Romy Fuel-up Log

2010 VW Golf • Diesel L4 Hatchback

Property of motoblue Added Apr 2010

Showing fuel-ups and notes 1-30 of 61.

May 16

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. A lot of traffic on this tank. Averaged 32 mph, estimating 71% city driving. Warmer weather.
  • 506.9

    Miles

  • 12.94

    Gallons

  • $3.979

    Price/Gallon

  • $51.48

    Total

  • 39.2

    MPG

added by motoblue on May 16 at 7:38 pm

April 17

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Warm temperatures continuing, even hitting 90* a couple of days. About 60% city driving. 35mph average.
  • 538.6

    Miles

  • 13.06

    Gallons

  • $3.999

    Price/Gallon

  • $52.23

    Total

  • 41.2

    MPG

added by motoblue on April 17 at 7:18 pm

March 26

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. 33 mph average. Early Spring weather continued. Estimating 59% city. Assuming still on winterized fuel.
  • 519.1

    Miles

  • 12.98

    Gallons

  • $3.999

    Price/Gallon

  • $51.92

    Total

  • 40.0

    MPG

added by motoblue on March 26 at 3:19 pm

March 9

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell 33 mph average. First full tank back on AS, HWY miles back to 40%. Temps mostly in the 50s.
  • 504.0

    Miles

  • 13.08

    Gallons

  • $3.999

    Price/Gallon

  • $52.30

    Total

  • 38.5

    MPG

added by motoblue on March 10 at 3:49 am

February 23

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. 79% city driving on this tank. Cold but dry and getting milder every day. Switched back to AS tires at the end of tank, early for the season since forecasts are for temps back into the 50s. Incredibly mild winter. One of the AS tires had to be swapped due to pothole damage, then rebalanced so some shop time.
  • 483.2

    Miles

  • 12.73

    Gallons

  • $3.959

    Price/Gallon

  • $50.39

    Total

  • 38.0

    MPG

added by motoblue on February 23 at 6:44 am

February 6

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Road trip to MD and back to NJ. Approximately 28 % city on this tank. Average 51 mph. Still sunny but frigid temperatures.
  • 505.7

    Miles

  • 12.40

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $48.33

    Total

  • 40.8

    MPG

added by motoblue on February 6 at 3:24 pm

February 2

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Continued cold but mostly dry weather. 25 mph average speed this tank, about 84/16 city/highway split.
  • 478.0

    Miles

  • 12.65

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $49.30

    Total

  • 37.8

    MPG

added by motoblue on February 2 at 3:12 pm

January 17

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Mostly round trip road trip between NJ and MD. 57 mph average speed, estimated 23% city, 77% highway. Weather's turned frigid but no precip yet.
  • 469.2

    Miles

  • 11.37

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $44.33

    Total

  • 41.3

    MPG

added by motoblue on January 17 at 5:59 pm

January 13

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Weather from 30s to 50s. 78% city driving, 28 mph average.
  • 399.4

    Miles

  • 10.80

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $42.11

    Total

  • 37.0

    MPG

added by motoblue on January 13 at 7:23 pm

January 3

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Winter temps and more short, city driving trips for the season. Estimating 27 mph average, 71/29 city/hwy split.
  • 485.6

    Miles

  • 12.62

    Gallons

  • $3.699

    Price/Gallon

  • $46.67

    Total

  • 38.5

    MPG

added by motoblue on January 3 at 1:01 pm

December 14, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Couple of events this tank - changed to winter tire setup mid-tank, then brought her in for a TSB and alignment. Temperatures really dropped this tank, too. Switched to a mostly local route due to winter tires. Averaged 29 mph, estimating 63/37 C/H split.
  • 488.0

    Miles

  • 12.98

    Gallons

  • $3.739

    Price/Gallon

  • $48.54

    Total

  • 37.6

    MPG

added by motoblue on December 14 at 4:48 pm

November 29, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Mix of spring and fall weather, temps from 50s to 70s. Averaged 33 mph, estimating 58% city driving. DLST means a lot more night driving.
  • 494.5

