2014-08-14 |
228.4 |
9.69 |
$4.039 |
23.57 |
"First fill with tires at 33 PSI for half of the mileage and at 37 PSI for the second half of the mileage." |
2014-08-17 |
166.5 |
6.442 |
$4.039 |
25.85 |
"First long road trip to Rancho Cordova and return, almost all highway miles." |
2014-08-23 |
222.1 |
7.993 |
$3.959 |
27.79 |
"Mostly road mileage with tires at 36psi, engine now has 846 miles and showing mileage improvement with each fill up." |
2014-08-29 |
208.6 |
9.168 |
$3.999 |
22.75 |
"Tires inflated to 39PSI and engine now at 1000 miles.
Used AC most of the time" |
2014-09-05 |
150.2 |
5.246 |
$3.959 |
28.63 |
"One 85 mile road trip and the rest around town driving, most with use of air conditioning. Best mileage to date." |
2014-09-06 |
194.8 |
7.267 |
$3.959 |
26.81 |
"Longest single road trip to day Roseville and return with A/C all the time. Now at 1400 miles" |
2014-09-13 |
139.1 |
6.009 |
$3.919 |
23.15 |
"Tires to 40 PSI and removed 10 inch long factory antenna from shark fin on roof." |
2014-09-22 |
238.1 |
10.278 |
$3.839 |
23.17 |
"Two 85 mile road trips and town driving, AC most of the time" |
2014-10-10 |
290.4 |
11.476 |
$3.659 |
25.3 |
"Two hill trips and around town with A/C most of the time. Had front tires at 42 PSI and back tires at 40 PSI with improved rolling resistance.
Engine now at just over 2000 miles." |
2014-10-16 |
156.8 |
6.317 |
$3.62 |
24.82 |
"No air conditioning, tires at 42 PSI and Mobil1 full synthetic oil in engine for first time. Half town driving and half road trip to hills." |
2014-10-19 |
180 |
6.671 |
$3.579 |
26.98 |
"Road trip to Sacramento with no A/C and fresh synthetic oil change. A few around town miles.
Now has 2400 miles and counting. Encouraging to see some improvement in mileage." |
2014-10-31 |
315.7 |
12.229 |
$3.419 |
25.82 |
"No A/C use at all and mostly medium and long road trips. Weather in 70-80 degree area for a change." |
2014-11-13 |
270.4 |
10.548 |
$3.279 |
25.64 |
"The Fusion now has 3000 miles and mileage is slowly improving." |
2014-11-29 |
282.7 |
11.15 |
$3.159 |
25.35 |
"Check tire pressure after this fill and with the colder temperatures, the 44PSI fill had dropped to 41 PSI. Most likely had some effect on the mileage.
Inflated tires back to 44PSI and will keep a closer watch on tire pressure as winter becomes colder." |
2014-12-14 |
287.4 |
13.023 |
$2.999 |
22.07 |
"One road trip to hills and rest around town driving." |
2014-12-30 |
205 |
9.562 |
$2.699 |
21.44 |
"All short trips in cold weather around town. Winter gas blend in the tank." |
2015-01-02 |
195.4 |
7.095 |
$2.799 |
27.54 |
"Road trip to Sacramento in cold weather. Car now has 4000 miles and counting." |
2015-01-12 |
220.1 |
10.375 |
$2.719 |
21.21 |
"One 85 mile road trip." |
2015-01-28 |
392.6 |
16.369 |
$2.569 |
23.98 |
"2 road trips" |
2015-02-07 |
362.4 |
13.227 |
$2.859 |
27.4 |
"3 road trips
almost 5000 miles and maybe the engine is becoming broken in and will give better mileage with winter fuel." |
2015-02-16 |
279.5 |
10.761 |
$2.979 |
25.97 |
"2 90 mile road trips
winter fuel
warmer temperatures
car now has 5200 miles" |
2015-02-27 |
327.7 |
12.589 |
$3.499 |
26.03 |
"Two road trips with front tires at 46 PSI back tires at 44PSI
Driver down 40 pounds from November" |
2015-03-13 |
297.6 |
12.068 |
$3.559 |
24.66 |
"" |
2015-03-27 |
291.7 |
11.885 |
$3.359 |
24.54 |
"" |
2015-04-08 |
286 |
10.442 |
$3.179 |
27.39 |
"3 road trips in 70 degree weather for a nice change." |
2015-04-22 |
282.5 |
11.27 |
$3.359 |
25.07 |
"" |
2015-05-01 |
285.5 |
11.106 |
$3.879 |
25.71 |
"Tires set to 48 PSI for first time.
