Week of June 18 to June 24 (Nat’l Avg $2.895)

Discussion in 'The Daily Grind' started by Gord, Jun 18, 2018.

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  1. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Today , 60 deg F , wind W 11-12 , rain all the way. No fun at all.
    15.4 miles , 70.96 MPG. An "okay" trip home yesterday helped to
    keep my tank at 72.45 MPG for 236.1 miles. Today , I'm stopping THREE times
    after work , so that won't help at all.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Jun 22, 2018
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  2. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    52.6 / 5.3 - home last night
    64.9 / 5.4 - out to band practice
    58.7 / 5.4 - home
    73.9 / 5.2 - work this morning

    The tank is up nicely to 55.0 / 495 mi. If only I could keep this pace for a whole tank without that pesky "life" stuff interfering.
    F____|__/__E
     
    PaleMelanesian, Jun 22, 2018
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  3. jcp123

    jcp123 Caliente!

    47.6 - Out to Walmart. Didn't have what I was looking for.
    49.8 - to Northern Tool. They had it.
    49.7 - leg one back to home (engine off turns UG off)
    53.2 - leg two back to the house.

    That last leg has always given me a spot of trouble with some pretty steady climbs, but looks like the car does best by getting it into 5th and then basically holding 35ish mph - so that discovery let me pop above 50mpg for that leg.
     
    jcp123, Jun 22, 2018
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  4. BillLin

    BillLin PV solar, geothermal HVAC, hybrids and electrics

    Terrific!
     
    BillLin, Jun 22, 2018
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  5. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    Nice one jcp!
     
    PaleMelanesian, Jun 22, 2018
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  6. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Yeah , that's the tough part.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Jun 22, 2018
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  7. jcp123

    jcp123 Caliente!

    If I get my alternator tensioned, maybe I'll go for a test drive, but proving the fix means getting over 3200rpm, where the belt lets go. So no promises :)
     
    jcp123, Jun 22, 2018
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  8. jcp123

    jcp123 Caliente!

    Good news: got the ridiculously stripped alternator tension bolt out. Bad news: the belt is either too long or clapped out. It holds with low load, but add headlights, defroster, and AC, and it still slips. Luckily a full-load drive is rare for me.

    Better news: got some exhaust wrap more properly on the exhaust gash I had. Sounds a bit less like a ricer now. I happened to have to take a drive to bond the tape to the pipe, got 51.2mpg for that circuit.
     
    jcp123, Jun 23, 2018
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  9. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Heck , I've never seen 3200 RPM in my car.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Jun 23, 2018
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  10. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Today should have been a great commute trip. 61 deg , tailwind of 3-8 MPH , dry roads.
    But a lot of bad luck with traffic signals hurt me. 15.4 miles , 75.52 MPG.
    Tank is at 269.6 miles , 72.07 MPG.
    I'm off next week and probably won't be able to post ( computer at home is ill).
    Next Saturday I'm driving to Nashville for a concert , about 17 hours of driving for a two
    hour show. I plan to go no faster than 65 MPH , but I will still feel sick about all the fuel
    I'm burning up. 50-55 MPG ? If I'm lucky. But there will be two of us in the car , so not so bad.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Jun 23, 2018
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  11. jcp123

    jcp123 Caliente!

    Filled up today, it's a bit suspect. My usual pump was down, so I used another one. UG claimed 44.5mpg, calculation was over 48...hmm. I have my doubts. I'd be elated to be wrong, but I suspect next fillup will even things out.
     
    jcp123, Jun 24, 2018
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  12. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Saturday went to Achievement Event in Nottingham for youngest daughter so drove to Park & Ride and caught tram into the City, 57°F, crosswind W7:
    56.4 / 34.0

    Drove to a pub to meet eldest daughter's boyfriend's parents for first time for a meal via an Esso as I had $6.65 (£5) off a fill-up, 67°F, head/crosswind NW9:
    41.3 / 5.9

    Tank Stats

    Miles on tank: 626.4 miles
    GallsUS: 12.07
    Calc. MPG : 51.88 MPG :D - best tank yet in the Audi :cool:
    Calc. Range: 78.2 miles (allowing for extra in tank)
    FCD Range: 30
    FCD MPG : 52.04 MPG (0.31% over-report)
    UG MPG : 48.22 MPG (7.05% under-report)
    No. of trips: 35
    Average trip length: 21.1
    Average speed 31mph
    Driving time on tank: 20hrs 16mins
    Days since last fill: 37
    Commuting: 50.9%
    Ave. Temperature: 56.4°F
    Ave. no. of people in car: 2.22
    Pmpg for the tank: 115.1

    I'm now reducing the calculated mpg for this tank by 5.3% as that's the new average over-estimation over many tanks!


    57.6 / 41.6 - dream run :), didn't really have time to go home so took it steady, FCD was on 60.6mpg for the trip :cool:, 71°F.

    Back home, tail/crosswind NW4:
    53.3 / 20.1

    New tank at 55.8 (FCD 58.8) / 61.7 / Range 625 . Guess gauge F««««|««««E . UG at 49.0 / DTE 600
     
    Gord, Jun 25, 2018
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  13. BillLin

    BillLin PV solar, geothermal HVAC, hybrids and electrics

    Congrats on the best tank and all the rest, Gord, especially your youngest's achievements, you proud father you. :)
     
    BillLin, Jun 25, 2018
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