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Total Fuel-ups
20
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Avg Miles/Fuel-up
342.5
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Avg Price/Gallon
$2.61
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Avg Price/Fuel-up
$22.67
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Total Miles Tracked
6,849
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Last Price/Gallon
$2.70
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Avg Price/Gallon
$2.67 (30 Days)
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Avg Price/Mile
$0.07
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Avg L/100km
6.0
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Best Miles/Fuel-up
453.8 9/21/09
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Best Price/Gallon
$2.46 10/02/09
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Total Spent 2010
$142.91
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| Date | Miles | Gallons | Price | MPG | Notes |
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| 3/20/10 | 338.7 | 8.780 | 38.6 | Dash MPG: 40.0, Odo: 6850, Scangauge: 37.7. Summer tires on at around 6550 miles. | |
| 3/08/10 | 333.7 | 8.780 | 38.0 | MPG gauge: 38.2, Odo: 6511, Scangauge: 36.4. | |
| 2/18/10 | 308.9 | 7.711 | 40.1 | MPG gauge: 44.4, Odo: 6177, Scangauge: 38.8. Rt. 4 trip and a few commutes. No more commutes after this tank. ECM reprogrammed today after this refill. | |
| 2/04/10 | 354.9 | 9.780 | 36.3 | Dash MPG: 41.5, Odo: 5868, Scangauge: 36.4. Mostly still nasty cold. Had a couple of 40+ segments on days it wasn't as cold. Low Fuel light came on at about 350 miles. | |
| 1/16/10 | 343.0 | 9.089 | 37.7 | Dash Gauge: 42.6, Odo: 5513, Scangauge: 37.6. Verrrry cold. | |
| 1/01/10 | 339.8 | 9.340 | 36.4 | MPG Gauge: 40.9. Odo: 5170, Scangauge: 36.2. Very cold, Maine seafood run, some snow. | |
| 12/17/09 | 298.9 | 8.100 | 36.9 | MPG gauge: 41.7, Odo: 4830, Scangauge: 36.6. Cold weather, no warmup idling. | |
| 12/02/09 | 383.1 | 9.828 | 39.0 | MPG gauge: 44.5, Odo: 4531, Scangauge: 38.4. Snow tires (Blizzak WS-60, steel wheels) installed at 4407 miles. Still getting 40+ mpg Scangauge segments. Low fuel light on at 379 miles. | |
| 11/13/09 | 373.1 | 9.502 | 39.3 | MPG gauge: 43.9, Odo: 4148, Scangauge: 38.4. A couple of city trips, turnpike stop & go. 2nd half of tank was better. Tire pressure at 36f/35r, cooler weather. | |
| 11/04/09 | 381.4 | 9.515 | 40.1 | MPG gauge: 44.3, Odo: 3775, Scangauge: 39.2. Mixed commute routes. Direct route is shorter but reduces mpg. Still uses less fuel if you do the numbers. Cooler weather. |
Here's how this mileage compares with the EPA estimates for this model.
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Avg MPG
39.5
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Estimated City MPG
27 (+12.5)
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Estimated Hwy MPG
33 (+6.5)
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Estimated Avg MPG
30 (+9.5)
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Using the last fuel-up as a guide, here's what this car could have saved with better mileage.
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Last MPG
38.6
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+1 MPG
$0.60
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+2 MPG
$1.17
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+3 MPG
$1.71
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by mathowie