APRIL 2008 Mileage Competition

[BioBob]

Ist tank in April

Driver: BioBob
Miles: 1047
Gallons: 17.196
Model Yr: 2003
Model: Bora
Tranny: 5m
Fuel type: ULSD

This is not a true 1k tank. My Injection Pump was getting
a little noisy, and I felt it needed some Bio, so I ran it up to
985 miles (and I was running on fumes, SCII indicated
71.4 for the last 40 miles) and put in 6 gallons of B20, and then continued on to my Kroger station and put in another 11.196 gallons.

60.9 MPG

 

[BioBob]

April-- Tank 2

Driver: BioBob
Miles: 959
Gallons: 15.732
Model Yr.: 2003
Model: Bora
Tranny: 5m
Fuel Type: B5

I have a variable fuel guage! This tank upset me. I could have made my third 1k mile tank easily, but my gauge told me I was running on fumes! I should have trusted my Scan Gage. This isn't the first time I thought my dash
gauge was lying to me. Anyone else notice a variability
from tank to tank?

60.9 MPG

 

[no-blue-screen]

driver: no-blue-screen
miles: 399.8
gallons: 8.166
year: 2006.5
model: Jetta TDI
tranny: DSG
fuel: B20

mpg: 48.96

Couple of pedal to the metal runs to clean er out

 

[Darkhrse99]

Driver: Darkhrse99
Miles: 836.3
Gallons: 15.27
Model Year: 2000
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5m
Fuel Type: ulsd

54.74 mpg

 

[Tom71662]

Driver: Tom71662
Miles:702
Gallons:14.498
Model year:2006
Model:Jetta
Tranny:5M
Fuel type:ULSD

4/14/2008

 

[therod]

Driver: therod
Miles: 1052.7
Gallons: 18.367
Model Year: 2000
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD + PS

Long commute to work 112 miles round trip. 90% freeway. cruise control at 62 mph.

 

[Mike_M]

Driver: Mike_M
Miles: 825
Gallons: 16.358
Model Year: 2002
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B99

MPG: 50.4

YAY! Two 50+ tanks in a row. So rare these days, since I have to crawl along with the rest of the 8am crowd. *sigh* I'm working on one of my co-workers to carpool with me, so I can use the HOV lane and maybe return to the near-constant 52-56 bliss I had at my last job.

Hmm...I wonder if I can get best B90+ mileage for a SIXTH STRAIGHT MONTH! (Maybe more than that, but some of the graphic results charts are missing before that.)

 

[Russnut]

Driver: Russnut
Miles: 708
Gallons: 14.89
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta GLS
Tranny: M
Fuel Type: d2

 

[jetta250k]

Driver: jetta250k
Miles: 1193.3
Gallons: 23.903
Model Year: 1997
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B20

49.9226 mpg

3rd timing belt installed. Custom CCV mod. Handicapped with 200 lb. carpooler riding shotgun.

 

[txpigeon]

Driver: TXPigeon
Miles: 822.7
Gallons: 16.208
Model year: 2003
Model: Jetta Wagon
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: ULSD

Duane - His

 

[JyRO]

Howdy folks - It's been a while since the gas-burning rice-a-roni JyRO has posted on here. I'm needing fuel so maybe I'll have another entry tomorrow.

This purchase was on 4/2/2008.

Driver: JyRO
Miles: 550.4
Gallons: 13.726
Model Year: 2004
Model: Corolla LE
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: 87 oct

MPG: 40.099

 

[cornfed]

Driver: cornfed
Miles: 779.2
Gallons: 14.693
Model Year: 2006
Model: jetta
Tranny: dsg
Fuel Type: ulsd+ps

MPG: 53.032

MFD
avg speed 55 mph
14hr 17min
61.0 mpg

road trip from indiana to florida on one tank. cruise set on 64 no a/c no drafting. tires inflated to 50psi, elf 505.01, 18,000 miles on odo.

 

[ZippyV]

Driver:Zippy V
Miles:421
Gallons:8.45
Model Year:2008
Model:Golf Match 105
Tranny:5M
Fuel Type:ULSD + Millers 4

 

[JyRO]

Driver: JyRO
Miles: 563.4
Gallons: 14.001
Model Year: 2004
Model: Corolla LE
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: 87 oct

MPG: 40.240

I re-read the rules after posting my previous tankfull. Seems like it is preferred now to combine all your miles with all your gallons for the month ... not individual tanks. I hope I do not have to gas up again until the beginning of next month.

