2018-04-09 |
292 |
11.1 |
$2.69 |
26.31 |
"First partial tank on the new truck. No mods 5% over sized tires. Mixed driving of in town, 55 mph two-lane blacktop, 65-70 interstate." |
2018-04-12 |
407 |
13.53 |
$2.61 |
30.08 |
"First full tank. 80% highway speed (55 mph) 10% interstate speed (65-70 mph) and 10% in town speeds. No mods except 5% oversized tires. Still setting a baseline before making any changes." |
2018-04-16 |
400 |
13.1 |
$2.58 |
30.53 |
"Same drive as last log." |
2018-04-19 |
403 |
13.3 |
$2.61 |
30.3 |
"" |
2018-04-24 |
367 |
11.7 |
$2.69 |
31.37 |
"Took the wife out to dinner at the end of the tank. No 70 mph freeway miles." |
2018-04-26 |
402 |
12.5 |
$2.69 |
32.16 |
"This little truck just keeps amazing me. I still haven't done anything to it and the mileage keeps getting better. Same 3 days of driving to work and home. Same route same gas station same pump. When the mileage finally levels off I'll start mods." |
2018-04-29 |
382 |
12.2 |
$2.64 |
31.31 |
"Gas was a bit cheaper in the next town over on my way home so I filled up there. I have used the station (and the same pump) before and have always had consistent results." |
2018-05-01 |
360 |
11.9 |
$2.69 |
30.25 |
"Road trip with the wife. Mainly 55 mph and 30-45 mph stop and go in town." |
2018-05-04 |
409 |
13 |
$2.69 |
31.46 |
"Some tailwind some mornings and light headwinds on the way home." |
2018-05-09 |
400 |
12.5 |
$2.62 |
32 |
"Having to drive a new route to work because of construction. A little longer but more moderate on the hills. Not so steep. Bad for coasting but easier to climb at speed. My mileage seems to be a bit better this way and it may become my new route." |
2018-05-11 |
411 |
13 |
$2.62 |
31.62 |
"Had to run pretty hard a couple of mornings. Didn't want to get up and go to work. LoL." |
2018-05-15 |
411 |
12.8 |
$2.69 |
32.11 |
"" |
2018-05-17 |
433 |
13.25 |
$2.89 |
32.68 |
"Not sure if I had an accurate fill last tank but I think that would have skewed the numbers even more in my favor. The fuel gauge seemed to track the same though. More in town mileage with grandkids and baseball season so maybe more low speed coasting mileage? I'm still not 100% confident in my MPG this tank." |
2018-05-25 |
417 |
13 |
$2.98 |
32.08 |
"" |
2018-05-31 |
420 |
13.1 |
$2.73 |
32.06 |
"Holding steady at 31 or so. New tires go on next week so next tank will probably be a split tank with old and new tires." |
2018-06-04 |
406 |
12.7 |
$2.73 |
31.97 |
"" |
2018-06-07 |
420 |
13 |
$2.62 |
32.31 |
"" |
2018-06-13 |
417 |
12.76 |
$2.79 |
32.68 |
"2 trips to work on the new tires 1 on the old ones. Very pleased with the new tires on a first impression. Blessedly quiet and smooth compared to the old ones. Coasts better and farther. I'll have to find new landmarks to get off the gas and start my coasting. New baseline to set and then mire modding." |
2018-06-24 |
422 |
12.7 |
$2.79 |
33.23 |
"Late logging. First full tank on the new LRR tires. Very impressed. Job just ended so the next tank will probably be lower. More in town miles." |
2018-06-26 |
378 |
12 |
$2.69 |
31.5 |
"More in town mileage (about 40%) this tank. Still happy with the MPG. New jobsite location tomorrow so new route to work. Filled the tank to start fresh. The new route I'd very hilly. Anxious to see how it goes." |
2018-07-03 |
403 |
12.8 |
$2.79 |
31.48 |
"More hills to climb on the way to work. Rather steep ones. Hard to take advantage of the coasting downhill when you lose so much speed in the first 1/4 of the immediate uphill." |
2018-07-15 |
389 |
12 |
$2.75 |
32.42 |
"I missed a log somewhere along the way. This one is still the 80 mile round trip very hilly drive." |
2018-07-29 |
420 |
13 |
$2.75 |
32.31 |
"" |
2018-08-07 |
420 |
13 |
$2.75 |
32.31 |
"Late logging again. Still haven't had time for modding. Still just driving it." |
2019-05-15 |
420 |
13.6 |
$2.78 |
30.88 |
"Finally back to work and checking my mileage again. The truck ran nothing but in town for the last 3 months so it may have to re-learn how to run on the highway. Still pretty good though." |
2019-05-18 |
434 |
13.7 |
$2.78 |
31.68 |
"A little improvement. Going to start trying some mods. I have an idea for some improvised air curtains I'm trying first. Stay tuned." |
2019-06-28 |
445 |
13.46 |
$2.69 |
33.06 |
