John's Volvo

2004 Volvo S40
Property of boutmuet. Added Feb 2009. Retired Jun 2009

I retired this car because I sold it for a Volkswagen Jetta TDI.

Total Fuel-ups 18	Avg Miles/Fuel-up 260.2	Avg Price/Gallon $2.48	Avg Price/Fuel-up $26.18
Total Miles Tracked 4,424	Last Price/Gallon $2.66 (-$0.08)	Avg Price/Gallon $0.00 (30 Days)	Avg Price/Mile $0.10
Avg L/100km 9.4	Best Miles/Fuel-up 349.0 4/26/09	Best Price/Gallon $2.28 4/01/09	Total Spent 2009 $471.28

Recent Fuel-ups

Date	Miles	Gallons	Price	MPG	Notes
5/22/09	277.0	10.861	$2.66	25.5	Last fill up, farewell Volvo! Filled up at the Costco in Fountain Valley.
5/16/09	259.0	11.284	$2.74	23.0	Was wrong about the last fill up being the last. I was very low on gas today so I decided to fill up before I sell my car tomorrow. Filled at Valero Gas on Harbor in Costa Mesa.
5/10/09	211.0	7.625	$2.66	27.7	Filled up at Alfie's Place car wash and gas in Irvine on Culver Dr. before a car wash it sells Mobil gas. Probably last fill for the car.
5/05/09	283.0	13.043	$2.55	21.7	Filled up at the Shell on Jamboree in Newport Beach.
4/26/09	349.0	12.385	$2.60	28.2	A lot of freeway driving. Filled up at the 76 on Victoria and Newport in Coast Mesa, CA.
4/17/09	319.0	13.412	$2.57	23.8	Glad I burned off most of the 87 octane in my tank. Gas mileage wasn't bad for the wrong grade gas! Put in the correct 91 octane this time. Filled up at the 76 station on Bristol in Costa Mesa, CA.
4/10/09	346.0	12.767	$2.40	27.1	Opps... filled up with 87 octane instead of premium which is what my manual requires. Good milege because this was partially the tank coming back from Palm Springs. Filled up at the 76 on Newport Blvd in Costa Mesa.
4/05/09	120.0	3.920	$2.46	30.6	Decided to fill up before heading back home from Palm Springs. Filled up at Vons Gas on Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs, CA.
4/03/09	109.0	4.691	$2.50	23.2	Filled up before the road trip to Palm Springs. The tank was only a quarter empty but thought it might be prudent to fill before a long trip. Filled up at the Valero Station on Harbor Blvd in Costa Mesa, CA.
4/01/09	321.0	12.588	$2.28	25.5	Drove carefully, more than usual driving on freeways. Filled at Costco Gas on Euclid in Fountain Valley, CA.

EPA Estimates

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

Avg MPG 24.9

Estimated City MPG 22 (+2.9)

Estimated Hwy MPG 30 (-5.1)

Estimated Avg MPG 25 (-0.1)

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 25.5

+1 MPG $1.09

+2 MPG $2.10

+3 MPG $3.04

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