Car now has almost 7K miles on odometer" |
2015-05-14 |
244 |
10.043 |
$3.819 |
24.3 |
"Tires at 48 pounds inflation" |
2015-05-19 |
314.1 |
11.74 |
$3.799 |
26.75 |
"Road trip to Scramento" |
2015-06-04 |
414.7 |
16.504 |
$3.659 |
25.13 |
"Warmer weather with some air condition use." |
2015-06-15 |
367.7 |
14.78 |
$3.599 |
24.88 |
"" |
2015-07-01 |
245.7 |
11.849 |
$3.519 |
20.74 |
"used air conditioning most of the time" |
2015-07-08 |
221.6 |
9.342 |
$3.549 |
23.72 |
"Tires low, back up to 48 PSI" |
2016-01-03 |
169.1 |
6.104 |
$2.699 |
27.7 |
"Winter fuel blend and cold weather with almost all road trip miles. Vehicle now has 13K miles and seems to be getting slightly better mileage than a year ago." |
2016-01-17 |
317.2 |
13.248 |
$2.799 |
23.94 |
"Winter fuel blend
New two stage air filter at 13,500 miles on the factory filter
Change of oil, Mobil 1 full synthetic and 1.5 quarts of Royal Purple with zinc phosphate which is a anti-friction additive in their high performance street racing oils. Will be interesting to see if the high performance oil does anything for the gas mileage." |
2016-01-27 |
267.2 |
9.955 |
$2.29 |
26.84 |
"Cheapest fuel since purchase of vehicle!
Mostly road miles with rain, wipers, headlights and slower speeds. Tires at 50PSI" |
2016-02-10 |
301.6 |
11.666 |
$2.499 |
25.85 |
"Air temperatures up into the 70's for a change." |
2016-02-22 |
339.9 |
12.851 |
$2.099 |
26.45 |
"Been a short time since the Royal Purple with the zinc phosphate was installed. Perhaps it is working its magic on the moving parts in the engine making things nice and slippery. Will be interesting to see how the next few fill ups work out." |
2016-02-25 |
114.5 |
3.668 |
$2.559 |
31.22 |
"Temperatures in the low seventies and no wind to be excited about messing up the mileage. Mileage this fill has been the best ever to date for the car. Will be interesting to see if this is a trend or a fluke. The Royal Purple high performance oil might be making a big difference. Even more interesting is the fact that this is the highest mileage to date with winter blend fuel no less. Summer blend will not arrive for another month." |
2016-02-29 |
94.8 |
3.182 |
$2.29 |
29.79 |
"Road trip with almost no town miles. Better than all but the last tank. The zinc phosphate really works but can mess up a catalytic converter if in too high a concentration." |
2016-03-07 |
212.6 |
8.853 |
$2.339 |
24.01 |
"2 road trips and some in town miles, much colder weather
Noted the much poorer fuel mileage this time. Believe it to be lower grade fuel from a different station than I have been using which is known for high grade fuel. you get what you pay for. Will try to get back to the high grade fuel station ASAP and see how the mileage improves." |
2016-03-13 |
301.7 |
9.744 |
$2.799 |
30.96 |
"Three road trips with little town driving." |
2016-03-20 |
184.6 |
7.043 |
$2.899 |
26.21 |
"Road trip to Sacramento with some city driving. No A/C use during entire trip." |
2016-03-30 |
271.6 |
9.906 |
$2.739 |
27.42 |
"" |
2016-04-01 |
97.8 |
3.257 |
$2.839 |
30.03 |
"One trip to the hills and return, no A/C use or wind problems." |
2016-04-13 |
288.5 |
11.072 |
$2.799 |
26.06 |
"2 road trips" |
2016-04-26 |
340.2 |
11.072 |
$2.799 |
30.73 |
"2 road trips and use of air conditioning. more town driving than usual" |
2016-10-28 |
320 |
11.311 |
$2.699 |
28.29 |
"3 road trips in cooler weather not needing A/C
Tires at 50 PSI
Will change oil in the next few days" |
2016-11-03 |
243 |
8.546 |
$2.699 |
28.43 |
"Two road trips and a bit of town driving with no A/C
Fresh oil change of Royal Purple oi land MoS2 oil additive.
Also some duct tape to fasteners under front valance of car to smooth air flow. Slight improvement from last fill up." |
2016-11-11 |
218.7 |
8.31 |
$2.759 |
26.32 |
"Winter blend gasoline is making itself known.
Two road trips and some around town driving." |
2016-11-17 |
243.6 |
9.328 |
$2.739 |
26.11 |
"2 road trips and some town driving with winter fuel" |
2016-11-28 |
313.9 |
12.553 |
$2.739 |
25.01 |
"Colder weather, use of lights, heater, wipers and winter fuel blend. More holiday around town driving did not help the mileage." |
2016-12-06 |
346.5 |
12.933 |
$2.799 |
26.79 |
"Three road trips and some town driving in much colder weather. Use of heater, lights and defroster. Air pressure in tires down a bit due to cold driving conditions
Better than last year at the same time due to Moly in engine and enlarged front tire spats and added rear tire spats.