    Miles

  • 12.50

    Gallons

  • $3.759

    Price/Gallon

  • $47.00

    Total

  • 39.6

    MPG

added by motoblue on November 29 at 4:28 pm

November 11, 2011

On Gulf fuel, fill-up at Shell. Temps continuing to get milder, but drier than last tank. Noticed my tire pressure had dropped 5 psi due to cold weather. Getting pressure back up brought some efficiency back. 32 mph average, estimating 52/48 CTY/HWY ratio.
  • 493.8

    Miles

  • 12.04

    Gallons

  • $3.799

    Price/Gallon

  • $45.75

    Total

  • 41.0

    MPG

added by motoblue on November 11 at 3:10 pm

October 31, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Gulf. 51 mph average. Cold temps and the freak October 29 snow storm. Only 23% city miles, as this tank was our round trip from NJ to MD (DC area), but offset by the fact the city miles were almost entirely true bumper-to-bumper driving. Also kind of floored it on the trip home, rather than driving for efficiency.
  • 492.8

    Miles

  • 12.18

    Gallons

  • $3.799

    Price/Gallon

  • $46.27

    Total

  • 40.5

    MPG

added by motoblue on October 31 at 2:50 pm

October 28, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. 32 mph average, estimating 59% city driving. Weather has gotten noticeably cooler.
  • 455.2

    Miles

  • 10.93

    Gallons

  • $3.659

    Price/Gallon

  • $40.00

    Total

  • 41.6

    MPG

added by motoblue on October 28 at 8:51 pm

October 16, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. A lot of stop-and-go on this tank mixed in with highway cruising--traffic worse than usual due to construction and early dawn. Average speed was 31 mph, estimating 67% stop-and-go, 33% highway. I suspect mildly winterized fuel is here, as we've started to dip into the 50s.
  • 413.9

    Miles

  • 10.39

    Gallons

  • $3.659

    Price/Gallon

  • $38.01

    Total

  • 39.8

    MPG

added by motoblue on October 16 at 2:53 pm

October 5, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Trip computer shows 31 mph average speed, estimating 60/40 city/highway. Ambient temps mostly in the 60s and 70s with the occasional high 50s day, so cooling down a bit. Still feeling effects of 20K service.
  • 519.1

    Miles

  • 13.08

    Gallons

  • $3.659

    Price/Gallon

  • $47.86

    Total

  • 39.7

    MPG

added by motoblue on October 5 at 6:06 pm

September 20, 2011

On Gulf fuel, fill-up at Shell. 30 mph average on this tank, estimating about 66% city, 34% hwy. Cooler weather, still plenty of rain. 20K service (oil and fuel filter changes) were done at the beginning of this tank. Fresh oil always seems to take a toll on economy.
  • 516.5

    Miles

  • 13.43

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $52.37

    Total

  • 38.5

    MPG

added by motoblue on September 20 at 3:42 pm

September 6, 2011

What the heck is going on with this crazy weather? More torrential rains, flash floods, downed trees, and humid hot temperatures. The majority of this tank was a road trip to MD and back, so 50 mph average speed, only 27% city driving, but the city driving was pretty much all stop-n-go. Nasty.
  • 522.9

    Miles

  • 11.91

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $46.44

    Total

  • 43.9

    MPG

added by motoblue on September 6 at 3:56 pm

September 2, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Gulf. Irene happened in the middle of this tank. Hellacious traffic for pretty much anything post-hurricane. 27 mph average, estimating 80% stop and go. Overall, hot, wet/humid conditions. Looking forward to the Fall.
  • 526.1

    Miles

  • 13.90

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $54.20

    Total

  • 37.8

    MPG

added by motoblue on September 2 at 3:07 pm

August 15, 2011

On Gulf fuel, fill-up at Shell Bedminster. Hot, sometimes wet weather, with a lot of stop and go due to traffic jams. Estimating 63/37 city/hwy split. 31 mph average.
  • 519.8

