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Welcome to another week! It'll be St. Patrick's Day soon. :)

42F, 3mph tailwind from the NW, overcast with wet roads:


99.1mpg for 22.7mi (Home to work)

The tank is up to 86.9mpg over 735.7mi with 4 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

I'm at 75.5 for the day after the 18.8 mile trip to my wife's work and back. We had 43F and the wind was N@ 5-10 mph.

Time change = :( I was running late, so traffic was worse. Still, I only had one case of obvious hand-flapping. Hands off the wheel in a W shape as if to say "what are you doing" as I rolled slowly to a red light - which turned green before I got there. :D

74.8 mpg / 10.5 miles / 47 degrees.
Tank is at 69.4 / 480 miles.

I very nearly had a 100mpg day today! The last trip killed it for me, but it was close. :)

59F, 6-12mph cross/headwind from the WNW, sunny:


102.6mpg for 20.4mi (Work to doctor's office)
91.4mpg for 4.1mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is up to 87.1mpg over 760.4mi with 3 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 99.8mpg over 47.4mi

The temperature didn't rise much from this morning and only made it to 45F. The wind was NNW@ 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
75.5 18.8-to wife's work and back
56.1 1.5-to bank
81.6 12.7-to pick up prescription for my mom.
75.3 7.7-store to wife's work
84.5 12.5-wife's work to home via my mom's
Average for today was 78.1 mpg.

home>work (spring break wife is a teacher too so she is home with the kidos)
- 21.2 / 13.6 miles (45F NW@6)

work>gas station
- 21.8 / 9.8 miles (47F N@8)

fill up 419.0 miles with 19.272 gals pumped in to the third click = 21.74 MPG (145%):D

gas station>home
- 26.7 / 4.0 miles (47F N@8)

daily avg = 22.2 / 27.4 Miles
Tank is Full with 4 mile on it. ;)

The conditions weren't quite as favorable this morning with more traffic and some rain/wet roads to contend with.

42F (38F windchill), 6mph tail/crosswind from the WNW, raining:


97.2mpg for 22.7mi (Home to work)

The tank is up to 87.4mpg over 783.1mi with 3 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

56.3 / 2.5 miles - work to dr appt
73.0 / 13.3 - dr to home
79.8 / 10.7 - work this morning. I can think of a dozen places I could have made up that 0.2 mpg. :p

The tank is up to 69.6 / 507 miles.

43F when i left this morning and 57F on the return trip with sunny skies and winds from the N @ 7mph giving me some crosswinds.

- 43.4mpg for 6.9 miles from home to the gas station

Tank average ended up being 48.3mpg over 492 miles. This is now the highest recorded f/e ever for me :D:woot:

- 50.3mpg for 15.8 miles from the gas station to the gym
- 46.4mpg for 15.3 miles from the gym to the camping store to get a hiking backpack for this coming weekend
- 46mpg for 31.4 miles from the store to home

Day total: 46.7mpg

The tank is at 47.1mpg over 62.6 miles with the fuel gauge showing full.

Very nice, Dan! :D:thumbs_up:

More rain and a headwind put a crimp in my style. :p

44F (40F windchill), 10mph headwind from the NNW, raining:


95.1mpg for 23.3mi (Work to home)

The tank is up to 87.6mpg over 806.5mi with 2 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 96.1mpg over 46.1mi

I'll need to fill up after work tomorrow and before I head out for Choir practice.

Well going to work was ok except for the wind and that last traffic light. Tha was where my .2 was and mabe more seeing as i hada stop!

40.9- 7.2 mile to work. temp was 58 at 5:20 this morning

coming home is where i wanted to scream but kept my cool and recovered.

I had back in to a spot and got a lil roll leaving but once again someone had trouble pulling into a parking spot and had to wait while they stopped, backed up went forward then had to back up again.

41. 7.3 mile home.

i tried a diff route and that helped some. got a nice lil fas going before a bend in the road and when i got around it the light was red too! :woot: wow I got the one right!!

I'm gonna be filling up tommorrow casue i am off thursday and friday will be a bad time of day to fuel up. tank sitting at 41.2 389 miles.

Andrew you sound like me. at the end of a trip I'm thinking " shoulda cut it lil sooner or coasted alil longer"!

