13.4 |
$2.979 |
24.18 |
"Afternoon drive from Salina to Lincoln, speed set to 65mph, indicated 27.2mpg to York, roundtrip to Omaha, local driving" |
2013-12-01 |
306 |
12.5 |
$2.979 |
24.48 |
"Afternoon drive from Lincoln to Wichita, speed set to 65mph, 2 passengers, trailer loaded light, bed weighted heavy, indicated 26.5mpg" |
2013-12-01 |
254 |
9.5 |
$2.899 |
26.74 |
"Day drive from Wichita to Ardmore, speed set to 65mph, indicated 26.4mpg" |
2013-12-02 |
284 |
11.4 |
$2.999 |
24.91 |
"Evening/night drive from Ardmore to Waco to College Station, stop and go traffic in Denton and Waco, speed set to 65mph, indicated 24.8mpg" |
2013-12-14 |
285 |
19.4 |
$2.949 |
14.69 |
"" |
2013-12-27 |
308 |
18.1 |
$2.839 |
17.02 |
"120 miles of boat tail trailer testing" |
2013-12-28 |
319 |
12 |
$3.079 |
26.58 |
"College Station to Lafayette, day drive, speed set to 65mph, indicated 26mpg, 2 extra adult passengers and luggage, boat tail single wheel trailer, tires at 42psi, trailer tire at 60psi, 2 stops" |
2013-12-29 |
206 |
8.8 |
$2.959 |
23.41 |
"Night drive from Lafayette to Biloxi, rain, speed set to 65mph" |
2013-12-30 |
499 |
18.9 |
$3.379 |
26.4 |
"Day drive from Biloxi to Jacksonville, 2 stops, light drizzle, indicated 26.7mpg" |