2015-08-18 360.5 20.266 $2.539 17.79 "#1: First refueling since we got the G-4 Tonneau Cover. While only the last 30 miles were with the cover we put over 85 miles on the truck with no bed cover at all returning from Truth or Consequences after purchasing the G-4 but not installing it yet."
2015-08-20 166.2 9.998 $2.579 16.62 "#2. Short cycle taking kids to appointments while their vehicle is being repaired."
2015-09-02 425.4 24.203 $2.459 17.58 "#3. Eight short trips five miles to P.O. to drop off son for work and five miles back home, then repeat to pick him up from work. Driving cycle is 60% Hwy/40% City."
2015-09-05 251.6 14.215 $2.399 17.7 "#4. Mid period refill, weather improving for mpg's."
2015-09-15 339.4 20.032 $2.289 16.94 "#5. Running around mileage."
2015-09-17 91 4.719 $2.239 19.28 "#6. Today is the one year anniversary of buying our truck so we filled the tank so we can get a one year fuel number."
2015-09-25 264.6 13.7 $2.069 19.31 "#7. Normal fuel run, accept we are dealing with cooler ambient temperatures as Fall weather is beginning to set in here in southern New Mexico. Looks like my truck (as do my solar panels) perform most efficiently in the Spring and the Fall."
2015-09-30 270.6 13.703 $2.049 19.75 "#8. Back and forth to town and the post office but I did have a 142 mile round trip to Deming, NM to do a Total Lunar Eclipse party where I averaged 22 mpg."
2015-10-09 383.5 21.501 $2.019 17.84 "#9. Normal driving cycle."
2015-10-15 288.9 15.613 $1.999 18.5 "#10. Normal fuel run, good mpg with nice weather."
2015-10-23 300.2 16.382 $1.849 18.32 "#11. Extra trips back and forth to town because my new grandson Alessandro was born today. We went to lunch and took advantage of low gas prices to fill the tank."
2015-10-31 274.1 14.858 $1.869 18.45 "#12. Regular driving cycle."
2015-11-02 224.2 11.531 $1.869 19.44 "#13. Mileage included a 144 mile round trip to Deming for a star party."
2015-11-12 276 14.545 $1.929 18.98 "#14. Regular driving."
2015-11-13 321.8 14.144 $1.959 22.75 "#15. Trip to Tucson"
2015-11-17 357.8 19.455 $1.839 18.39 "#16. Trip from Tucson back home. It is more uphill going east then it is going west. some driving after returning home."
2015-11-28 241.9 13.776 $1.799 17.56 "#17. Normal driving cycle but with the onset of colder weather."
2015-12-06 265.1 14.683 $1.739 18.05 "# 18. weekly driving cycle, but the weather has gotten colder and the truck is taking longer to get to operating temperature."
2016-02-03 144.3 9.2 $1.799 15.68 "#19. Truck had been filled on December 6th, 2015 and a school bus backed into the hood of the vehicle and it has been at the collision center for 57 days. Over $10,100 worth of damage and $2,900 worth of rental car fees later we just got the truck back today on Wednesday February 3rd, 2016. The collision center filled the tank before returning it to us so this mpg is for this limited driving range of only 144 miles spread over 57 days."
2016-02-06 142.1 8 $1.749 17.76 "#20. Short cycle, consisting of about three trips back and forth to town. Refueled because I was taking a trip to Deming for a star party and I wanted a trip mpg calculation."
2016-02-06 113.7 6.174 $1.579 18.42 "#21. Trip to Deming and back a 65 mph, 70 mph, 55 mph, and 50 mph mix. Did the same on the return accept for two acceleration for passing. Refuels in Las Cruces upon returning."
2016-02-15 313.7 16.546 $1.499 18.96 "# 22. First regular run since we got the truck back from the collision shop. The weather has warmed up into the 70's F which is unusual for February. This is a good run and is more representative of what the truck does on our highway/city driving mix."
2016-02-29 418.3 24.726 $1.559 16.92 "#23: Normal back and forth driving both to town and back and forth to the post office which is a short cycle of 5 miles each way. This is not good on cold starts."
2016-03-05 259.9 15.695 $1.659 16.56 "# 24. Normal back and forth driving with one trip to the landfill and then to town towing a 16 ft trailer."
2016-03-10 221.4 12.254 $1.699 18.07 "#25. Regular driving, hauled two junk motors and metal into the recycling center."
2016-03-15 311.1 17.133 $1.969 18.16 "#26. Payday refuel in anticipation of traveling to Anthony, TX to pick up our new (2012 model) 5th wheel trailer. For this reason I put premium gasoline in the truck as this is recommended by the owners manual when you plan on towing. I had a half tank of 87 octane so a half tank of 91 octane averages out to 89 octane once it is all mixed up."
2016-03-25 265.8 15.066 $1.799 17.64 "#29. Eclectic mix of driving. Too much city driving and idling."
2016-03-31 220 12.768 $1.799 17.23 "# 30. Normal driving cycle. need to go to Deming on Saturday possibly, want to refill before I go."
2016-04-02 169.5 9.351 $2.049 18.13 "# 31. Normal driving, tripd to town and back. Refueld on my way to Deming."
2016-04-02 102.8 5.278 $1.949 19.48 "# 32. Trip to Deming to do a star party. refuels at Loves before the drop into Las Cruces. They had Bio-Diesel?"
2016-04-07 178.86 11.694 $1.689 15.3 "# 33. Extrapolated from a 21.909 gallon fill up and a 273.86 mile run by pulling the 5th wheel towing run off of trip B. Too much idling on this run while working with hitching or unhitching the trailer on three separate occasions."
2016-04-15 284.5 16.19 $1.959 17.57 "# 34. Normal driving, too many short trips as usual. Starting to use the AC more and we have had more windy days."
2016-04-21 240.4 13.956 $1.949 17.23 "# 35. General driving, short trips to the post office, trips to town, shopping, then home."
2016-04-29 273.7 15.567 $1.949 17.58 "# 36. Normal run for a week. Lots of wind this week."
