| Fill date |
Distance |
Fill amount |
Price |
MPG |
Details |
| 2009-04-30 |
348.8 mi. |
8.682 US gal |
$1.98 |
40.18 US |
330 miles of this was a highway trip with outside temperature in the 60s and a decent tailwind. |
| 2009-04-26 |
242 mi. |
6.505 US gal |
$1.79 |
37.2 US |
95% highway. Never above 71mph. |
| 2009-04-25 |
229.9 mi. |
7.429 US gal |
$1.74 |
30.95 US |
70% highway, 70-75mph (on a 75mph speed limit highway) |
| 2009-04-24 |
375.6 mi. |
11.16 US gal |
$1.78 |
33.66 US |
Pretty warm outside, 60+ degrees. Crazy wind for about half the trip. About 10% city, 90% highway. |
| 2009-04-19 |
400.8 mi. |
11.13 US gal |
$2.01 |
36.01 US |
Insane amount of rain. I could feel the huge puddles on the highway killing my rolling resistance. Lots of headwind too.
Tank 2 for the day. |
| 2009-04-19 |
369.9 mi. |
10.41 US gal |
$1.78 |
35.53 US |
Tank one for the day. Strong wind, some rain. 80% highway, 20% city. |
| 2009-04-17 |
394.3 mi. |
10.49 US gal |
$1.78 |
37.59 US |
Warm weather, 60-70 degrees. All highway, 65-70mph. |
| 2009-04-16 |
397 mi. |
10.86 US gal |
$2.01 |
36.56 US |
Return trip from last weekend. 95% highway, with a couple errands around town. Kind of cold outside. |
| 2009-04-12 |
375.5 mi. |
10.68 US gal |
$1.78 |
35.16 US |
80% highway, 20% city. Strong headwind for about half of the highway driving. Cruise set at 70-72mph. Everyone was going faster than me, so I couldn't find anything good to draft off of. |
| 2009-04-10 |
394.7 mi. |
9.988 US gal |
$1.81 |
39.52 US |
All highway, no stops. The outside temperature was less than 50 degrees the whole way.
Cruise control at 67-72mph, with a little DWL and neutral-coasting on big hills. |
| 2009-04-04 |
415.4 mi. |
10.7 US gal |
$1.95 |
38.82 US |
Trip up to Chicago and back, with a few stops around the Chicago area. I had some stop-and-go traffic, but mostly highway.
Tires at 50 PSI now. Had one other person in the car for 80% of this trip.
The scangauge is finally calibrated well! It told me that I used 10.7 gallons, and it was exactly right.  |
| 2009-03-14 |
436 mi. |
11.03 US gal |
$1.79 |
39.53 US |
Finally home (tank 2 for the day). Got to below 40 degrees outside on the way back. |
| 2009-03-14 |
264.1 mi. |
6.21 US gal |
$1.65 |
42.53 US |
Rear seats still out. Almost all highway, under 72 mph. |
| 2009-03-13 |
421.8 mi. |
10.89 US gal |
$1.65 |
38.73 US |
Tolono, IL to Sarcoxie, MO. No stops. First full tank with front tires at 48 PSI and rear tires at 42 PSI. Also first tank with rear seats out. |
| 2009-03-09 |
461.7 mi. |
12.56 US gal |
$1.999 |
36.76 US |
These miles are from yesterday's trip. All of it is under 72mph, some DWL and some cruise control. Outside temperature ranging from 60 degrees to around 40 degrees. |
| 2009-03-08 |
262 mi. |
8.216 US gal |
$1.699 |
31.89 US |
30 miles of city driving. The rest was cruise control @ 75mph. The speed limit is 75 down there, and I was in a hurry. |
| 2009-03-06 |
431.2 mi. |
11.29 US gal |
$1.65 |
38.19 US |
Tank 2 for the day.
Cruise at 65-72mph, some DWL. 70-75 degrees outside. Upper and lower grill blocked, 100% highway. |
| 2009-03-06 |
217 mi. |
7.32 US gal |
$1.99 |
29.64 US |
tank 1 for the day. |
| 2009-02-22 |
347.2 mi. |
10.45 US gal |
$1.63 |
33.22 US |
In a hurry to get home to study for midterms. Tank 2 for the day. Cruise set for 72-76mph. |
| 2009-02-22 |
170.7 mi. |
5.855 US gal |
$1.59 |
29.15 US |
40% city, 60% highway. The highway was with the cruise set for 77mph. I was in a hurry. |
| 2009-02-20 |
218.8 mi. |
6.996 US gal |
$1.59 |
31.28 US |
In a hurry, set cruise for 73, even through the hills. Grill blocked. It's just a coincidence that an other of my tanks today was also about 219 miles.
