| Date |
Distance |
Fuel Used |
Cost of Fuel |
Notes |
MPG(US) |
| 01/25/2010 |
464.9 |
10.229 |
2.939 | | 45.44 |
| 01/15/2010 |
364.4 |
8.217 |
2.999 | | 44.34 |
| 01/07/2010 |
436 |
9.57 |
2.959 | | 45.55 |
| 12/29/2009 |
465.7 |
10.565 |
2.939 | Some chains and snow driving. | 44.07 |
| 12/16/2009 |
429.5 |
9.995 |
2.899 | Had chains on for half the tank. | 42.97 |
| 12/09/2009 |
418.3 |
9.38 |
2.839 | Pure mountain/snow driving with some spikes usage. Installed a grille block at 1/2 tank. | 44.59 |
| 11/29/2009 |
438.1 |
9.994 |
2.799 | Pure carpooling. | 43.83 |
| 11/19/2009 |
442 |
10.18 |
2.799 | Almost cold enough to install my grille block. | 43.41 |
| 11/11/2009 |
464.4 |
10.503 |
2.839 | | 44.21 |
| 11/02/2009 |
451.1 |
10.214 |
2.859 | | 44.16 |
| 10/23/2009 |
494.8 |
11.128 |
2 | | 44.46 |
| 10/13/2009 |
523.4 |
10.81 |
2.859 | Freeway for 1/2 tank. First tank of winter RFG for the season (bleh!). | 48.41 |
| 10/07/2009 |
490 |
10.791 |
2.899 | Morning temperatures have dropped to around freezing, but the days are still too warm for me to install the grille block. | 45.40 |
| 09/28/2009 |
475.7 |
10.163 |
2.939 | My wife drove the car for 3 days. | 46.80 |
| 09/16/2009 |
510.2 |
10.279 |
2.959 | Lots of carpooling and bicycle hauling. | 49.63 |
| 09/06/2009 |
551.9 |
11.315 |
2.959 | I did not fill beyond the first click and have reported this pump both to the station and to the State's department that handles the monthly pump accuracy testing. There was no fuel in the filler pipe that I could detect. | 48.77 |
| 08/26/2009 |
476.2 |
9.652 |
2.899 | This tank includes 2 hours of instructing my oldest daughter on how to drive a manual transmission. Owie, both for the fuel usage and for the tremendous wear and tear on the vehicle. | 49.33 |
| 08/20/2009 |
479.2 |
9.66 |
2.899 | Had to use the a/c for about an hour to aid a pair of folks that were not feeling well. | 49.60 |
| 08/14/2009 |
351.3 |
7.065 |
2.959 | | 49.72 |
| 08/10/2009 |
553 |
10.299 |
3.059 | Charity and carpool driving, bicycle hauling, one rare solo commute, and one trip over the Sierras to Sacramento. | 53.69 |
| 08/01/2009 |
483.3 |
10.392 |
2.799 | All charity and carpool driving, and bicycle hauling. | 46.50 |
| 07/23/2009 |
412 |
9.785 |
2.699 | My wife drove for most of this tank. | 42.10 |
| 07/15/2009 |
511.4 |
10.699 |
2.699 | | 47.79 |
| 06/30/2009 |
543.1 |
10.316 |
2.839 | 4-person trip to Vallejo, CA plus a commute and errands. | 52.64 |
| 06/27/2009 |
486.7 |
10.059 |
2.839 | | 48.38 |
| 06/10/2009 |
475.1 |
10.45 |
2 | All charity and carpool driving, and bicycle hauling. | 45.46 |
| 05/18/2009 |
547.1 |
10.645 |
2.239 | | 51.39 |
| 05/11/2009 |
569.3 |
11.062 |
2.199 | Removed the grille block at 3/4 tank due to warmer temperatures. This tank includes a trip over the mountain and back and to north Reno and back laden with 3 cases of iced down beer, 2 mountain bikes, 2 portable chairs and 2 adults, as well as a trip to Sacramento with 100 pounds of gear. | 51.46 |