2016-05-06 221.2 12.511 $2.499 17.68 "#37. Normal driving. The price per gallon was high because I pumped 91 octane into the truck because we are hooking up the trailer tomorrow to go to Rock Hound State Park to camp overnight. Mixing with 24 gallons of 87 octane gets me to 88 octane at least. The owners manual recommends higher octane when towing."
2016-05-07 33.8 1.75 $2.309 19.31 "#38. partial tank extrapolated as we hooked up the trailer at the house and towed it to the Loves of of I-10 to fill up again."
2016-05-08 26.1 1.3 $2.058 20.08 "#39. Partial tank data with 98.9 towing miles subtracted from 125 miles total. It was a trip to town from the camp site and back. plus a trip from the camp site to the office area to do a star party."
2016-05-13 262.9 16.983 $2.159 15.48 "#40. Normal driving but had to separate out a 49.7 mile one way trailer tow to Camping world to drop off the trailer for a washing machine door lock problem. Even so there is lots of idling while you are hooking and unhooking the trailer. Also turning the trailer around and parking it in a tight space can consume gas while not putting much in the way of distance traveled on the truck."
2016-05-14 118.8 6.801 $2.459 17.47 "#41. Premium fuel. Drove to Anthony, Texas to pick up our 5th wheel. I filled the tank just a mile down the road after hitching it up. other then that mixed driving."
2016-05-19 258.55 15.971 $2.059 16.19 "#42. Original fill up was at Motel Blvd (see 5th wheel towing log) so I subtracted the mileage and fuel used to tow the trailer home 19.75 miles and 1.689 gallons. This gives me the G-4 data without the 5th wheel trailer in the mix. Bob Cantrell's trailer (used to haul a dog kennel to my house was in this mix however."
2016-05-28 320.6 17.797 $2.059 18.01 "#43. Regular travel to and from town, to and from the post office. Got a good run, took Valley Drive when possible (at 55 mph)."
2016-06-02 186.3 11.483 $2.349 16.22 "#44. Topped the tank off with 91 Octane fuel prior to towing our trailer to CoR SP on Saturday coming. We will top off again Saturday morning. A half tank of 87 Octane and a half tank of 91 Octane equals 89 Octane fuel when mixed. The next fill up will include partial towing data which we can parse out of the data. There was lots of idling in this fuel cycle as there is generally in hot weather when you want to keep the AC running."
2016-06-04 39.2 2.8 $2.599 14 "# 45. Short cycle, filled up on Friday then hooked up the trailer on Saturday and pulled it to a gas station to top off. I subtracted the trailer towing data from this cycle and added it to the 5th wheel data entry."
2016-06-14 417.1 24.604 $2.099 16.95 "# 46. Long cycle using more of our 36 gallon gas tank then normal. We have had a few triple digit days but temps mostly in the high 90's F. Too much idling to run the AC in hot weather, but I do try to shut it down and open windows when it is feasible."
2016-06-20 322.7 17.887 $2.099 18.04 "# 47. Good driving cycle including a trip to El Paso Airport to pick up my sister for the family reunion. The high ambient temps mean low air densities, so as long as I don't do a lot of idling to run the AC we get good numbers."
2016-06-21 351.1 17.586 $2.099 19.96 "#48. Regular driving with some highway driving to CoR SP then home. The lower air density due to high ambient temperatures is increasing my fuel mileage some."
2016-06-30 516.4 28.75 $2.099 17.96 "#49. Two part fill up. We put $25 of fuel in the truck on the 25th, but this did not fill it up. Today it took 16.84 gallons to fill the tank. We left the Trip A counter alone during this time period so the total cumulative miles was 516.4 miles. Good run really. The higher emps represent lower air density."
2016-07-05 226.5 13.272 $2.099 17.07 "#50. Regular gas run except while waiting at the propane place to fill a tank the truck overheated. I took it to a gas station to fill up and cool off. I got a one gallon water container and refilled the reservoir and discovered a leak under the reservoir. We took the truck strait to the Ford dealership and got a rental car."
2016-07-15 332.9 19.02 $2.099 17.5 "#51. Regular fuel run. We have been in a heat wave with the average temperature being 91 F. Lows at sunrise 78 F cresting to 104 F in the afternoon. Monsoon weather patterns are just starting."
2016-07-30 479.7 27.501 $2.099 17.44 "#52. Regular run extended until payday and 1/4 of of a tank left. We only had about 150 miles of range left."
2016-08-11 331.9 19.788 $2.059 16.77 "# 53. Regular runs to town and to the P.O. to take Andrew to work. I did take one trip to Rincon."
2016-08-17 239.5 13.235 $2.039 18.1 "#54. Regular trips to town and to the post office to take Andrew to work on Monday and Tuesday. We do 39.6 miles just taking Andrew to work every week. Now that the weather is cooler we do not have to idyll the engine to keep the AC going when we stop."
2016-08-24 278.1 15.718 $2.079 17.69 "#55. Regular trips to town and the post office. The last fill up concludes one year of data revealing17.8 mpg average for the whole year, 17.6 mpg for the last 90 days, and my last three tanks 17.4 mpg. it covers 13,882 miles at a cost of $1,579.23. Yields a 4.45% savings over EPA."
2016-09-01 343.2 19.036 $2.019 18.03 "#56. Regular travel. We have a new gas card which will save us 4 cents a gallon when we use more then 50 gallons a month. We routinely use more then this. If we use more then 75 gallons it will cut our cost by 8 cents a gallons. We routinely do this when we tow our 5th wheel trailer more then a couple hundred miles."
2016-09-07 350.1 19.643 $1.999 17.82 "#57. Regular driving, took one trip to Percha Dam SP to do a star party. Been raining a lot the last few days which doesn't help MPG's."
2016-09-12 251.4 15.675 $2.289 16.04 "# 58. Bought 88 octane. Had partial 5th wheel towing data to separate out of this single refueling. We had too much idling which isn't easy to separate out."
