2009-03-14	314.9	8.413		37.43	"Just purchased this little beast. Needs lots of work and tlc. This first tank of fuel was used just doing basic maintenance like oil change (boy was it black) radiator flush (can you say chocolate milk?) wondering if it was the original fluid?. I purchased- New alternator. New battery. New tires (12"" Sonar brand)."
2009-03-17	175.6	3.449		50.91	"Trying to get a MPG baseline driving to and from work before the extra weight of my car pool buddy joins. 2009-04-28 Edit. Updated data with calibration modifier of 1.0131 X odo miles."
2009-03-24	411.4	8		51.43	"Starting now with extra passenger weight. 2009-04-28 Edit. Updated data with calibration modifier of 1.0131 X odo miles."
2009-03-30	435.4	8.56		50.86	"2009-04-28 Edit. Updated data with calibration modifier of 1.0131 X odo miles."
2009-04-03	466.5	9.26		50.38	"Bad weather this week. Several days of driving in deep snow and wind. 2009-04-28 Edit. Updated data with calibration modifier of 1.0131 X odo miles."
2009-04-16	444.3	8.871		50.08	"Again snow a couple of times this week. 2009-04-28 Edit. Updated data with calibration modifier of 1.0131 X odo miles."
2009-04-22	462.2	8.234		56.13	"Good weather this week. Mods/Changes: 1) removed wiper arms 2) removed passenger side mirror (still need to smooth over hole. 3) increased tire pressure to 48psi from 35psi. Wow 5 MPG from just this!!! This is cool. 2009-04-28 Edit. Updated data with calibration modifier of 1.0131 X odo miles."
2009-04-28	407.7	7.461		54.64	"A couple of cold mornings and some wind this week. Looks like I could use a grill block and WAI. I'll start working on that. 2009-04-28Edit. Updated data with calibration modifier of 1.0131 X odo miles. *all future entries will have calibration accounted for."
2009-05-04	457.2	8.001		57.14	"Weather is warming. I will still look into the WAI especially for mornings. No passenger for about half of this tank. I'm liking my trend line."
2009-05-11	545.2	8.651		63.02	"Good weather. 20% without carpool on board."
2009-05-15	514.6	8.6		59.84	"Car pool on board all week. Hooked up vacuum gauge. Need to get used to this instrument and its info. I'm almost disappointed of the FE drop from last week, but, I can't explain its improvements either. Still happy with my trend line. Installed kill switch and remote start over the weekend. Should be able to do some easier EOC. Got my MPGuino kit! I'll build it up this week and maybe install it next weekend."
2009-05-22	548.3	8.5		64.51	"No carpool one day this week. I'm liking the warm weather. Learning the vacuum gauge a bit better. Changed oil this weekend. Tried 5-20w. Results on next logs. Changed front brake pads and left caliper. Need to watch for brake drag. Spring clips were kind of questionable for holding back pads. Built my MPGuino but need this week to get it running and installed/working. Think I got a wrong wire for VSS."
2009-06-01	479.1	7.488		63.98	"Car pool on board all week. Even with the warm weather the thinner oil seems to be making the engine run cooler. I really need to get working on the grill block with options for when the weather does get really hot. Brakes seem to be ok. I haven't noticed any brake drag."
2009-06-05	572.8	8.2		69.85	"Best tank so far! This is so cool!!! Especially to think most of this is with an extra person. I guess I need a higher goal now that 70 is so close. Carpool on board 3.5 days our of 5. The point five day drive home was the best this week- no car pool weight, almost empty fuel tank, great tail wind the whole way. Also looks like the light oil is working. Finished my MPGuino build and test. Install 6/6/09. Will be calabrating this week. Changed filling station this fill Common Cents midgrade. All previous have been Maverik low grade. Results next fill log."
2009-06-12	537.6	8.253		65.14	"Carpool on board 4 of 5 days this week. Rain every day. Wipers back on. Mornings were cool temps. MPGuino is installed and working and miles calibrated. I will work on fuel use calibration this tank. I love being able to use the scangauge to see the results of the vacuum gauge. Leathally good combo."
