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." |