Be interesting to see what the mileage will be with warmer weather and summer fuel when April arrives.
Maybe even a lighter battery by that time as the factory battery is going to be over 3 years old at that time." |
2016-12-10 |
222.6 |
8.343 |
$2.799 |
26.68 |
"Two road trips with lights and wipers." |
2016-12-16 |
130.8 |
4.916 |
$2.799 |
26.61 |
"One road trip and some town driving.
Install Scan Gauge today and will adjust it during the next few tanks for accuracy." |
2016-12-27 |
285.5 |
11.405 |
$2.899 |
25.03 |
"Two road trips with the first use of the new ScanGaugeII letting the driver have a better understanding of how to drive the car for better mileage.
More in town miles with holiday driving needs and colder weather." |
2016-12-30 |
110 |
4.073 |
$2.959 |
27.01 |
"One road trip in cold temps" |
2017-01-02 |
185.3 |
6.644 |
$2.959 |
27.89 |
"Road trip to Sacramento with lights and wipers northbound, lights for half of the trip on the return leg." |
2017-01-16 |
291.2 |
11.956 |
$2.999 |
24.36 |
"Two road trips and town driving all in cold temperatures." |
2017-01-21 |
198.1 |
7.085 |
$2.99 |
27.96 |
"Two roads trips with cold weather and little town driving conditions.
Wipers needed some of the time." |
2017-01-28 |
315.6 |
11.289 |
$2.999 |
27.96 |
"3 road trips,slightly warmer weather" |
2017-02-03 |
197.4 |
7.017 |
$2.999 |
28.13 |
"Two road trips in warmer temps." |
2017-02-11 |
213.7 |
7.67 |
$2.999 |
27.86 |
"Two road trips in heavy rain, lights and wipers most of the time." |
2017-02-16 |
265.7 |
10.158 |
$3.059 |
26.16 |
"Two road trips and around town driving, much of it in rain. Temperatures are moderating into the high 60 degree range most of the time." |
2017-02-27 |
216.9 |
9.72 |
$2.899 |
22.31 |
"Colder temperatures and more town driving than normal." |
2017-03-08 |
347.6 |
12.137 |
$2.899 |
28.64 |
"Three road trips in slightly warmer temperatures with no rain, wipers or lights." |
2017-03-15 |
243.2 |
9.129 |
$3.159 |
26.64 |
"Two road trips and a wheel alignment that corrected a rear wheel alignment problem. Could result in slightly better mileage. Tires now worn down to slightly lower than 50%." |
2017-03-22 |
220.5 |
8.731 |
$2.999 |
25.25 |
"Two road trips in warmer temps." |
2017-03-29 |
320.1 |
10.928 |
$3.159 |
29.29 |
"Three road trips with moderate temperatures and no rain or wind of note." |
2017-04-05 |
263 |
10.619 |
$2.959 |
24.77 |
"Two road trips and more town driving." |
2017-04-12 |
232.8 |
7.145 |
$2.999 |
32.58 |
"Two road trips and some town driving." |
2017-04-16 |
217.6 |
8.594 |
$3.199 |
25.32 |
"Two road trips in mild temperatures.
Found tire pressures down by a couple of pounds in each tire. Raised pressure but lost some mileage." |
2017-04-21 |
208 |
7.589 |
$3.199 |
27.41 |
"Two road trips in mild temperatures, some winds during second trip." |
2017-04-28 |
255 |
9.461 |
$3.199 |
26.95 |
"two road trips after a fresh oil change of 5-30 royal purple HPS oil and 6 ounces of MOS oil treatment
More winds on both trips as the jet stream moves into a summer pattern." |
2017-05-06 |
248.5 |
9.497 |
$3.059 |
26.17 |
"Two road trips with warmer temps and some wind conditions. Some use of AC helped to reduce mileage somewhat." |
2017-06-21 |
326.6 |
12.104 |
|
26.98 |
"Three road trips with plenty of air conditioning use." |
2017-06-28 |
242.3 |
9.809 |
$2.939 |
24.7 |
"Two road trips in high temps with air conditioning." |
2017-07-26 |
309.3 |
11.768 |
$2.959 |
26.28 |
"Three road trips with air conditioning most of the time." |
2017-09-13 |
263.4 |
11.033 |
|
23.87 |
"Hot weather with lots of AC use." |
2017-09-13 |
262.2 |
11.282 |
$3.099 |
23.24 |
"" |
2017-09-13 |
299.3 |
12.404 |
$3.199 |
24.13 |
"" |
2017-10-04 |
251.4 |
10.313 |
$3.159 |
24.38 |
"" |
2017-10-04 |
237.5 |
9.032 |
$3.039 |
26.3 |
"Cooler temperatures and no use of AC most of the time." |
2017-10-14 |
236 |
9.276 |
$3.039 |
25.44 |
"Two road trips in mild temps with no AC use.