2009-06-19	536.1	7.985		67.14	"Car pool on board 5 of 5 days this week. Cool mornings rain 2 days. I think my MPGuino is pretty close now on fuel usage. One more fill up should nail it. Miles match my GPS exactly. Back to my first Gas station I doubt there is a difference."
2009-06-29	520.1	8.058		64.54	"Carpool on board 5 out of 5 days. Some strong headwinds and rain this week. Wipers are back on this week."
2009-07-06	578.6	8.673		66.71	"Carpool on board 4 of 5 days this week. One day was a quick sprint to drop my co-worker at the the airport. I feel guilty for almost doing the speed limit (60 in a 65 way to fast for me). Some head winds during the week."
2009-07-14	593.5	9.238		64.25	"Carpool on board 1 out of 5 days this week. Head winds both to and from work most days. Drove to near by lake for camping on weekend. Grey Goose's first trip other than to and from work. Timing belt broke on the way to work Monday. Put about 1 extra gallon of gas in the tank just to convince everyone trying to help that it still had gas in it (it had just over 1 gallon when I did this). Hyper milers always know how much gas they have left. I had it towed home took the day off work and replaced the timing belt. Easier than expected. Car runs great now. Has more power but I am noticing knocking. I'll admit I have no idea what the timing was set to before this happened. Probably need to check timing once I get access to a timing light and put it where I want it. Because of the extra gas this tank will be off a bit. I estimated 1 whole gallon."
2009-07-21	535.9	7.879		68.02	"Carpool on board only 2 out of 5 days this week. I'm noticing more power and acceleration with the latest changes- Removal of AC belt and new timing belt. Need to lighten my foot and use this new power only for good ;-). I never did check the timing but it appears to be happy. The old timing or cam/belt alignment must have been off a bit. I'm starting to pass the motor bikes in the overall MPG list. Way cool!!!"
2009-07-27	561.8	8.619		65.18	"Car pool on board all week. Nasty head winds a few days. Some freeway traffic stoppages this week also. A few cars overheating (not mine of course) and some wrecks. Before now I had great luck with traffic. Summer heat brings out the worst I guess. My engine kill switch broke off. I have a replacement but need time to install it. Also need to check the switch on the clutch down for engine start. It seems to be flaky. Edit: Sweet! Just made the top 10! (based on whatever the top ten definition is this week for Car, Gasoline) Get this list on the front page and I'll be famous or flame-less or something like that. "
2009-08-11	531.4	8.192		64.87	"Carpool on board 5 out of 5 days. Very little EOC. Haven't fixed my switch yet."
2009-08-17	528.4	8.245		64.09	"Car pool on board 4 of 5 days this week. Mornings are getting cooler. Afternoons are still hot. Replaced broken kill switch yesterday (results next tanks)."
2009-08-24	542.2	8.488		63.88	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 days this week. Cool mornings. Man I need to get going on a block heater before winter instead of just talking."
2009-09-01	581.3	8.59		67.67	"Car pool on board 4 of 5 days. I have been loosing focus and distracted by boredom of the long commute. This tank I spent more attention to hypermiling."
2009-09-09	558.9	8.129		68.75	"Car pool on board 2 of 5 days. Mornings are getting cooler. Tried really hard this week to focus on eco driving with out distraction. It appears to have worked."
2009-09-16	528.2	8.148		64.83	"Carpool on board 4 of 5 days this week. Cool mornings. Started using my headlights on AM leg-dark when I leave. Lights are a noticeable drain on engine and AM MPG. Admitidly relaxed my efforts from last week. Distracted a lot, plus freeway construction (several months) forced a new route to pick up carpool. This will take some getting used to."