Oh yeah! Amazing what some 60F weather can do. I had a high of 63F and winds were NW@ <5 mph.
73.6 18.7-to wife's work and back
95.3 12.0-to wife's work
94.5 12.1-back home
118 9.8-to daughter's voice lesson
104 9.8-back home
Average for today was 91.1 mpg:woot: If the weather holds out, I may get to do some "wiring.";)

Hm. Looks like I'm going to have to step it up some. ;)

Fortunately for me, we're supposed to hit 60F for a high tomorrow. :D

home>work
- 19.7 / 13.6 miles (41F N9 to 14, although the NSW stated it was N9Gusting49:eek:)

work>home
- 22.2 / 13.3 miles (45F NW10)

daily avg - 20.9 / 26.9 miles
tank is ~21.4 with 30.9 miles and it is still over F

Man that's frustrating!!! I had her up to 97.7mpg but two lights and a badly timed background charge foiled me. :p

33F, 2mph tail/crosswind from the WNW, clear:


96.1mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is up to 87.8mpg over 829.3mi with 2 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

70.3 going home
69.7 this morning, with a stop at the store.

Tank is steady at 69.6 / 527, and getting close to 1/2 on the gauge.

Finally warming up here. We fell back to the high 60s/low 70s (high for the day) for a while there. Today it was 55 on the way in and should hit 85 for the high. Warming up quicker than I would like, but had my best on the way in at 59MPG. Should be good commute on the way home and I have my water bottle so I do not have to bother with the AC.

I had 29F this morning and we got up to 62F this afternoon. The wind is E@ 5 mph.
78.6 8.9-to get coffee
77.1 12.5-on to wife's work then home
102 13.2-to wife's work(tried new route)
99.1 11.4-back home
Average for today was 88.5 mpg.

Larry, you're coming up quick! You'll toast me once those batteries get installed! :eek:

I had to stop for a fill today after work. I only got a month out of this one, but I did drive more than I usually do. I've decided to play hooky from Choir practice tonight. :o Hey! It is St. Patrick's Day after all!

56F, 9mph cross/headwind from the W, sunny:


99.1mpg for 25.8mi (Work to Costco for gas)
105.9mpg for 2.4mi (Costco to home)

The tank is currently at 105.9mpg over 2.4mi with all 20 bars showing on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 97.9mpg over 51.1mi

The FCD was a little low this time... it showed 88.1mpg but the fill yielded a very nice 89.7mpg! :) My lifetime average is still safely above 90mpg and I should be able to start pulling it back up now. I tried to stuff the tank but Blue Swayed just didn't want to cooperate. I only got another 0.95g into her... <shrug> Oh well. I'll try again next time.

wow you guys got 60's for the last few days while it has struggled to get to the mid 40's here the past few days. Tomorrow and Friday are suppose to be better 60 the 70 :p

home>work
- 20.0 / 13.6 miles (38F N@3 with mist)

work>home
- 23.3 / 13.3 miles (47F N@6)

daily avg = 21.6 / 26.9 miles
tanks ~21.5 with 57.8 miles (gauge is now on the Full line):(

Larry, you're coming up quick! You'll toast me once those batteries get installed! :eek:

It certainly will be "shocking" to see. :D:p

I refueld today also. :) I go in and pay cash and they had said that the regular was running slow. gee thnx, I thought mayeb cause tanks was getting low and i'd get a bunch of trash now. When i started pumping the pump was going fine for me. sg still showing 5-6 mile under what the odometer reads over a full tank, need to find someway to check my road speed.


sg was showing 41.1- 9.60 gas and 395 miles driven. odometer read 400.5 and gas pump showd 9.62.

tried a new route home and crossing it off my list. end up stopp at the light ( there one accel from a stop) then when i make the u-turn there tarffic and had to wait ( there's #2 accel from a stop) I'll still to my shopping center loop. once easter comes traffic thins out some and will be able to extend my glides some more.

Man... what a weird combination of situations on the way to work this morning! I had sections where I could do full coast to stop runs I've never been able to to do before because of traffic... and then ridiculous levels of traffic tripping the lights (red :() in other places. Crazy. I was up to nearly 98mpg at about 7mi into the trip this morning but then 3 lights in a row knocked me back to 91.8mpg. :p I kept having experiences like that the whole drive!

