Herbie

2000 VW Beetle · Diesel L4 Hatchback
Property of SamTrooper. Added Mar 2010.

400,000 km and still kicking this vehicle is a beast and will probably give me a million km.

Total Fuel-ups 25	Avg Miles/Fuel-up 604.3	Avg Price/Gallon $3.65	Avg Price/Fuel-up $48.33
Total Miles Tracked 15,107	Last Price/Gallon $3.78 --	Avg Price/Gallon $0.00 (30 Days)	Avg Price/Mile $0.08
Avg L/100km 5.2	Best Miles/Fuel-up 760.9 4/27/10	Best Price/Gallon $3.40 1/10/10	Total Spent 2010 $1,208.25

Recent Fuel-ups

Date	Miles	Gallons	Price	MPG	Notes
7/26/10	586.0	12.102	$3.78	48.4
7/18/10	667.9	14.540	$3.78	45.9
7/09/10	590.3	12.362	$3.86	47.8
6/29/10	652.1	13.777	$3.56	47.3
6/15/10	626.0	14.184	$3.59	44.1
6/09/10	576.8	13.034	$3.63	44.2
6/02/10	589.6	12.894	$3.63	45.7
5/27/10	573.4	12.973	$3.71	44.2	Driving habit experiment, car driven flat out from light to light, hwy 130-150 km average. Air conditioning on most of tank. GTO fuel with Power service Diesel Kleen
5/21/10	549.5	12.864	$3.67	42.7	Shell V power + PS diesel Kleen High Speed-Air con on performance driving
5/15/10	641.6	13.711	$3.71	46.8	Shell V power + diesel Kleen Speed slightly higher than usual on hwy and in city

EPA Estimates

Here's how this mileage compares with the EPA estimates for this model.

Avg MPG 45.6

Estimated City MPG 42 (+3.6)

Estimated Hwy MPG 49 (-3.4)

Estimated Avg MPG 45 (+0.6)

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 48.4

+1 MPG $0.92

+2 MPG $1.81

+3 MPG $2.67

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