    Miles

  • 12.40

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $48.35

    Total

  • 41.9

    MPG

added by motoblue on August 15 at 4:17 pm

July 28, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Gulf. Lots of stop and go on this tank from traffic jams. Average speed of 30 mph, estimating 63% city and 37% highway. HOT temps.
  • 499.8

    Miles

  • 12.63

    Gallons

  • $3.959

    Price/Gallon

  • $50.01

    Total

  • 39.6

    MPG

added by motoblue on July 28 at 4:08 pm

July 13, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. 33 mph average, hot humid weather continues. Estimating 48% city, 52% highway.
  • 464.8

    Miles

  • 11.33

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $44.19

    Total

  • 41.0

    MPG

added by motoblue on July 13 at 4:40 pm

June 24, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Hot muggy weather continued. Averaged 31 mph, est. 61% city and 39% highway. Had my car at the body shop to fix the rear bumper. Assuming lots of idling, since the tank lost 3 mpg while at the garage.
  • 506.3

    Miles

  • 12.45

    Gallons

  • $3.799

    Price/Gallon

  • $47.30

    Total

  • 40.7

    MPG

added by motoblue on June 24 at 5:14 pm

June 10, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Hot muggy weather. Approx 66/34 city/highway split, average speed of 29 mph. About 30 minutes of idling, as I was rear-ended at a traffic light and had to do police interviews at the road side.
  • 539.7

    Miles

  • 13.34

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $52.00

    Total

  • 40.5

    MPG

added by motoblue on June 10 at 3:20 pm

May 25, 2011

On Gulf fuel, fill-up at Shell. This tank was the NJ-DC round trip. Estimating 31% city, 69% highway. Some wet, but mostly sunny, muggy weather. Average speed was 46 mph. I was tempted to go for my first 600 mile tank, but I'm chicken about running to empty.
  • 567.4

    Miles

  • 13.20

    Gallons

  • $3.959

    Price/Gallon

  • $52.24

    Total

  • 43.0

    MPG

added by motoblue on May 25 at 4:13 pm

May 19, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Gulf. Weather's continued to warm up, but it's also been pretty wet. 31 mph average speed this tank, about 57/43 city/highway split, but we did go in for a software update, so it looks like the mechanic had her idling for some time. Filled up early for a road trip to MD.
  • 326.0

    Miles

  • 8.29

    Gallons

  • $4.099

    Price/Gallon

  • $34.00

    Total

  • 39.3

    MPG

added by motoblue on May 19 at 3:43 pm

May 2, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. 34 mph average speed, estimated 56% city, 44% highway. Increasingly warm weather but very wet. First time I've EVER paid more than $4 per gallon, and it wasn't even close. $0.20 cheaper at this same station two weeks ago. :-(
  • 473.9

    Miles

  • 11.60

    Gallons

  • $4.199

    Price/Gallon

  • $48.72

    Total

  • 40.8

    MPG

added by motoblue on May 2 at 4:11 pm

April 15, 2011

On Shell fuel, fill-up at Shell. Averaged 31 mph on this tank, temps in 50s up to 70s. About a 63/37 city/hwy split, as traffic on the highways forced me back onto the backroads a few times this tank.
  • 493.5

    Miles

  • 12.29

    Gallons

  • $3.999

    Price/Gallon

  • $49.15

    Total

  • 40.2

    MPG

added by motoblue on April 15 at 4:08 pm

March 31, 2011

On Gulf fuel, fill-up at Shell. Estimating 61% city, 39% highway, but only 30 mph average speed. Lots of idling and short trips this tank, as I brought Romy to a body shop to have a couple of door dents taken out. She looks great. I can't wait to detail her in May. Temps becoming gradually milder.
  • 470.4

    Miles

  • 12.02

    Gallons

  • $3.899

    Price/Gallon

  • $46.88

    Total

  • 39.1

    MPG

added by motoblue on March 31 at 4:32 pm

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