John's Volvo Fuel-up Log

25.5 MPG on May 22, 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 21:52:18 -0800

Miles: 277.0
Gallons: 10.861
Price: $2.66

Notes: Last fill up, farewell Volvo! Filled up at the Costco in Fountain Valley.

23.0 MPG on May 16, 2009

Sat, 16 May 2009 15:26:03 -0800

Miles: 259.0
Gallons: 11.284
Price: $2.74

Notes: 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.

27.7 MPG on May 10, 2009

Sun, 10 May 2009 14:56:14 -0800

Miles: 211.0
Gallons: 7.625
Price: $2.66

Notes: 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.

21.7 MPG on May 05, 2009

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:06:28 -0800

Miles: 283.0
Gallons: 13.043
Price: $2.55

Notes: Filled up at the Shell on Jamboree in Newport Beach.

28.2 MPG on April 26, 2009

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:14:55 -0800

Miles: 349.0
Gallons: 12.385
Price: $2.60

Notes: A lot of freeway driving. Filled up at the 76 on Victoria and Newport in Coast Mesa, CA.

23.8 MPG on April 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:41:16 -0800

Miles: 319.0
Gallons: 13.412
Price: $2.57

Notes: 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.

27.1 MPG on April 10, 2009

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:24:50 -0800

Miles: 346.0
Gallons: 12.767
Price: $2.40

Notes: 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.

30.6 MPG on April 05, 2009

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:19:43 -0800

Miles: 120.0
Gallons: 3.920
Price: $2.46

Notes: Decided to fill up before heading back home from Palm Springs. Filled up at Vons Gas on Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs, CA.

23.2 MPG on April 03, 2009

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:13:37 -0800

Miles: 109.0
Gallons: 4.691
Price: $2.50

Notes: 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.

25.5 MPG on April 01, 2009

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:40:46 -0800

Miles: 321.0
Gallons: 12.588
Price: $2.28

Notes: Drove carefully, more than usual driving on freeways. Filled at Costco Gas on Euclid in Fountain Valley, CA.

25.8 MPG on March 26, 2009

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:11:45 -0800

Miles: 185.0
Gallons: 7.175
Price: $2.45

Notes: Filled up only at half a tank because I received a free gas card that expired soon. Drove a good part on highways, used slow stops and starts. Filled up at ARCO on Quail Hill Parkway in Irvine, CA.

24.6 MPG on March 21, 2009

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:27:47 -0800

Miles: 308.0
Gallons: 12.520
Price: $2.32

Notes: Really tried to slow my stops and starts this time and try to make sure I have enough momentum from my stops to begin again at a green light. Filled up at Valero on Harbor Blvd in Costa Mesa

23.1 MPG on March 14, 2009

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:05:02 -0800

Miles: 244.0
Gallons: 10.548
Price: $2.38

Notes: I was a little heavy footed this time around, also had mostly a disregard for fuel economy so it is no wonder it is lower this time. Will try to be a little better this next fill up. I went to Shell because of the new "Nitrogen" additive they put in their fuel.. we will see if it has any negative effect on milege. Filled up at Shell on S. Fairview Road in Costa Mesa.

25.1 MPG on March 09, 2009

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:26:03 -0800

Miles: 312.0
Gallons: 12.453
Price: $2.36

Notes: Normal driving mixed with coasting before stop lights.. seems to really improve my MPG. Filled up today at the Mobil On the Run Station on Harbor Blvd in Costa Mesa.

24.4 MPG on March 01, 2009

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:15:15 -0800

Miles: 295.0
Gallons: 12.066
Price: $2.34

Notes: Didn't try to hypermile, just drove as normal. Filled up at the 76 on Edinger in Fountain Valley.

24.9 MPG on February 24, 2009

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:53:22 -0800

Miles: 277.0
Gallons: 11.146
Price: $2.40

Notes: The tire pump up seemed to help. Was hypermiling for about half the tank but eventually stopped caring and also stopped using neutral at stop lights because worried about tranny. Filled up at the Chevron on Bristol in Costa Mesa.

22.9 MPG on February 17, 2009

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:45:36 -0800

Miles: 209.0
Gallons: 9.130
Price: $2.46

Notes: Wet most of the time. Used neutral at stop lights. Filled up at Bristol Chevron Costa Mesa

Fuel-up on February 12, 2009

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:59:07 -0800

Miles: 0.0
Gallons: 12.471
Price: $2.58

Notes: Rainy for most of this tank. Fueled at Chevron on Bristol St.