2009-09-23	542.2	8.726		62.14	"Car pool on board 5 of 5 days. Summer is over. :-("
2009-09-30	538.2	8.79		61.23	"Car pool on board 5 out of 5 days this week. Bad week, but I guess not as bad as it felt. My new (6 month old) alternator stopped working and took out my new battery. Battery loss reset my MPGuino tank data. High winds and cold and rain most of the week. Weather, accidents and construction caused re-routes."
2009-10-07	522.2	9.039		57.77	"This week WAS as bad as last week felt. Carpool on board 5 of 5 days. Below freezing AM temps. Several trips out of normal commute. City traffic etc. I haven't replaced my alternator yet. Charging appears to be ok this week."
2009-10-15	503	8.402		59.87	"carpool on board 5 out of 5 days. same old excuses....:-| Oil Change."
2009-10-22	507.2	8.414		60.28	"Carpool on board 5 out of 5 days. Charging system- battery and alternator issues continue."
2009-10-29	503.7	8.749		57.57	"Car pool on board 5 out of 5 days. Fixed my electrical/charging issue with a new wire between alternator and battery. I think my alternator has been pulling some heavy loads with whatever it has been trying to push voltage to. We will see next tank how things are going. Winter type weather is here. Freezing AM temps. Snow and winds. I'll try to keep it above 55 MPG through this winter. What ever I end up with will be a baseline for improvements next year."
2009-11-03	538.7	8.754		61.54	"Car pool on board 5 of 5 days this week. Had warmer weather. Electrical issue is stabilized."
2009-11-09	515.1	8.343		61.74	"Carpool on board 4 of 5 days this week. Back to mild fall weather. I like it!"
2009-11-17	525.8	9.362		56.16	"Lots of random trips this week out of the ordinary. Carpool onboard 2 of 5 days. Icy cold mornings are back. :-("
2009-11-23	525.1	9.32		56.34	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 days. Burr, cold."
2009-12-02	655.5	11.69		56.07	"Yes, I only have a 10gal tank. This is a short fill from 12/01 and a top off from 12/02. So combined miles and fuel used these are real numbers. Carpool on board 5 of 5 days this week. Burr, even colder. I replaced my radiator this week so some running idle while testing for coolant leaks."
2009-12-09	488.7	9.369		52.16	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 days. Single digit temps (F). Really big snow storm."
2009-12-15	452.1	8.44		53.57	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 this week."
2009-12-22	517.6	8.879		58.29	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 days. Think warm...."
2010-01-06	478.7	8.465		56.55	"Carpool onboard 3 of 5 days. Think warm...more...it isn't working yet."
2010-01-12	529.3	9.618		55.03	"carpool on board 4 of 5 days. Oh spring, and, oh summer, where for art thou?"
2010-01-20	526	9.105		57.77	"Carpool on board 4 of 5 days this week. We actually had some above freezing temps. sweet. And there were 2 days of tail winds all the way home. I'm usually bucking a head wind both directions. No Lie!"
2010-01-27	478.9	8.25		58.05	"Carpool on board 3 of 5 days. Cold again. Snow again."
2010-02-01	531.9	9.309		57.14	"Carpool onboard 3 of 5 days this week. Some odd extra errands this week. Airport run to pick up sister-in-law. Still cold."
2010-02-08	547.2	9.59		57.06	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 days this week."
2010-02-17	527.1	9.185		57.39	"Carpool onboard 1 out of 5 days this week. Still cold and snow a couple of times this week."
2010-02-22	503.8	9.066		55.57	"Carpool on board 3 of 5 days this week. Extra odd errands. Still cold. Oil change."
2010-02-27	539.5	9.586		56.28	"Carpool onboard 2 of 5 days this week. My family car is down for repairs for a couple of weeks so my wife put some miles on the commute vehicle. A break in the really cold weather. Mild temps this week."
2010-03-04	508.9	8.784		57.93	"Carpool on board 1 out of 5 days this week. Weather has been mild. Last two days have been rain and snow. A few family errands. Running errands is way different than what I'm used to for the daily commute. It is a challenge. Edit: I had wrong distance and fuel (got data from wrong week). I have updated with correct data. 03/11/2010"
2010-03-11	539.2	9.524		56.61	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 days this week. Snow, rain, winds most of the days."
