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2009 VW Jetta · Diesel L4 Wagon
Property of MarkShort1958. Added Jul 2009.

2009 VW Jetta TDI Sportwagen, manual transmission, always in far right lane

Total Fuel-ups 13	Avg Miles/Fuel-up 594.1	Avg Price/Gallon $2.90	Avg Price/Fuel-up $35.11
Total Miles Tracked 7,724	Last Price/Gallon $3.06 (+$0.07)	Avg Price/Gallon $3.06 (30 Days)	Avg Price/Mile $0.06
Avg L/100km 4.8	Best Miles/Fuel-up 715.0 6/13/09	Best Price/Gallon $2.68 7/24/09	Total Spent 2010 $113.87

Recent Fuel-ups

Date	Miles	Gallons	Price	MPG	Notes
3/10/10	624.3	13.701	$3.06	45.6	A few trips to Hamptons but also a lot more local as well as winter trips
2/05/10	525.7	11.021	$2.99	47.7	90% highway but did do short errands in the car when I was not on highway.
1/02/10	579.8	13.006	$3.00	44.6	Worst mileage to date. Didn't fill car originally so might not have been full, heavy head winds and snowstorm. 20% urban/short distance
11/20/09	261.1	4.764	$2.95	54.8	Almost all highway miles - and used pulse & glide fairly often. Needed to top off the car before I loaned it to friends driving to Ohio for Thanksgiving. I'll be very interested in what they get for mileage!
11/17/09	642.1	13.255	$2.90	48.4	75% highway, 25% urban (Manhattan - awful slowness) & suburban. Increased 'pulse & glide' use and it did improve MFD mileage on identical trips. But the city crawls really hurt mpg.
11/06/09	705.4	13.342	$2.99	52.9	Aha moment: What I thought was the effect of cooler weather to depress my mileage was rather the LACK of traffic congestion. It turns out that heavier traffic improved my mileage by forcing me to 'pulse & glide' more. I am now looking at using that technique more when possible. 10% urban driving.
10/19/09	650.6	13.386	$2.78	48.6	Aimed for 700+ mile tank but short trips near end killed it. Seems like I am getting better mileage on routine trips - averaging another mile a gallon on East Hampton-Bronxville run. 80% hwy; 20% suburban/city
9/10/09	591.9	12.027	$2.99	49.2	Didn't do all of the driving on this trip and paid a penalty for letting my partner drive. But I had a nice tail wind on today's 110 mile trip home - averaged 61.4 mpg on it. Almost made up for his less economic driving style! 80% highway, 20% suburban
8/28/09	482.0	9.897	$2.80	48.7	About half of the travel was local short distance. Included a couple of trips into Manhattan so urban driving too. But it did include a round trip to Hamptons which salvaged some of the mileage. Hated this being my worst fill to date but considering the short trips and slow traffic, didn't do as bad as I thought.
8/06/09	676.0	13.410	$2.76	50.4	Some slow congested traffic and more suburban/urban driving - 75% highway, 25% suburban. Refilled at same hungry gas station - still the best price on LI and top it off nicely.

EPA Estimates

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

Avg MPG 49.0

Estimated City MPG 30 (+19.0)

Estimated Hwy MPG 41 (+8.0)

Estimated Avg MPG 34 (+15.0)

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 45.6

+1 MPG $0.90

+2 MPG $1.76

+3 MPG $2.59

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