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12-01-2008, 09:13 PM | #19 | |
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I'm averaging 31-33 constant. I do coast into the light, sometimes I do jump off the line,but thats when i'm feelin froggy.
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12-04-2008, 10:39 AM | #20 |
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I fill my tank till the pump automatically shuts off,But I do realize some pumps wont shut off automatically,or will shut off prematurely.
I know I could probably pump another gallon,if I was willing. This could possibly affect your mileage up to about 5 mpg if my math is correct. |
12-04-2008, 10:45 AM | #21 |
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i think your car has problems, it's not about your driving style man, even you drive in cold weather and drive it like a drag racer, you can get at least 28mpg, 22-24? that is totally something wrong with your car, you should take it back and get another one.
I'm getting 33mpg now in cold weather with rough driving. i mean rough rough |
12-05-2008, 08:51 PM | #22 | |
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New rule yarisworld... if you can't see snow or ice.... its not cold. I can see if somebody was driving around mostly city, and aggressively... in say sub freezing temps that they could get less than 25mpg.... especially in the sedan. Tho for most people I think you would have to try. Worst tank I ever got was 34mpg. I'm sure I could get a 30mpg if I wanted to. |
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12-06-2008, 10:03 AM | #25 |
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can't wait to see how many mph i'll be getting! and
gas is getting cheaper too. |
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12-06-2008, 01:38 PM | #28 |
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i think i got down to that one tank last winter...350-ish km on a 40L tank....? nah, thats still only like 28mpg 26 at worst.....and that set of time it was like -25C in the mornings.....would let the car idle for 5min +/- then a 15min drive to work in-city.....
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12-06-2008, 04:00 PM | #29 | |
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Since you are calculating based on distance travelled and the amount of fuel needed to refill, your calculations can be scewed since the "full" level can differ from pump to pump.
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12-06-2008, 07:28 PM | #30 | |
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For example, if I have driven 385 miles, and I go to a station to refill, and I pump 10.5 gallons, then my mpg is 36.67. You don't divide by 11.1 or the size of the tank. Another example, if I have driven 75 miles since my last fill up and I pump 2 gallons in the car to fill it up, then my mpg would be 37.5. So therefore if YOU fill the car up and you have cleared your trip meter after the last fill up, you should get a fairly accurate mpg reading. |
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But you get different mpg calulations if one pump shuts of at 10.5 gallons, while another pump could shut off at 10.6 Regardless, for basic monitoring calculations would be fairly accurate, but pumps will contribute to either apparent gains or losses in mpg. We really see it with L/100km monitoring. Its easy for pumps to differ 1/2 litre from each other, and that 1/2 litre is a significant % of consumption.
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12-06-2008, 07:57 PM | #32 | |
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Thats why I said YOU fill up the car not the pump. If YOU fill up the car then it will be accurate. I took drivers ed. at AAA and they taught us to fill up the car after the automatic noozle shuts off inorder to determine mpg. A lot of my local pumps will shut off and then I can still pump about 2 gallons into the car. It's common sense! |
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12-07-2008, 10:09 AM | #33 |
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Okay, since the argument is accuracy...
This is what you do: (if you are looking to compare mileage.) 1. Fill up at the same station and possibly at the same pump. 2. Fill up at the same time of the day, same time of the week. 3. Stop at the click, maybe more if you want to round to the nearest dollar- no more than that. I do it to the next tenth of a dollar. Divide new gallons into current miles driven. Rinse, repeat. It does not matter how much you filled, nor that you can still even fit 1-2 gallons more, just have to have that consistency. Edit: And for those who think that they are still adding gas when it clicks, there is such a thing as overflow that goes back to the pump..ie you've wasted gas by trying to overfill. This overfilling can also account for mis-calculations for mpg.
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yep, thats why after you have completed the sale, go back to the pump and insert the noozle back into your car. Depress the nozzle and the gas that you paid for, but is stuck between the pump and the noozle, will be drained into your. Therefore you will not be losing money by topping off.
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