2010-03-17	606.4	10.48		57.86	"Another partial fill followed by a regular fill. Miles and gallons match though. Carpool on board 5 out of 5. Weather can't decide if it wants to be cold or warm. A bit of both."
2010-03-24	490.2	8.722		56.2	"Carpool on board 5 of 5 days this week. Warmer weather but strong winds."
2010-03-30	528.6	8.866		59.62	"Carpool on board on board 5 out of 5 days this week. The warmest weather so far immediately followed by high winds and a big cold snow storm. Ahhhh spring."
2010-04-06	555.8	9.524		58.36	"car pool on board 4 of 5 days"
2010-04-21	515.4	8.475		60.81	"Carpool on board 4 of 5 days."
2010-04-26	537.9	8.6		62.55	"Carpool onboard 4 of 5 days. Getting warmer. Dealing with some nasty spring winds but I think we are done with snow now. Tomorrow I will add another member to the car pool. He won't be as consistent but I'll track how ofter he rides with me."
2010-05-03	538.6	9.153	$3.099	58.84	"Carpool A onboard 3 of 5 days. Carpool B onboard 1 of 5 days. Holy crap! it snowed again 3 times this week. Cold, windy, snowy, rainy. I'm going to get my snowboard back out, and the Christmas decorations. Ok, I'll stop asking for spring....it will get here....eventually."
2010-05-10	571.6	9.467	$2.99	60.38	"Carpool A onboard 5 of 5 days. Carpool B onboard 2 of 5 days this week. No, not summer yet. Cold and windy. Snow."
2010-05-14	526.8	8.004	$3.089	65.82	"Carpool A onboard 4 of 5 days Carpool B onboard 0 of 5 The winter and cold have affected my focus and effort. I've noticed my average speed has increased with no good reason. I'll continue to work on it. It will help with the coming warmth having the MPG goal present."
2010-05-21	513.3	8.01	$2.999	64.08	"Carpool A onboard 5 of 5 days. Carpool B 0 of 5 Some winds and rain but not bad. Getting warmer. I like! So does Grey Goose."
2010-05-28	567.3	8.856	$2.999	64.06	"Carpool A onboard 5 of 5 days. Carpool B 0 days Started the week very nice mileage. Then damnit; it snowed again. This is supposed to be late spring, sunny and warm. No more snow. Snow is for winter not the end of May. Ended up being nice the rest of the week. Oil change this weekend."
2010-06-04	538.9	8.064	$2.979	66.83	"Carpool A 4 out of 5 days Carpool B 4 out of 5 days I have officially exchanged my occasional second carpool member (third occupant) with a consistent one. They take turns paying gasoline. I no longer pay for gas I just pay for the cars maintenance and insurance, tires, inspection and registeration. Oh, and I do all of the driving. I need to hear this again....I NO LONGER PAY FOR GAS!!!!! Yahoo!!!! Now I need to start thinking EV. Oil change at start of this tank."
2010-06-10	536.1	8.562	$2.949	62.61	"Carpool A onboard 5 of 5 days Carpool B onboard 4 of 5 days Lots of heavy winds this week. The extra passenger is a new constant. The winds are a variable. I'll watch the average over time to see the effect of the extra passenger weight."
2010-06-17	527.1	8.674	$2.899	60.77	"Carpool A) onboard 5 of 5 days Carpool B) onboard 5 of 5 days Heavy winds this week. I am noticing the extra weight now. I need to modify some of my techniques like hill climbing speeds and coast points."
2010-06-24	572.2	9.057	$2.859	63.18	"Carpool A) onboard 5 of 5 days Carpool B) onboard 4 of 5 days Wow my EOC miles were 89.49 this tank! MGP's are down with the extra weight on climbs, but I can coast for ever."