Have observed that during the past year the temperature gauge has never gone as high as it used to before the addition of the MOS2 additive. Where the temps used to run at 218-219 degrees on a long steep hill, the average temp for the same hill has been 213-215 at the most with no changes in driving habits.
Time for an oil change and check of tires with the cooler temperatures now arriving." |
2017-10-20 |
259.4 |
9.853 |
$3.199 |
26.33 |
"2 road trips, fresh oil change" |
2017-10-20 |
93 |
2.688 |
$3.199 |
34.6 |
"1 road trip with mild temperatures and no AC use.
With fresh oil change, some of the best mileage ever with this vehicle. Used Mobil One extended mileage 5-30 oil with can of Mos2 additive. Most impressive mileage, hope it continues." |
2017-10-21 |
160.4 |
6.126 |
$3.059 |
26.18 |
"Road trip to Sacramento with light traffic." |
2017-10-30 |
257.7 |
10.117 |
$2.999 |
25.47 |
"Tires back up to 50 PSI and a new set of iridium plugs." |
2017-11-03 |
202.3 |
6.572 |
$3.359 |
30.78 |
"Two road trips with no AC use or wind issues." |
2017-11-15 |
309.4 |
12.337 |
$3.179 |
25.08 |
"One road trip and plenty of short town trips." |
2017-11-29 |
264.9 |
10.551 |
$3.159 |
25.11 |
"two road trips and some town miles. No AC use at all and no wind or rain conditions." |
2017-12-13 |
256.8 |
10.046 |
$3.099 |
25.56 |
"Two road trips and town driving. No wind conditions to effect mileage." |
2017-12-20 |
256.8 |
9.891 |
$3.099 |
25.96 |
"Two road trips, colder weather and winter fuel blend." |
2018-01-07 |
286 |
11.669 |
$3.059 |
24.51 |
"one road trip and plenty of town driving the past few weeks with winter fuel blend" |
2018-01-15 |
261.2 |
9.818 |
$3.099 |
26.6 |
"Cold weather with temps in the 40-50 degree range, two road trips with no winds." |
2018-01-20 |
184.7 |
6.603 |
$3.339 |
27.97 |
"Two road trips in cold weather, no wind issues." |
2018-01-31 |
253.8 |
10.189 |
$3.219 |
24.91 |
"Two road trips in cool to mile temperatures below 70 degrees" |
2018-02-07 |
288.4 |
10.429 |
$3.299 |
27.65 |
"Three road trips with mild temps and no wind." |
2018-02-19 |
303.9 |
10.429 |
$3.299 |
29.14 |
"Two road trips in cool temperatures and no wind issues" |
2018-03-03 |
267.7 |
10.6 |
$3.379 |
25.25 |
"2 road trips in cool temps." |
2018-03-12 |
225.6 |
10.429 |
$3.299 |
21.63 |
"Two road trips in mild temperatures, no wind or rain issues." |
2018-03-24 |
337 |
12.946 |
$3.439 |
26.03 |
"3 road trips" |
2018-04-18 |
250.3 |
9.475 |
$3 |
26.42 |
"Two road trips and town driving in mild temperatures.
Need to rotate tires and go an oil change." |
2018-05-08 |
308.2 |
11.053 |
$3.579 |
27.88 |
"Fresh oil change and warmer mild temperatures" |
2018-05-09 |
225.2 |
8.106 |
$3.859 |
27.78 |
"Warmer temps with two road trips" |
2018-05-16 |
331.4 |
12.688 |
$3.819 |
26.12 |
"3 road trips in mild temperatures" |
2018-07-20 |
288.6 |
10.858 |
$3.859 |
26.58 |
"Very hot weather with use of AC all of the time. New Bridgestone Protenza tires after 43K miles on the factory installed Goodyear tires. The new tires have improved the ride quality, reduced road noise by at least 50 percent and handle just as well or better than the factory goodyear tires. Am very pleased with the selection as I have not purchased passenger car tires since the early 1970 era. Tires came with 36 PSI and I have just raised the PSI to 40 to see how the mileage might improve." |
2018-10-19 |
96.6 |
3.42 |
$4.059 |
28.25 |
"One road trip with low tire pressure, some use of air conditioning.
Raised tire pressure to 43 to see what might happen." |
2018-10-22 |
184.9 |
6.813 |
$3.899 |
27.14 |
"First long road trip in over a year. Small amount of town miles." |
2024-12-05 |
83.6 |
2.192 |
|
38.14 |
"Folded in passenger side rear view mirror to see what might happen to the mileage." |
2024-12-19 |
84 |
2.82 |
|
29.79 |
"Made 84 mile trip the same as last time with left side mirror turned in for less wind resistance." |