2016-09-16 126.2 7.614 $2.359 16.57 "#59. topped off with 88 octane again in anticipation for towing 5th wheel to City of Rocks next week. When I refill after the trip I can use 87 octane again."
2016-09-23 274.1 15.936 $2.299 17.2 "#60. More 88 octane. We hook up the trailer in the morning to tow it to City of the Rocks SP. I will top up at Loves on I-10 to begin a trailer run for MPG. I will have to split the gas station to home out of the mix."
2016-09-24 31.1 1.43 $2.249 21.75 "#61. Interpolated data from a fill up in Las Cruces to my house in Radium Springs where we hooked up our 5th wheel for a trip. We drove to the Loves near the airport and topped off the tank there extracting the data for not towing and towing for that run based on the trip A and trip B data proportionality."
2016-09-30 230.1 15.833 $2.339 14.53 "#62. Full one day prior to towing trailer to Rock Hound State Park. Mom put 89 Octane in the truck. We did more running around town then usual on this run."
2016-09-30 93.7 4.077 $2.039 22.98 "#63. Mom came home then I went to town with the kids to help them move from town to Ft Selden. We returned with one load and then returned to town to get the final load. I refueled at that time."
2016-09-30 49.5 2.74 $2.039 18.07 "#64. Miles not towing on the last tank fill up."
2016-10-07 215.9 12.636 $1.999 17.09 "#65. Towed 5th wheel home from the Loves station then I subtracted the miles and gallons based upon 9.7 mpg (there is a lot of downhill and wind sheltered 55 mph to our house from there). The rest of the driving was back and forth to town."
2016-10-17 352.6 18.477 $2.629 19.08 "#66. Filled up with 91 octane for towing 5th wheel trailer to CoR SP next weekend. A half tank of 87 octane and a half tank of 91 octane should equal 89 octane once blended. We will top off with a mid grade before towing to the park. MPG's were good for this cycle but no savings filling up with premium."
2016-10-22 138.1 8.9 $2.319 15.52 "#67. Preliminary to a trip towing our 5th wheel we filled up with 89 octane. The elapsed miles was 138.9 before hooking up the trailer."
2016-10-28 257.1 13.5 $2.019 19.04 "#68. Regular driving after towing the 5th wheel from the Valareo on Picacho to the house and unhitching. This mileage is accounted for on the 5th wheel vehicle data."
2016-11-02 309.5 17.094 $2.029 18.11 "#69. Regular driving runs. Did go to Caballo Lake SP via the old highway where I pulled 25.5 MPG over 40 miles, however I drove the interstate home at 75 MPH which cancelled those MPG gains out."
2016-11-09 222.3 13.706 $1.999 16.22 "#70. Regular runs, too much idling, colder weather."
2016-11-18 312.9 17.539 $1.979 17.84 "#71. Regular run but we fueled up with premium in advance of towing our 5th wheel to CoR SP tomorrow which is a 220 mile round trip."
2016-11-19 23.8 1.4 $2.349 17 "#73. Trip from gas station to the house before hooking up 5th wheel for the trip to CoR SP."
2016-11-29 278.7 17.718 $1.839 15.73 "#74. Too much in town driving."
2016-12-06 262.7 14.157 $1.899 18.56 "# 75. Since we got our new car (Ford C Max Energi) we have stopped all the short trips to the post office on Monday's and Tuesday's which makes a difference on mpg returns. Short cycling an ICE in the winter is not good."
2017-01-06 243 14.364 $2.199 16.92 "#76. Been one month exactly since we filled up the gas tank of the truck as we have not been driving it as much since we got our C Max Energi. The goal is 200 miles a month but we overshot that by 43 miles. The reason was Cantrell called me for a rescue tow and I ended up towing his van 28 miles plus the miles to get to him, plus the miles to get home from his house. The master cylinder for the braking system was replaced under a recall on January 10th, 2017."
2017-01-17 266.3 14.834 $2.699 17.95 "#77. Refueled with 91 octane preliminary to a 5th wheel towing trip to Apache Junction, AZ for a golf tournament. Half a tank of 91 octane and half a tank of 87 octane = 89 octane when mixed. When I top off the tank on Feb 2nd I will fill with 89 octane. We should not put more then 200 miles on the truck before then."
2017-02-02 207.8 12.758 $2.279 16.29 "#78. Too many short trips which does not allow the truck to warm up properly. Fueled with 88 octane prior to a trip to Apache Junction towing the 5th wheel. This will be a 800 plus mile round trip towing."
2017-02-03 50.2 2.65 $2.329 18.94 "#79. Filled up in Las Cruces, ran errands, then we drove home and hooked up the trailer after 50.2 miles of driving."
2017-02-06 209.1 10.979 $2.359 19.05 "#80. Driving back and forth from the Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction, AZ to the golf tournament in Scottsdale, AZ over a two day period."
2017-02-17 168.7 9.54 $1.999 17.68 "#81. Driving after the Lordsburg, NM towing leg to the house then unhitching the trailer. Truck is running good. Needs an oil change which I have scheduled for March 1st, 2017."
2017-03-10 287.5 17.234 $2.129 16.68 "#82. Too many short trips, hunting for dogs, going to Joanna's, to the P.O., and to pick up Dori."
2017-03-24 250.6 14.013 $2.139 17.88 "#83. Normal driving cycle which is now a single trip to town and back per week and a few short distance hauls."
2017-04-14 221.9 13.211 $2.199 16.8 "#84. Normal driving cycle for us now but still too many short trips."
2017-05-08 313.5 18.428 $2.839 17.01 "#85. Lots of short trips. Filled up with 91 octane in prep for towing on the 19th. On the 18th 88 octane will do."
2017-05-18 219.1 11.824 $2.519 18.53 "#86. The usual back and forth with a few more trips to the city. Pumped more expensive higher octane gas in preparation for towing our trailer to Caballo Lake tomorrow. We bought 4 new tires on the 13th of May. They are 60K rated Coopers."
