winter gas

[Squirrel]

Seems like my last fill up with the winter blend.. #gasmileageplummet

[JL8Jeff]

Yup, the last couple of fill ups have dropped big time.

[12secondv6]

Truck gets 16 now :(
Smart car gets 38 now :(

[Frosty]

Smart car gets 38 now :(

Someone call the f'in wahhhbulance :rofl::rofl::rofl::moon:

Yeah, the GTP's mileage has gone down big time too.

[Syzygy]

Diesel S10 still getting 31mpg.

[The Fixer]

Someone call the f'in wahhhbulance :rofl::rofl::rofl::moon:

Yeah, the GTP's mileage has gone down big time too.

Same here - my G has dropped about 1-2 mpg since they switched to that oxygenated crap.

[LTb1ow]

Diesel ftw, no care bout gas.

[trashman01]

Truck gets 16 now :(
Smart car gets 38 now :(

honda civic gets 42mpg, and i got mo power, mo room, and i dont have to get worried about being a probe for large people

[WayFast84]

Went from 27 to 25 not bad??

[qwikz28]

I hate mpg piss fights simply because I don't believe most people really get the mileage they claim. As for me, I didn't record my last fill, but I usually average between 17-22mpg with the Saturn (recorded on my old ipod app) and the last fill got me less than 200 miles per tank which means about 16 or 17. I stopped recording fuel economy. I fill up every two or three days. It can get annoying.

[BonzoHansen]

I do the math on every tank. I always saw roughly a 10% drop in MPG with winter gas. and another 10% for snow tires.

[shadowfire]

i guess you fill up your pockets with money and then go ride

[JL8Jeff]

I record every drop of gas I put in my cars/trucks so I know my calcs are legit. But we all know that we will lose 2-3 mpg this time of year due to the gas formulation and cold air. I also don't make as many highway drives so that will hurt since I don't get to use overdrive.

[qwikz28]

i guess you fill up your pockets with money and then go ride

Recording gas consumption doesn't save you money. I did it before and am well aware of how to drive conservatively. In the end of the day, I'm not the only person that drives my car, so it tells me very little. Come to think of it, on my last three fills, someone else drove my car a substantial amount each time.

[BonzoHansen]

i watch my mpg to see if it changes over time, a sudden drop will tell me soemthing is wrong.

[qwikz28]

meh. Still too much work for me. :lol:

[BonzoHansen]

i reset my trip odometer every tank full and just note the miles on the gas rcpt. I do that math later. i am finding in my new cruse the mpg dash calc is pretty close.

[qwikz28]

i reset my trip odometer every tank full and just note the miles on the gas rcpt. I do that math later. i am finding in my new cruse the mpg dash calc is pretty close.

What are you averaging? I'm actually looking at online reviews of the Cruze, and it seems like people are getting varying economy with that car. 25 seems to be the standard though.

[BonzoHansen]

mixed driving, 75% hwy, I'm only seeing 29mpg or so. But it has creeped up each tank. Only have 1200 on it so far. But a bit of a let down considering my 02 olds intrigue, much larger with 3.5L OHC motor got 24 in the same driving.

i think power counts around town. I feel like I'm in the throttle more around town in this car.

[qwikz28]

29 is very respectable. It is still a big car that is built solid with safety features and creature comforts.

I signed up for fuelly to start tracking my fuel economy again. You guys made me feel guilty.

[BonzoHansen]

it's not a big car, 29 is not meeting my expectations.

[qwikz28]

It is classified as a midsize. It certainly isn't tiny. I'm sure it will improve by a few more mpgs. What are you hoping for?

[BonzoHansen]

30-32 mixed

[qwikz28]

You're almost there! Scott, you can't be sweating 1 or 2mpg on a car that new! It will come! :)

[WayFast84]

it's not a big car, 29 is not meeting my expectations.

I'm pretty sure I said something about this in one of Al's piss fights. Luckily you are getting 29 and I'm getting 27 with the same motor in a similar car. How many gears does this thing have?

[BonzoHansen]

six

[qwikz28]

I'm pretty sure I said something about this in one of Al's piss fights. Luckily you are getting 29 and I'm getting 27 with the same motor in a similar car. How many gears does this thing have?

Sonic?

[sweetbmxrider]

i reset my trip odometer every tank full and just note the miles on the gas rcpt. I do that math later. i am finding in my new cruse the mpg dash calc is pretty close.

I used to do that but then my trip counter broke :(

[trashman01]

if anyone doesnt beleive my mileage for the civic, heres why is so high
i now reside in Beaufort SC, the avg speed limit down here is 55 to 60mph, i hit only 2 traffic lights and 2 stop signs on my way to work. and its flat, except for the bridges over the rivers/marshes/highways. so yea its easy to get high mpgs down here


with that sonic car, the mileage should improve as more stuff breaks in, my uncle took his brand new liberty down the mrytle beach back in july, he avg only 17-18. on the way home he said he was gettin nearly 22mpg, he added another couple thousand miles to the jeep on the way down and driving around down there.

[WayFast84]

Sonic?

Nevermind Al was talking about a Buick with a 2.4..

[JL8Jeff]

I reset the trip odometer and record all the gas, oil changes, any type of maintenance/changes and watch the mpg. Like Scott said, a drop will indicate something isn't right (unless it's winter gas). I know I'll never see great mpg with any vehicle with my daily commute. Normally 45 mph and less with multiple traffic lights all jammed into a 10 minute drive. So the vehicle barely gets up to temp. I've averaged 14 to 17.5 mpg in the winter between V8, V6 and 4 cyl vehicles so I can't complain about a V8 4WD truck getting 14 mpg when the 4 cyl 4WD truck only got 17.5 mpg. And now I need the V8 for towing the heavier boat/trailer so it's a moot point.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

I reset the trip odometer and record all the gas, oil changes, any type of maintenance/changes and watch the mpg. Like Scott said, a drop will indicate something isn't right (unless it's winter gas).

This. We have Excel spreadsheets for all our vehicles. Except that my commute on Rt 80 is so irregular with regards to traffic that my mileage can swing wildly from tank to tank.

[12secondv6]

honda civic gets 42mpg, and i got mo power, mo room, and i dont have to get worried about being a probe for large people

And I get a new car every year so ne ner ne ner ne ner ;)

[12secondv6]

Someone call the f'in wahhhbulance :rofl::rofl::rofl::moon:

Hee hee, well, it is down from 41.

Some of my co-workers have hit 51 mpg.... but I don't drive as slow as them. I cruise at 80 mph in the car.... so high 30's to low 40's for me.

[LTb1ow]

Is there a set date or time when winter fuels go away?

[sweetbmxrider]

Probably after winter ends.....I think beginning of April though.

[qwikz28]

I vaguely recall April 1st being the magic date.

[LTb1ow]

Cool bros

[Jersey Mike]

April Fools; Negged you all!

[JL8Jeff]

They usually shut down the refineries around this time to clean the tanks and do maintenance as they prepare to switch over to the normal gas. So the supply shrinks which runs up prices and with oil going up and lots of speculation, it's like the perfect storm to create an artificial spike in prices. But it will probably take a month to use up the supply of winter gas.