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Old 11-21-2008, 11:58 PM   #7 (permalink)
DieselHybrid
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Location: Annapolis, MD
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Mom's Taxi - '05 Toyota Sienna LE 8-passenger
90 day: 22.59 mpg (US)

Diesel - '09 VW Jetta TDI
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O.K.-

I completed a round-trip 180 mile drive today- mostly highway and backroads. I did my best P&G while monitoring TPS and Load closely. Hwy speeds kept below 75mph.

At the end of the day my SG said I averaged 42mpg- yay!

However, when I went to fill up at the pump I only got a measly 32.8mpg (corrected miles actually driven divided by fuel purchased). Granted, I burned less than half a tank to include approximately 20 miles of non-P&G city driving before this test run.

Is something wrong with my SG? Every fillup I re-calibrate. For example, the SG said I burned 5.2 gallons of fuel- when in reality I filled up with 6.02 gallons- a 15.8% difference. I re-calibrate my SG every time- as it says I burn less fuel than I actually fill up with.

My fuel source is Sam's Club- and they are quite reputable.

HELP!
Thanks in advance.
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