2010-09-19 |
216 |
7.952 |
$2.699 |
27.16 |
"" |
2010-09-27 |
113 |
4.101 |
$2.659 |
27.55 |
"" |
2010-10-08 |
136 |
4.9 |
$2.699 |
27.76 |
"" |
2010-10-18 |
260 |
9.204 |
$2.839 |
28.25 |
"" |
2010-11-01 |
192 |
6.95 |
$2.819 |
27.63 |
"" |
2010-11-09 |
104 |
3.951 |
$2.799 |
26.32 |
"" |
2010-11-27 |
254 |
9.351 |
$2.829 |
27.16 |
"" |
2010-12-05 |
123 |
4.308 |
$2.939 |
28.55 |
"" |
2010-12-15 |
177 |
6.6 |
$2.949 |
26.82 |
"" |
2010-12-28 |
226 |
8.024 |
$3.019 |
28.17 |
"" |
2010-12-31 |
82 |
2.5 |
$3.039 |
32.8 |
"All city driving. Tank fill-up prior to a long-distance trip for New Years Eve festivities." |
2011-01-01 |
202 |
6.901 |
$2.989 |
29.27 |
"All highway (55-65 mph) driving. Fill up after a 200 mile one-way trip prior to departing for home." |
2011-01-03 |
241 |
8.452 |
$3.019 |
28.51 |
"Mostly highway (~200 miles) mixed with city driving." |
2011-01-19 |
247 |
8.351 |
$3.139 |
29.58 |
"" |
2011-01-29 |
130 |
4.6 |
$3.119 |
28.26 |
"" |
2011-02-13 |
267 |
9.458 |
$3.179 |
28.23 |
"The last of the 'cold' weather (lows in the 30s-40s) until later this year. Warmer weather should help boost FE." |
2011-02-25 |
187 |
6.194 |
$3.249 |
30.19 |
"" |
2011-02-28 |
56 |
1.782 |
$3.419 |
31.43 |
"Topping off tank due to rapidly rising fuel costs (going up by the day)." |
2011-03-06 |
97 |
3.092 |
$3.599 |
31.37 |
"~70 miles of rural highway driving (60+ mph), 30 of which I attempted a partial grille block. I have taken the block off, because it caused my transmission fluid to run extremely hot (175 degrees F) at highway speeds. Perhaps I'll try the grille block again during winter, but it seems to be far too hot in Florida to run any sort of grille block in the summer.
Topping off the tank as often as possible, due to rapidly rising fuel prices." |
2011-03-13 |
179 |
5.851 |
$3.594 |
30.59 |
"Average of two fillups, one on 3/7 and the other on 3/13. 3/7 was a lame attempt on my part to top off early (only 23 miles into a tank), and only resulted in an inflated FE number. It turns out that fuel prices remained relatively stable throughout the week, so I was able to fill-up at a price a little lower than I topped-off at." |
2011-03-27 |
259 |
8.005 |
$3.679 |
32.35 |
"Went a little longer without filling up than I intended, and I've become a little more aggressive in driving without braking (I coast a lot more now). I also removed my spare tire at the end of this tank as an experiment to see how the weight reduction affects fuel efficiency of future fill-ups." |
2011-04-03 |
107 |
3.812 |
$3.679 |
28.07 |
"Poor FE due to the combination of rainy weather, poor luck with traffic signals (they all turn red at the worst possible moment, forcing me to use a lot of brakes), air conditioning, and tourist season traffic (snowbirds everywhere!)." |
2011-04-10 |
166 |
5.445 |
$3.779 |
30.49 |
"Lots of city driving carrying video equipment (and extra passengers) for multiple video shoots during the week." |
2011-04-24 |
227 |
7.304 |
$3.859 |
31.08 |
"Mixed city / hwy driving. A/C used about 50% of the time. Replaced spare tire at the end of tank." |
2011-05-18 |
250 |
9.09 |
$3.819 |
27.5 |
"Car in shop for over one week. Likely many short trips driven with the car by the mechanics." |
2011-05-26 |
234 |
6.801 |
$3.759 |
34.41 |
"Exceptional fuel mileage after a transmission fix." |
2011-06-02 |
265 |
8.6 |
$3.639 |
30.81 |
"Too hot to not use some A/C." |