2017-05-22 84.6 4.97 $2.129 17.02 "#87. Separated out log for refueling, driving home, towing our 5th wheel to Caballo Lake SP, driving around at the park during our stay, towing back home, then driving to town to refuel."
2017-06-12 220 13.944 $2.179 15.78 "#88. Too much local short distance driving. Hot weather, AC in constant use. New tires which have more rolling resistance all add up to a lower than usual mpg return."
2017-07-11 532.6 30.447 $2.049 17.49 "# 89. Extended run until we got a low fuel warning. Turned out we still had 5.53 gallons left or 96 miles of range not the 32 miles of range the dash was reporting. The reset pushed the range to 640 miles. the read out is usually low on gallons consumed and low on range."
2017-07-30 305.6 18.516 $2.649 16.5 "#90. Refueled with 91 octane in preparation for a 5th wheel towing trip to Nebraska, then to South Dakota, thence to Devils Tower in Wyoming before returning home after ten days on the road. Incidentally we should take in the Total Eclipse of the Sun happening on Monday August 21st, 2017 near Alliance, Nebraska. Center-line passes just south of this town about ten miles to the south of it at around 11:45 AM CDT.

The 91 octane blended with a half tank of 87 octane should yield around 89 octane gasoline. I will refill with 89 octane on the 16th just before we leave."
2017-08-15 130 8.504 $2.389 15.29 "#91. Fueled up at Sam's Club with 91 Octane in preparation for hooking up the 5th wheel trailer for a ten trip to Nebraska to view the Total Eclipse, then to South Dakota to do some tourist stuff. See 5th wheel towing to pick up this thread starting on the 17th of August.

Drove 19.3 miles from the gas station to the house where we will hook up the trailer. Read out estimates one gallon used for 18.5 mpg."
2017-08-19 68.3 3.6886 $2.649 18.52 "#92. Mixed partials from August 15th through the 19th of August based on prices at Sterling, CO."
2017-08-21 394 21.21 $2.839 18.58 "#93. Total eclipse day, drove from Sterling, CO to Agate Fossil Beds, thence to Car Henge at Alliance, NE, then back to Sterling, CO."
2017-08-22 107.8 5.951 $2.479 18.11 "#94. Gasoline fill up at Wall, SD."
2017-10-13 289 17.518 $2.649 16.5 "#95. Last fill up 08/28/17 when we got back from our total eclipse trip. For some reason the trip A and B got reset so I had to calculate miles based on a projected 16.5 mpg. Came out to 289 miles."
2017-10-17 94 5.059 $2.289 18.58 "#96. Part of a fill up that involved towing our 5th wheel trailer to Caballo Lake State Park. We drove 19.1 miles from the gas station to home before we hooked up. At the park after unhooking we drove 49.4 miles to T or C then back to the park. After we got home and parked the 5th wheel we drove 25.5 miles to town to a movie then filled the tank after the movie. Total miles 94 miles. Using projected MPG for each leg of the driving we estimated 5.059 gallons of gas used."
2017-11-17 372.4 21.107 $2.399 17.64 "#97. Had a short fill up on the 16th, (accidentally) so we went back on the 17th (round trip 39.1 mi) and topped off the tank with 8.84 more gallons. Totals are as stated."
2017-12-16 232 14.959 $2.359 15.51 "#98. Filled because we are down to nearly a half a tank. We don't use the truck that much anymore and when we do it is often for short trips. Like taking the trash down the hill or running over to Dori and Mario's to pick up the babies. This accounts for the low mpg's."
2018-01-15 281.8 16.718 $2.299 16.86 "#99. The usual, lots of short trips, some trips to town, then driving around town, all of which conspire to yield a lower mpg return."
2018-02-01 216.4 13.003 $2.359 16.64 "#100. Used as needed to exercise the truck once or twice a week."
2018-02-18 234.3 14.679 $2.119 15.96 "#101. The usual short trips and a few trips to town."
2018-03-03 192.1 11.692 $2.139 16.43 "#102. Hauled our 5th wheel to Holiday World which needs to be on a separate fuel log. I an calculation that towing trip at 40 miles and 9.5 mpg and have subtracted it out."
2018-03-30 238.9 14.839 $3.129 16.1 "#103. Filled with premium gasoline prior to towing to Caballo Lake State Park on April 13th. We drove 23.9 miles from the gas station to run errands thence home to our garage. We washed the truck prior to going to the gas station. We do not have a need to top off with 91 octane before we leave for the park, 89 octane will do."
2018-04-03 79.9 4.53 $2.929 17.64 "#104. Drove to town today to drop the C Max Energi of for a 10,000 mile oil change at 20,000 miles. I ran some errands afterwards then drove home. The idea is not to use the truck until Thursday when we hook up the 5th wheel trailer to go camping. So far I have 19.2 miles on the truck after fueling up and have used 0ne gallon of fuel."
2018-04-28 241.9 14.964 $2.629 16.17 "#105. Fill up includes 79.9 miles of towing our 5th wheel trailer to Caballo Lake State Park for a star party. I have separated out that porting of this fuel cycle and posted under XLT Towing Keystone 5th wheel trailer, see that log of the same date."
2018-07-12 378.4 25.474 $3.122 14.85 "#106. Pumped 18 gallons of premium (91 octane) the 7.474 gallons of regular to blend a 36 gallon tank to 89 octane in preparations for our trip to Oklahoma towing our 5th wheel trailer. We will top off before we leave on the 27th of July. Even with these measures the cost ran to $79.53."
2018-07-26 72.4 5.036 $2.979 14.38 "#107. Topped off with mid grade (88 octane) before our trip to Oklahoma for our family reunion. The next logs in this series will be under XLT Towing 5th Wheel Trailer."
2018-09-29 346 19.68 $2.659 17.58 "#108. A dead battery on the 27th reset the elapsed miles counter (first time this has happened), so we had to use the last 90 days or three fill up average of 15.2 mpg plus about one mile per gallon (keeps the average slightly higher) to back figure miles. This is a close estimate but not precisely accurate needless to say."
