Standings and Stats: Beginning May 21

[MetroMPG]

Use this thread to post your weekly results & fill-ups.

Use this thread for discussion, if possible: FE Team Challenge - discussion

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Results based on team average % over EPA (using "new" figures, found here) using the 90-day calculation to start.

Team members, check your description (esp. EPA, to make sure you're using the 2008/new figures).

driver ... car name ... car details ... 2008 EPA ... 90-day MPG ... % over EPA

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TEAM 1: "OPEC Busters"
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zpiloto ... Coche Loco ... '00 Daewoo Lanos 1.6 automatic ... 20/31/24 ... 39.34 ... 63.91%

Lug_Nut ... Kyoto Camel too ... '96 Passat GLX 1.9 turbo diesel (5-spd ??) ... 17/24/19 ... 43.71 ... 130%

repete86 ... The Green Machine ... '93 Accord DX automatic ... 19/26/22 ... 42.76 ... 94.3%

BeeUU ... Peugeot 405 ... '89 Peugeot 405 5-spd ... 18/24/20 ... 32.17 ... 60.8%

Brock ... Jetta Wagon ... '03 Jetta GLS TDI 5-spd ... 35/45/39 ... 54.84 ... 40.6%

Starting team average over EPA: 77.92% (need zpiloto info)

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TEAM 2: "Slow Burn"
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MetroMPG ... Firefly #2 Blackfly ... '98 Pontiac Firefly (Geo Metro) 1.0 5-spd ... 36/44/40 ... 59.1 ... 47.8%

diamondlarry ... DOHCtor Green MPG ... '92 Saturn SL2 5-spd ... 23/34/27 ... 49.96 ... 85%

DRW ... 90 Laser ... '90 Laser RS 2.0 turbo 5-spd ... 19/26/22 ... 38.97 ... 77.1%

basjoos ... Keeps on Rollin' ... '92 Civic CX 5-spd ... 33/42/37 ... 70.36 ... 90.2%

ELF ... The sable ... '00 Sable LS 3.0 V6 auto ... 17/26/20 ... 27.6 ... 38%

Starting team average over EPA: 67.6%

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TEAM 3: "GasMisers5"
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CO ZX2 ... Old Reliable ... '99 Ford ZX2 2.0 5-speed ... 22/30/25 ... 64.32 ... 157.2%

FormulaTwo ... The Egg ... '93 Civic CX ... 1.5 5-speed ... 29/37/32 ... 58.13 ... 81.65%

omgwtfbyobbq ... White Bread ... '92 Toyota Camry V6 automatic ... 16/23/19 ... 33 ... 73.68%

landspeed ... Bluey ... '87 Nissan Bluebird Turbo 1.8 5-speed ... 22/25/22 ... 35.61 ... 61.86%

jwxr7 ... The Metro Experience ... '94 Geo Metro 4 dr. 1.0 5-speed ... 38/44/40 ... 53.63 ... 34.07%

Team starting % over EPA: 81.7%

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RESULTS - Week 1
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Ending on & including Sunday, March 18/07:

Driver ... MPG t.w. (@ start) ... % over EPA t.w (@ start) .... improvement t.w. over starting EPA %

(Where no MPG reported this week (t.w.), driver is assumed to have made no change from his 90 day starting average MPG.)

TEAM 1: "OPEC Busters"

zpiloto ... 41.6 (39.3) ... 73.3% (63.9%) ... +9.4%
Lug_Nut ... 46.3 (43.71) ... 143.7% (130%) ... + 13.6%
repete86 ... 34.5 (42.76) ... 56.9% (94.3%) ... -37.5%
BeeUU ...32.17 (32.17) ... 60.8% (60.8%) ... 0.0%
Brock ... 58 (54.84) ... 48.7% (40.6%) ... +8.1%

Average change in % over EPA: -0.8%

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TEAM 2: "Slow Burn"

MetroMPG ... 59.1 (59.1) ... 47.8% (47.8%) ... 0.0%
diamondlarry ... 58.3 (49.96) ... 115.8% (85%) ... +30.7%
DRW ... 41.9 (38.97) ... 90.3% (77.1%) ... +13.2%
basjoos ... 69.8 (70.36) ... 88.7% (90.2%) ... -1.4%
ELF ... 32.3 (27.6) ... 61.5% (38%) ... + 23.5%

Average change in % over EPA: +13.2%

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RESULTS - Week 2
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Ending on & including Sunday, March 25/07:

Driver ... MPG t.w. (@ start) ... % over EPA t.w (@ start) .... improvement t.w. over starting EPA %

(Where no MPG reported this week (t.w.), driver is assumed to have made no change from his 90 day starting average MPG.)