2011-06-16 |
240 |
8.332 |
$3.589 |
28.8 |
"Lots of A/C use." |
2011-06-23 |
100 |
3.875 |
$3.519 |
25.81 |
"Car in shop for a few days, likely driven on many short trips." |
2011-07-03 |
237 |
9.1 |
$3.489 |
26.04 |
"Lots of A/C use" |
2011-07-10 |
152 |
4.999 |
$3.529 |
30.41 |
"Car in shop for three days." |
2011-07-20 |
160 |
4.902 |
$3.579 |
32.64 |
"Final fuel run using standard oil." |
2011-07-25 |
214 |
8.002 |
$3.679 |
26.74 |
"First tank on synthetic oil. Lots of A/C use, including a long stop-and-go trip with passengers." |
2011-08-06 |
271 |
9.007 |
$3.639 |
30.09 |
"Hard to tell if there will be a MPG difference running synthetic because I've been running my A/C a lot more than I'd like (it's been too hot outside to have passengers ride without the A/C on)." |
2011-08-11 |
132 |
3.808 |
$3.569 |
34.66 |
"A/C used sparingly." |
2011-08-21 |
262 |
9.301 |
$3.579 |
28.17 |
"Not sure why MPG was so low this tank, as my Scanguage registered over 30MPG this tank. I hardly used any A/C and with the exception of one drive through heavy rain and flooded roads, most of my driving was efficient. Life's mysteries..." |
2011-08-29 |
255 |
7.951 |
$3.499 |
32.07 |
"Minimal A/C use and not much driving in the rain." |
2011-09-05 |
149 |
4.502 |
$3.559 |
33.1 |
"" |
2011-09-09 |
125 |
4.3 |
$3.579 |
29.07 |
"" |
2011-10-14 |
237 |
9.1 |
$3.399 |
26.04 |
"Car was rarely driven for about one month." |
2011-10-21 |
213 |
7.603 |
$3.419 |
28.02 |
"" |
2011-10-28 |
235 |
8.174 |
$3.439 |
28.75 |
"" |
2011-12-28 |
193 |
7.603 |
$3.259 |
25.38 |
"Low MPG because the car was not driven for nearly two months but was started and idled for five minutes every week." |
2012-01-03 |
120 |
3.9 |
$3.279 |
30.77 |
"" |
2012-01-10 |
208 |
6.401 |
$3.399 |
32.49 |
"" |
2012-01-12 |
93 |
3.701 |
$3.419 |
25.13 |
"Not sure why MPG was so low for this tank. I did fill up after only 93 miles, but my best guess for the low MPG is the slightly cooler weather during these few days." |
2012-01-16 |
93 |
2.9 |
$3.439 |
32.07 |
"" |
2012-01-20 |
119 |
3.602 |
$3.429 |
33.04 |
"" |
2012-01-29 |
177 |
6.15 |
$3.599 |
28.78 |
"" |
2012-02-06 |
213 |
7.1 |
$3.629 |
30 |
"" |
2012-02-13 |
205 |
7.202 |
$3.639 |
28.46 |
"" |
2012-02-17 |
131 |
4.952 |
$3.659 |
26.45 |
"Still unsure why MPG is consistently lower than normal. The weather hasn't been too cool and my driving habits have been pretty efficient. I have been filling up at a pump that is on a decline, which may make a difference." |
2012-02-29 |
235 |
7.431 |
$3.778 |
31.62 |
"This fillup includes a partial tank fill on 2/23/2012 [97 miles, 2.531 gallons, $3.699/gal]. Full tank fill was on 2/29/2012 [138 miles, 4.9 gallons, $3.819/gal]." |
2012-03-03 |
55 |
1.771 |
$3.769 |
31.06 |
"Filling up more often due to rapidly rising fuel prices." |
2012-03-07 |
100 |
3.801 |
$3.769 |
26.31 |
"A mechanic had my car idling extensively and also took the car on a few inefficient test drives to diagnose an alignment problem and an issue with my front struts." |
2012-03-16 |
191 |
6.03 |
$3.816 |
31.67 |
"Includes data for three premature fillups that had extremely large MPG numbers, so I assume the tanks were partially filled. 3/9/12 [36 miles, 0.601 gal, $3.839/gal, car driven partially by mechanic]; 3/12/12 [61 miles, 1.954 gal, $3.839/gal]; filled tank completely 3/16/12 [94 miles, 3.475 gal, $3.799/gal].
