Fill date |
Distance |
Fill amount |
Price |
Fuel Economy |
Details |
2008-09-12 |
471 mi 758 km
|
8.919 gal (US) 7.43 gal (Imp) 33.76 L 300.57 kWh
|
$3.499
($31.21 total for this fill) |
52.81 mpg (US)
63.39 mpg (Imp) 4.45 L/100 km 1.89 gal (US)/100 mi 638.15 Wh/mi |
E10 gasoline.
First tank with boattail. |
2008-09-02 |
451.9 mi 727.26 km
|
9.547 gal (US) 7.95 gal (Imp) 36.14 L 321.73 kWh
|
$3.479
($33.21 total for this fill) |
47.33 mpg (US)
56.84 mpg (Imp) 4.97 L/100 km 2.11 gal (US)/100 mi 711.95 Wh/mi |
E10 gasoline. |
2008-08-01 |
401.3 mi 645.83 km
|
8.08 gal (US) 6.73 gal (Imp) 30.59 L 272.3 kWh
|
$3.699
($29.89 total for this fill) |
49.67 mpg (US)
59.63 mpg (Imp) 4.74 L/100 km 2.01 gal (US)/100 mi 678.54 Wh/mi |
First tank with 87 octane "E10" gasoline.
Gasoline = 90% gas, 10% ethanol. |
2008-07-20 |
416.4 mi 670.13 km
|
6.861 gal (US) 5.71 gal (Imp) 25.97 L 231.22 kWh
|
$3.799
($26.06 total for this fill) |
60.69 mpg (US)
72.92 mpg (Imp) 3.88 L/100 km 1.65 gal (US)/100 mi 555.28 Wh/mi |
Rockport, MO.
Fully loaded, belted alternator. |
2008-07-19 |
499.8 mi 804.35 km
|
7.824 gal (US) 6.52 gal (Imp) 29.62 L 263.67 kWh
|
$4.089
($31.99 total for this fill) |
63.88 mpg (US)
76.66 mpg (Imp) 3.68 L/100 km 1.57 gal (US)/100 mi 527.55 Wh/mi |
Sidney, NE.
Fully loaded, belted alternator, 65-70mph. |
2008-07-18 |
388.9 mi 625.87 km
|
6.629 gal (US) 5.52 gal (Imp) 25.09 L 223.4 kWh
|
$4.159
($27.57 total for this fill) |
58.67 mpg (US)
70.45 mpg (Imp) 4.01 L/100 km 1.7 gal (US)/100 mi 574.44 Wh/mi |
Battle Mount, NV.
Fully loaded, belted alternator. |
2008-07-18 |
345.4 mi 555.87 km
|
6.179 gal (US) 5.15 gal (Imp) 23.39 L 208.23 kWh
|
$4.239
($26.19 total for this fill) |
55.9 mpg (US)
67.07 mpg (Imp) 4.21 L/100 km 1.79 gal (US)/100 mi 602.87 Wh/mi |
Coalville, UT.
Fully loaded, mountains, belted alternator. |
2008-07-17 |
270.6 mi 435.49 km
|
5.737 gal (US) 4.78 gal (Imp) 21.72 L 193.34 kWh
|
$4.599
($26.38 total for this fill) |
47.17 mpg (US)
56.61 mpg (Imp) 4.99 L/100 km 2.12 gal (US)/100 mi 714.49 Wh/mi |
Shingletown, CA.
Fully loaded, mountains, belted alternator. |
2008-07-11 |
125.5 mi 201.97 km
|
1.883 gal (US) 1.57 gal (Imp) 7.13 L 63.46 kWh
|
$4.779
($9 total for this fill) |
66.65 mpg (US)
79.94 mpg (Imp) 3.53 L/100 km 1.5 gal (US)/100 mi 505.66 Wh/mi |
100% unbelted.
Short fill to calibrate MPGuino. |
2008-07-10 |
369 mi 593.85 km
|
7.148 gal (US) 5.95 gal (Imp) 27.06 L 240.89 kWh
|
$4.599
($32.87 total for this fill) |
51.62 mpg (US)
62.02 mpg (Imp) 4.56 L/100 km 1.94 gal (US)/100 mi 652.82 Wh/mi |
50% unbelted.
