Month of April 2021 (Nat’l Avg ~$2.87)

Which means yours will soon pass my older (2011) one, which also "runs perfectly" so far. I've been taking fewer non-local trips than I did pre-COVID.

 

The drive this week will help me decide if I can live with the Camry seats. They're great on short trips, but I've noticed that long-term driving is difficult in them. I just can't seem to find a comfortable driving position with it. Of course, Carvana is offering only $1,000 less than what we paid for the car back in January (after taxes) so we wouldn't really be losing anything if we do decide we don't like it.

 

We've arrived, finally was able to find a comfortable spot in the car. I think we're at 515 miles on the tank, around 39 indicated. Highway speeds between 65 and (REDACTED). Let's just say I was going a bit fast going down the mountains we're all checked into the resort and ready to get our vacation on!

 

Today in the Prius , 51 deg F in Northbrook , 50 in Elk Grove.
Wet roads all the way.
17.5 miles, fcd = 64.7 x .943 = 61.0 MPG.

 

551.7 miles
14.572 gallons
39.4 Indicated MPG
37.86 Actual MPG
3.9% offset

 

Today in the Civic. 43 deg F in Naperville and Elk Grove Village.
35.2 miles , fcd = 46.5 MPG.
Filled up at the same station , same pump as last time , at
Exxon on Biesterfield Rd in Elk Grove(Cook County). 87 E10 was $2.949 , two cents
LESS than where I filled up the Prius in Naperville (Dupage County) last night.
530.6 miles , fcd = 45.7 MPG. 530.6/11.370 gallons = 46.7 MPG.
Is it possible.........that the Honda fcd is UNDER-reporting ?
Are you listening , Toyota ?

 

I'd rather the aFCD is consistent more than anything else. Accurate numbers can then be had once you get the calibration offset. You've proven that.

I'm not implying anything with the above statement.

 

I know. Now I need to do several more tanks from the same place , same pump. Then I can see
if the offset is the same or close for all 3 tanks. Since I'm only (planning on ) driving this car
140 miles a week , that could take a while. I'm making the bold assumption that the pump clicks off
the same way every time , because I choose not to top it off.

 

Excellent foresight and results!

 

Woah, nice! Always take care, Gord.

 

Today in the Prius. 35 deg F in Naperville , 34 in Elk Grove.
35.1 miles, fcd = 62.7 x .943 = 59.1 MPG.
Leaving work early today to get vaccinated.

 

Drove 76 miles to get vaccinated yesterday.
About 65 MPG fcd.

Today , coming from Lombard , temp was 39 deg F , 38 in Elk Grove.
16.3 miles , fcd = 67.3 x .943 = 63.5 MPG.

 

Filled the car up since we're not going anywhere else today before we leave tomorrow morning.
168.7 miles
3.848 gallons, using the double click method
Indicated 39.6 MPG
Actual 43.84 MPG
Offset: +10.7%

Still thinking of trading in for a hybrid if we can find a deal on one. They're kind of rare in my area.

 

Be careful. Once you go hybrid , you won't want to go back to non-hybrid.
BEV or PHEV , yes.

 

lol that's why I'm wanting to go back. We've got the C-Max Energi still. Sold our old Ford Focus to get the Camry. It's just a regular one and I regret not waiting until I could find a hybrid. But we needed the car!

 

Today in the Civic again. Weather.com said it was 39 deg F in Naperville this
morning , but my car said 36 and the frost I had to scrape off the windows said
less than that. 35.1 miles , fcd = 44.9 x 1.021 = 45.8 MPG.

 

not too shabby, Edwin...

 

Thanks , Bill. The Civic is happiest at low RPM. Unfortunately ,
my commute is mostly highway at 2500 RPM ( 55 MPH ).