2018-10-07 149.8 8.245 $2.789 18.17 "#109. Gassed up at the Murphy near the Rinconada Walmart off of Highway 70. We were on a trip to Cloudcroft and back home today.

Unfortunately I ended up with 86 octane but since it was less than a quarter tank and were were headed to elevation changes from 4K Ft to 8.7 K Ft that shouldn't be a problem. I will top off with 87 octane probably on the 15th to boost the octane again."
2018-10-18 340.3 18.398 $2.739 18.5 "#110. Gassed it up because it was pay period time and we had run out a half tank. Fuel mileage has improved because of longer runs warming up the vehicle and more highway driving."
2018-11-02 274 15.22 $2.669 18 "#111. Fueled up today after picking up diesel at the Brewers. This is a lost entry for which I did not have the miles so this is a educated guess from the that data on cost and gallons I did have."
2018-12-02 366.2 20.719 $2.349 17.67 "#112. We gassed up after one month. I found a log entry in my journal (for a missing fill up for the truck) that had the gallons and the cost for a fuel up for the truck on November 2nd and I extrapolated the gallons based on the data I did have."
2018-12-16 215.4 12.199 $2.219 17.66 "#113. We have been driving the truck on longer runs since we got a new battery. Winter ain't helping on the mileage."
2019-01-07 287.5 16.495 $2.039 17.43 "#114. Normal driving we went 22 days between fill ups at an average of 9.77 miles a day X 31 = 302 miles a month. I think 300 miles a month would be a good working figure as we purposely drove the truck more this month waiting on a overdue oil change for the car. I need to do some real math to figure this out."
2019-02-06 263.6 15.145 $2.099 17.41 "#115. Normal full run, we were short of a half of a tank. In early March we will have to fill half a tank with premium to boost the octane to 89 octane for towing the trailer to Caballo Lake, then to Indian Wells, California."
2019-02-22 215 12.463 $2.409 17.25 "#116. Normal driving, but we filled up early because the price of gasoline jumped 20 cents a gallon. Mom took the truck to Sam's Club and put 90 octane premium in the truck for $2.409 a gallon. This brings it up to only 88 octane for now. We will put 12 more gallons of 91 octane to bring it up to 89 octane before we leave for Caballo Lake Sp and Indian Wells, CA towing the 5th wheel trailer."
2019-03-02 217 13.155 $2.832 16.5 "#117. blended fuels to get our tank to 89 octane. We can top off with 89 octane from now on through our trip to Indian Wells, CA and back home."
2019-03-08 150.8 8.574 $2.479 17.59 "#118. Normal driving. We paid too much for 88 octane ($2.479 a gallon) as we found out we can get 91 Octane at Sam's Club for $2.419 a gallon."
2019-03-20 27.3 1.55 $2.209 17.61 "#119. Difference from between the house and the trip to buy gasoline."
2019-05-05 378.8 21.49 $2.579 17.63 "#120. First fill up since our return from Indian Wells, CA."
2019-06-03 323.7 18.998 $2.769 17.04 "#121. Normal driving. Just got the oil changed at 54,200 miles so we are good to go until 59,200 miles."
2019-06-21 275.6 16.109 $2.539 17.11 "#122. Normal driving. Been taking the truck to go bike riding because it fits in the back of the truck better."
2019-06-29 354.4 18.454 $2.46 19.2 "#123. A blended gasoline fill up of 5.005 gallons of 91 octane at 2.679 a gallon and 13.489 gallons of 81 octane at 2.379 a gallon. Turned out I could have done less 91 octane but I thought I was dealing with 90 octane at the time. I did subtract one gallon but I could have used even less at I ended up at 87.3 octane."
2019-07-29 451.8 24.417 $2.459 18.5 "#124. Been driving more than we used to because we are taking the truck to town twice a week to haul my bike for my exercise riding. The mpg's are higher though because we aren't short cycling the engine."
2019-08-08 352.2 22.529 $2.349 15.63 "#125. Did some towing, but not enough for a separate log. We moved the kids in two 27 miles hauls and towed the 5th wheel 4 miles."
2019-08-23 364.6 20.68 $2.439 17.63 "#126. Normal driving but we are starting to use the truck less since we got a bike rack for the car."
2019-09-02 245.6 13.96 $2.369 17.59 "#127. Normal driving, we now do more cycles involving to the city then we do local."
2019-09-13 410 22.623 $2.396 18.12 "#128. Normal driving, just more of it than usual. Our car went into the shop last week and we are driving a loaner Ford Explorer from Borman Autoplex."
2019-09-30 402 21.26 $2.679 18.91 "#129. Normal driving weather is better for MPG."
2019-10-14 390.3 22.252 $2.539 17.54 "#130. Had to use the truck a lot more than usual recently because first the car was in the shop, then the driveway was in bad shape and muddy at the bottom of the road."
2019-11-02 372.8 20.027 $2.459 18.61 "#131. Normal driving for bike riding and going to town. The weather is getting colder so my mpg will be going down."
2019-11-19 414.3 22.524 $2.34 18.39 "#132. Normal driving, back and forth to town, but the weather has actually warmed up a bit recently."
2019-12-03 397.1 21.641 $2.379 18.35 "#133. Normal driving. Rarely need AC and often drive slower routes."
2019-12-22 271.8 15.439 $2.379 17.6 "#134. Normal driving, colder weather should be impacting performance."
2020-01-03 255.9 13.433 $2.499 19.05 "#135. Normal driving but we now have the boat tail on the truck with a dog house. I am going to run a gallons used mpg test on it tomorrow and then we will take it off."
2020-01-04 53.6 3.521 $2.439 15.22 "#136. Short cycle to do a MPG test on my boat tail without the Aerolid which was sold in August of 2015. Needed to warm up the vehicle before the test."
2020-01-04 18.7 0.991 $2.749 18.87 "#137. The 18.7 mile test was performed at 70 mph, at from 47 F to 51 F, with a pressure of 30.39 inches, and winds were from 2 to 3 mph out of the north. The test cycle was from Exit 9 to Exit 19, and then back to Exit 9 on I-25 in Las Cruces, NM. Refilled with 88 octane to blend the 86 octane used earlier."
