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11F (3F windchill), 5mph tailwind from the NW, overcast:


78.7mpg for 22.6mi (Home to work)

The tank is back up to 69.3mpg over 312.2mi with 13 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

24 degrees this morning, 6mph headwind, 61.4 mpg.

Tank is down a couple ticks to 64.4 / 602 miles.

The forecast is for warmer weather, which I welcome. My house isn't designed for sub-freezing temperatures. The heater has been running non-stop for about a week now, and we've still had to wear jackets indoors. :(

With 12F this morning, I had 61.6 mpg for the round trip to my wife's work and back. I had 63.8 by the time I got there so overall, not doing too bad today. With temps this low, just thinking about touching the go-pedal lights up the ICE.:(

24F, it warmed up quite a bit here.

6.8mi @ 30.5mpg into work.

24 degrees this morning

24F, it warmed up quite a bit here.

Wow. Texas was as cold as New York! And we've been colder than that for nearly a week.

36 F with 8 MPH winds

* 59.2 over 51 miles to work. Yay, that 20 MPH wind #@$#@$ just sucked last week.

Wow. Texas was as cold as New York! And we've been colder than that for nearly a week.

I was shocked that you were that cold in Texax! It was hovering around 4F-15F until this morning I came out and it was like..whoa! It felt like the ice should have been melting, but it wasn't.

Boy is it nice outside! Too bad the standing water and aggressive drivers wouldn't let me exploit it fully. :p

22F (15F windchill), 6mph head/crosswind from the N, sunny:


81.7mpg for 22.6mi (Work to home)

The tank is finally up to 70.0mpg over 334.9mi with 12 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 80.1mpg over 45.2mi

45 F @ 6 MPH wind

* 63.3 over 49 miles home

20.4mi @ 27.4mpg for today's total.

School then to work
18.0 / 13.6 miles (28F SW13) Clear

work to gas station
19.0 / 9.6 miles (31F N5) Clear

17.760 / 353.4 miles = 19.90 MPG (very cold Tank with avg temp of 27.7F) About 3.5 MPG lower than usual. :( (also changed my fillup number from 19.6% to 21.5% as it was under reporting by 43 miles)

gas station to school
19.9 / 2.6 miles

school to home
16.5 / 1.2 miles

daily avg = 18.7 / 27.3 miles
My name is Dakota and my tank is full ;) 4.0 miles on the ODO.

well that take a 1% off of the life time avg and 0.1 from the MPG number.:o

Hopefully if can stick this out and not let it slip to much this winter and not damage the LTA (Life time avg).

I know how you feel, Jason! Mine is slipping pretty badly. :(

I would say that I had a pretty good day for it being the middle of January in Indiana. We made it up to 27F.
61.6 19.1-the stop at the coffee shop was short enough that the SG didn't reset the current trip and I didn't notice until we got almost to my wife's work so I just did a round trip number
64.6 9.4-to wife's work
60.8 10.5-back home to drop off wife and on to gas station-going to try Marathon fuel for awhile
103 .6-station to home
Average for today was 63.5 mpg. This tank took me 503.9 miles on 9.0 gallons for 56.0 mpg.

Nice work, Larry!

4F (-7F windchill), 7mph cross/headwind from the SSW, overcast:


75.2mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is up to 70.5mpg over 357.7mi with 11 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

With 12F and wind N@ 5 mph, I'm at 60.0 mpg for the 19.0 mile round trip of taking my wife to work. I forgot to note yesterday that when I filled up, the SG had reported exactly 9.0 gallons which was exactly the same as the pump after doing the fill-up shake for a few minutes. Oddly enough the calibration seems to change with the temperatures. :confused:

23F and tropical woohoo!!

6.7mi @ 39.5mpg into work this morning.

All the way up to 50F yesterday! 69.2 mpg home.
This morning, 31F and hard sheet-of-ice frost. 65.6 mpg.

The tank is at 64.5 mpg / 636 miles. Guess-gauge: F______1/2___V___E

23F and tropical woohoo!!

6.7mi @ 39.5mpg into work this morning.

I would kill for temps like that in the morning. We haven't even managed teens in over a week (unless you count negative teens).

36F at 10 MPH winds

* 52.0 over 6 miles to preschool... where I noticed my lower grill block was gone
* 54.9 over 17 miles to lowes (new grill block)
* 57.2 over 31 miles to work

I'm still seeing more degradation with wind, than temps at this point. Maybe it has to be below 25 F to really affect the mileage?