Installed new struts and got an alignment done on 3/9/12. I noticed my car pulling to the left at high speeds and a mechanic said my alignment was off much more than I anticipated. Hopefully this fresh alignment will boost my MPG." |
2012-03-23 |
170 |
5.702 |
$3.899 |
29.81 |
"" |
2012-03-26 |
63 |
2.1 |
$3.919 |
30 |
"" |
2012-03-31 |
83 |
2.601 |
$3.949 |
31.91 |
"" |
2012-04-05 |
113 |
3.86 |
$4.019 |
29.27 |
"Entering my Scanguage numbers since a friend used my car and topped off my tank without getting a receipt four days prior to this fillup (how rude of him!). Actual fillup was for 3.101 gallons @ $4.019, totalling $12.46." |
2012-04-12 |
264 |
8.371 |
$3.943 |
31.54 |
"This fillup includes two partial tank fills on 4/9/2012 [77 miles, 2.102 gallons, $4.039/gal] and 4/10/2012 [70 miles, 2.418 gallons, $3.929/gal]. Full tank fill was on 4/12/2012 [117 miles, 3.851 gallons, $3.899/gal]." |
2012-04-21 |
193 |
6.002 |
$3.868 |
32.16 |
"This fillup includes a partial tank fill on 4/13/2012 [34 miles, 0.802 gallons, $3.929/gal]. Full tank fill was on 4/21/2012 [159 miles, 5.200 gallons, $3.859/gal]." |
2012-04-25 |
119 |
4.002 |
$3.799 |
29.74 |
"" |
2012-05-09 |
242 |
7.952 |
$3.629 |
30.43 |
"Starting to fuel up less often due to falling fuel prices. Will start to deplete tank 3/4 of the way before filling up instead of the usual 1/2 tank or 1/4 tank when fuel prices are on the rise." |
2012-05-17 |
234 |
7.606 |
$3.529 |
30.77 |
"Loving the falling fuel prices. Hopefully this trend continues until prices fall below $2.00/gal! One can only hope, right?" |
2012-05-31 |
262 |
8.521 |
$3.399 |
30.75 |
"More short trips than desired. I work and attend school on opposite sides of my campus that are way too far to walk to/from, but excessively short to drive to/from." |
2012-06-09 |
188 |
5.675 |
$3.309 |
33.13 |
"I filled my tank a little earlier than usual during falling fuel prices for statistical reasons beyond measuring fuel consumption alone. I am thinking this fuel pump shut off a little too soon since my Scanguage read about 31mpg this tank and it has been spot-on for the past three fillups. I will know for sure when I go to fill up again, provided the next pump does not shut off too soon as well." |
2012-06-18 |
232 |
7.502 |
$3.239 |
30.93 |
"One trip was in very heavy rain and had to use a little A/C to keep the windshield/windows from fogging. Oh the joys of rainy season in Florida." |
2012-07-01 |
265 |
8.003 |
$3.179 |
33.11 |
"Includes a few longer trips than usual (40+ miles one way) where I was able to average about 45 mph the entire trip. Car was not driven for about four days this trip (was able to use a relative's vehicle)." |
2012-07-09 |
204 |
6.504 |
$3.259 |
31.37 |
"Averages of two fillups since the first must have been a partial fillup (data said over 35MPG for first then under 26MPG for second...nowhere close to my averages).