41F (36F windchill), 9mph cross/headwind from the SW, overcast:


98.4mpg for 22.7mi (Home to work)

The tank is down to 98.9mpg over 25.2mi

Sean, I'm waiting for the day when you report a 100+ tank average. It should be soon...

71.6 home last night, 60 degrees with a headwind
72.5 this morning, 40 degrees, slight tailwind and a fog in my head

The tank is now above 70! 70.2 / 572 miles, and about 1/2 on the gauge.

I'm working at it, Andrew! :D

Nice work on the 70+mpg tank average! :woot:

Beautiful day today. 54F when i left and 63F on the return trip with winds from the NW @ 17mph.

- 49mpg for 22.7 miles from home to the gym
- 47.8mpg for 23.1 miles for the trip back home w/ a nice tailwind

Day total: 48.4mpg

The tank is currently at 47.7mpg over 108.6 miles. Normally i help out my friend's son by driving him home from school on Thursday. Today i'm meeting him at the school and we are riding out bicycles to his house.

Andrew, what was that you were waiting for again? ;)

61F, 8mph cross/headwind from the WNW, sunny:


107.1mpg for 23.4mi (Work to home... and no the distance isn't a typo :p)

The tank is now up to 102.6mpg over 48.6mi

Day Total: 102.6mpg over 46.2mi

It is just one day but I have to start somewhere, right?

:p LOL

Well done, Sean. Now you have to maintain that average. ;) I calculate that you need a 95 in the morning to keep over 100. (22.1 miles)

:p LOL

Well done, Sean. Now you have to maintain that average. ;) I calculate that you need a 95 in the morning to keep over 100. (22.1 miles)




I second that!! :p

I am off work todasy and no plans to drive so all i can offer are ""Smart Comments"

Higher than usual winds and pesky traffic kept me from being able to get some great numbers. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. I had 35F this morning and it got up to 63F this afternoon. The wind has been NW@ 10-15 mph with gusts to 25+ mph.
78.1 20.8-to wife's work and back
101 11.7-to wife's work
83.6 11.7-back home
Average for today was 84.7 mpg.

home>work
- 20.1 / 13.5 miles (41F Calm and foggy)

work>home
- 22.7 / 13.4 miles (62F W@7) finally nice temps;)

daily avg - 21.4 / 26.9 miles
tank ~21.4 with 84.7 Miles and just over 7/8 of a tank left.

Well, that was interesting. Significantly colder today and though I had a tailwind, my route is only roughly SE in the morning. There are plenty of places where a significant NW wind is a hindrance. :p Regardless, I had to do my best on this trip as the wind isn't supposed to abate this afternoon and even a crosswind is preferable to a headwind. :(

34F (24F windchill), 17-24mph tailwind from the NW, overcast:


101.5mpg for 22.7mi (Home to work)

The tank is down to 102.2mpg over 71.4mi

I calculate I'll need a minimum of 94mpg on the way home to maintain 100+mpg on the tank average.

With a temp of 43F and wind NW@ <5 mph, I'm at 85.7 mpg for the day. I hear it's supposed to get to 62F so I expect further improvement this afternoon.

My days are all messed up right now since I came in to work at 7 last night am about to leave, but an late update for me:

I filled up two days ago. you can tell the days have wormed up some since I managed a 508 mile tank at 36 mpg.

7 of my 26 miles going home ar heading north, so our 7 mph south wind will help me a bit on my way home.
I will also be able to take the better FE route home today. I have been working 3 to 11 at night, and the back roads are deer infested so I tend to avoid them at night. With 39 degrees (34 wind chill) I might even manage a 40 mpg trip home, something I haven't seen in a while.

My current tank is sitting at 36.2 mpg at 133 miles on the odometer.

Finished up the day yesterday at 71.4 mpg, 65 miles with a few short trips squeezed in. The new battery has made a big difference.

It's been hard to take the optimum FE routes latelydue to family schedules and work, but at least spring is coming!

Thanks,

Bob

74 home last night
70.2 this morning
Tank is steady at 70.2 / 593.

The 1/2 tank point came at 580 - only 10 short of my best ever back in July when I got my 77 mpg tank. :D I'm going for the kilotank later this year.