I would kill for temps like that in the morning. We haven't even managed teens in over a week (unless you count negative teens).

It is coming back to you up there. It is suppose to hit 38 today here and in the 50's tomorrow:Banane01:

But so to are the strong cross winds for you from the south.;)

23F and tropical woohoo!!

I would kill for temps like that in the morning. We haven't even managed teens in over a week (unless you count negative teens).

Compared to what we've had, this is really good. It should get even warmer later on (30's ;)). I left a bit early this morning...but I don't think I'll do that again as it's still dark and FAS is severely limited at this time.

It is SOOOO nice out there!!! :D

22F (10F windchill), 13mph tail/crosswind from the SSE, sunny:


88.1mpg for 22.5mi (Work to home)

The tank is now up to 71.2mpg over 380.2mi with 11 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 81.1mpg over 45.3mi

It's supposed to get warmer here too, but I'd take repeats of today without any complaint. :) The traffic was still pushy but not as bad as yesterday, and large stretches of the route were clear and mostly dry. Very enjoyable to drive on compared to what I've been dealing with recently.

It is coming back to you up there. It is suppose to hit 38 today here and in the 50's tomorrow:Banane01:

But so to are the strong cross winds for you from the south.;)

I didn't quite make it too us. It only hit about 30 today.

According to weather.com it is supposed to hit 40-43 tomorrow (zip code 65305 is where I work and 64019 is where I live).

My 6 am to 6 pm shifts aren't helping right now though. I don't get to leave until it is already cooling off.

Using the two zip codes, your commute must be around the same distance as mine?

38F with 9 MPH winds

* 60.2 over 21 to the gas station
* 65.4 over 26 home

6.8mi @ 30.2mpg home from work. had to rush home for a home emergency. everything's fine though.

:woot: Another 60+ mpg day! :woot: We got up to a "scorching":p 24F today and winds were SW@ 5-10 mph.
60.0 19.0-rountrip to wife's work and back with stop for coffee
65.4 9.4-to wife's work
64.3 9.6-back home
67.9 8.3-to daughter's voice lesson
57.2 8.3-back home
Average for today was 62.3 mpg. The tank is just under 64 mpg according to the MFD.

school/work
-17.0 / 13.6 miles (20F NE3 cloudy)

home
-19.8 / 13.3 miles (29 Calm clear)

daily avg = 18.6 / 26.9 miles
tank is still full with 30.9 miles on it.

Much warmer today... but the headwind hurt. :p

23F (14F windchill), 9mph cross/headwind from the S, overcast:


80.6mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is up to 71.6mpg over 403.0mi with 10 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

oh thanks for the cold weather guys!

12F this morning

6.6mi @ 42.0mpg
I lost 0.2 miles somewhere :(.

Using the two zip codes, your commute must be around the same distance as mine?

26.2 miles one-way.
Plus a half mile walk between parking at work and the building I work in.

Filled up last night. The news isn't good, but I still managed to keep it from being totally disgusting.

420.2 miles, 13.572 miles: 30.96 mpg.

Considering the temps and smow we have been dealing with here (I still can't park in part my driveway), I guess I can live with that.

65.9 home last night, 48 degrees. (woo!)
63.8 this morning, 30 degrees and frosty.

The tank is steady at 64.4 / 663 miles now.

22F to the bank at lunch

4.3mi @ 34.5mpg to the bank
4.3mi @ 51.6mpg back

If only the roads were clear of all ice and snow!! 90+mpg would be easy in these temps…

25F (18F windchill), 6mph tailwind from the SE, sunny:


88.3mpg for 20.0mi (Work to doctor's office)

The tank is up to 72.3mpg over 423.1mi with 10 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 84.1mpg over 42.8mi

Annoying traffic, but otherwise not too bad.

26F (19F windchill), 7mph wind from the SSE, sunny:


72.8mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is steady at 72.3mpg over 426.8mi with 10 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

I should have another couple of trips this evening -- hopefully I can pull the average up some more and get the salt off my car. :rolleyes:

We started out with 12F this morning and it got to a high of 31F. The wind was SW@ 10-15 mph.
62.4 8.9-to station for coffee
60.3 10.1-on to wife's work then home
55.4 7.0-to daughter's school
73.1 7.0-back home
56.1 9.0-to BK for lunch with daughter
69.6 9.6-dropped daughter off at school then home
70.8 9.6-to wife's work
61.9 9.6-back home
Average for today was 63.1 mpg.