"Had a stuck caliper the last tank and a half and it really showed. Didn't bother to log them. Had it repaired by my trusted mechanic and just had my best tank to date I believe. We'll see if it holds up, but if it does I'm well on my way to my goal of a 500 mile tank. (35 MPG)" |
2019-07-08 |
425 |
13.4 |
$2.81 |
31.72 |
"Had to make a run with the wife and she loves her air conditioning. And moving at 70 mph. LoL" |
2019-07-15 |
453 |
13.71 |
$2.97 |
33.04 |
"" |
2019-07-22 |
451 |
13.5 |
$2.89 |
33.41 |
"Almost all 55 mph highway driving to work. I run through two cities on this drive to work so maybe 10% in town city speeds. I love this little truck." |
2019-07-30 |
453 |
13.6 |
$2.79 |
33.31 |
"Had one morning racing to work at 10 mph over the limit. Figured it would hurt this tank. Guess not. Going to try something new next tank." |
2019-08-07 |
441 |
13.02 |
$2.86 |
33.87 |
"I actually had to ask the guys at work if they were messing with me and adding gas to the tank. I don't know if it's the LRR tires finally getting broken in or the hot dry weather or the homemade air curtain experiment, but the mileage just keeps getting better." |
2019-08-14 |
430 |
13.2 |
$2.69 |
32.58 |
"Late logging. Down a bit. I think the oil change place aired my tires down to 32 psi again." |
2019-08-21 |
481 |
14.35 |
$2.58 |
33.52 |
"Pushed this tank a little farther than my comfort zone. No gas stations between home and work. Did have to chase a guy down who was dragging his American Flag behind his truck. 80 mph for about 6 miles. Poor guy felt bad, his truck mounted pole broke and he didn't know it. The flag was disposed of properly at the local V.F.W." |
2019-08-29 |
472 |
14.12 |
$2.58 |
33.43 |
"Just another week of driving to work. nothing special.
Remember to add 11 miles to the next logging you goofball. you forgot to reset the trip odometer." |
2019-09-06 |
458 |
13.78 |
$2.44 |
33.24 |
"Just another work week with a 7 hour weekend drive with the wife to the Galena Territories. Very hilly." |
2019-09-14 |
457 |
13.6 |
$2.58 |
33.6 |
"Haven't had much of a chance to add anything new ""mod"" wise. Still just driving it." |
2022-04-14 |
486 |
15.8 |
$3.94 |
30.76 |
"Haven't logged in a long time. Covid and carpooling threw me off. Back to solo riding on the same backroads. No new mods since the last logging. About 151k miles on the truck now." |
2022-04-17 |
484 |
14.3 |
$5.09 |
33.85 |
"" |
2022-04-22 |
451 |
14.5 |
$4.25 |
31.1 |
"" |
2022-04-26 |
494 |
14.96 |
$4.25 |
33.02 |
"" |
2022-05-04 |
517 |
15.8 |
$4.21 |
32.72 |
"Pushed way to far. Was on empty for the last 10 miles." |
2022-05-09 |
484 |
14.6 |
$4.49 |
33.15 |
"Really windy since the last fill. Some tail winds some head winds." |
2022-05-16 |
521 |
15.5 |
$4.49 |
33.61 |
"Thought I had double logged. Better mileage now that the winds have died down a bit. The tail winds were great but 20 mph headwinds sure suck." |
2022-05-19 |
477 |
14.2 |
$4.67 |
33.59 |
"" |
2022-05-26 |
525 |
15.7 |
$4.64 |
33.44 |
"" |
2022-06-03 |
489 |
14.45 |
$5.09 |
33.84 |
"110 miles a day really adds up. I hope gas prices go down soon." |
2022-06-22 |
449 |
13.3 |
$5.04 |
33.76 |
"" |
2022-06-29 |
499 |
14.65 |
$4.76 |
34.06 |
"Finally hit 34 mpg" |
2022-07-04 |
501 |
14.43 |
|
34.72 |
"Not sure about this fill. I only fill at two different stations, but always at the same two pumps. My MPG has always been consistent. My MPG seemed higher than normal last tank but it was pleasant surprise. Thus looks to be higher. I'm going to go back to shorter fills and only use one station for a while to see if there isn't something throwing things off." |
2022-07-11 |
523 |
15.24 |
|
34.32 |
"" |
2022-07-18 |
515 |
14.76 |
|
34.89 |
"" |
2022-07-25 |
521 |
15.34 |
$4.36 |
33.96 |
"" |
2022-08-02 |
498 |
14.6 |
$4.09 |
34.11 |
"" |
2022-08-29 |
533 |
15.31 |
$3.58 |
34.81 |
"" |
2022-09-03 |
484 |
13.97 |
$4.62 |
34.65 |
"Couldn't pass up the 37 cents a gallon savings at the next town from home. Its a station I've used before so I'm pretty confident in the fill amount." |
2022-09-27 |
496 |
14.8 |
|
33.51 |
"Very late logging. Lost my little notebook from the truck. Found some old receipts though." |
2022-10-04 |
530 |
15.6 |
|
33.97 |
"Very late logging. As it gets cooler, I seem to lose a little MPG. It will get worse when winter gets here." |
2022-10-11 |
515 |
15.2 |
$4.19 |
33.88 |
"I wonder when they'll switch to winter blend. I'm already seeing a dip in MPG." |
2022-10-17 |
519 |
15.76 |
$4.29 |
32.93 |
"Cold mornings and a healthy head wind most every day." |