Tank 3 for the day. |
| 2009-02-20 |
256.6 mi. |
7.904 US gal |
$1.76 |
32.46 US |
90% highway. |
| 2009-02-20 |
218.9 mi. |
6.145 US gal |
$1.63 |
35.62 US |
First full tank with grill block. Tank 2 for the day. |
| 2009-02-15 |
243.2 mi. |
6.711 US gal |
$1.689 |
36.24 US |
80% highway, 20% city. DWL on hills. Lots of headwind, some drafting. Outside temperature 35-45 degrees. Tank one for the day. |
| 2009-02-15 |
309.1 mi. |
9.5 US gal |
$1.899 |
32.54 US |
All highway. Mostly flat road, cruise control set for 68-70mph. Lots of headwind, some drafting. Outside temperature 27-33 degrees. Tank two for the day. |
| 2009-02-13 |
343.4 mi. |
7.929 US gal |
$1.759 |
43.31 US |
100% highway, no stops. I did DWL with my scangauge on hills. Never went over 70mph. |
| 2009-02-01 |
339.2 mi. |
10.13 US gal |
$1.71 |
33.48 US |
65-70 mph. Some DWL, some cruise control at 68mph. Tank 2 of the day. Finally home. |
| 2009-02-01 |
206.7 mi. |
5.895 US gal |
$1.66 |
35.06 US |
Very windy, 70-72mph. Drafted semis and SUVs for about half of this tank. This was probably the warmest day on which I've driven this car so far. Hit 55 degrees F for part of this tank. Tank 1 today. |
| 2009-01-30 |
227.3 mi. |
6.48 US gal |
$1.599 |
35.08 US |
It was getting late, so I was in a hurry. I set the cruise at 76mph (in a 75mph speed limit zone). Tank 3 for the day. |
| 2009-01-30 |
260.3 mi. |
7.795 US gal |
$1.64 |
33.39 US |
First full tank with ScanGauge II. The SG seems very optimistic; it thought I averaged 43.6 MPG on this tank.
Tried a little DWL. Tank 2 of the day. |
| 2009-01-30 |
355.6 mi. |
11.14 US gal |
$1.79 |
31.92 US |
Last 90 miles were the beginning of my first trip with the ScanGauge II. Tank 1 for the day. |
| 2009-01-25 |
295.6 mi. |
8.666 US gal |
$1.599 |
34.11 US |
90% highway, 10% city. Weather hovering around freezing. Tank one today. |
| 2009-01-25 |
302.4 mi. |
10.42 US gal |
$1.799 |
29.02 US |
All highway, 72-77mph. Tank two for the day, no stops. Around 10 degrees outside. |
| 2009-01-23 |
352.2 mi. |
10.86 US gal |
$1.79 |
32.43 US |
68-75mph, all highway. Tank one of this trip. Grill blocked, just changed the oil. |
| 2009-01-22 |
317.4 mi. |
10.12 US gal |
$1.79 |
31.36 US |
300 of these miles are an ice storm last December. This was the worst weather I had ever driven in. |
| 2008-12-18 |
318.1 mi. |
12.69 US gal |
$1.49 |
25.07 US |
Embarassing. This was 70-72mph. I filled up at a central Missouri Road Ranger; perhaps the octane content was a bit low? 98% highway. (Tank 1 of the day) |
| 2008-12-18 |
285.5 mi. |
7.821 US gal |
$1.49 |
36.5 US |
Freezing rain the whole way, 72-75mph. In a hurry to get home and study for finals. (Tank 2 of the day) |
| 2008-12-16 |
325.6 mi. |
9.592 US gal |
$1.49 |
33.94 US |
Horrible winter weather. So cold and rainy that 2/3 of the windshield was frozen for part of it. As usual, all highway. |
| 2008-12-07 |
261.3 mi. |
8.362 US gal |
$1.649 |
31.25 US |
Weather went from about 40 degrees to 10 degrees during this leg of the trip. I should work on a solution to keep my engine warmer? I'll knock together a grill block soon. |
| 2008-12-07 |
308.9 mi. |
8.158 US gal |
$1.499 |
37.86 US |
ALL highway, under 70mph. Started in 68 degree weather, fueled up at about 40 degrees. |
| 2008-12-07 |
298.7 mi. |
10.2 US gal |
$1.459 |
29.28 US |
About 70% highway. Some city.
Taught my girlfriend to drive a manual on this tank, so lots of driving slowly around a parking lot. She didn't stall it on her first try, either! |
| 2008-12-05 |
343.2 mi. |
10.56 US gal |
$1.579 |
32.5 US |
Nearly all highway. Pretty cold (below freezing). |
| 2008-11-23 |
352.7 mi. |
11.01 US gal |
$1.66 |
32.03 US |
weekend trip...70 miles with tires at ~20psi. the rest with tires at 33 psi. 80% highway, 10% stop-and-go, 10% aggressive city.
I'm running black steel wheels right now; I'm looking into getting some moon hubcaps or Honda Insight wheels. Also planning to remove the decklid spoiler, replace 2 tires, and replace the air filter.
Shooting for 38-40mpg with these mods. |
