Karl the TDI

2009 VW Jetta · Diesel L4 Sedan
Property of boutmuet. Added Apr 2009.

College student daily driver. 6 Speed Manual with navigation and optional rear airbags.

Total Fuel-ups 45	Avg Miles/Fuel-up 422.9	Avg Price/Gallon $2.83	Avg Price/Fuel-up $33.74
Total Miles Tracked 19,030	Last Price/Gallon $3.20 --	Avg Price/Gallon $3.05 (30 Days)	Avg Price/Mile $0.08
Avg L/100km 6.6	Best Miles/Fuel-up 569.7 1/12/10	Best Price/Gallon $2.40 5/24/09	Total Spent 2010 $349.60

Recent Fuel-ups

Date	Miles	Gallons	Price	MPG	Notes
3/21/10	463.9	12.976	$3.20	35.8	Filled at 76 on Coast Highway and Avocado in Corona Del Mar, CA.
3/12/10	452.4	13.224	$3.20	34.2	Most expensive fill to date but didn't feel like finding cheaper fuel. Filled at Chevron in Costa Mesa, CA on 17th and Orange Ave.
3/02/10	481.0	13.061	$2.90	36.8	Filled up at Chevron in Santa Ana, CA on Harbor Blvd and McFadden Ave.
2/22/10	431.6	12.150	$2.90	35.5	Filled up slightly early. Shell on Chapman & Haster in Garden Grove, CA.
2/11/10	477.1	13.798	$2.80	34.6	Filled up at Mobil on Chapman and Yorba in Orange, CA.
2/02/10	465.8	12.720	$2.84	36.6	Brand new diesel station near OCC. Was lucky, right after I filled up the gas station attendant raised the price of diesel by 8 cents. Filled up at 76 on Fairview Rd. and Bakers St. in Costa Mesa, CA.
1/25/10	456.9	13.392	$2.90	34.1	Crap rain mileage plus no attempt made at being efficient. Filled at Chevron on 1st St. in Santa Ana, CA.
1/12/10	569.7	13.860	$2.84	41.1	Filled at Valero on Chapman in Orange, CA.
1/06/10	520.3	13.008	$3.06	40.0	Filled at Chevron on 1st St. in Santa Ana, CA.
12/30/09	352.4	7.911	$3.06	44.5	Northern California road trip. Topped off at Texaco on Highway 46 in Wasco, CA.

EPA Estimates

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

Avg MPG 35.5

Estimated City MPG 30 (+5.5)

Estimated Hwy MPG 41 (-5.5)

Estimated Avg MPG 34 (+1.5)

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 35.8

+1 MPG $1.13

+2 MPG $2.20

+3 MPG $3.21

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