2020-01-05 59.7 3.598 $2.749 16.59 "#138. Topped off with 88 octane to make up for shortfall yesterday. Drove 4 wheel drive a little in the desert and warmed up the truck prior to the 18.7 mile test without a bed cover."
2020-01-05 18.7 1.054 $2.439 17.74 "#139. Gas in test for a 18.7 mile test of the truck without a boat tail to compare with the same test yesterday with the boat tail on the truck."
2020-02-03 541.4 29.645 $2.299 18.26 "#140. Last fill up was on January 5th, 2020 or 29 days ago."
2020-02-16 282.9 16.06 $2.299 17.62 "#141. Slightly warmer weather this week but we had snow five days ago."
2020-03-09 316.9 17.374 $2.159 18.24 "#142. Had an oil change service last week. The weather is more spring like now with lows only in the 40's F at night."
2020-03-24 398.3 21.145 $2.039 18.84 "#143. The weather is warming up. We had an oil change recently."
2020-04-09 317.7 18.158 $1.999 17.5 "#144. The weather is warming up. Haven't been driving the truck much recently."
2020-04-23 316.1 16.975 $1.959 18.62 "#145. Warmer weather is improving mpg a little bit."
2020-05-04 256.2 14.023 $1.959 18.27 "#146. Still driving this truck too much really."
2020-05-18 202.6 12.282 $1.999 16.5 "#147. Not sure why a low mpg reading as the GOM came up with 646 miles of projected range which is high. Might have been a previous shut off error."
2020-05-28 214 11.224 $1.939 19.07 "#148. Truck is liking the warmer weather as we are ending up with over 660 miles of range estimates every time we fill up"
2020-06-12 213.8 12.407 $1.999 17.23 "#149. Refueling before a trip."
2020-06-14 458.7 22.352 $1.82 20.52 "#150. Filled up in Amarillo, TX on day two, but I had to blend."
2020-06-16 501.8 25.686 $1.739 19.54 "#151. Filled up in Tulsa, OK on day four. Had to use a Flying J as we couldn't find a Valero."
2020-06-18 399.7 22.545 $1.759 17.73 "#152. Filled up in Shawnee, OK on day six of our trip. Traveling west again we had the winds working against us with winds out of the south as head winds or cross winds."
2020-06-19 283.6 16.623 $1.799 17.06 "#153. Filled up in Weatherford, TX on our way back home from Denton, TX on day seven."
2020-06-19 275.6 16.502 $1.899 16.7 "#154, filled up in Midland, TX so we could get home without filling up again."
2020-06-20 388.6 22.468 $1.999 17.3 "#155. Filled up the day after we got home from our 6 & 1/2 day trip to TX, OK, MO, and back through TX via Denton, TX to I-35, I-20, and I-10 to home."
2020-07-16 288.9 16.524 $2.139 17.48 "#156. Miles driven during a heat wave with daily highs up to 105 F."
2020-08-05 259 14.654 $1.999 17.67 "#157. Had a recent oil change. Daily highs are still near triple digits."
2020-08-26 383 20.099 $1.979 19.06 "#158. The weather has backed off the triple digit temps a little as you would think it would by the end of August."
2020-09-23 261 14.692 $1.979 17.76 "#159. We have been reducing the amount of driving we are doing with the truck."
2020-10-09 241.8 13.209 $2.799 18.31 "#160. Washed the truck this morning then I topped off the tank with 91 octanes gasoline. We are towing the trailer on the 18th of October to Caballo State Park so I want to prep the gas for that. We need 5 more gallons to hit a 89 octane average."
2020-10-17 92.8 5.613 $2.259 16.53 "#161. Topping off the tank in preparation for a trip to go camping and we are taking the car also. The weather has been mostly in the 80's F for highs, and in the low 50's or high 40's F for lows."
2020-10-22 42 2.679 $1.779 15.68 "#162. Towed trailer to Caballo Lake State Park. This is the single fill up with the gas and miles separated out for NOT TOWING."
2020-11-07 287.6 15.381 $1.979 18.7 "#163. Our first run since our camping trip. The temps have been moderate."
2020-11-30 347.4 18.108 $1.999 19.18 "#164. Normal driving but we are trying to limit driving to 92 miles a week from Sunday to Sunday."
2020-12-26 305.7 17.802 $2.179 17.17 "#165. Normal driving we have reduced our miles by keeping track of mileage from week to week. The multiplier for kWh is 0.9726."
2021-01-05 229.4 13.486 $2.159 17.01 "#166. We heard crude oil was going up over $50 a barrel so we filled the truck to try to beat an potential price hikes."
2021-01-15 287.3 15.236 $2.359 18.86 "#167. Gas is going up, decided to fuel up while we had the truck in town."
2021-02-19 328.8 18.015 $2.479 18.25 "#168. Had a cold weather snap for the last four or five days. but I only drove the truck 70 miles total during that time."
2021-03-23 295.5 15.277 $2.899 19.34 "#169. Fueled up a little early as a prelude to a 3.0 gallon mpg test."
2021-03-23 64.5 3.414 $2.899 18.89 "#170. The 3.0 gallon fuel test itself. While my GOM read out 3.0 gallons the tank took 3.414 gallons making it 89.5% lower than the actual usage."
2021-04-24 397.5 20.017 $2.849 19.86 "#171. Been one month exact since I filled the gas tank and we have burned through just a hair over 20 gallons and $57 worth of fuel. This is a good benchmark fuel run. Not bad for nearly 400 miles and close to 20 mpg for a full sized truck like this Ford is."
2021-05-15 266.6 13.493 $3.339 19.76 "#172. Filled up to mitigate a possible price increase. We need to top off again before Monday the 24th to have a full tank for towing our trailer north for a four day vacation. We are fueling up with 91 octane to blend the tank to 89 octane. We need 4.5 more gallons to achieve this balance."