| 05/03/2009 |
479.5 |
9.684 |
2.159 | | 49.51 |
| 04/25/2009 |
537.5 |
10.485 |
2.219 | My first 50+ tank of the year, and despite driving in through 12 miles of road controls on asphalt that was slick with 3 inches of slush yesterday. | 51.26 |
| 04/17/2009 |
487.3 |
9.822 |
2.139 | | 49.61 |
| 04/08/2009 |
513.9 |
10.489 |
2.139 | | 48.99 |
| 04/01/2009 |
491.5 |
10.53 |
2.139 | | 46.67 |
| 03/25/2009 |
509 |
10.473 |
2.119 | | 48.60 |
| 03/11/2009 |
461.2 |
9.649 |
2.179 | | 47.79 |
| 03/04/2009 |
448.4 |
10.086 |
2.199 | Drove most of the tank through the mountains at 20-35 MPH with the spikes on. | 44.45 |
| 02/26/2009 |
472.9 |
9.944 |
2.319 | | 47.55 |
| 02/19/2009 |
448.5 |
10.274 |
2.299 | Lots and lots of snow. | 43.65 |
| 02/11/2009 |
353.3 |
8.164 |
2.299 | | 43.27 |
| 02/05/2009 |
491 |
10.862 |
2.199 | | 45.20 |
| 01/30/2009 |
412.2 |
8.026 |
2.099 | | 51.35 |
| 01/26/2009 |
477.3 |
10.045 |
2.159 | | 47.51 |
| 01/21/2009 |
476.3 |
10.145 |
2.119 | | 46.94 |
| 01/16/2009 |
358.3 |
6.959 |
2.099 | One trip to Squaw Valley, one trip to Sacramento. | 51.48 |
| 01/14/2009 |
476.4 |
10.239 |
1.999 | | 46.52 |
| 01/07/2009 |
445.5 |
10.216 |
1.899 | My wife drove the Yaris while I was out of town, and I deflated the tires to 35 PSI for her due to lots of ice on the roads. | 43.60 |
| 12/24/2008 |
388.4 |
8.412 |
1.899 | | 46.17 |
| 12/18/2008 |
462.2 |
9.924 |
1.859 | | 46.57 |
| 12/13/2008 |
315.7 |
7.177 |
1.899 | Return trip from Mammoth. Some snow and ice. | 43.98 |
| 12/11/2008 |
360.7 |
8 |
2.999 | 2 commutes with 2 carpoolers, 1 day with skis/boards. Trip to Bishop with 3 passengers, skis, boards, 6 overnight bags. Then to Mammoth with 1 passenger, 2 overnight bags, skis/boards. | 45.08 |
| 12/08/2008 |
481.5 |
10.747 |
1.939 | | 44.80 |
| 12/02/2008 |
440.1 |
9.762 |
1.999 | | 45.08 |
| 11/24/2008 |
444.5 |
9.873 |
2.159 | | 45.02 |
| 11/18/2008 |
466.4 |
10.295 |
2.319 | | 45.30 |
| 11/11/2008 |
465.5 |
10.115 |
2.459 | 2 carpoolers. Lots of inclement weather. Some snow. Temperatures below freezing in the morning but still too warm in the afternoons for a grille block. | 46.02 |
| 11/04/2008 |
468.6 |
10.239 |
2.599 | 2, sometimes 3 carpoolers. Lots of snow. Temperatures below freezing in the mornings but too warm in the afternoons for a grille block. | 45.76 |
| 10/28/2008 |
467.9 |
9.699 |
2.999 | 2, sometimes 3 carpoolers for 95% of this tank. Carried lots of snowboards and skis for 50 miles. | 48.24 |
| 10/21/2008 |
392 |
8.906 |
3.299 | One passenger almost full time, a second passenger for 80 miles. Carried multiple mountain bikes a few times and lots of snowboards and skis twice. | 44.01 |
| 10/10/2008 |
427.4 |
9.073 |
3.519 | 2 days of snow, 2 days of bikes, almost always one passenger, 2 passengers for 104 miles. | 47.10 |
