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Happy MLK day!

I'm at work. :(

66 mpg this morning, 40F and VERY foggy / humid. I needed my wipers to clear the windshield for most of the trip.

Tank still sits at 64.6 / 752 miles now. I'll have to fill soon. I was hoping for a 65 tank, but rainy driving on the weekend dashed those hopes.

Your not the only one Andrew :(

I went out for lunch. 55 degrees, then 60 coming back

56.2 mpg / 3.8 miles there
77.1 mpg / 3.9 miles back

Guess where the wind was, and where the warmup hit was... ;)

work here too, this isn't one of the paid holidays...


6.8mi @ 27.9mpg into work.

40F was the average temp with very little wind. A lot of standing water/slush on the road from last night's snow/freezing rain though.

43.4mpg for 22.1 miles from home to the gym. Tried out a new way there and took a wrong turn, so i had to backtrack a little.
43.5mpg for 22.7 miles back home. Took the original way back but there was a lot of traffic on the highway.

Tank average is down to 44.4mpg now.

The temperature was pretty much the same all day at 28F and the wind was W@ 5 mph.
63.6 19.0-to coffee and wife's work and back home
69.1 19.2-to wife's work and back
Average for today was 66.3 mpg.

much nicer today (although to warm for this time of year)
to work (no school)
- 19.7 / 13.6 miles (37F - SE3 with frost only on the top of the car:confused:)

home
- 22.4 / 13.2 miles (58F S12 I was able to FAS a few times:Banane18:)

daily avg - 21.0 / 26.8 miles
tank is ~19.9 with 138.5 on the odo and gauge gas is at 6/8

Off to a pretty good start today. I'm at 64.4 mpg for the day and the FCD is reporting 65.1 after ~300 miles into this tank.
67.6 8.9
61.9 10.1

60 mpg / 2.1 miles to the gas station last night. Filled up. 762 miles, 11.3 gallons = 67.4 mpg! Scangauge was saying 64.6 mpg, but I had 300 miles of highway. I think my calibration is not right for highway, but dead on for my commute. I'm glad it was wrong in the direction it was! ;)

On the new tank, temps in the 50's and 60's:
44 / 1.4 miles for an errand
83.3 / 11.9 mi home, nicely warmed up
78.4 / 10.7 this morning.

Congrats, Andrew! That is excellent news! :woot:

32F, light snow
6.9mi @ 29.2mpg.

Mmmmm... warm weather and warmed up car

62 F

* to preschool 72.9 over 6 miles
* 71.2 over 6 miles back

32F warm car, rain,

6.9mi @ 31.8mpg home for lunch.
6.9mi @ 40.6mpg back to work

Not so great today. 36F with rain and a lot of standing water on the roads.

43.6mpg for 22.6 miles from home to the gym.
40.1mpg for 22.7 miles from the gym to home.

Tank average is now down to 44mpg with about 1/2 remaining on the fuel gauge.

Drop off at school and then to work>
- 20.6 / 13.6 miles (46F E@3)

Work to home>
- 21.5 / 13.3 miles (60F S@6 it was starting to spit rain)

daily avg = 21.0 / 26.9 milies
tank up 0.1 ~ 20.0 over 165.4 miles and just over 5/8 on the gauge.

It seems I made an error this morning when I entered my numbers. I entered the wrong set of numbers for the return trip home this morning. I have the revised numbers below. The temperature was 28F this morning and we reached a high of 34F this afternoon. Winds were WSW@ 5 mph with gusts to 10+ mph.
67.6 8.9-to coffee shop
64.9 10.8-on to wife's work then home
69.9 19.3-to wife's work and back home
72.6 8.3-to daughter's voice lesson
64.0 8.2-back home
Average for today was 68.0 mpg

20F (8F windchill), 12mph head/crosswind from the E, overcast:


80.8mpg for 22.7mi (Home to work)

The tank is back up to 74.2mpg over 572.5mi with 6 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

My mileage has been down lately. I've been taking more frequent short trips, using a different gas station, and had a spell of cold weather. I was in need of an oil change, and finally got that on Monday. Tuesday morning I checked my tires after they were rotated. 48 psi all around (normally run about 58, so I need to fix that), except one tire was at 26 psi! :eek: I can't see anything in it, so I pumped it up this morning to about 44 psi and will check it in a few hours. I may be in need of a patch or a new tire.

At least I have an excuse as to why my mileage was down. I was getting a little worried I was losing my skill. :D

6.9mi @ 33.4mpg

Temps in the mid-60's. It still amazes me how much the weather affects mpg.