2021-05-20 133.2 7.56 $3.238 17.62 "#173. Topped off the tank to get my 89 octane blend. I added 4.5 gallons of 91 octane at $3.339 a gallon and 3 gallons at $3.089of 88 octane."
2021-06-11 242.7 12.901 $2.899 18.81 "#174. Second fill up after returning from our trip towing the fifth wheel trailer up North. The fill up after we got back was to replace the fuel we used getting home."
2021-07-01 288 15.855 $2.999 18.16 "#175. Had to reconstruct this data. We need to add 3.1 miles to the next odometer reading because the odometer didn't get reset at the gas right away."
2021-07-16 294.7 16.772 $2.899 17.57 "#176. Eclectic mix of driving. I need to wash the truck badly."
2021-08-02 302.6 16.145 $2.999 18.74 "#177. Gassed up only a little early to beat any price increases. Went in for a oil change this morning but I have to return tomorrow morning because of a miscommunication."
2021-08-18 289.4 16.725 $2.999 17.3 "#178. Lots of truck chores. Hauled steel to the can place today and waited in line for an inordinate amount of time."
2021-09-07 268.8 15.087 $3.199 17.82 "#179. Price of fuel going up so we topped off the tank early."
2021-09-27 342.1 18.665 $3.079 18.33 "#180. Had to fill up because the rule for us is fill at a half tank because it is a 36 gallon tank. ODO reads 72,509.5 miles."
2021-10-29 385.5 19.09 $3.499 20.19 "#181. Had to fill up as we were down to a half tank. Gas went up 40 cents a gallon. The ODO reads 72,895 miles."
2021-11-12 342 18.631 $3.599 18.36 "#182. Gasoline is still high at $3.599 a gallon. The GOM reported 711 miles of range the last cycle but only 703 miles this time. On the way to town I was pulling over 30 mpg at 55 mph with a tail wind and just over 40 mpg at 40 mph. The ODO reads 73,258.7 miles."
2021-12-18 350.6 19.517 $3.499 17.96 "#183. Had to go online to get the receipt but we found it. I had two ODO readings but since I had it recorded from my last fill up this was easy to figure out also. The ODO reads 73,609.5 miles."
2022-01-06 243.8 14.498 $3.499 16.82 "#184. Filled up early so I can go to Deming tomorrow for a star party. There are 73,853 miles on the ODO. This truck is now paid for as we just made the last payment a few days ago."
2022-01-16 276.5 13.767 $3.499 20.08 "#185. Short cycled a little bit. There is 74, 130.2 miles on the ODO."
2022-02-05 279.7 15.912 $3.439 17.58 "#186. Still short cycled a little bit. We were just in town with the truck and took the opportunity to fill the truck. We are experiencing a cold snap right now. The ODO now reads 74,410.1 miles."
2022-02-24 254.7 13.304 $3.579 19.14 "#187. Decided to get gas a little early since Putin invaded Ukraine and the price of gas has already risen over 10 cents a gallon. The ODO reads 74,664.9 miles."
2022-03-07 220.9 12.375 $3.999 17.85 "#188. Fuel prices are over $4 a gallon now but we found a $3.999 a gallon station. The ODO read 74,885.8 miles."
2022-03-26 274.2 15.595 $4.099 17.58 "#188. The prices are rising again so I decided to grab this bargain gas. The ODO read 75,160.0."
2022-04-16 326.2 18.073 $4.899 18.05 "#189. We drove the truck down to 1/2 tank before filling the tank with 91 octanes. This blend with get us to 89 octanes for towing the trailer next Sunday. I will probably top off with 89 octanes next Saturday before we tow. The ODO read 75,486.4 miles"
2022-05-10 214.5 12.296 $4.499 17.44 "#190. Fueling a little early. We aren't leaving for camping until the 22nd so we will have to top off again. The ODO reads 75,701 miles."
2022-05-21 256.8 15.71 $4.799 16.35 "#191. Rented a 12 foot box trailer from U-Haul to help the kids move which effected our mpg. The ODO read 75,957.8 miles."
2022-05-25 15.6 1.183 $4.099 13.19 "#192. Filled the tank in town and drove home to hook up the trailer for our trip to Caballo. The ODO read 76,076.5 miles when we got back."
2022-06-10 185.7 11.018 $4.699 16.85 "#193. Filled tank early as I was worried about gas prices going even higher in the next few days. The ODO reads 76,262.2 miles."
2022-07-12 247 14.101 $4.449 17.52 "#194. Filling up because we are going to take the truck to Roswell, NM on Friday. We want to drive there and back and time is important so we won't have to fuel up during the trip. There is 76,509.7 miles on the ODO."
2022-07-15 89.1 5.708 $4.599 15.61 "#195. Topped off at Dona Ana before driving to Carrizozo and Roswell on a planned trip. There were 76,599.1 miles on the ODO."
2022-07-15 373.7 17.159 $3.779 21.78 "#196. On the way we spotted a Valero in Alamogordo with $3.779 gas so we stopped there on the way home. There was 76,972.8 miles on the ODO."
2022-07-31 189.8 9.868 $3.799 19.23 "#197. Filled up to get cheaper gas as we are taking the truck in for a oil change in the morning. We have 77,162.7 miles on the ODO."
2022-08-20 228.3 11.732 $3.499 19.46 "#198. We have had cooler weather for the last few weeks. There is 77,391.1 miles on the ODO."
2022-09-07 309.3 16.368 $3.399 18.9 "#199. Filled up at $3.399 a gallon in case gas prices go back up. There is 77,700.4 miles on the ODO."
2022-09-23 228.7 12.843 $4.299 17.81 "#200. Filling tank with 91 octane in preparation for 5th wheel trailer towing on October 5th. Need 5.157 more gallons. The ODO reads 77,929.1 miles."
2022-09-29 137.3 7.675 $4.217 17.89 "#201. Topping off to bring octane up to 89. The ODO reads 78,066.6 miles."
