Week of July 3 to July 9 (Nat’l Avg $2.234)

Today , 65 deg F . wind N4. 16.2 miles (no highway) , 80.72 MPG. Tank is at 298.5 miles , 70.31 MPG.

Sunday , I rode the Giant 36.2 miles. Average speed was.........well , I don't brag about that , not where Gord can hear me, lol. but I survived the 88 deg F hot and humid day.

I'll do some more riding on the 4th.

 

Today , 66.5 deg F , wind N3. 16.3 miles , no highway , 79.24 MPG. Tank is at 369.3 miles , 71.14 MPG. Short bike ride yesterday on the little bike ( Trek 26") of 15.2 miles.

 

Numbers ranging between 25 (Short trips when the engine kicks on aren't very good) and 90 mpg. Losing all feeling in my hands and feet is making it difficult to get better numbers. Seems like the day is almost where I can't drive anymore

disability appointment is three weeks away and I have no clue what to expect.

 

Hang in there, TFF. It's good that the C-MAX does most of the work for you w.r.t. hypermiling as long as you don't do anything out of character. Yes, short trips on a cold start are tough with any car. (except EVs and plug-ins and some Fits with crazy-good hypermilers)

 

Today . 67.5 deg F , wind WNW3. 35.0 miles , 69.1 MPG. Tank is at 438.5 miles , 70.96 MPG. I will take scenic route home tonight , so 74-75 MPG is possible. We had STRONG winds and some rain last night , we may get some more tonight.

 

Gord, which engine does that Fiat have ?

 

I don't know if the Fiat 500 Gord drove has one of these, but there are some interesting choices...

https://www.fiat.co.uk/fiat-500-range/fiat-500/fiat-500-engines-fuel-consumption

 

Ugh, getting out of PA was a toughie...several stops well off the freeway vaguely in the Wilkes-Barre area, so lots of twisty and undulating backroads better suited to anything with four wheels than 18. Even worse was the routing after my pick up. Anyone who's spent some time in PA knows that the Appalachians dictate the habitation and road routing in this state, so 80 miles to hit the freeway again of course had to involve things such as the cheapest possible chip seal road with zero lane markers and little towns with surprisingly busy tight little streets through old downtown.

So, the last few days started with around a 7mpg average despite a very light load, to around 10 once I hit Ohio and Michigan flatlands.

I'm probably in for a 7.5-8mpg day tomorrow as I'm back inbound to the Harrisburg, PA area in the thick of the mountains.

 

That's in line with the Ford truck guys saying that their (1990s) trucks got better in-town MPG with the less-stressed 5.8l than the 5.0l, the reverse being true on the freeway.

 

Yes, I like the concept of Fiat's Twinair ( is that what they call it? ) but sadly we'll never see one in the land of 1.8 liter motorcycles. Today , 74 deg F wind SW7 , which could have produced a PR inbound commute , but it turned out to be just "okay". 35.0 miles , 68.82 MPG. Tank is at 508.4 miles , 71.05 MPG. The afternoon trips home have been propping up this tank. Yesterday , scenic route , one long stop , 34.8 miles , 75.33 MPG. Today , I expect thunderstorms around the time I leave work. Ouch.

 

Had no thunderstorms (or any rain) going home yesterday , and Friday traffic kept the highway speed low. One stop at health club , 34.6 miles , 72.17 MPG. Today coming into work , 60.5 deg F , wind N5 (headwind). 35.0 miles , 64.73 MPG. Tank is at 578.3 miles , 70.68 MPG. I'm just going by my fcd and 0.93 correction factor ; my last three fills were at three different stations. I do like to use only one station , but it's not always convenient (especially if you're trying to max out a tank).