It’s time for an update.
I’ve changed jobs again, now working in Eastern Creek for those who know Sydney.
This has me driving most of the same roads but getting off the motorway 17 km sooner, for a 50.5 km commute each way.
Added to this, I’m working permanent night shift, so there’s no traffic going to work and only light traffic going home.
The car has no mods yet apart from tyre pressure and its commute FE is starting to stabilize just under 6 l/100 km.
We’ve just completed a 1000 km trip to visit family. The car was fully loaded with three adults, a big dog and luggage, running the A/C most of the way (36 C outside) and it still averaged 6.18 l/100 km.
I previously mentioned turning off the stability control and Eco mode.
I’ve decided turning off stability control doesn’t make enough difference to justify the possible risk, but I still toggle between Eco and standard as road conditions dictate.
The dash FE display continues to read whatever it wants to. I'm not convinced driving to minimize that display always translates to real world economy.