Honda Insight 1600+mi commuting tank attempt

Folks, I finally managed to stuff the tank to something more than 10.4g and I'm itching to try for a nice, LOOOOOOOONG distance tank record.

So here starts my journal of the effort to exceed 1600mi on one fill using somewhere in the neighborhood of 13.5g while driving just my normal commute route. I'll keep the table below updated with my progress and post pictures of my FCD as I proceed. For this effort I'm keeping track of my current trip using the Segment FCD, my tank total under Trip A, and my daily total under Trip B. Each day I'll offer pictures of both Trip A and B in a new post to this thread.

Wish me luck as I try to push the boundaries!

Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4
	Week 1​	Week 2​
Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4 Column5 " DATE "​ " DAY FE "​ " TANK FE "​ FUEL GAUGE BARS TANK MI 07/25/2008 126.9mpg​ 126.9mpg​ 20​ 2.4mi​ 07/28/2008 126.4mpg​ 126.4mpg​ 20​ 46.7mi​ 07/30/2008 120.3mpg​ 123.3mpg​ 20​ 90.8mi​ 08/01/2008 120.3mpg​ 122.4mpg​ 20​ 136.1mi​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
08/04/2008	120.5mpg​	121.9mpg​	20​	181.6mi​
08/05/2008	113.5mpg​	120.0mpg​	20​	227.0mi​
08/06/2008	118.4mpg​	119.8mpg​	20​	272.6mi​
08/07/2008	120.3mpg​	119.8mpg​	20​	318.4mi​
08/08/2008	120.3mpg​	119.8mpg​	20​	362.8mi​

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Week 3​

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Week 4​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
08/11/2008	120.0mpg​	119.8mpg​	20​	408.0​
08/13/2008	124.0mpg​	120.3mpg​	20​	452.2​
08/15/2008	121.7mpg​	120.3mpg​	20​	496.5​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
08/19/2008	125.0mpg​	120.7mpg​	20​	540.8​
08/20/2008	129.0mpg​	121.2mpg​	20​	585.2​

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Week 5​

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Week 6​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
08/25/2008	123.6mpg​	121.4mpg​	19​	629.5​
08/26/2008	126.6mpg​	121.7mpg​	17​	673.9​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
09/09/2008	98.4mpg​	120.0mpg​	17​	718.5​
09/10/2008	121.7mpg​	120.0mpg​	16​	762.8​
09/12/2008	120.7mpg​	120.0mpg​	15​	807.0​

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Week 7​

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Week 8​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
09/15/2008	117.2mpg​	120.0mpg​	14​	853.1​
09/16/2008	123.6mpg​	120.0mpg​	13​	897.3​
09/18/2008	123.8mpg​	120.3mpg​	12​	941.6​
09/19/2008	120.3mpg​	120.3mpg​	12​	986.0​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
09/22/2008	121.4mpg​	120.3mpg​	11​	1030.2​
09/24/2008	118.9mpg​	120.3mpg​	10​	1075.4​
09/25/2008	119.3mpg​	120.3mpg​	9​	1119.8​

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Week 9​

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Week 10​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
09/29/2008	118.2mpg​	120.3mpg​	8​	1169.8​
09/30/2008	111.3mpg​	119.8mpg​	7​	1216.7​
10/01/2008	120.5mpg​	119.8mpg​	6​	1267.5​
10/02/2008	120.3mpg​	119.8mpg​	5​	1316.9​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
11/03/2008	113.7mpg​	119.6mpg​	4​	1361.9​
11/09/2008	103.8mpg​	119.1mpg​	3​	1406.4​

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Week 11​

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Week 12​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI
11/10/2008	95.4mpg​	118.2mpg​	2​	1452.4​
11/11/2008	88.3mpg​	116.7mpg​	0​	1500.7​
11/12/2008	100.5mpg​	116.3mpg​	0​	1545.6​
11/13/2008	88.5mpg​	115.8mpg​	0​	1567.4​

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Column1	Column2	Column3	Column4	Column5
" DATE "​	" DAY FE "​	" TANK FE "​	FUEL GAUGE BARS	TANK MI

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That's it, folks!! I ran out on the way in to work this morning in the midst of heavy headwinds and rain.

Final distance:

1567.4mi

Fuel used was 13.558g yielding an actual mileage of 115.607mpg -- very close to the FCD!

 

Column1	Column2
Day 1 Average:	Day 1 Tank:

 

Good luck Sean! I wouldn't bet against you and blue swayed!

MT

 

You can do it Sean, trust me on this.

 

Sean is turning it up a notch. Way to go.

 

YOU GO SEAN!! I would love to see even 1500!! this is quite exciting. your average so far percentage wise is like me doing about 39-0mpg on a tank..man that's tough.

 

Good luck! Those are some crazy numbers you're putting up. I'm still trying to break 500!

 

Wow Sean! Go for it. You seem to be very consistent. Hope your MN weather holds out!

 

I wouldn't bet against him on this Kick butt sean!

 

Thanks for all the kind comments, guys! I hope you all enjoy this ride as much as I believe I will.

Wayne... 6-8? Try 8-10 weeks.

 

Hmmmmm.....
So should I check back in about Thanksgiving?
You can do it.

Randall

 

Go, Sean! Go (slowly)!

 

Wow what an amazing attempt. Go sean! really hit those numbers high and higher.

I'm pulling for you.

 

It is hard to think of many people who can pull off something like this... but you are right there on that VERY short list Sean !!!

Go for it !!


Cheers;

MSantos

 

That sounds about right.

In keeping with my efforts to max it out I drove the Elantra today -- thunderstorms and possible hail don't make for high numbers.

 

Go for it Sean!! These practical-use numbers are great. Presumably you WON'T be using the AC in the summer heat, so be sure to stay hydrated or your brain will get fuzzy and the numbers will slip!

 

AC? Does the car have that?

 

may the wind be with you

 

Thanks, Laurie! I could use a little sorceress help with the weather...