| 10/04/2008 |
374.7 |
8.147 |
3.559 | 1 passenger at almost all times. 2 passengers for 77 miles. Lots of road construction and a late season tourist push. The weather is cooling down. | 45.99 |
| 09/28/2008 |
451.7 |
9.858 |
3.579 | 1 passenger at nearly all times, 2 passengers for over 300 miles. Rain for 3 days. Hauled lots of equipment for work. | 45.82 |
| 09/21/2008 |
499.2 |
9.926 |
3.619 | 1 passenger at almost all times. Bikes on the back for around 150 miles. 1 trip to Sacramento. | 50.29 |
| 09/17/2008 |
444.9 |
10.126 |
4.159 | 1 passenger for all but about 25 miles. 2 passengers for over 50 miles. 2 bikes on the back many times. Carried some extra equipment for work for roughly 80 miles. Morning temperatures are dropping into the low 40's but evening temperatures are still reaching into the 90's so it's too early for a grille block. | 43.93 |
| 09/09/2008 |
456.7 |
10.188 |
3.679 | A passenger and 2 bikes on the back for almost the whole tank. An extra passenger for 27 miles. Almost all miles are mountain commuting. | 44.82 |
| 08/30/2008 |
480 |
10.353 |
3.699 | Two solo commutes.One passenger and 2 bikes on the back for much of the rest of this tank. Almost all mountain commuting. | 46.36 |
| 08/20/2008 |
463.9 |
9.628 |
3.779 | Lots of mountain commuting, usually at least 1 passenger, frequently 2 bikes on the back. | 48.18 |
| 08/11/2008 |
507.5 |
10.448 |
3.859 | Many solo commutes. Otherwise a passenger and bikes on the back. | 48.57 |
| 08/04/2008 |
378.4 |
8.309 |
3.919 | One passenger for almost the entire tank. 2 passengers for 28 miles. 2 bikes on the back more often than not. Almost all mountain commuting miles. | 45.54 |
| 07/28/2008 |
529.6 |
11.105 |
3.999 | 1 passenger for 210 miles.
Lots of screwed up trips around the mountain while looking for trail heads and lost gear.
1 bike on the back for 165 miles. | 47.69 |
| 07/19/2008 |
530.3 |
10.716 |
4.139 | 1 passenger for all but 88 miles.
2 bikes on the back for 110 miles.
1 bike on the back for 110 miles. | 49.48 |
| 07/12/2008 |
484 |
9.534 |
4.419 | 6 commutes and 1 run to Sacramento.
1 passenger for 375 miles.
2 bikes on back for 110 miles. | 50.76 |
| 07/06/2008 |
519.1 |
9.982 |
4.17 | 1.5 trips to Sacramento (fueled up in Sac last time)
1 commute | 52.00 |
| 07/03/2008 |
545.4 |
10.378 |
4.459 | 4 commutes, one run to South Lake Tahoe, one run to Sacramento.
1 passenger for 300 miles.
2 bikes on back for 110 miles. | 52.55 |
| 06/26/2008 |
508.8 |
10.662 |
4.199 | 1 passenger for all but 21 miles.
2 mountain bikes on the back for 4 commutes. | 47.72 |
| 06/15/2008 |
487.3 |
10.274 |
4.199 | 1 passenger for all but 22 miles.
2 mountain bikes on the back for 3 commutes. | 47.43 |
| 06/06/2008 |
479.8 |
10.225 |
4.129 | - 1 passenger for all but 62 miles.
- 2 bikes on the back for 2.5 commutes.