Larry, I smell a breakout run from you!

Taliesin, I sure hope you can get some sleep. :(

Bob, good to hear your hardware is performing well for you. :)

Andrew, you know I'm rooting for you!! :D

74 home last night
70.2 this morning
Tank is steady at 70.2 / 593.

The 1/2 tank point came at 580 - only 10 short of my best ever back in July when I got my 77 mpg tank. :D I'm going for the kilotank later this year.

It sounds like you are are well on your way now ;) Try for this tank:p

:p you made me look.

Last summer, when I had 590 at the 1/2 tank level, I made it to 935 total. I need to be well beyond that for the half tank to make a kilo. Maybe next month.

still cool here but the sun is shining now and that seems to help. temp wise isn't much difference.

Tuesday and friday i leave for work at 5:10 am and might see 2-3 cars total on my way in to work. today as i was fas'ing up to my fav light it was still green and i thought i could make it through so i restarted and guess what, it went red!! There was car on side street, but his light didn't go green and 30 seconds later mine went green and while i was restarting he ran the light right in front of me! :eek. No further incidents and pulled into work and rolled lil silver back into one of my fav spots

40.6- 7.2 miles to work

sun has been shining and even tough temp wasn't much betetr thayn any other day it sitll helped and by the time i was in my loop i was seeing 42-43 mpg. coming out is the road to/from the beach and tends to be busy. It was but i managed to squeeze in and make my way home

42.2- 6.2 mile home.

79.7 mpg / 10.7 miles home, bringing the tank up to 70.4 / 603 miles.

The traffic and weather were just too much for me. :ccry: Hopefully I can pull it back up tomorrow.

32F (23F windchill), 13-18mph headwind from the NW, overcast:


90.9mpg for 23.4mi (Work to home)

The tank is down to 99.1mpg over 94.9mi

Day Total: 95.8mpg over 46.2mi

The long awaited spring is finally coming. I could hardly ride them since the middle of December thanks to the much snow and cold. It was an unusually winter winter...
It feels so good to get back my independence... This week I'm on the bike(s) again. Temps are around zero Celsius in the mornings, it's slightly freezing at the moment. Today will be my second sub-zero ride this year. And hopefully the last. In the afternoons it's well over 10C, pure joy :)

No tank finished yet (I'm still using the one I filled on 30th of December), but it's apparent that this winter's worst will be better than any of the last winter. 3.43l/100km (68.6usmpg) if she'd say she's on reserve at the very moment I'll start her in the morning. Hm, 2 hours to try (I'm in night shift now). I'm on a shorter commute now (2*25 vs 2*60km), and tired of P&G but I still use coasting to slow down and next to no braking, and FAS before stopping at the end of the road. And I don't start her between the garage and the garden gate, that 187kg (412lbs) is not too heavy :D

From the 1st day of this year tax is higher again in Hungary (they raised it in the summer and now again) so gas is more expensive here that anytime before (including the summer of 2008). It means *doing the math* ~6.45USD/gal on today's exchange rates. I can't say I did not expect it.

Playing (again) with the thought of trying E85 - even though it's quite clear that it wouldn't have any financial advantage for me (there is a price difference which exceeds the difference in consumption but if I want to do a proper conversion to run from straight E85 the electronics and a so-special f650 fuel filter nullify the difference for about 2 years). I'm a curious one, you know...

Man, that was a challenging course. I did the best I could with steep sections on the last half of the trip there and headwinds for the the trip back along with the typical uphill section from my normal Church route home. :p

21F (13F windchill) down, 7mph tail/crosswind from the NW, clear,
37F (30F windchill) back, 10mph headwind from the WNW, sunny:


81.7mpg for 29.5mi (Home to different Church for ceremony)
89.3mpg for 29.4mi (Church to home)

This drops the tank all the way down to 93.2mpg over 153.9mi :(

Day Total: 85.3mpg over 59.0mi

RLC, you continue to impress me with that Insight :)

Anyway, I finished that tank yesterday, the average became 3.33l/100km (70.6usmpg). Still much better than last winter's ones. And I hope that spring is here in this respect too. It's probably the gas too, not just the temps, last year I experienced an instant (not gradual) increase in FE in March.

Thanks!! You're no slouch on that BMW, either. ;)