[SentraSE-R]

I filled my box's tank Sept. 6: 499.3 miles on 10.309 gal. (48.4 mpg). I had lots of gas still in the tank, so I set a goal to get 550 miles out of my next tank. Thursday I did it.

I put a 2 gal. gas container in my Scion in case I started running on fumes. I made my goal in the city limits of Davis, just before the elevated Yolo Causeway. I didn't want to run out of gas on the causeway, as it's an unsafe place to be stopped. So since I'd made my goal, I pulled into a gas station and filled up. First thing I did was pour the gas out of my container into the tank. Bad idea, as the spout was too short, forcing the can at a shallow angle, and I couldn't empty the container. There was about .4 -.5 gal. of gas remaining in the 2.1 gallon container. I filled the tank from the gas pump, another 9.082 gal.

Distance traveled was 552.5 miles. If I used 10.682 gal, I got 51.7 mpg. If I used 10.782 gal, I got 51.2 mpg. Even if I'd used 11.082 gal (which I didn't), it would have been a 49.9 mpg tank.