- 1 totally screwed up trip where I had to loop back into a State park over harsh dirt roads half way into my mountain commute. | 46.92 |
| 05/29/2008 |
488.1 |
10.095 |
4.079 | 1 passenger for all but 25 miles. | 48.35 |
| 05/17/2008 |
508.7 |
10.431 |
3.839 | One passenger for all but 36 miles. | 48.76 |
| 05/08/2008 |
542.3 |
10.782 |
3.819 | 3rd and final tank testing Startron.
1 trip to Sacramento.
1 passenger for all but 30 miles. | 50.29 |
| 05/01/2008 |
432.4 |
8.968 |
3.839 | Second tank testing Startron.
1 passenger for all but 80 miles. | 48.21 |
| 04/23/2008 |
513.5 |
10.57 |
3.799 | 1 of 3 tanks testing Startron.
Wild temperature variations from day to night. | 48.58 |
| 04/11/2008 |
520.7 |
10.306 |
3.699 | We're off the Winter E10 RFG!
First tank of the year on regular E10. | 50.52 |
| 04/02/2008 |
427.1 |
8.794 |
3.579 | | 48.56 |
| 03/23/2008 |
492 |
10.09 |
3.499 | | 48.76 |
| 03/10/2008 |
477.8 |
10.454 |
3.339 | | 45.70 |
| 02/24/2008 |
446.8 |
9.021 |
3.199 | First tank experimenting with a new FE technique.
One bluebird run to Gardenerville, all else snow and mountain commutes. | 49.52 |
| 02/09/2008 |
462.4 |
10.333 |
2.999 | Extra trips to the ski area.
Spikes for one round trip. | 44.74 |
| 01/31/2008 |
417.2 |
9.119 |
2.979 | First tank on my new Yokohama Avid TRZs. | 45.75 |
| 01/22/2008 |
459.7 |
10.009 |
2.999 | Lots of snow but only 3 trips with spikes. | 45.92 |
| 01/12/2008 |
367.7 |
8.652 |
3.139 | The spikes were on nearly full time.
Tons of snow and extra trips to the ski area. | 42.49 |
| 01/03/2008 |
374.7 |
8.745 |
3.179 | Lots of snow with chains and trips to the ski area. | 42.84 |
| 12/18/2007 |
477.8 |
10.457 |
3.129 | Cold temps and lots of snow.
Only 1 trip on the valley floor; all else mountain. | 45.69 |
| 12/06/2007 |
454.7 |
9.774 |
3.199 | Some snow driving with chains. | 46.52 |
| 11/28/2007 |
432 |
8.821 |
3.359 | Some snow driving.
Filled up just before climbing the Sierra Nevada mountains from sea level. | 48.97 |
| 11/20/2007 |
447.4 |
9.398 |
3.319 | | 47.60 |
| 11/09/2007 |
476.6 |
9.682 |
3.299 | | 49.22 |
| 10/30/2007 |
443.3 |
9.033 |
3.079 | Fueled up right before coming back over the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Precipitation on Mount Rose for the last 2 days. | 49.07 |
| 10/23/2007 |
469.5 |
9.26 |
3.059 | Sacramento run + 6 commutes. | 50.70 |
| 10/14/2007 |
444 |
8.983 |
2.999 | The Winter RFG and cooler temps are making a dent already. | 49.42 |
| 10/09/2007 |
431.6 |
8.91 |
3.059 | Lots of cold starts and short trips this tank.
Forced to pass slow-moving vehicles on Mount Rose many times. | 48.43 |
| 09/25/2007 |
538.8 |
10.436 |
2.959 | | 51.62 |
| 09/18/2007 |
476.1 |
9.839 |
2.959 | Had to fill up in Sacramento, so this reflects the climb from sea level to 7.250ft. for the first 150 miles of the tank. | 48.38 |
| 09/07/2007 |
444.1 |
8.453 |
2.779 | New PR despite a few cold starts. | 52.53 |
| 08/30/2007 |
381.9 |
7.977 |
2.779 | My wife drove Mount Rose once, and errands twice.
