Out to OH. again

[NEexpat]

Getting the oil changed and the snows off Wed. (Thank you General Altimax Arctics for the past few months, one great snow tire!)

The trip for me is 754 miles each way, leave in the the middle of the night on a Sat. or Sun morning with a full tank and re-fill almost exactly at the halfway mark. 375+.

Will log it all and compare to my Ultra-Gauge readings and post here. Running stock tires 38 psi. Will toss a bottle of Techron in after oil change. Replaced air filter at 36k miles now about 40'500 miles.

If no traffic delays, CC on ALWAYS. fully expect 42+ mpg. At least.

Since the snows have been on this past winter, mpg has been an abysmal 35.2 mpg. And that was probably 60/40 city, hywy.

Will try to take some pics along the way, but those who saw my last pics know Ansel Adams legacy is safe from me!

[Perpetuous_Dreamer]

Have a safe trip!

[NEexpat]

^Thanks

As a follow up and not to start a new thread. Oil was changed and tires switched over. They told me a couple of things that the stock original Potenzas will need to be replaced in the near future. OK knew that. Also that a caliper pin must have gotten stuck on the PS brake and caused uneven wear on the pad. Front brake job in the future. Going to have my mechanic take a look when I get back.

Well I'll run these tires the rest of this year switch over to the snows and get new ones next year. I'm guessing I'll get about 47-48k miles out of original tires.

Also talked to them about the control arm bolt, TSB, extended warranty etc. And had them inspect them while it was up on the lift. Also asked what that consisted of, they said they remove the bolt and inspect it.

They told me they were OK.

[screenprintr]

Are you going to Ohio, or leaving Ohio? Your location on your signature says S.E. New England.

Have fun. Stop at plenty of rest areas for that wonderful coffee. On the I76, I use to buy the coffee inside the rest area buildings. Then I figured out that the Gas Stations next to them had Fantastic Coffee. They have different flavors too.

Really like traveling. Not that my daughters out of college I have no where to go but local places.

[NEexpat]

^Leaving tonight, early tmrw morning to go out to Columbus.

Be out there for a couple of weeks. Got gas yesterday at the Stop & Shop for $3.36

Shell station around the corner from here is just under $3.60

I try to make only one or two stops on these trips, fuel, pit stop maybe a bite to eat but I pack coffee, gatorade, snacks. Apples and bananas, something I can toss out the window that is biodegradeable. j/k. And advil and aspirin.

Takes me about 12 hours if there are no major delays.

Last trip out I detoured to go to Cabelas, no need this time since they have now opened one outside of Columbus.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by NEexpat

Got gas yesterday at the Stop & Shop for $3.36

That is a great price for your area. I paid $3.29 yesterday and that was the lowest in our metro at the time.

[bronsin]

I changed my oil last weekend too! 1024 miles ince I changed it last in the beginning of November....

My tires (potenza) have ~32k have been rotated once (all you need to do) and I guess wil go another 10k. Maybe two years driving at the rate Im going.

How fast do you go on the hiway?

[NEexpat]

^ On this trip CC set around 62 when posted 65. I try to keep the RPM's just under 2700 and that for me is arounf 62, 62.8. And then whatever the speed limit was after that.

Here are the numbers and right now I am not sure if I'm disappointed or not

737.6 miles

18.51 gal.

39.848 mpg.

Utra-Gauge had me at 42.2mpg. So I'll split the difference and call it................................................ ...........................................the hell I will. the only gauge that matters to me are the pump readings the Ultra-Gauge has always been 3-4% better than actual.

I left at midnight no traffic whatsoever. Temp. when I left was mid 20's and was mid to high 20's for the first 5-6 hours.

I was really hoping for 42+mpg. So I don't know if it was combo temp and winter blend or what.

So thats it for the outbound leg.

[bronsin]

I got 40-42 mpg in northern Canada going exactly that speed. Auto trans 2009 3 door.

I might not have had ethanol there though.

Do you think you had summer or winter gas?

[screenprintr]

A Wawa Gas Station in NJ has the gas at $3.21/gal for regular.

[bronsin]

$3.13 this AM woo hoo! Admiral Wilson Blvd.

Ive got half a tank that ought to last me another month.

