Grand LE Turd

1993 Dodge Grand Caravan
Property of DTMAce. Added Oct 2009.

THE Grand Turd. All stock Turd. 3.3L Mits engine, 4 Speed Auto (rebuilt at 112k miles). Cost of vehicle: Original purchase price $500 Rebuild kit for the transmission including oil $200 Front and rear shocks/struts $200 Swaybar bushings $20 Front bearings $80 Rear bearings $30 Front drive axles $200 Lower front engine mount $20 Power steering pump $80 Belt $30 Tensioner $30 3 sets of brake pads front/1 set rear $100 100k miles worth of synthetic mobil 1 oil changes (6 quarts over 4k) ~25 oil changes at an average of $35 per. $875 1 pint can of rustoelum black paint for the roof $8 2 full sets of tires $400 1 crappy wally world special head unit $50 210k on this thing and its still going. Looking to replace it with a better turd soon though.

Total Fuel-ups 11	Avg Miles/Fuel-up 278.9	Avg Price/Gallon $2.77	Avg Price/Fuel-up $37.73
Total Miles Tracked 2,789	Last Price/Gallon $2.90 (+$0.24)	Avg Price/Gallon $2.78 (30 Days)	Avg Price/Mile $0.14
Avg L/100km 11.5	Best Miles/Fuel-up 335.0 3/16/10	Best Price/Gallon $2.57 12/06/09	Total Spent 2010 $162.99

Recent Fuel-ups

Date	Miles	Gallons	Price	MPG	Notes
3/16/10	335.0	15.866	$2.90	21.1
3/02/10	280.0	14.291	$2.66	19.6
1/21/10	312.0	15.684	$2.87	19.9
1/04/10	227.0	12.147	$2.80	18.7
12/06/09	258.0	14.207	$2.57	18.2	Winter has officially started, this always drops my mileage.
12/02/09	332.0	16.555	$2.84	20.1
11/20/09	302.0	14.785	$2.74	20.4
11/08/09	176.0	8.365	$2.81	21.0
11/01/09	309.0	13.656	$2.82	22.6
10/30/09	258.0	11.135	$2.83	23.2

Potential Savings Per Fuel-up

Using the last fuel-up as a guide, here's what this car could have saved with better mileage.

Last MPG 21.1

+1 MPG $2.08

+2 MPG $3.98

+3 MPG $5.72

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