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Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
| Tags: afternoon, commute, daily, day, evening, gas, hypermiling, mileage, miles, morning, segment, tank, week, weekend |
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03-26-2007, 06:04 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Vehicles: 1999 Chevrolet Prizm
Location: Boston MetroWest
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Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
Finished off last week with a solo drive up to NH and finished off another 450+ mile tank at 39.2 MPG. Lots of climbing going up, lots of coasting on the way back...I had a few glides lasting well over a mile.
Segments of 30/35/49 MPG this morning for a total of 40.5 MPG for 15.4 miles at 35°F. Heavy traffic on the middle segment, so I didn't lock up the TCC; followed a semi on the last segment.
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03-26-2007, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Vehicles: ScionXB
Location: NJ
Posts: 482
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
This weekend switched to 0w20 synthetic - Pennzoil - noticeable difference. Car seems to want to go faster and coast for longer distances. It could also be warmer temps?
46.9 - 2 miles
40.3 - 4.4
47.2 - 2
44 - 2.1
41.3 - 13.4
42.9 - 4.8
39.2 - 5
Very happy
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03-26-2007, 07:34 AM
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Beat The System
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Vehicles: 2009 Fit, 2004 Odyssey, 96 Civic retired
Location: Longview, TX
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
Now with more instrumentation! Scangauge equipped! 
47.9 over 12.7 miles this morning. Temps mid-60s.
Interesting to note, it went into closed loop 50 feet out from my driveway. And stayed there.
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100 mpg commute / 90.2 mpg tank = 1191 miles
Last edited by PaleMelanesian : 03-26-2007 at 08:03 AM.
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03-27-2007, 01:31 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Vehicles: 2006 Scion xB
Location: Alaska
Posts: 46
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
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Originally Posted by CoasterToasterXB
This weekend switched to 0w20 synthetic - Pennzoil - noticeable difference. Car seems to want to go faster and coast for longer distances. It could also be warmer temps?
46.9 - 2 miles
40.3 - 4.4
47.2 - 2
44 - 2.1
41.3 - 13.4
42.9 - 4.8
39.2 - 5
Very happy
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Hey coastertoaster,
let me know how that 0w20 turns out working in the xb. I've been considering my oil options once I get my final free dealership oil change.
After far as my day went today, 40mpg on the way to work (8 miles) and 43mpg on the way home (12 miles) 
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03-27-2007, 03:08 AM
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Super MPG Man/god :D
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Vehicles: 2007 Toyota Prius, 2000 Honda Insight 5MT
Location: Elkhart, IN
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
I probably won't post any updates until Wednesday evening. I had my intake air temp sensor fooled into thinking that the car was breathing air at ~200F and I returned it to stock over the weekend. It looks as though the only thing it was doing was fooling the SG. Since I'm in the mileage competition over at GS, I have to wait until I can get a minimum of 3 gallons into my tank or face a penalty. According to the guage, I'm doing slightly better than my 58+ tank awhile back.
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03-27-2007, 06:10 AM
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cheapskate
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Vehicles: 1999 Chevrolet Prizm
Location: Boston MetroWest
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
Finally used the automatic for the reason I bought it last night...solo recon. About 100 miles of jotting down mileages while driving on mostly twisty, hilly, narrow, two-lane roads with short sight distances. However, I've biked it all before, so I knew the terrain well. The hypermiling was secondary to taking notes -- at a lot of stops, I'd just leave the engine idling -- but managed around 37 MPG anyway.
This morning's ride: 41.5 MPG for 15.4 miles at 45°F, 100% humidity. I was following a truck uphill with the TCC unlocked on a two-lane highway this morning, so all I could do was DWL and let the gap grow...until a couple of deer dashed across the road in front of him. 
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03-27-2007, 06:25 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Vehicles: '05 Insight 5-speed
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
Washed the Insight for the first time in 6 weeks this weekend - it's really silver! - not brown.
Going to work last night - 84.3 MPG
Coming home this morning - 85.5 MPG
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Don Church
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03-26-2007, 07:51 AM
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Vehicles: 2001 Corolla, 2008 Sienna
Location: Richmond, VA
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
61.7 MPG at 46ΊF this morning. I hit heavier traffic than normal and have only my upper grill blocked, so it took longer to warm up the ICE. Not bad for a Monday.
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03-26-2007, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Vehicles: 2002 Honda Insight 5-speed, converted to a PHEV
Location: Madison, WI
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
It was 60 degrees this morning in Madison. Unheard of fo this time of yesr.
Got a healthy 95.3 mpg this morning.
Going to have a carpooler tonight. That means taking a different route and a little less FAS. Not sure if I'll break 90 mpg on the way home. But the upside is she pays me enough money for 70-80 miles worth of driving.
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03-26-2007, 05:18 PM
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Vehicles: 2002 Honda Insight 5-speed, converted to a PHEV
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Re: Week of March 26th - April 1st, 2007
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Originally Posted by ericbecky
It was 60 degrees this morning in Madison. Unheard of fo this time of yesr.
Got a healthy 95.3 mpg this morning.
Going to have a carpooler tonight. That means taking a different route and a little less FAS. Not sure if I'll break 90 mpg on the way home. But the upside is she pays me enough money for 70-80 miles worth of driving.
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86.1 coming home with the carpooler. Slight side wind as well.
I ran the whole 30 mile trip with zero bars showing on the gas gauge. I'll have to get gas before tomorrow's trip to work. |
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