6.8mi @30.5mpg.

Just got back from my vacation visiting family in Ohio.

Average temp was 27F for the trip home. Even though my engine was freezing cold when i started up, i still managed to pull a nice number with a lot of NICE-on coasting. For some reason it seemed that my car could coast a lot farther than usual tonight.

44.6mpg for 43.7 miles from airport parking lot to home.

Tank average is up to 44.7mpg now.

Grr... wife had the car. 48.9 over 129 miles.

I think I have to avoid the section of this route I added over the summer. It cost me a full 7mpg and a lot of time. The hill is not quite as steep, but much longer… :(

22F (16F windchill), 4mph headwind from the SSE, overcast:


81.0mpg for 18.0mi (Home to Church)

The tank is up to 72.6mpg over 444.9mi with 9 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 82.4mpg over 64.6mi

to school / work
- 19.6 / 13.7 miles (35F S14 :D)

work to home
- 20.6 / 13.2 miles (49F S10) :banane18:

daily avg - 20.1 / 26.9 miles
tank is on the Full line now with 57.8 miles on the odo. (avg~19.3)

I didn't stop by the car wash because it was already late. I'll stop tomorrow evening after Church as I should be getting home earlier.

13F, 2mph tailwind from the SSE, clear:


82.9mpg for 17.3mi (Church to home)

The tank is now up to 73.0mpg over 462.1mi with 9 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 82.4mpg over 81.9mi

Less than a gallon! :)

Another beautiful morning in slightly chilly MN. :)

13F, 3mph crosswind from the WSW, clear:


81.5mpg for 22.5mi (Home to work)

The tank is up to 73.3mpg over 484.9mi with 8 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

27F and overcast today :).

6.8mi @ 34.4mpg

56 degrees for the drive home! I had to make a stop for milk, so I was on an off route. 59.5 mpg.

45F this morning and drizzle = 68.9 mpg.

Last night's drive brought the tank down to 64.3 and this morning didn't recover it. 683 miles and below 1/4 remaining.

This will be my 10th consecutive 700-mile tank, and my 15th consecutive 600+ tank.

Way to go, Andrew!!! :woot:

36F-42F with 5 MPH winds

* 49.2 over 6 miles to preschool (wasn't able to P&G)
* 58.5 over 51 miles to work.

Two notable moments. I haven't seen this dude in awhile, but I ran across an MR2 sporting the plate 'ANALOG' again today. He usually floats between 50-60 MPH, so I tailed him for a bit. Only problem is, he doesn't really DWL... just floats between those MPH figures at odd intervals.

Second, some lady in an urban assault vehicle decided to merge without looking. I had nowhere to go to the left as a car was also in that lane, but I kept squeezing that direction... she managed to finally look once my hood started to close up on her quarter panel, and decided that maybe merging at that point wasn't a good idea... oy!

^Sorry to hear to about that lady.

Pulled off the the middle part of the lower grill block before i left so the car wouldn't get too hot. 34F with very little wind.

46.6mpg for 22.6 miles from home to the gym :).
41.6mpg for 22.7 miles on the trip back home. Darn road construction on the Pike caused at least a mile of stop and go.

The tank average is steady at 44.6mpg as of today.

Latest tank: just under 40 MPG. The compressor at the station I filled up at was down (no ETA on repair), so I did not get a chance to check my tires. Yes, I'm lazy about them, sue me. The car tracks straight still, so if there is any loss of tire pressure it is balanced between the left and right tires.

Full radiator block is still in place. Use of FAS is somewhat limited due to concerns about the health of the battery. I'll probably get the battery checked soon. But the (slightly) longer daylight hours are also helping with that, because I don't have to use my lights quite as much.

I have about one more month of regular operation, and then my car will go into a significantly different operating mode. I am betting the FE will suffer, because I will probably be driving unfamiliar routes so I will have a harder time predicting conditions than I currently do.

-soD

Wind, traffic, and wet roads. What a wonderful combo. :p

30F (21F windchill), 11mph headwind from the NW, overcast:


82.2mpg for 22.5mi (Work to home)

The tank is up to 73.7mpg over 507.5mi with 7 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 82.0mpg over 45.4mi

Still have a run to Church and back this evening...

