The Great DVXuser "Green" MPG Challenge!

Anhar_Miah

Anhar_Miah

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Ok guys, all this talk about Mile per Gallons, has got me "revved up" (no pun intended),

So I'm starting the non-official~

The Great DVXuser "Green" MPG Challenge:

Next time you fill up your car, note down the exact Gallons or liters (1 liters = 0.219969157 Imperial gallons) then reset your cars mile-o-meter.

When your tank is near empty *(of course I don't expect to get stuck :D ) record how many miles you managed:

Post the results as such:

Name: Anhar
Make: Vauxhall Corsa 1.3L
Fuel: 20 Liters
Total Miles: x
MPG: x


Let the Green-est man/woman win..

*(Have more than one car? enter them all)

EDIT::
*(New Bike Category, by way of PK :D )
 
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If VW would get their s*** together, I'd have a 60mpg highway vehicle in the driveway. The petrol version has arrived along with one demonstrator Tdi per dealership.

For the moment, I've got this:

Erik Olson
Land Rover Discovery Series II
22.5 Gallons
356 Miles
MPG: 15.8

Yikes. The rest-of-world has the TdV6 Discovery, which turns in a more respectable 21 / 32 mpg. I'm a big proponent of clean-diesel technology based on 2nd generation biofuels (no food, just stems and other organic matter like switchgrass).

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David Jimerson
Pontiac Solstice
12.3 gallons
409 highway miles
MPG: 33.3

(Note: I think I could have gotten a few more MPG out of it by keeping to 60 MPH.)
 
Hi Anhar! Unfortunately, I have to say that your technique is not very precise!

You generally get a better calibration when filling the tank than when emptying it (unless you actually run out). Also, it's better to calculate over time for more precision...

Try this:

Next time you fill up your car, write doen your odomoeter reading. This is your base.

When you fill up again, write how much gas you put in, and the new mileage. At this point, you can calculata a rough mileage (mileage since base/amount of gas)

Each time you add gas, add to the running "miles since base" and "fuel added" totals. The mileage (miles from base / fuel added) calculation gets more precise as more data comes in...
 
How did Erik and David drive over 350+ miles in less than 45 minutes? :)

Were those numbers provided by the manufacturer or are they from previous tests you've done after a fill-up?

Question: Do people with mopeds qualify for the Green Challenge?
 
I have been keeping track over the past two years, and my average is:

1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee (inline 6)
315 Miles Per Tank
21 Gallon Tank
15 MPG

That averages about half city and half highway driving per tank.
 
1992 BMW 325i convertible
330 Miles Per Tank
15 Gallon Tank
22 MPG

That is also an average between city and highway. The cool thing about BMW is that they have an on-board computer that tells you your MPG and how many miles till your next fill up.
 
I figure my mileage almost every time I fill up. Just a habit I got into. Although it was easier when I had my BMWs with the computers (stupid encroaching responsibility). Anyway:

2004 Subaru WRX wagon
21-22 mpg combined
 
I deliver pizza and lately I keep track of my MPG and distance driven to see if tips cover the cost of gas, take a peek at my excel file:

Nissan Sentra 2007 with CVT transmission
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Of what I've recorded so far, my average MPG is 24.8. (Remember, this is delivering pizzas all night, not driving on the highway). The comp. column is what the business pays me for gas (.75 a delivery).

If you were wondering why gas is $0.00 at that one part, the "gas fairy" came so I didn't pay for that tank! The gas fairy is the new tooth fairy
 
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2002 ford focus wagon
10.4 gallons @ $3.95/gallon = $41.00
327 highway miles
29 mpg.

i went out of town this weekend and i just happened to record the info.
 
I'm in the habit of recording my mileage based on the total odometer (that's why my answer came so quickly).

Actually, it very often reconciles with the trip meter, which I reset at each fill-up along with noting the total gallons pumped.

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