Roadtrip back from Yosemite. Loaded with 2 people and camping gear. |
2008-07-09 |
285.7 mi 459.79 km
|
6.978 gal (US) 5.81 gal (Imp) 26.41 L 235.16 kWh
|
$5.059
($35.3 total for this fill) |
40.94 mpg (US)
49.17 mpg (Imp) 5.74 L/100 km 2.44 gal (US)/100 mi 823.1 Wh/mi |
100% belted.
EXTREMELY steep grades going into Yosemite on Hwy 120. Again, loaded with 2 people and camping gear. |
2008-07-06 |
477.9 mi 769.11 km
|
8.415 gal (US) 7.01 gal (Imp) 31.85 L 283.59 kWh
|
$4.599
($38.7 total for this fill) |
56.79 mpg (US)
68.17 mpg (Imp) 4.14 L/100 km 1.76 gal (US)/100 mi 593.41 Wh/mi |
100% unbelted.
Roadtrip to Yosemite, car fully loaded with 2 people and camping gear. |
2008-06-21 |
514.4 mi 827.85 km
|
7.066 gal (US) 5.88 gal (Imp) 26.75 L 238.12 kWh
|
$4.799
($33.91 total for this fill) |
72.8 mpg (US)
87.48 mpg (Imp) 3.23 L/100 km 1.37 gal (US)/100 mi 462.91 Wh/mi |
100% unbelted. 1/2 tank of normal commuting, 1/2 tank of 55mph highway trip to Santa Rosa.
Paying much closer attention to driving technique... |
2008-06-17 |
478.2 mi 769.59 km
|
9.566 gal (US) 7.97 gal (Imp) 36.21 L 322.37 kWh
|
|
49.99 mpg (US)
60 mpg (Imp) 4.71 L/100 km 2 gal (US)/100 mi 674.13 Wh/mi |
100% unbelted
Hauling four people around mountainous terrain. Not bad for probably exceeding the GVWR... |
2008-05-30 |
435.8 mi 701.35 km
|
8.052 gal (US) 6.7 gal (Imp) 30.48 L 271.35 kWh
|
|
54.12 mpg (US)
65.04 mpg (Imp) 4.35 L/100 km 1.85 gal (US)/100 mi 622.65 Wh/mi |
70% unbelted.
Mostly city, lots of short trips on a cold engine.
Water pump leaking... |
2008-05-17 |
443.2 mi 713.26 km
|
7.24 gal (US) 6.03 gal (Imp) 27.41 L 243.99 kWh
|
|
61.22 mpg (US)
73.5 mpg (Imp) 3.84 L/100 km 1.63 gal (US)/100 mi 550.52 Wh/mi |
75% unbelted.
Commuting. |
2008-05-08 |
478.2 mi 769.59 km
|
8.438 gal (US) 7.03 gal (Imp) 31.94 L 284.36 kWh
|
|
56.67 mpg (US)
68.02 mpg (Imp) 4.15 L/100 km 1.76 gal (US)/100 mi 594.65 Wh/mi |
1/2 tank: 65mph freeway driving up mountian passes.
1/2 tank: Beltless commuting. |
2008-05-04 |
353.7 mi 569.22 km
|
7.29 gal (US) 6.07 gal (Imp) 27.6 L 245.67 kWh
|
|
48.52 mpg (US)
58.27 mpg (Imp) 4.85 L/100 km 2.06 gal (US)/100 mi 694.57 Wh/mi |
The wife driving normally on the interstate 70-75mph.
Alternator running with belt. |
2008-05-03 |
91 mi 146.45 km
|
1.327 gal (US) 1.1 gal (Imp) 5.02 L 44.72 kWh
|
|
68.58 mpg (US)
82.73 mpg (Imp) 3.43 L/100 km 1.46 gal (US)/100 mi 491.43 Wh/mi |
Lacey MPG Rally course |
2008-05-02 |
411.4 mi 662.08 km
|
6.004 gal (US) 5 gal (Imp) 22.73 L 202.33 kWh
|
|
68.52 mpg (US)
82.28 mpg (Imp) 3.43 L/100 km 1.46 gal (US)/100 mi 491.81 Wh/mi |
First full tank with mostly beltless alternator, rear wheel spoilers, completed sideskirts, flush solar kammback.
Holy cow. |
2008-04-24 |
430.2 mi 692.34 km
|
8.738 gal (US) 7.28 gal (Imp) 33.08 L 294.47 kWh
|
|
49.23 mpg (US)
59.09 mpg (Imp) 4.78 L/100 km 2.03 gal (US)/100 mi 684.5 Wh/mi |
First tank with alternator kill switch. Alternator turned off about 80% of the time.