Heavy tourism as school is about to start back up. | 47.87 |
| 08/22/2007 |
419.1 |
8.624 |
2.799 | My wife drove Mount Rose once.
Still lots of road work on Mount Rose, making for slow trips. | 48.59 |
| 08/16/2007 |
383.4 |
8.061 |
2.819 | Many slow trips over Mount Rose due to road work.
Damaged door hurt my aerodynamics. | 47.56 |
| 07/25/2007 |
486.3 |
10.123 |
3.039 | Experimented with 89 Octane fuel this tank.
It didn't work out, as I lost at least 2 MPG. | 48.03 |
| 07/12/2007 |
379.5 |
7.516 |
3.239 | First of 3 tanks testing with 89 Octane vs. 87. | 50.49 |
| 07/03/2007 |
424.2 |
8.431 |
3.319 | Lots of errands and no highway trips at all on this tank. | 50.31 |
| 06/23/2007 |
560.2 |
11.044 |
3.259 | Experimented with a highway speed of 60-61 MPH vs. 55 MPH, and lost 1-2 MPG. | 50.72 |
| 06/16/2007 |
518.6 |
10.362 |
3.299 | I'm surprised I got the MPG I did as I had a whole lot of in-town errands due to setting up a new office.
I also had several way-slow commutes due to the construction and tourist seasons. | 50.04 |
| 06/07/2007 |
341 |
6.894 |
3.379 | - My wife ran 75 miles worth of errands on this tank as we're caring for a family dog up on top of Arrow Creek.
- Lots of inclement weather and high winds over the last few days.
- Switched to 5W-20 synthetic oil at the start of this tank. | 49.46 |
| 05/29/2007 |
540.9 |
10.383 |
3.399 | Includes a 230-mile round trip to Sacramento over Donner Pass (I-80). | 52.09 |
| 05/22/2007 |
404.8 |
8.228 |
3.399 | EBH installed at the beginning of the tank.
Best MPG so far with nothing but Mount Rose commutes. | 49.19 |
| 05/10/2007 |
416 |
8.777 |
3.429 | A few slower trips over Mt. Rose due to large vehicles. | 47.39 |
| 04/29/2007 |
441.6 |
9.492 |
3.299 | Las Vegas back to Reno. My wife, bless her heart, again required AC and a higher speed due to post-surgical pain. | 46.52 |
| 04/29/2007 |
472.1 |
9.516 |
3.139 | Reno to Las Vegas. Wife insisted on using AC. :( | 49.61 |
| 04/28/2007 |
240.4 |
4.967 |
3.299 | Early fill-up due to leaving for Las Vegas. | 48.39 |
| 04/23/2007 |
461.3 |
9.817 |
3.259 | It appears ~47MPG will be my normal mileage as it pertains to my regular commute. | 46.98 |
| 04/10/2007 |
379.5 |
7.63 |
3.199 | Finally got my SG II at 3/4 tank.
Had 2 trips to Carson City. | 49.73 |
| 04/05/2007 |
458.7 |
9.547 |
3.199 | Still no SG II.
Played with FAS more. | 48.04 |
| 03/27/2007 |
324.5 |
6.993 |
3.249 | Still don't have my SG II.
Pumped the tires up to 60 PSI at 3/4 tank. | 46.40 |
| 03/19/2007 |
443.6 |
9.889 |
3.099 | Still don't have my ScanGauge II yet.
Pumped the tires from 32 to 44 PSI at 1/2 tank. | 44.85 |
| 03/11/2007 |
254.6 |
5.829 |
3.03 | Maximized the usage of DFCO.
Started using FAS at stoplights > 30 seconds. | 43.67 |
| 03/07/2007 |
338 |
8.675 |
2.91 | First self-fill after the initial dealer tank, which was a short fill.
Learned about DFCO at 1/2 tank and started using it. | 38.96 |