2010-06-30	547.5	8.51	$2.859	64.34	"Carpool A) onboard 5 of 5 days Carpool B) onboard 5 of 5 days"
2010-07-07	514.8	7.646	$2.719	67.33	"Carpool A) onboard 2 of 5 days this week. Carpool B) onboard 3 0f 5 days this week. I like it hot...so does my car. Summer fun!"
2010-07-13	522.9	8.325	$2.689	62.81	"Carpool A) onboard 3 of 5 days this week. Carpool B) onboard 3 of 5 days this week. Took Grey Goose camping with the family this weekend. Mountain driving and hauling bikes and camp gear. Driving in a different environment rather than the daily work grind was fun and challenging. Had not used the headlights for a long while and had a major electrical failure/issue that worked itself out when I removed, adjusted, and checked the fuse box in the engine compartment. Something is loose. Total electrical black out when I hit the brakes and had the lights and blinker on. I lost tank data on the Guino and I think I have some extra alternator load now. Need to keep an eye on things."
2010-07-20	547.1	8.477	$2.689	64.54	"Carpool A) onboard 2 of 5 days Carpool B) onboard 5 of 5 days I need to work on consistency with the new load. Maybe I should try some aero mods.... Someday."
2010-07-28	555.1	8.752	$2.819	63.43	"Carpool A) onboard 4 of 5 days Carpool B) onboard 4 of 5 days Car broke down on Thursday of last week. Fixed broken down car last weekend. Ended up being a fuse for the ignition. Need to track down and check wiring, grounds, etc. Ran good this week."
2010-08-10	533.3	8.249	$2.789	64.65	"I was on vacation (not at work) this week so mostly solo driving. Carpool A) 2 days this tank Carpool B) 1 day this tank EOC was 99.1 this tank."
2010-08-17	550	8.667	$2.839	63.46	"Carpool A) onboard 5 of 5 days this tank Carpool B) 1 of 5 days this tank."
2010-08-23	542.1	8.831	$2.899	61.39	"Carpool A) onboard 5 of 5 days this tank Carpool B) onboard 1 of 5 days this tank I got a new job so I loose the carpools next week. New job is almost half the commute. Looking towards a brighter future and a shorter commute!"
2010-08-29	570.6	8.975	$2.849	63.58	"Carpool A) onboard 5 of 5 days this tank Carpool B) onbaord 3 of 5 days this tank End of long commute. End of Carpool. New job starts tomorrow. Let's see if I can improve with a new commute."
2010-09-09	602.4	9.663	$2.779	62.34	"Start new job. Solo runs."
2010-09-20	587.1	9.446	$2.679	62.15	"Solo work commute"
2010-09-29	553.9	9.198		60.22	"Cool mornings and dark (requires headlights). Construction. New exit opened. Trying new shorter route."
2010-10-18	538.2	9.258	$2.739	58.13	"Oil change last week. Wow, cutting my commute in half make me only fill up every two weeks. :-) This is a good thing. Time for me to start complaining about needing a block heater. Cold mornings and required headlights in morning. Lots of construction and traffic jams this tank."
2010-10-29	547.8	9.868	$2.739	55.51	"First snow this week. I'm getting lazy. I don't try as hard as I used to."
2010-11-10	529.4	9.413	$2.719	56.24	"I left my lights on twice this week My car spent some commute time charging back up. The end of daylight savings. Habits are hard to change. Reminder to turn off your lights when you get to work."
2010-11-23	472.1	9.707		48.64	"--"
2010-12-15	376.6	8.489		44.36	"in the shop all week idling. They are trying to find why my injector signal keeps cutting out. Won't rev up."