First fillup: Jul 8 2012 136 miles 3.800 gallons @ $3.259/gal
Second fillup: July 9 2012 68 miles 2.704 gallons @ 3.259/gal" |
2012-07-11 |
71 |
2.251 |
$3.209 |
31.54 |
"Starting to fuel up more often since prices spiked up in just a few days. I hope prices recover and continue on their downward trend." |
2012-07-18 |
172 |
5.475 |
$3.271 |
31.42 |
"Sum of three fillups.
7/14/12:
72 miles, 2.000 gal @ $3.249/gal.
7/16/12:
54 miles, 1.500 gal @ $3.259/gal.
7/18/12: (filled tank)
47 miles, 1.975 gal @ $3.299/gal" |
2012-07-26 |
213 |
6.985 |
$3.424 |
30.49 |
"Sum of three fillups.
7/21/12:
79 miles, 2.101 gal @ $3.359/gal.
7/23/12:
88 miles, 2.902 gal @ $3.419/gal.
7/26/12: (filled tank)
46 miles, 1.982 gal @ $3.499/gal" |
2012-08-10 |
312 |
9.597 |
$3.474 |
32.51 |
"Sum of four fillups.
7/28/12:
78 miles, 2.100 gal @ $3.349/gal.
7/31/12:
58 miles, 1.825 gal @ $3.429/gal.
8/5/12:
118 miles, 3.381 gal @ $3.499/gal
8/10/12: (filled tank)
58 miles, 2.291 gal @ $3.589/gal" |
2012-08-22 |
314 |
10.315 |
$3.618 |
30.44 |
"Sum of four fillups.
8/13/12:
69 miles, 2.206 gal @ $3.589/gal.
8/16/12:
80 miles, 2.432 gal @ $3.589/gal.
8/19/12:
103 miles, 3.102 gal @ $3.659/gal
8/22/12: (filled tank)
62 miles, 2.575 gal @ $3.619/gal" |
2012-08-29 |
112 |
3.602 |
$3.699 |
31.09 |
"This turned out to be my final fillup before my fuel pump failed and needed replacement." |
2012-09-12 |
134 |
4.502 |
$3.759 |
29.76 |
"First fillup since fuel pump was replaced and fuel tank was reassembled on 9/5/2012. Some fuel was lost during the repair, therefore I did not make a fuel log entry for the fillup immediately after picking up the car from the mechanic.
For informational purposes, here is the data for the fillup on 9/5/12 that is not included in this fillup.
9/5/12:
128 miles, 4.702 @ $3.859/gal." |
2012-09-21 |
193 |
6.253 |
$3.729 |
30.87 |
"More city driving due to my work schedule temporarily requiring me work every day 9/16 through 9/25." |
2012-10-05 |
337 |
10.701 |
$3.724 |
31.49 |
"Averaging two fillups due to an MPG anomaly in the first fillup (reported 35 MPG, which I know is not correct and has to be attributed to fuel pump error or something else).
Starting to fill up less often due to falling fuel prices.
9/25/12:
123 miles, 3.501 gal @ $3.859/gal
notes: last fillup with increased city driving due to working everyday from 9/16-9/25
10/5/12:
214 miles, 7.200 gal @ $3.659/gal" |
2012-10-18 |
242 |
7.1 |
$3.649 |
34.08 |
"Not sure why MPG was higher than normal this fillup, but I'm not complaining." |
2012-10-30 |
227 |
8.102 |
$3.499 |
28.02 |
"Unsure why MPG was lower than average this fillup. My best guess is temporary cooler temperatures have arrived.
I would have averaged this tank with the last tank that had higher MPG than average, but since the miles traveled both fillups was over 200 miles each, I figured these numbers were accurate enough to be logged separately." |
2012-11-07 |
242 |
8.001 |
$3.419 |
30.25 |
"Includes two commutes on 11/1 and 11/7 that were much longer than usual for business purposes." |
2012-11-16 |
207 |
6.65 |
$3.359 |
31.13 |
"" |
2012-11-27 |
227 |
7.577 |
$3.299 |
29.96 |
"" |
2012-12-07 |
216 |
7.25 |
$3.319 |
29.79 |
"" |
2012-12-20 |
220 |
7.25 |
$3.179 |
30.34 |
"" |
2012-12-28 |
198 |
6.49 |
$3.299 |
30.51 |
"Average of two partial fillups.