How far done will she go you think?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by screenprintr

A Wawa Gas Station in NJ has the gas at $3.21/gal for regular.

I love Wawa. So many different kinds of coffee! I wish we had at least one down here .

[screenprintr]

Yup, fell in love the first time we moved here.

The Wawa down the street just went to $3.18. Probably stop tonight.

Bronson, A half of tank will last another week? Are you retired or work from home?

[NEexpat]

Well, drove back from Ohio yesterday. For those of you who are curious It is apprx. 417 miles from Blacklick OH. to Cabelas in Hamburg PA. and I did that with 2 bars and apprx 2 gals of gas remaining.

This was by far my best tank ever. 417 is the farthest I have gone before filling up.

Ultra-Gauge had me at 46.4 mpg. Here are the actual pump and mileage numbers

744.7 miles

17.472 gals.

42.62 mpg.

I know the UG was higher than actual, but I also knew the actual was going to be good. I just kept driving. Mileage would have been better but I took the CC off around NY till I got through the construction in CT.

The first half was 417 and I got 9.623 gals. for 43.33. Had I left the CC on I think I could have gotten 43.5+ for the trip. I just wanted to get home.

And when I got home, I had a $26 love letter waiting for me from the Delaware toll blah, blah blah, on the way out there was some night constr. that funneled me into the EZpass lane at a toll, and I blew right through it. A toll I don't recall from my trip out at Christmas.

I used to think the mpg/mph sweet spot for me was just under 2700 rpm, but I am thinking now it is closer to 2650, which gets me about 62.2, 62.8 mph.

cheers.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by NEexpat

Well, drove back from Ohio yesterday. For those of you who are curious It is apprx. 417 miles from Blacklick OH. to Cabelas in Hamburg PA. and I did that with 2 bars and apprx 2 gals of gas remaining.

This was by far my best tank ever. 417 is the farthest I have gone before filling up.

Ultra-Gauge had me at 46.4 mpg. Here are the actual pump and mileage numbers

744.7 miles

17.472 gals.

42.62 mpg.

I know the UG was higher than actual, but I also knew the actual was going to be good. I just kept driving. Mileage would have been better but I took the CC off around NY till I got through the construction in CT.

The first half was 417 and I got 9.623 gals. for 43.33. Had I left the CC on I think I could have gotten 43.5+ for the trip. I just wanted to get home.

And when I got home, I had a $26 love letter waiting for me from the Delaware toll blah, blah blah, on the way out there was some night constr. that funneled me into the EZpass lane at a toll, and I blew right through it. A toll I don't recall from my trip out at Christmas.

I used to think the mpg/mph sweet spot for me was just under 2700 rpm, but I am thinking now it is closer to 2650, which gets me about 62.2, 62.8 mph.

cheers.

How many more MPG do you think you get on interstates/freeways/thruways using cruise control (all of your Yaris ownership period, not just this trip)?

[NEexpat]

^Nook, thats a good question, and I wish I had saved the numbers somewhere.

When I had a regular commute I tried a tank with the CC on whenever possible and the very next tank without it and I seem to recall it was 2-3 mpg difference. Now that was combined back roads 35-40 mph, city and highways 65 mph.

Since I have owned the car and installed the CC I always felt that I couldn't match the CC on mileage.

*BTW with regard to my "sweet spot" sentence, obviously the lower the RPM the better the mileage. Anything less than 2650 rpm 62mph, I believe that to be the minimum, and still be able to travel on 65mph posted highways without being a PITA.

[bronsin]

Where CC falls down is going up hill. It will shift down destroying mpg.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by NEexpat

^Nook, thats a good question, and I wish I had saved the numbers somewhere.

When I had a regular commute I tried a tank with the CC on whenever possible and the very next tank without it and I seem to recall it was 2-3 mpg difference. Now that was combined back roads 35-40 mph, city and highways 65 mph.

Since I have owned the car and installed the CC I always felt that I couldn't match the CC on mileage.

*BTW with regard to my "sweet spot" sentence, obviously the lower the RPM the better the mileage. Anything less than 2650 rpm 62mph, I believe that to be the minimum, and still be able to travel on 65mph posted highways without being a PITA.