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2005 Toyota Tacoma
Property of kogary. Added Apr 23 2011

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Oct 3 2011

Average HW speed of ~68 mph. Lots of stop and go traffic on the interstate this past week.

  • 361.3
  • 16.139
  • $3.429
  • $55.34
  • 22.4

Added by kogary on Oct 5 2011 at 1:53 am


Sep 23 2011

Average HW speed of ~70.

  • 255.0
  • 11.471
  • $3.579
  • $41.05
  • 22.2

Added by kogary on Oct 5 2011 at 1:56 am


Sep 15 2011

Temperatures are starting to drop (mid 60's all week). Average HW speeds of ~65 mph.

  • 295.2
  • 13.306
  • $3.459
  • $46.03
  • 22.2

Added by kogary on Sep 19 2011 at 2:07 pm


Sep 7 2011

Average HW speed of ~70mph. This tank was done on Safeway Fuel, 91 octane. Average temps in the low/mid 90's. No conservative driving techniques used this past week (e.g., hypermiling).

  • 275.3
  • 12.139
  • $3.429
  • $41.62
  • 22.7

Added by kogary on Sep 7 2011 at 2:45 am


Aug 28 2011

No hyper-miling this time. Average HW speed of ~70mph. Much more stop and go traffic on the HW.

  • 395.8
  • 17.580
  • $3.519
  • $61.86
  • 22.5

Added by kogary on Aug 31 2011 at 3:28 pm


Aug 19 2011

Didn't drive as conservatively as previous weeks (no hyper-miling) . Average HW speed of ~70mph

  • 382.3
  • 17.141
  • $3.569
  • $61.18
  • 22.3

Added by kogary on Aug 31 2011 at 3:25 pm


Aug 11 2011

This tank was done on Safeway 91 octane

  • 273.7
  • 12.280
  • $3.419
  • $41.99
  • 22.3

Added by kogary on Aug 11 2011 at 1:25 pm


Jul 24 2011

Did a lot more city driving this tank. Average HW speed of 65-70mph.

  • 310.1
  • 13.500
  • $3.539
  • $47.78
  • 23.0

Added by kogary on Jul 24 2011 at 6:01 am


Jul 18 2011

Average HW speed ~55-60mph

  • 258.0
  • 10.151
  • $3.409
  • $34.60
  • 25.4

Added by kogary on Jul 18 2011 at 1:40 am


Jul 10 2011

Mostly highway driving. This last tank was filled with Shell 85 octane. The weather is been relatively hot (low 90's) this week. Refilled today using the usual Safeway 91 octane for this next week's commute. I started using "pulse-and-glide" techniques this week.

  • 227.9
  • 9.062
  • $3.469
  • $31.44
  • 25.1

Added by kogary on Jul 10 2011 at 8:03 am


Jul 1 2011

Mostly highway driving, average speed of 55-60mph. This tank was on Safeway Fuell, 91 octane. (I filled with Shell 85 octane for this next tank to see what mpg differences there are between 91 and 85)

  • 446.4
  • 18.225
  • $3.569
  • $65.05
  • 24.5

Added by kogary on Jul 1 2011 at 12:50 am


Jun 19 2011

Almost all highway driving, average speed of 60mph for the first 100 miles, average speed of 73mph for the last 131 miles. This tank was filled with Shell 91 octane.

  • 231.2
  • 9.312
  • $3.789
  • $35.28
  • 24.8

Added by kogary on Jun 19 2011 at 12:10 pm


Jun 17 2011

Mostly highway driving, average speed of ~60-65mph. This tank was filled with Safeway fuel, 87 or 91 octane (can't remember which one).

  • 417.5
  • 17.111
  • $3.869
  • $66.20
  • 24.4

Added by kogary on Jun 17 2011 at 9:48 am


Jun 6 2011

Towed motorcycle in bed of truck (and gear ) ~120 miles round trip to race track and back, averaging 60mph. Heavy head winds for last 60 miles of the trip. Rest of the tank was the usual minimal city, mostly highway driving. Average speeds of 65-70mph. This tank was Safeway Fuel station 91 octane.

  • 353.1
  • 15.449
  • $3.759
  • $58.07
  • 22.9

Added by kogary on Jun 6 2011 at 1:06 pm


May 28 2011

80% highway driving at average speed of ~58mph. Lots of stop and go traffic this week on the interstate. 87 octane Safeway Fuel station.

  • 376.9
  • 16.600
  • $3.799
  • $63.06
  • 22.7

Added by kogary on May 28 2011 at 7:41 am


May 17 2011

95% highway driving (to race track and back), cruise control set at 65mph entire trip. Had a motorcycle, large heavy tool box, and all of my track stuff in the bed of the truck. Very strong head/cross winds on the way home.

  • 156.4
  • 7.259
  • $3.809
  • $27.65
  • 21.5

Added by kogary on May 17 2011 at 5:11 am


May 15 2011

60% highway, average speed of ~70mph. 87 octane saftway fuel. Not sure why there is such a large difference between this time and previous averages.

  • 167.1
  • 8.238
  • $3.769
  • $31.05
  • 20.3

Added by kogary on May 15 2011 at 4:25 am


May 10 2011

90% highway driving at ~68mph. Light to moderate stop and go traffic on the interstate. This tank was filled with 91 octane from Safeway fuel.

  • 305.2
  • 13.100
  • $3.769
  • $49.37
  • 23.3

Added by kogary on May 10 2011 at 12:09 pm


May 6 2011

Averaged 65% highway driving at ~62mph. Lots of stop and go traffic on the interstate this week. This tank was filled up with 85 octane from Safeway Fuel.

  • 240.3
  • 10.260
  • $3.850
  • $39.50
  • 23.4

Added by kogary on May 6 2011 at 12:41 pm


Apr 30 2011

Averaged 90% highway driving at ~58mph. Minor stop & go traffic on the interstate. This tank was filled up with 91 octane (Safeway fuel station) and added a bottle of Techron (the larger of the two sized bottles). Had emissions test done; near perfect score!

  • 265.1
  • 11.538
  • $3.549
  • $40.95
  • 23.0

Added by kogary on Apr 30 2011 at 2:00 am


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