Month of January 2025 (Nat’l Avg price $3.062)

Your mother will be in my thoughts, Gord.

 

Saturday I drove the Fit 48.6 miles, about 46 mpg.

Today, Drove the Elantra 35.6 miles, went to work out, then
concert in a church, then Aldi, then home. fcd = 55.2 mpg.
It's been below freezing for 12 days.

Tomorrow, the Fit gets an oil change.

 

A bit warmer this morning, at 35F, and SW wind at 5mph. 18.3 mile drive ended at 57.5 mpg on the fcd.
I filled up yesterday after I got the low fuel warning to show for the first time since I owned the car. Filling only until the pump shut off, it took 9.71 gallons. Regular was 2.959. But the Shell supermarket rewards were up to 0.90 a gallon, so I paid 2.059. Exactly $20. It has been a long time since $20 filled the tank.

 

Wonderful! Couldn't hope for a better outcome.

 

Today it is 14 deg F in Naperville and 15 in Elk Grove.

Wind SW 6

33.4 miles, fcd = 46.1 mpg
Light snow falling just as I arrived at work.

Edit: Trip home was 15 deg F , wind WNW 10.
31.6 miles.fcd = 45.0 mpg.

 

Aargh. Sounds like you'll have to clean off the car after work.

 

Maybe. I can run out at lunchtime to see.

 

Today it is 2 deg F in Naperville, 5 in Elk Grove.

Wind SW 4

33.4 miles, fcd =42.3 mpg.
Ouch. Brrr.

 

Today it is 21 deg F in Naperville and Elk Grove.

Wind SW 10

33.4 miles, fcd = 47.3 mpg.

Filled up in Elk Grove with Exxon fuel.
367.3 miles, fcd = 44.9 mpg, 8.778 gal, $3.199

 

That's really good MPGs for winter.

 

Thanks, Bill. My secret ? No trips shorter than 15 miles. Actually, most of them are 25 + miles.

Today, 25 deg F in Naperville, 26 in Elk Grove.

Wind SSE 7

35.2 miles, fcd = 48.9 mpg.

Yesterday was the first day since Jan 1 to get above freezing here.
Today we should see 40 deg, so one of my motorcycles is going to get a little exercise.

 

26F and 5-8mph NW wind, featuring a thin crust of snow from the night before, and the 18.3 miles ended at 53.0mpg on the dash.
Going home at night is always much better. Last night ended at 66.7mpg on the fcd.

 

Didn't drive today until 6:30 PM, when I took the Elantra to
Wheaton College to see a production of Into The Woods.
Temperature was between 18 and 25 F.
30.3 miles, fcd = 52.3 mpg.

This was still on the tank I bought in Chesterton IN on December 1
was getting mighty low ( 25 miles remaining) .
I put in three gallons at $3.199/gallon in Naperville.
That bought me 175 miles. I won't be in Chesterton again until Jan 31.

 

Today it is minus 2 deg F in Naperville and the same
in Elk Grove. Wind was a helpful SW 8.

33.4 miles, fcd = 41.9 mpg.
Hey, I beat the highway EPA !
By practically a whole mile per gallon.

Edit : trip home was 13 deg warmer. Total
for the day was 66.4 miles, fcd = 42.5 mpg.

 

Over here by the pond, we got our first actual snow last night. A healthy two inches. So the 18.3 mile trip through 18F air with a slight NE (head) wind landed me at 52.1 on the fcd.
You beat highway EPA by almost-a-whole, and I beat the EPA by a tenth! Wish I didn't use the defroster quite as long when starting off.

 

Today it is minus 6 deg F in Naperville, minus 7 in Elk Grove.

Wind W 10

33.4 miles, fcd = 40.8 mpg.

I'm hoping that this is the coldest day of the year.