2022-10-02 144.9 8.041 $3.999 18.02 "#202. Last top off before towing 5th wheel to Bottomless Lake SP on Wednesday. It was 14.9 miles to the house. The ODO reads 78,211.6 miles."
2022-10-05 49.5 2.422 $3.999 20.44 "#203. Had to top off again because we had to charge the car today. The are 78,261.2 miles on the ODO."
2022-10-06 44 2.444 $4.059 18 "#204. The residual miles left over after towing. The ODO reads 78,305.2 including the towing miles."
2022-10-11 68 3.82 $3.799 17.8 "#205. Miles and gallons left over after subtracting 219 miles of towing out of the equation. There is 78,811.2 miles on the ODO."
2022-11-02 418.4 22.805 $3.499 18.35 "#206. Went longer than normal (22 days) before refilling waiting on the payment to hit the Valero card. The ODO reads 79,232 miles."
2022-12-12 279.3 15.855 $3.099 17.62 "#207. Getting gas for $3.099 a gallon. There is 79,511.3 miles on the ODO."
2023-01-17 311.6 16.938 $3.299 18.4 "#208. Routine fill up. Gas prices have went up a little. There is 79,823.4 miles on the ODO."
2023-01-31 306.7 16 $3.199 19.17 "#209. Topping off the tank. The ODO reads 80,130.2 miles."
2023-02-20 201.9 11.5 $3.339 17.56 "#210. Need to get exact cost and gallons. This is just a.place holder. There are 80,295.1 miles on the ODO. We had four new tires put on the truck this morning so it is the ODO minus 38 miles."
2023-02-27 289.1 15.639 $2.959 18.49 "#211. We have decided to drive the truck more before we go on vacation with the car. There are 80,621.5 miles on the ODO."
2023-03-10 299.9 15.546 $2.999 19.29 "#212. Went to the landfill and then grocery shopping. Gas cost 70 cents less per gallon on Amador so we filled up. There are 80,921.8 miles on the ODO."
2023-03-21 151.9 8.421 $3.289 18.04 "#213. Fueled up early so I could take Dori and Nathaniel to El Paso Sunday night. There are 81,073 miles on the ODO"
2023-03-27 316 15.394 $2.999 20.53 "#214. Half tank fill up. The ODO reads 81,389.8 miles."
2023-04-22 270.2 15.478 $3.199 17.46 "#215. Refueling while the price still hasn't risen that much. There are 81,660.2 miles on the odo."
2023-05-15 333.3 17.781 $3.159 18.74 "#216. Refilling at half a tank as usual. There are 81,993.7 miles on the ODO."
2023-06-05 411 22.11 $3.159 18.59 "#217. Lots of running back and forth to complete porch work. The ODO reads 82,404.9 miles."
2023-06-18 351.9 18.312 $3.199 19.22 "#218. Hot weather is here. It reached 100 F today. There are 82,757 miles on the ODO."
2023-06-30 321.9 17.79 $3.099 18.09 "#219. Loaned the kids the truck so I filled it up before they took it home. There are 83,079 miles on the ODO."
2023-07-05 291.6 16.507 $2.999 17.67 "#220. The run including loaning the truck to the kids. They probably put about 190 miles on the vehicle. There are 83,370.8 mules on the ODO."
2023-07-07 252.6 17.091 $3.199 14.78 "#221. Our kids borrowed our truck to go camping in Cloudcroft. This explains the lower returns. There is 83 623.6 miles on the ODO."
2023-08-18 302 17.085 $3.699 17.68 "#222. Gas prices high so I gassed up now
There are 83,925.7 miles on the ODO."
2023-09-13 279 15.34 $3.649 18.19 "#223. Thinking there were higher gas prices I topped off a little early. There are 84,204.9 miles on the ODO."
2023-10-11 203.5 10.438 $3.299 19.5 "#224. Getting ready for annular eclipse trip. There are 84,408.5 miles on the ODO."
2023-10-15 106.1 6.139 $3.089 17.28 "#225. Alamogordo, 84,514.9 miles."
2023-10-15 262.9 13.75 $3.399 19.12 "#226. Andrews, TX, 84,777.8 miles."
2023-10-15 327.4 15.957 $3.299 20.52 "#227. Canutillo, TX, 85,102 miles."
2023-11-02 297.7 16.043 $3.059 18.56 "#228. Filling up at a low price. We will top off again before Thursday the 9th for our trip to Tucson. There is 85,400.5 miles on the ODO."
2023-11-10 92.3 5.175 $2.899 17.84 "#229. Top off before trip to Tucson. There are 85,493.9 miles on the ODO."
2023-11-10 560.9 28.389 $2.879 19.76 "#230. Trip to Tucson, station to station on Motel Blvd in Las Cruces, NM. There are 86,054.6 miles on the ODO."
2023-11-28 334.1 17.768 $2.899 18.8 "#231. Fuel prices are increasing so it was time to fill the tank. There is 86,388.8 miles on the ODO."
2023-12-08 311.2 17.103 $2.589 18.2 "#232. Prices dropped even more. There are 86,700.2 miles on the ODO."
2023-12-20 282.9 15.956 $2.759 17.73 "#233. Rain today, in the 40's F, a s a light wind. There are 86,983.2 miles on the ODO."
2024-01-03 279.4 15.572 $2.459 17.94 "#234. Catching a liw price. There are 87,262.9 miles on the ODO."
2024-01-30 288.1 14.789 $2.799 19.48 "#235. Truck is getting brake service on February 29th. There are 87,551.2 miles on the ODO."
2024-02-08 330.1 17.951 $2.699 18.39 "#236. There are 87,881.5 miles on the ODO."
2024-02-16 332.6 18.883 $2.959 17.61 "#237. There are 88,214.3 miles on the ODO."
2024-03-07 256.8 13.61 $2.789 18.87 "#238. Taking advantage of lower priced gasoline. We saved 51 cents a gallon."
2024-03-23 304.4 16.7 $3.299 18.23 "#239. Should have filled up with 91 octane but I didn't. We have 13 days left before we leave for Texas. There are 88,776.4 miles on the ODO."