12/27/2012: 183 miles, 3.000 gallons @ $3.299/gal
12/28/2012: 15 miles, 3.49 gallons @ $3.299/gal" |
2012-12-31 |
68 |
2.302 |
$3.399 |
29.54 |
"Filling up earlier than usual for statistical purposes of having a fillup on the first and last day of each year." |
2013-01-07 |
120 |
4.003 |
$3.353 |
29.98 |
"Average of two partial fillups.
1/1/2013: 19 miles, 0.500 gallons @ $3.379/gal
1/7/2013: 101 miles, 3.503 gallons @ $3.349/gal" |
2013-01-17 |
224 |
7.5 |
$3.384 |
29.87 |
"Average of two partial fillups:
1/11/2013: 78 miles, 3.100 gallons @ $3.419/gal
1/17/2013: 146 miles, 4.400 gallons @ $3.359/gal" |
2013-01-24 |
130 |
4.602 |
$3.349 |
28.25 |
"Not exactly sure why MPG is unusually low for this fillup. The weather was cooler than normal on the last few days of this tank. I will check tire pressures very soon. An oil change is also due very soon." |
2013-01-29 |
147 |
4.601 |
$3.429 |
31.95 |
"Oil change performed 1/26/2013.
End of this tank was a rare drive across town (30+ miles roundtrip). This fillup was on the way home from that trip." |
2013-02-06 |
231 |
7.56 |
$3.56 |
30.56 |
"Average of two partial fillups:
1/31/2013: 71 miles, 1.810 gallons @ $3.499/gal
2/6/2013: 160 miles, 5.750 gallons @ $3.579/gal
Jan 29, Jan 30, and Feb 1 include travel across town for freelance work gigs (30+ mile roundtrips)" |
2013-02-18 |
250 |
8.451 |
$3.717 |
29.58 |
"Average of two partial fillups:
2/12/2013: 122 miles, 3.750 gallons @ $3.689/gal
2/18/2013: 128 miles, 4.701 gallons @ $3.739/gal
The 2/12/2013 fillup included several trips down a road that is ideal for fuel economy (speed limit 45, smooth, few stops)." |
2013-03-04 |
288 |
9.511 |
$3.859 |
30.28 |
"Average of three partial fillups:
2/22/2013: 86 miles, 2.330 gallons @ $3.879/gal
2/28/2013: 91 miles, 3.131 gallons @ $3.869/gal
3/4/2013: 111 miles, 4.050 gallons @ $3.839/gal" |
2013-03-14 |
214 |
6.901 |
$3.789 |
31.01 |
"Last tank on current tires. New tires and an alignment desperately needed." |
2013-03-22 |
240 |
8.053 |
$3.629 |
29.8 |
"Three new tires added on 3/16/2013. This fillup includes two long commutes across town (30+ miles roundtrip) for freelance work on March 20 and March 22. One of the long trips was driven in rain." |
2013-04-01 |
220 |
7.252 |
$3.649 |
30.34 |
"This past week and a half has been nothing short of crazy. My school (FGCU) has been in the national spotlight for the first time due to the basketball team winning consecutive games as a major underdog." |
2013-04-12 |
211 |
6.575 |
$3.539 |
32.09 |
"" |
2013-04-22 |
238 |
7.65 |
$3.409 |
31.11 |
"" |
2013-05-02 |
187 |
6.352 |
$3.409 |
29.44 |
"" |
2013-05-10 |
248 |
7.8 |
$3.419 |
31.79 |
"Includes a trip to North Fort Myers on 5/7/2013." |
2013-05-20 |
203 |
6.803 |
$3.399 |
29.84 |
"" |