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Old 01-11-2009, 10:25 PM   #13 (permalink)
NachtRitter
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Helga - '00 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
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90 day: 54.39 mpg (US)

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Well, I'm bummed... Filled up today, calculated my MPG, and I only got ~35mpg... I kinda suspected this would not be a good tank at about half tank (see previous post), but bummed nevertheless. This was primarily a commuting tank, with one "for fun" trip and some errands.

Guess that I'm really going to have to work on my driving style! Obviously the key to that is instrumentation so I know what exactly I'm doing (or not doing) correctly. Unfortunately, it's still going to be about a month and a half before I can afford the time and $$ to add instrumentation.

Besides, the whole point of these first couple of months is to get a baseline according to my driving style and my commute route.

Ah well...
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