2012-03-27 |
712 |
10.2 |
$2.889 |
69.8 |
"Low gas price thanks to fuel perks at Kroger." |
2012-05-12 |
1549.1 |
23 |
$3.75 |
67.35 |
"Included two 5 gallon cans." |
2012-06-20 |
1519.8 |
21.37 |
$3.679 |
71.12 |
"I may start just subtracting 1 mpg from my readout. Every tank since I bought the car has been 1 mpg optimistic except for one 0.7 that may have been my error. If it's that consistent, it will save me the trouble of calculating it. Still, gotta love summer mileage!" |
2012-08-03 |
1689.2 |
22.28 |
$2.529 |
75.82 |
"Best ever. Long trips to Lake Erie and hot weather helped. Kroger fuel perks are why my gas was so cheap. Fortunately, this time I got it befor gas went up (for once!)." |
2012-09-16 |
1779.3 |
23.9 |
$3.549 |
74.45 |
"I'm afraid I am on a downslope for FE until next spring. The cold weather is making it harder to get the mid 70's. I have numerous mods on the way and/or ready to install, including manual control of the hybrid system (or MIMA for us Insight guys), a block heater, and a dumb charger for my NiMh battery made from some 90v, 300maH LED light power sources. Many thanks to the minds at insight central forum." |
2012-11-06 |
1434.3 |
21 |
$3.349 |
68.3 |
"I will miss the good weather. I finally started doing some real modding. We will see what that does to my mileage." |
2013-02-20 |
674.2 |
10.927 |
|
61.7 |
"Winter sucks! I fight to stay over 60mpg, whereas 70 was a bad tank during the summer. My bettery still functions and doesn't throw codes, but it isn't putting as much amperage out as it used to. I know this thanks to my newly installed OBDII C&C, a Scangauge type device that also tells you what the hybrid system is doing." |
2013-03-14 |
707 |
11.2 |
$3.999 |
63.13 |
"Bought premium for next tank out of curiosity after reading an insightcentral.net thread. I don't expect much in the way of improvements, but I thought I could at least watch the timing advance and AFR to see if I could notice any change. It is amazing how much difference winter and summer make in this car. I see about a 12 mpg difference. I rarely use the HVAC either time." |
2013-04-06 |
675.8 |
10.208 |
|
66.2 |
"Maybe it is just the placebo effect, but 93 octane has helped me considerably. I theorize that greater knock resistance lets the Insight run in lean burn at a load that would drop out of lean burn on 87 octane. 22:1 is way better than 14.3:1, even with the greater throttle opening needed. I think this helps the Insight much more than the hybrid drivetrain. If so, it is enough of a gain to justify the cost." |
2013-04-18 |
738.8 |
10.52 |
$3.63 |
70.23 |
"Still using premium. Even if it is the placebo affect, I am getting a mileage improvement big enough to justify the cost. My theory is that cold weather cost my Insight some spark timing, and high test gives it back. I imagine the advantage will go away as it warms up." |
2013-05-10 |
716 |
10 |
$3.929 |
71.6 |
"Still premium fuel. I may be headed for worse mileage, but I am hoping good weather will offset it. My tires are about wore out, and the Re92, if I can find them, have a break in period for truly good mileage. Still, good tank." |
2013-05-27 |
742.8 |
10.37 |
$3.829 |
71.63 |
"" |
2013-06-18 |
738 |
9.76 |
$3.929 |
75.61 |
"Learning to let off the gas to kill the lean burn purge has been a big help. Next I need to install MIMA and clean and/or replace the EGR valve." |
2013-07-03 |
760 |
10.15 |
$3.329 |
74.88 |
"JUST missed another 75 mpg tank. I had a forced recharge and city driving doomed me at the end. My battery is on borrowed time. I am not getting IMA codes due to grid charging/balancing, but its capacity is way down. I need to replace my EGR valve and I need to install MIMA, preferably before I leave on vacation." |
2013-08-31 |
774.8 |
9.7 |
$3.819 |
79.88 |
"Summer heat, almost all driving in my very efficient commute, a new EGR valve, and I get my best tank ever." |
2013-09-29 |
762.8 |
10.3 |
$3.289 |
74.06 |
"Last of the warm weather tanks, I am afraid." |
2013-12-22 |
638 |
10.1 |
|
63.17 |
"" |
2013-12-22 |
638 |
9.79 |
|
65.17 |
"" |
2014-01-03 |
625 |
10 |
$3.13 |
62.5 |
"Winter with winter tires on front. Ugh! I had no other choice on the tires. Every other tire in my size was unavailable and my OEMs were bald." |
2014-01-26 |
608 |
9.79 |
$3.379 |
62.1 |
"Sub-zero weather. Winter tires. Ugh." |
2014-02-18 |
587.9 |
9.79 |
|
60.05 |
"I HAAAAATE this winter! Snow tires and cold weather forced the car into battery heating mode. It kills mileage." |
2014-04-14 |
648 |
9.8 |
$3.55 |
66.12 |
"Back to decent weather! My battery is dying though. It doesn't have much capacity left, and if it recalibrates low into a forced charge, that sets off a p1449 (basically a hot battery). I have learned to drive without assist for more than about 5 seconds at a time. I just paid her off, so I think a new battery is coming." |