2008-07-07 502.7 16.62 30.25 "First refill since new coil installed."
2008-07-13 301.4 9.276 32.49 "Low-RPM high-throttle stumble is gone; mpg up!"
2008-07-15 352.5 12.09 29.16 "Mostly around-the-mountain driving with passengers"
2008-07-18 433.8 13.17 32.94 ""
2008-07-25 441.2 13.5 32.68 ""
2008-07-31 512 17.32 29.56 ""
2008-08-05 417.5 13.37 31.23 ""
2008-08-08 403.5 12.69 31.8 ""
2008-08-13 371 12.15 $3.979 30.53 ""
2008-08-25 472.3 14 $3.899 33.74 "Doing a little more P&G"
2008-08-28 446.6 13.64 $3.799 32.74 "Found left rear tire at 20 psi!"
2008-09-03 428.1 12.51 $3.739 34.22 "More engine-on coasting; a little more P&G, and it shows! Increasing front tires (from 30 psi to 44 psi) and rear tires (from 45 psi to 51 psi) at this fill-up."
2008-09-08 424.1 12.01 $3.739 35.31 "Seems the tire pressure is helping!"
2008-09-11 461.7 12.93 $3.739 35.71 ""
2008-09-17 462.6 12.94 $3.559 35.75 "Spent some time idling while trying to figure out a clutch leak. Also some around-town driving."
2008-11-25 457.9 13.11 $2.079 34.93 "After sitting for weeks with a leaky clutch hose and broken tie-rod end, she's back on the road again! Pumped tires back up before heading out, so this tank isn't too bad!"
2008-11-30 308 9.647 $1.799 31.93 "Short fill because of a really cheap station. Near-freezing weather and a lot of cold starts and around-the-mountain driving with the family in the car conspired to kill mileage this fill."
2008-12-04 476.7 14.3 $1.799 33.34 "Cold weather continues to clobber me. Jury-rigged the vacuum gauge about 70 miles before the end of this tank, so we'll see if I can do something about all this."
2008-12-09 522.1 14.64 $1.799 35.66 "Almost exactly the same conditions as last fillup: 30-45 degree temps, ferrying the family around the mountain, some stop-and-go, and yet I got my first 500-mile tank! I'm nominating that new vacuum gauge for some kind of award."
2008-12-27 478.4 14.29 $1.759 33.48 "More snow and rain."
2009-01-05 492.8 14.68 $1.859 33.57 "More below freezing temps"
2009-01-09 514.7 13.91 $1.839 37 "Slightly warmer and a lot less black ice."
2009-01-14 472.7 14.06 $1.979 33.62 "Heavy Santa Ana crosswinds and a possible short-fill on the previous tank."
2009-02-23 408.6 13 $2.119 31.43 "A lot of idle time (and four gallons of coolant) troubleshooting a coolant leak."
2009-02-25 446 13.38 $2.099 33.33 "Some high-speed driving to get to a meeting on time. Better weather, though."
2009-03-01 444.9 13.29 $2.299 33.48 "Lots of around-the-mountain driving."
2009-03-05 530.6 14.52 $2.119 36.54 "Longest single-tank range yet! No P&G except up/down hills. Can't wait for warmer weather."
2009-03-09 480 13.25 $2.039 36.23 ""
2009-04-23 445.6 12.87 $2.179 34.62 "Added a pint of Seafoam to the tank on this fillup; added .125 gallons to the actual fill amount to correct the MPG."
2009-04-28 514.3 14.21 $2.179 36.19 ""
2009-06-16 452.4 12.26 $2.929 36.9 "Installed new rotors and pads halfway through this tank, so expected a bit less mileage, but it's good so far. Also replaced the driver's axle because it was clicking."
2009-06-23 488.3 13.53 $2.919 36.09 "Left rear tire at 25 psi again. Good to see that the ROH conversion didn't adversely affect mileage."
2009-06-28 506.6 13.44 $2.919 37.69 "Keeping an eye on that tire. Good that the new brakes don't appear to be dragging."
2009-07-06 491.1 13.11 $2.859 37.46 ""
2009-07-09 449.5 12.24 $2.999 36.72 ""
2009-07-14 433.3 11.67 $2.679 37.13 ""
2009-07-17 435.7 11.95 $2.679 36.46 "2 hours of cumulative stop-and-go this week."
2009-07-23 526.2 14.29 $2.769 36.82 "More stop-and-go."
2009-07-24 523.1 14.38 $2.749 36.38 "Two good hours of stop-and-go and the local lube shop aired down the tires to 35 psi."
2009-07-29 432.8 11.89 $2.699 36.4 "Low tire again."
2009-08-04 507.5 14.03 $2.799 36.17 "More around-the-mountain driving than normal. Crossed the 300,000 mile mark this tank!"
2009-08-12 430.7 12.46 $2.899 34.57 "Around-the-mountain driving and six days sitting parked."
2009-08-17 422.2 12.31 $2.899 34.3 "Ugh, don't even want to enter this tank. About 50% local around-the-mountain driving."
2009-08-20 492.6 13.02 $2.899 37.83 "Passenger mirror folded, more key-off coasting."
2009-08-24 355 10.08 $2.899 35.22 "Those weekends on the mountain are killing me."
2009-08-28 500.8 13.63 $2.899 36.74 "Not too bad considering I'm losing 10 psi per day from that tire."
2009-09-02 501.2 14.43 $2.939 34.73 "Different station, so a longer fill (at least 1 gallon more.) Will get it back on the next fillup."
2009-09-08 512.9 13.77 $3.019 37.25 "Same station, same higher fill level. It's 8 cents more, so back to the old station for the next fill."
2010-03-13 452.1 12.98 $2.999 34.83 ""
2010-03-18 477.4 14.03 $3.099 34.03 ""
2010-03-22 465.7 13.63 $2.999 34.17 ""
2010-03-25 475.3 13 $2.999 36.56 "Weather finally starting to warm up. Starting to do key-off coasting now that it's light outside on the commute home."
2010-03-31 474.9 13.41 $3.179 35.41 ""
2010-04-06 536.4 15 $3.159 35.76 "Lots of EOC, but many near-freezing days, some around-the-mountain driving and a couple days of rain."
2010-04-09 504 14.08 $3.159 35.8 "More cold weather and heavy winds, but the EOC is doing great."
2010-04-17 539.6 14.59 $2.969 36.98 "Warmer weather, finally."
2010-05-10 493.8 13.72 $2.939 35.99 "A lot of around-the-mountain driving."
2010-08-11 485.4 13.53 $3.199 35.88 "Some high-speed driving, some driving with a very weak battery (replaced 200+ miles in) and some EOC and FAS. Also replaced two tires this fill. First time driving after car sat for three months with bald tires."
2010-08-16 522.5 14.6 $2.959 35.79 "Worked my butt off and still didn't do any better. 'Course, there was that solid hour of stop-and-go traffic with the A/C on..."
2011-04-18 492.6 13.83 $4.159 35.62 ""
2011-04-23 517.7 13.72 $4.139 37.73 ""
2011-05-10 423.8 13.24 $4.159 32.01 "Half mountain, half flatland. This tank is the last of regular mountain driving."
2011-09-16 431.5 14.63 $3.959 29.49 "And down we plummet. Low tire pressure, poor alignment, city driving, lots of idling and A/C use and speeding. Time to buckle down."