Beltless alternator last 50 miles. |
2008-04-16 |
445.4 mi 716.8 km
|
8.121 gal (US) 6.76 gal (Imp) 30.74 L 273.68 kWh
|
|
54.85 mpg (US)
65.89 mpg (Imp) 4.29 L/100 km 1.82 gal (US)/100 mi 614.46 Wh/mi |
Got lost going to get my batteries, slow small rutted dirt roads , bad FE. |
2008-04-08 |
499.3 mi 803.55 km
|
8.718 gal (US) 7.26 gal (Imp) 33 L 293.8 kWh
|
|
57.27 mpg (US)
68.77 mpg (Imp) 4.11 L/100 km 1.75 gal (US)/100 mi 588.42 Wh/mi |
First tank with partial front and rear bellypan, trimmed airdam, HAI. |
2008-03-28 |
449.6 mi 723.56 km
|
9.032 gal (US) 7.52 gal (Imp) 34.19 L 304.38 kWh
|
|
49.78 mpg (US)
59.79 mpg (Imp) 4.73 L/100 km 2.01 gal (US)/100 mi 677 Wh/mi |
WTF?
WAI for last 50 miles. |
2008-03-19 |
446.9 mi 719.22 km
|
8.245 gal (US) 6.87 gal (Imp) 31.21 L 277.86 kWh
|
|
54.2 mpg (US)
65.05 mpg (Imp) 4.34 L/100 km 1.84 gal (US)/100 mi 621.75 Wh/mi |
Oil & Filter change. 5w-20 dino juice. |
2008-03-09 |
479.5 mi 771.68 km
|
8.671 gal (US) 7.22 gal (Imp) 32.82 L 292.21 kWh
|
|
55.3 mpg (US)
66.41 mpg (Imp) 4.25 L/100 km 1.81 gal (US)/100 mi 609.41 Wh/mi |
Woot. Best tank to date. |
2008-03-02 |
438.9 mi 706.34 km
|
8.23 gal (US) 6.85 gal (Imp) 31.15 L 277.35 kWh
|
|
53.33 mpg (US)
64.07 mpg (Imp) 4.41 L/100 km 1.88 gal (US)/100 mi 631.92 Wh/mi |
Driving back from SanFran for half the tank. 65mph instead of my usual 55mph. |
2008-02-19 |
189.6 mi 305.13 km
|
3.479 gal (US) 2.9 gal (Imp) 13.17 L 117.24 kWh
|
|
54.5 mpg (US)
65.38 mpg (Imp) 4.32 L/100 km 1.83 gal (US)/100 mi 618.35 Wh/mi |
short tank before the trip to SanFran. |
2008-02-16 |
520.2 mi 837.18 km
|
9.526 gal (US) 7.93 gal (Imp) 36.06 L 321.03 kWh
|
|
54.61 mpg (US)
65.6 mpg (Imp) 4.31 L/100 km 1.83 gal (US)/100 mi 617.13 Wh/mi |
Kammback FTW! |
2008-02-04 |
512.3 mi 824.47 km
|
9.973 gal (US) 8.3 gal (Imp) 37.75 L 336.09 kWh
|
|
51.37 mpg (US)
61.72 mpg (Imp) 4.58 L/100 km 1.95 gal (US)/100 mi 656.04 Wh/mi |
Disc wheelcovers, no Kammback.
Retroactively applied correction factor of +0.025% to my odometer readings to compensate for the non OEM sized tires.
