Need recommendations on tracking my fuel mileage please

[linuxguy0841]

I need to get better on tracking my fuel mileage. There are a lot of options out there. Currently I am using fuelly.com but to get the best results I have to put in a percentage on how much city and freeway I do. I don't know that. So looking for something that I can fully use and that can give me the most accurate results.

Just looking for recommendations on what you use. A spreadsheet, a website, a smartphone app (I have an Android phone).

Thank you.

[MetroMPG]

Spreadsheet would give you the most control over how you collect/interpret your info, since you could make it do exactly what you want.

But Fuelly probably doesn't really care about that city/hwy percentage - it doesn't impact your "results" I don't believe. So you could just enter guesses with no consequence.

A lot people use MPG and Cost Calculator and Tracker - Spritmonitor.de (especially on the other side of the pond).

And you could use our built in fuel log as well. Fuelly's graphs are prettier though.

[PressEnter[]]

Different log have their strong points. I like Fuelly, but the one here gives more info, including handy unit conversions so I can brag that I get 60 miles per (Imperial) gallon

Plus I keep an old-fashioned pen and paper log in the car.

[hawk2100n]

I have a spreadsheet app on my phone that allows me to enter data easily. I use fuelly once I have the data recorded. It allowed me to do a bulk import of my fillups which was nice. I think I disabled the mileage split because there was no good way to track it.

If nothing else, just record gallons pumped, odometer, date and total price. Once you have that data you can do anything you want with it later on. I have my spreadsheet to tell me all kinds of cool info.

[UltArc]

I use www.fuelly.com, www.fuelecononomy.gov, this site, my Google Drive spreadsheet, and I photograph my results at the pump to record them- no more searching for paper or stacks of receipts.

Many record different things, I record my:
Gallons Pumped
Price Paid for MY fuel
Prices for each grade, since I SHOULD use 87 but use 93
Time driving
What my ODO thinks I traveled
What my car computer thinks I got (MPG)
What my SCii things I got (MPG)
And any notes I may have. I don't always use all of it, but in the future, I may want to use more data, or make more connections, or whatever, and it doesn't take but a moment to record it now- and it could be invaluable to me later. Others are more detail oriented, with notes while they drive, specific percentages on highway/city, temperature, and more. It's all about what you want! If pen and paper, gallons and miles works for you, thats what matters!

I do support using multiple fuel trackers, as each one has at least one thing special about it- not one site is the best or all inclusive.

[nemo]

Originally Posted by UltArc

and I photograph my results at the pump to record them- no more searching for paper or stacks of receipts.

Fantastic idea.

and one of the odometer done.

[UltArc]

Originally Posted by nemo

Fantastic idea.

and on of the odometer done.

It's nice, as it auto saves the date, time, and if you want, can do the location, too. To be honest, the BIGGEST reason was that I would always keep my receipts in a folder in the car, get home from work (after filling up), eat, relax, get ready for bed, go to type my info in before I went to sleep and realized...

profanity. all my data is in the car.

So having it on my mobile keeps it nice and organized, also, as my performance becomes better and better, hundreds (now) of corresponding images is a testament to the validity, since I will not, at least for a while, record driving for 12-18 hours straight to prove performance.

[mf70]

On Fuelly's "Tips" page, there's some discussion of the utility of the average speed datum

Tip: Find your "true" city/highway driving splits! | Fuelly

I'll have to see if I can collect this for my car.

MF

[t vago]

Originally Posted by mf70

On Fuelly's "Tips" page, there's some discussion of the utility of the average speed datum

Tip: Find your "true" city/highway driving splits! | Fuelly

That formula is similar to what I use to calculate my highway/city percentages.