3000 mi Summer Trip Log...MPG included!

[slothman86]

A log from when I drove to Great Lakes to see my brother graduate from Boot Camp! It was me my wife and either my nice or my step brother in the yaris at any given time.

The Numbers on the Map below correspond with the numbers next to the FILL UP spots listed.

FILL UP

1. SAVANNAH GA
$23.74

2. MANNING SC
9.51 gal
321.2 mi
$25.68
33.77 mpg

3. EMPORIA VA
10.30 gal no ethanol
391.9 mi
$26.77
38.05 mpg

4. HAGERSTOWN MD
5.414 gal
231.2 mi
$15.15
42.7 mpg

5. STREETSBORO OH
7.985 gal
318.1 mi
$21.71
39.86 mpg

6. GURNEE IL
10.27 gal
408.8 mi
$28.77
39.81 mpg

7. GURNEE IL
5.663 gal
185.2 mi
$15.40
32.7 mpg

8. WAUSEON OH
6.923 gal
258.4 mi
$19.79
37.32 mpg

9. BREEZEWOOD PA
9.966 gal
399.1 mi
$27.30
40.05 mpg

10. EMPORIA VA
10.647 gal
449.8 mi
$28.74
42.22 mpg

11. MANNING SC
8.24 gal
273.4 mi
$20.18
33.18 mpg

37.966 avg mpg

3237.1 mi
To South Carolina

$253.23 in gas, Sure beats a plane ticket!

84.918 gal
229.49 not including first fill up

[Hershey]

that's detail . Nice .

[slothman86]

I did get the best tank with 0% ethanol...hmmm

[Hershey]

had that experience as well .

[ChilliwackGuy]

U Americans are lucky! Most Canadian gas pumps have a sticker on them that says: "may contain up to 10% ethanol," or "contains 10% Ethanol"

[slothman86]

Originally Posted by ChilliwackGuy

U Americans are lucky! Most Canadian gas pumps have a sticker on them that says: "may contain up to 10% ethanol," or "contains 10% Ethanol"

naw, we have the same problem. So far I found ONE gas station with 100% Gas

[Yarisduder]

I've never noticed that sticker in Quebec, but see it all over the USA.

[jambo101]

On a 14 hour trip within Canada recently traveling at 110kms per hour my scan Gauge gave me an average fuel reading of 44.9mpg to 45.2mpg,which is exactly what it read on a recent drive to NYC, so i guess there isnt any difference between Canadian and American gas formulations, however my brother who lives in Florida says my high mpg figure is due to a larger Canadian gallon,i try to explain we do liters,i just have the Scan Gauge set to read in MPG
Personally i think he's secretly jealous as his Dodge Duellie might get 10mpg if the wind is blowing in the right direction.

[RedHatch08]

^
Canada does use the metric gallon to calculate MPG.

US gallon = ~3.8 liters

metric or UK gallon = ~4.5 liters

That's what your brother is talking about.

[jambo101]

So am i getting 45mpg or something else?usually when i'm in the states and filling up at American gas stations my American made Scan Gauge set to display mpg still registers around 45mpg,so where does this US gallon and UK gallon make a difference?Am i getting 45mpg US or 45mpg cdn? or am i missing the point?

[Yarisduder]

It depends on how the Scangauge gets it's info. If the computer is delivering the fuel usage in liters, you're probably seeing US MPG unless the Scangauge is set for UK gallons. Check the Scangauge's manual.

Can you set your gauge to L/100KM? Then you could do the conversion to see which gallon the scangauge is using.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by Yarisduder

Can you set your gauge to L/100KM? Then you could do the conversion to see which gallon the scangauge is using.

When i switch the gauge to L/100kms it usually reads around 5 L/100kms.

[RedHatch08]

5 L / 100 kms = 47 MPG

according to:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/fuel_consumption.htm

[KrazyDawg]

What was your average speed? Did you use A/C most of the time?

[marcus]

lolz i guess that 42mpg is slightly going downhill..