(175/70r13 vs. 165/70r13) |
2008-01-29 |
494.8 mi 796.3 km
|
9.155 gal (US) 7.62 gal (Imp) 34.66 L 308.52 kWh
|
|
54.05 mpg (US)
64.93 mpg (Imp) 4.35 L/100 km 1.85 gal (US)/100 mi 623.52 Wh/mi |
Shoulda' been a crappy tank, with all that coastdown testing at 80mph. I filled up at Chevron instead of Shell (my usual) last time so maybe Chevron doesn't sell E10 yet... |
2008-01-20 |
477.2 mi 767.98 km
|
9.48 gal (US) 7.89 gal (Imp) 35.89 L 319.48 kWh
|
|
50.34 mpg (US)
60.48 mpg (Imp) 4.67 L/100 km 1.99 gal (US)/100 mi 669.49 Wh/mi |
First tank w/ mirror delete |
2008-01-01 |
455.8 mi 733.54 km
|
8.597 gal (US) 7.16 gal (Imp) 32.54 L 289.72 kWh
|
|
53.02 mpg (US)
63.66 mpg (Imp) 4.44 L/100 km 1.89 gal (US)/100 mi 635.63 Wh/mi |
First tank with airdam? I can't remember, but I think so, also had the mirror delete going for the last 100 miles or so, not enough to make a difference I suppose. |
2007-12-16 |
450.3 mi 724.69 km
|
9.403 gal (US) 7.83 gal (Imp) 35.59 L 316.88 kWh
|
|
47.89 mpg (US)
57.51 mpg (Imp) 4.91 L/100 km 2.09 gal (US)/100 mi 703.71 Wh/mi |
clusterfu@# of holiday traffic. |
2007-12-06 |
429.3 mi 690.89 km
|
9.294 gal (US) 7.74 gal (Imp) 35.18 L 313.21 kWh
|
|
46.19 mpg (US)
55.47 mpg (Imp) 5.09 L/100 km 2.16 gal (US)/100 mi 729.58 Wh/mi |
Heavy winds (gusting up to 75mph) constant rain and holiday traffic makes for some bad FE. |
2007-11-25 |
457.6 mi 736.44 km
|
8.312 gal (US) 6.92 gal (Imp) 31.46 L 280.11 kWh
|
|
55.05 mpg (US)
66.13 mpg (Imp) 4.27 L/100 km 1.82 gal (US)/100 mi 612.13 Wh/mi |
Rear wheel fairings installed.
Think I finally found a technique that my car agrees with:
50-55mph Steady state DWL on the highway.
<45mph P&G w/EOC in town. |
2007-11-18 |
396.3 mi 637.78 km
|
8.974 gal (US) 7.47 gal (Imp) 33.97 L 302.42 kWh
|
|
44.16 mpg (US)
53.05 mpg (Imp) 5.33 L/100 km 2.26 gal (US)/100 mi 763.11 Wh/mi |
Higher speed P&G (57mph median speed) |
2007-11-09 |
402.9 mi 648.4 km
|
8.226 gal (US) 6.85 gal (Imp) 31.14 L 277.22 kWh
|
|
48.98 mpg (US)
58.82 mpg (Imp) 4.8 L/100 km 2.04 gal (US)/100 mi 688.06 Wh/mi |
New O2 sensor, 195 degree thermostat, P&G on highway (50mph median speed) |
2007-10-31 |
394.6 mi 635.05 km
|
8.623 gal (US) 7.18 gal (Imp) 32.64 L 290.6 kWh
|
|
45.76 mpg (US)
54.96 mpg (Imp) 5.14 L/100 km 2.19 gal (US)/100 mi 736.44 Wh/mi |
Temporary grill block, some experimenting with EOC |
2007-10-24 |
370.7 mi 596.58 km
|
9.006 gal (US) 7.5 gal (Imp) 34.09 L 303.5 kWh
|
|
41.16 mpg (US)
49.43 mpg (Imp) 5.71 L/100 km 2.43 gal (US)/100 mi 818.72 Wh/mi |
Keeping lowest possible RPM's without engine bucking. ~55mph on highway. |
2007-10-15 |
370.5 mi 596.26 km
|
8.278 gal (US) 6.89 gal (Imp) 31.34 L 278.97 kWh
|
|
44.76 mpg (US)
53.77 mpg (Imp) 5.26 L/100 km 2.23 gal (US)/100 mi 752.96 Wh/mi |
New rear tires at 45 psi. |
2007-10-10 |
370 mi 595.46 km
|
9.067 gal (US) 7.55 gal (Imp) 34.32 L 305.56 kWh
|
|
40.81 mpg (US)
49.01 mpg (Imp) 5.76 L/100 km 2.45 gal (US)/100 mi 825.84 Wh/mi |
Baseline establishment in progress. |
2007-10-02 |
342.8 mi 551.68 km
|
8.456 gal (US) 7.04 gal (Imp) 32.01 L 284.97 kWh
|
|
40.54 mpg (US)
48.69 mpg (Imp) 5.8 L/100 km 2.47 gal (US)/100 mi 831.3 Wh/mi |
First tank since I bought it.
New Headgasket, coolant change, oil change, new brake rotors pads and fluid. |