Month of April 2020 (Nat’l Avg $1.984)

Welcome back to the grind

Filled up yesterday with 87 E10 at Amoco for $1.999.
578.0 miles , fcd = 66.3 x .956 = 63.3 MPG.
578.0 / 9.316 gal = 62.0 MPG.
Maybe I will use a multiplier of .935 and see how close that is.
I want to assume that the pump clicks off the same way every time.

Yesterday's trip home was good. 31.3 miles ( including stop for fuel ) ,
fcd = 75.2 x .935 = 70.3 MPG.
This morning , 37 deg F in Naperville and Elk Grove.
Wind N 6.
35.1 miles fcd = 61.1 x .935 = 57.1 MPG. Ouch.
Oh well , April is the month that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.

 

Wow. But can you work from home when your kids are not at school ?

 

Don't need to fill up, but a gas war tempts me to go there & fill 4 gas cans & top off for $1.39 per.

 

I don't drive unless I have to. Maybe one day I will resume recreational driving ,
but even then , I am more likely to take the bicycle , or Grom.

Today , 33 deg F in Naperville , 31 in Elk Grove. No wind.
35.1 miles , fcd =63.9 x .945 = 60.4 MPG.
Tank is at 109.4 miles , fcd = 67.0 x .945 = 63.3 MPG.

 

So I went to the gas war today. Cars on the freeway were considerably less than normal, altho SUVs & pickups were well represented. Semi's were plentiful, so business products are being transported (there wasn't a TP shortage, fer sure). I went over a mtn pass. Snow in the canyons was lovely & had some flurries. Temperatures varied over a 22degF range. Those Arctic fronts are moving south, altho its tougher for those fronts to funnel through our mountain passes.

 

That's good to know.

 

Today , 47 deg F in Naperville , 44 in Elk Grove.
Wind SSE 4.
35.1 miles , fcd = 65.0 x .945 = 61.4 MPG.
Tank is at 176.2 miles , fcd = 68.4 x .945 = 64.6 MPG.

Had a nice trip home yesterday. Scenic Route #2 , no stops.
31.6 miles , fcd = 78.4 x .945 = 74.1 MPG.

 

Outstanding! You were in your zone.

 

All the planets were aligned , conditions were good , and I was lucky.
Still not sure how good my multiplier is , I need to add up a few tanks and recalculate.
But I think .945 may be more accurate than .956 ( old multiplier ).

 

Ah, Scenic Route #2, again. Alright!!
Playing Bach's, Brandenburg Concerto #2? Experimenting with Rachmaninoff's Symphony #2? Or Borodin's Symphony #2? Maybe Vaughn Williams,"The Lark Ascending" (sorry... not "The Lark Ascending #2)? All music for "Good to go motion on Scenic Route #2" !

 

Your old factor perfectly matches what I get averaging over any several consecutive tanks (±.002), or overall lifetime.

 

Gord, you're such a gentleman filling up your daughter's and wife's cars.

Those were some pretty nice trip MPGs.

 

Today , 42 deg F in Naperville , 40 in elk Grove.
Wind NW 10. Light rain all the way in.
35.1 miles , fcd = 58.0 x .945 = 54.8 MPG.
Tank is at 244.6 miles , fcd = 67.7 x .945 = 64.0 MPG.

At least the trip home yesterday was good. Scenic route #1 , with slight variation
for less time( and less gliding ). 33.2 miles , fcd = 77.7 x .945 = 73.4 MPG.
( 73 minutes )

 

Today , 33 deg F in Woodridge , 31 in Elk Grove.
Wind NNE 2. Had to run front defrost for a few minutes,
23.3 miles , fcd = 68.9 x .945 = 65.1 MPG.

Gong home after work Saturday was easy.
31.6 miles , fcd = 72.0 x .945 = 68.0 MPG.

Tank is at 311.8 miles , fcd = 67.9 x .945 = 64.1 MPG.

 

Gotta follow social distancing. Hey Gord , could you create a new thread for April ?

I don't know how.