TEAM 1: "OPEC Busters"

zpiloto... 41.6 (39.3) ... 73.5% (63.9%) ... +9.5%
Lug_Nut ... 46.9 (43.71) ... 146.7% (130%) ... + 16.6%
repete86 ... 41.7 (42.76) ... 89.4% (94.3%) ... -5.0%
BeeUU ...37.1 (32.17) ... 85.5% (60.8%) ... 24.6%
Brock ... 62 (54.84) ... 59.0% (40.6%) ... 18.4%

Average change in % over EPA: +12.8%

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TEAM 2: "Slow Burn"

MetroMPG ... 74.9 (59.1) ... 87.3% (47.8%) ... +39.5%
diamondlarry ... 57 (49.96) ... 111.1% (85%) ... +26.1%
DRW ... 42.5 (38.97) ... 93.4% (77.1%) ... +16.3%
basjoos ... 67 (70.36) ... 81.1% (90.2%) ... -9.1%
ELF ... 32.8 (27.6) ... 63.8% (38%) ... +25.8%

Average change in % over EPA: +19.7%

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TEAM 3: "GasMisers5"

COZX2 ... 72 (64.32) ... 188% (157.3%) ... +30.7%
FormulaTwo ... 58.13 (58.13) ... 81.7% (81.7%) ... 0.0%
omgwtfbyobbq ... 36.6 (33) ... 92.8% (73.7%) ... +19.1%
landspeed ... 37.9 (35.61) ... 72.3% (61.9%) ... +10.4%
jwxr7 ... 60.3 (53.63) ... 50.8% (34.1%) ... +16.7%

Average change in % over EPA: +15.4%

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RESULTS - Week 3
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Ending on & including Sunday, April 1/07:

Driver ... MPG t.w. (@ start) ... % over EPA t.w (@ start) .... improvement t.w. over starting EPA %

(Where no MPG reported this week (t.w.), driver is assumed to have made no change from his 90 day starting average MPG.)

TEAM 1: "OPEC Busters"

zpiloto... 0 (39.3) ... 0 (63.9%) ... 0.0%
Lug_Nut ... 55.1 (43.71) ... 190.0% (130%) ... + 59.9%
repete86 ... 0 (42.76) ... 0 (94.3%) ... 0.0%
BeeUU ...0 (32.17) ... 0 (60.8%) ... 0.0%
Brock ... 62 (54.84) ... 59.0% (40.6%) ... 18.4%

Average change in % over EPA: +15.7%

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TEAM 2: "Slow Burn"

MetroMPG ... 79.4 (59.1) ... 98.5% (47.8%) ... +50.8%
diamondlarry ... 54.9 (49.96) ... 103.2% (85%) ... +18.2%
DRW ... 44.5 (38.97) ... 102.4% (77.1%) ... +25.3%
basjoos ... 0 (70.36) ... 0 (90.2%) ... 0.0%
ELF ... 27.3 (27.6) ... 36.3% (38%) ... -1.7%

Average change in % over EPA: +18.5%

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TEAM 3: "GasMisers5"

COZX2 ... 122 (64.32) ... 388% (157.3%) ... +230.7%
FormulaTwo ... 57.5 (58.13) ... 79.7% (81.7%) ... -2.0%
omgwtfbyobbq ... 0 (33) ... 0 (73.7%) ... 0.0%
landspeed ... 41.0 (35.61) ... 86.3% (61.9%) ... +24.4%
jwxr7 ... 57.9 (53.63) ... 57.9% (34.1%) ... +23.8%

Average change in % over EPA: +55.4%

[zpiloto]

Z-39.34 and 63.91 over. basjoos needs to update to the new numbers. I think his drops all the way down to 38 mpg

[Lug_Nut]

The Passat is also a five manual.
I didn't top off the fuel tank to start this. I've been, if not exactly good about FE, at least not wasteful so far on this most recent fill-up. I'm at 400+ trip miles and still showing above 'full' on the gauge with an on-board display of 45+ mpg since last filling.
Now that I have the summer tires on (44psi and lower resistance than the 36 psi max snow tires I took off) and since I also have this friendly challenge as an added incentive to fuel economize, I hope to improve.

[basjoos]

I updated my car to the new EPA numbers (42/33/37).

[GasSavers_Brock]

I updated mine as well.

Lug your EPA numbers look like gasser numbers for the TDI? Were they really that low for diesel?

[GasSavers_Brock]

Oh ya that’s right. The diesel version was rated at 31-35-41. Should we use those numbers since that's what the diesel was rated at or is that just considered a modification? That might get team 1 closer to team 2 to start.

Just throwing out an idea as to who wins (beside all of us). Maybe go by a % change from what the numbers now to 1 month and 2 months and so on?

So right now

team 1 is 77.92
team 2 is 68.05

after a month say team one is at 79.92 and team 2 is at 71.05. The team 1 would be 2% up and team 2 would have beat us being 3% up?

That way we start where we were to even the playing field?

[zpiloto]

Originally Posted by Brock

Oh ya that?s right. The diesel version was rated at 31-35-41. Should we use those numbers since that's what the diesel was rated at or is that just considered a modification? That might get team 1 closer to team 2 to start.

Just throwing out an idea as to who wins (beside all of us). Maybe go by a % change from what the numbers now to 1 month and 2 months and so on?

So right now

team 1 is 77.92
team 2 is 68.05

after a month say team one is at 79.92 and team 2 is at 71.05. The team 1 would be 2% up and team 2 would have beat us being 3% up?

That way we start where we were to even the playing field?

Let's not use this thread for discussions it will get to off topic. Let's discuss on the other thread. I'll pick this up on the other team FE thread.

[diamondlarry]

I'm going to be filling up tonight. Is this the right thread for posting my results? According to the guage, things are looking good.

[MetroMPG]

Sure, yeah. If you feel like double-posting to the regular update thread, that's fine.

[diamondlarry]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Sure, yeah. If you feel like double-posting to the regular update thread, that's fine.

Will there be a seperate update thread for the team challenge updates? If so, has it been created yet?