I started with 23F this morning and we hit a high of 37F. Winds were SW@ 5-10 with gusts to 20 mph
64.2 8.9-to get coffee
63.5 10.1-on to wife's work then home
72.2 9.4-to wife's work
63.4 9.8-back home with a quick stop at my mom's
Average for today was 65.6 mpg.

to school then to work
- 19.6 / 13.7 miles (43F S14)

work to home
- 20.8 / 13.3 miles (49F SW3)

daily avg = 20.2 / 27.0 miles
tanks is down to 7/8 on 84.8 miles avg ~19.5 MPG

6.5mi home @ 39.5mpg.

32F (24F windchill) down, 9mph tailwind from the NW, overcast,
31F (22F windchill) back, 10mph headwind from the NNW, overcast:


80.9mpg for 17.2mi (Home to Church)
80.6mpg for 17.3mi (Church to home via car wash lot)

The tank is up to 74.2mpg over 542.2mi with 7 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 81.5mpg over 80.0mi

Too bad the gas station I stopped at for a car wash is out of business. :(

54F with very little wind

* 65.1 over 51 miles home

I'll be driving to a doctor's appointment a bit later this morning -- hopefully the traffic isn't too bad!

I've started out pretty decent today. Temperature was 33F and winds were N@ ~5 mph. For the 19 mile RT to my wife's work and back, I'm at 67.5 mpg for the day. It's grocery shopping day so I imagine it could drop.:(

Sorry about the dismal #'s Larry. Maybe just an off day?

32F :woot:

6.7mi @ 44.6mpg :D.

Too bad the gas station I stopped at for a car wash is out of business. :(
You know you're a hypermiler if... ;)

58 degrees = 71 mpg / 10 miles home
45 degrees this morning. Detour to the ATM, out of order. :mad: Drive across town to the other one, get to work late. 71 mpg / 18 miles.

The tank is up to 65.5 / 712 miles and nearing empty.

Andrew, you're funny! :D

Doggone these ice and slush covered parking lots!! Just trying to get into a slot cost me 3mpg on this short trip. :rolleyes:

22F (16F windchill), 4mph wind from the S, overcast:


69.7mpg for 3.7mi (Home to doctor's office)

The tank is back down to 74.0mpg over 545.9mi 6 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Not quite as good a trip on the way back, but it didn't pull the tank average down any further.

26F (16F windchill), 9mph wind from the SSW, overcast:


68.8mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is steady at 74.0mpg over 549.7mi with 6 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 69.3mpg over 7.5mi

Sorry about the dismal #'s Larry. Maybe just an off day?

32F :woot:

6.7mi @ 44.6mpg :D.
It's actually not too bad considering the temps and having snow tires on. The grocery shopping trip is usually an mpg killer as it's into areas with more traffic. Sean probably understands all too well what heavier traffic means.;)

Oh yes I do!!! :D

It's actually not too bad considering the temps and having snow tires on. The grocery shopping trip is usually an mpg killer as it's into areas with more traffic. Sean probably understands all too well what heavier traffic means.;)

Hooray for college!

Friday traffic escaping campus . . . grrr.

Tank still looks like low 30s, but it's getting better since the first 1/4 was so bad, it's easy to bring up.

I think I'll struggle to hit 40mpg though.

to school then to work>
- 19.4 / 13.6 miles (42F Calm, wet roads)

from work to home>
- 20.8 / 13.3 miles (44F N3, mist)

daily avg = 20.1 / 26.9 miles
tank avg ~ 19.6 with 111.7 miles and the gauge showing just over 6/8.

Average temp for the day was 40F with the winds from the WNW at 10mph.

46.4mpg for 22.6 miles from home to the gym.
44.3mpg for 22.7 miles from the gym to home.

Had to get fuel on the way back out. I definitely kicked butt this fill up with 44.5mpg as the tank average over 421.5 miles:woot:
This is the highest recorded here and the second highest recorded on ecomodder.

48.4mpg for 7 miles from home to the gas station with a pretty warm engine.
49.3mpg for 52.8 miles from gas station to a guy's house to buy a road bicycle from him :).
43.2mpg for 53.1 miles from his house to home. Rush hour traffic was horrendous and about 1/2 the commute was stop and go.

Right now the tank average is at 45.2mpg over 105.9 miles.