75.2 mpg home
79.1 mpg to work

26F (14F windchill), 14-20mph cross/tailwind from the ESE, partly sunny:


90.7mpg for 22.5mi (Work to home)

The tank is up to 74.7mpg over 595.1mi with 5 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 85.5mpg over 45.3mi

Still have to drive to Church and back this evening...

drop off at school then to work>
- 20.6 / 13.6 miles (50F SW@18 Gusting to 30) wet roads

work to home>
- 21.8 / 13.3 miles (51F N@5)

Daily avg - 21.2 / 26.9 miles
tank ~20.2 with 192.3 miles (gauge is just under 5/8)

Guess I'm not going anywhere else tonight after all.

Not too bad today considering I had a short trip to meet a friend for lunch. I had 28F this morning and we reached a high of 34F this afternoon. The wind was pretty stiff and was E@ 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph; basically a 90° crosswind all day.:(
67.1 19.2-RT to wife's work and back home
46.6 2.0-to lunch
59.8 1.9-back home
67.2 19.2-RT to pick wife up and back home
Average for today was 65.4 mpg. The FCD says the tank is at 65.4 mpg after just over 300 miles.

A lot of driving today with the average temp 34F and very little wind. For my sister's 22nd birthday i drove my family to the subway station to catch the "T" so we could go to the Cheesecake Factory because that was her wishes. Got to show my family some hypermiling techniques on the trip there and back.

42.7mpg for 16.1 miles from home to warehouse to pick up sodas.
45mpg for 17.1 miles from warehouse to my church to drop off drinks.
37.9mpg for 5.2 miles from church to house.
47.2mpg for 60.9 miles with family in the car from home to subway station parking lot.
42.3mpg for 63.1 miles from parking lot to gas station for gas.
35.7mpg for 7.1 miles from gas station to home, which is understandable due to the uphill climb home with extra weight of my family in the car.

The fill up average was 44.4mpg over 457.6 miles. The tank average is currently sitting at 35.7mpg.

Nice work, Dan! :thumbs_up:

25F (18F windchill), 6mph head/crosswind from the ENE, sleet:


84.8mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is up to 75.2mpg over 617.9mi with 4 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

76.4 home last night

Out to dinner with my wife. The grandparents are in town! :D
66.4 / 7.8 mi there
61.2 / 9.5 mi back - raining and took another route to avoid the low ground. Turns out there were several tornadoes in the area last night! :eek:

77.3 this morning
The new tank is at 73.9 / 89 miles now.

Between a late start due to a meeting that ran long (I actually ran Blue Swayed up to 48mph!!) and wet roads, I did pretty well. At a more liesurely pace I'm sure 90+mpg would have been possible.

27F (19F windchill), 8mph cross/tailwind from the E, misting and wet roads:


83.8mpg for 20.0mi (Work to doctor's office)

The tank is up to 75.4mpg over 637.9mi with 4 of 20 bars on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 84.3mpg over 42.8mi

28F (20F windchill), 7mph wind from the E, overcast with wet roads:


73.0mpg for 3.7mi (Doctor's office to home)

The tank is steady at 75.4mpg over 641.7mi with 4 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 83.1mpg over 46.6mi

cooler and windy :mad:

drop off at school and then to work>
- 17.2 / 13.6 miles (40F N16-30 Rain)

work to home>
- 20.5 / 13.3 miles (40F N9 with wet roads)

daily avg = 18.8 / 26.9 miles
tank ~20.0 on 219.2 miles (1/2 on the gauge)

38F with almost no wind today.

45.6mpg for 22.6 miles from home to the gym.
44.1mpg for 22.7 miles for the trip back home.

The tank is currently up to 43.3mpg.

I forgot yesterday's numbers.:o Temps were in the mid 30'sF and the wind was E@ 10-15 mph
62.8 19.2-to wife's work and back
66.1 22.0-to wife's work and back with a brief stop at my mom's
Average for the day was 64.5 mpg

I'm working from home today so that a repairman can visit.

cooler and windier.
68.2 home last night
72.8 to work this morning
Tank is at 73.1 / 117 miles.

drop off at school and then to work>
- 18.4 / 13.6 miles (38F E8 misting with wet roads:()

home>
- 21.3 / 13.4 miles (52F SE15-24) Head cross wind most of the way

daily avg = 19.8 / 27.0 miles
tank still at ~20.0 over 246.2 miles and the gauge is just under 1/2

33F with very little wind today.

- 45.6mpg for 22.6 miles from home to the gym.
- 42.7mpg for 22.7 miles on the trip back home.
- 46.6mpg for 42.4 miles from home to the hospital for Dr's appt.
- 45.1mpg for 46 miles from hospital to nursing home to pick up sodas. Got lost big time and had a wicked hard time finding the place. F/e coming off the highway was 47.7mpg before getting lost :mad:
- 45.3mpg for 32.3 miles from nursing home to my church to drop off sodas.
- 37mpg for 5.2 miles from church to home.

Tank average is up to 44.6mpg currently. Hopefully the trips that i take this weekend will only be on my bicycle.

Had my last fillup on the 24th...ended up with 14,66mpg, not terrible for the richer metering rods I put in. Still below my summer 17+mpg romp, though.