2011-01-04	451	8.709	$2.719	51.79	"--"
2011-01-14	517.9	9.431	$2.639	54.91	"--"
2011-01-26	498.1	8.647	$2.609	57.6	"--"
2011-02-07	510.5	9.406	$2.894	54.27	"--"
2011-02-21	546.6	9.375	$3.079	58.3	"--"
2011-03-05	521.2	8.898	$3.19	58.57	"--"
2011-03-17	527.4	9.548	$3.379	55.24	"--"
2011-03-30	516.3	9.018	$3.389	57.25	"--"
2011-04-17	568	9.112	$3.539	62.34	"--"
2011-04-30	539.6	9.199	$3.599	58.66	"I got it emissions and inspection this week. I think they messed up my timing trying to get it to pass emissions. It is way different. CHANGES completed: -upped rims from 12"" to 13"" -new Kumho ECO low rolling resistance tires (Larger Diameter) I only got 50k on the really noisy Sonar brand tires I had before. Not many options in 12"" anymore which is one reason I changed to larger. -tune up -Oil Change *note to self- new ODO multiplier for new tires 1.053"
2011-05-12	508.9	8.829	$3.599	57.64	"Timing is still not right. This week I'll try to get in with someone with a timing light and get it dialed. I like the new tires. It has been raining a lot."
2011-05-24	508.3	8.615	$3.599	59	"No access to timing light, but, messed with timing a bit. A little better but not what it used to be. Getting used to the changes (New MPGuino calibration settings for speed, larger wheels, new tires, timing changes) Lots of rain....here in the desert. Replace both axles. CV's have been clicking since I got this car 50K miles I guess if you baby them even when they click they can last a bit more. Replace transmission oil."
2011-06-06	530.1	8.948	$3.519	59.24	"Weather is finally starting to get warm. A couple of days anyway on this tank."
2011-06-17	605.5	9.972	$3.459	60.72	"I'm starting to teach my 15 year old daughter to drive a stick shift. My mileage will be effected while she learns in this car. Part of the mandatory learning is to eventually drive efficiently. :-) She mainly drives our Honda automatic but she specifically requested to learn in my car too. cool. None of her friends even have a standard transmission in their family. She is doing good and is proud of her accomplishments. Weather is still working on getting better. Lots of rain for a desert."
2011-07-05	581.7	8.891	$3.349	65.43	"I'm getting back into the swing of things, and so is the weather. I need to break my record of 69 this summer."
2011-07-15	488.8	7.733	$3.309	63.21	"My daughter was driving some on this tank. We went camping. I lost the receipt. Fuel usage is within .5 gal though. This whole fill process was a not normal routine this time. Edit: found my receipt and updated info."
2011-07-29	602.8	10.26	$3.499	58.75	"Only focusing about half of the time on my daily commute. Still trying though."
2011-08-19	608.5	10.12	$3.499	60.13	"meh I'm stagnant"
2011-08-31	612.1	9.987	$3.499	61.29	"Nothing to say. No change, nothing new. Environment stable."
2011-09-15	575.4	9.838	$3.559	58.49	"I think I might need a tune up again."
2011-09-27	508.2	8.954	$3.579	56.76	"Mornings are getting cooler. Running headlights in morning. A lot of city driving this tank. ***NOTE: This must have been a bad tank of gas. Mileage immediately got better with the next fill up. I won't go to 7-Eleven / Citgo anymore even though it is close to my work."
2011-10-10	530	9.247	$3.519	57.32	"Cold, rain, snow, dark mornings and late evenings. Some city driving this tank. Winter is coming fast."
2013-06-25	59.4	1		59.4	"CAR RETIRED- This car retired from service 2012. I started having some major problems with this car early 2012. Odometer quit working. I actually unhooked speedo cable it because it was wicking gear oil and spraying it underneath my dash. Door hinge rusted out. I had it welded a couple of years ago but the rust progressed. Nothing to weld to anymore. I started climbing out the passenger door. Then the throw out bearing went out in the transmission. I drove clutchless for 6 months. The starter hated me but it just kept going. I got good at it. The day my battery died at work was an interesting challenge to get home without a clutch and not being able to stop since I couldn't start it. One day it just wouldn't start. Not worth getting fixed. 330,000 miles total. This car gave more than it should have. IT IS DONE. Looking for a replacement commuter vehicle"