So, the below is the 2 tanks (this one and the one on the previous page) combined, that should be all I have for this month:

Driver: JyRO
Miles: 1,113.8
Gallons: 27.727
Model Year: 2004
Model: Corolla
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: 87 oct

MPG: 40.170

 

[scooperhsd]

4/16

Driver: scooperhsd
Miles: 204.3
Gallons: 5.534
Model Year: 2000
Model: NB
Tranny: 4A
Fuel Type: ULSD


tank mpg - 36.917
odometer 184282 miles -
month to date - 1240.9 miles, 31.877 gallons, 38.927 mpg

Wife is leaving for Indianapolis / KC . Next couple tanks will be her highway trip.

 

[Hot Georgia]

Driver: hot georgia
Miles: 853
Gallons: 13.4
Model Year: 2004
Model: Civic Hybrid
Tranny: CVT
Fuel Type: 87

About 63MPG.
Almost 100% freeway, 100 mile round trip commute into Atlanta in post rush hour. Driving moderately for economy about the speed limit in the Right lane(s). No extreme hypermiling: no drafting etc.

 

[lekolite]

4/15

Driver: Lekolite
Miles: 742.4
Gallons: 15.111
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

 

[97pssat04golfTDIs]

Driver: DB
Miles: 485.9
Gallons: 15.26
Model Year: 2004
Model: Passat GLS Wagon
Tranny: 5A
Fuel Type: ULSD +PS

31.84 MPG

The short trips outweigh the few longer trips to Baltimore and Pennsylvania plus the cruising at 85 plus and 95 to 100 for 30 minutes or more is never good for fuel economy. Just broke 10,000 miles

 

[daca1001]

Driver: daca1001
Miles: 595.0
Gallons: 12.33
Model Year: 2004
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD+ST

mpg: 48.26


Driver: daca1001
Miles: 651.8
Gallons: 12.87
Model Year: 2004
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B20

mpg: 50.64

B20 appears to be good for the car.

***Update***
Driver: daca1001
Miles: 700.4
Gallons: 12.87
Model Year: 2004
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD+PS

mpg: 54.42

 

[Hookstra]

Driver: Hookstra
Miles: 2586.2
Gallons: 56.741
Model Year: 1996
Model: B4 Sedan
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

This is actually 3 fillups this month. Found it easier to just total them than to separate them.

 

[Bob_Fout]

Driver: Bob_Fout
Miles: 575.1
Gallons: 13.373
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta GLS
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B11 ULSD

MPG: 43.00

 

[no-blue-screen]

driver: no-blue-screen
miles: 420.3
gallons: 8.441
year: 2006.5
model: Jetta TDI
tranny: DSG
fuel: B20

mpg: 49.8

 

[mbuna]

Driver: Mbuna
Miles: 590
Gallons: 12.44
Model Year: 2002
Model: 02 Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD + PS
MPG: 47.4

 

[Lug_Nut]

Driver: Lug_Nut
Miles: 1176.7
Gallons: 27.802
Model Year: 1998
Model: A3
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B100

Driver: Lug_Nut
Miles: 899.2
Gallons: 20.0
Model Year: 1997
Model: B4V
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B100

The wagon miles are my wife's, not mine, but she has no screen name.
<edit> She is now registered as Bonjonbart because she thinks "Lug_Nut" is an absolutely stupid, stupid name.
Oh well, if she married me, and I married her, then tell me... who's stupid?


p.p.s.: Me, if she logs on and sees this.<end edit>

 

[DanG144]

DanG144
820
15.11
ULSD+Howe's (included in gallons of fuel)

This is my personal best ever. 54.269

 

[airedad]

Driver: airedad
Miles: 689.6
Gallons: 13.353
Model Year: 2006
Model: Jetta
Tranny:5M
Fuel Type: ULSD+ST

Driver: airedad
Miles: 704.2
Gallons: 14.056
Model Year: 2006
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD+ST

This was one trip - there and back (one tank each). expressway mostly, but traffic was awful on the way back and the mileage reflects this - even though coming back had more downhill than going there. Cruise control whenever possible, not hot enough to need A/C.

Who says you can't get 700 mi on a 2006 Jetta

 

[kytsrf]

Driver: kytsrf
Miles: 802
Gallons: 15.4
Model Year: 2006
Model: NB
Tranny: DSG
Fuel Type: ULSD

This 52 mpg is 'cheating'; non of the miles are highway, they're all small town, flat streets, speed limit about 45 max. The other drivers are slow, there's absolutely no rush.
Car has less than 20K on it; took it in early at 19K for the warrranty required 20K checkup, oil was just below hatch mark on dipstick.
Checked new oil after dealer changed it. Oil is only 1/4 way up hatch mark.
There's the culprit; shorted by the naughty dealer~~ Will have to have speaks with him (-:

 

[therod]

Driver: therod
Miles: 917.4
Gallons: 15.076
Model Year: 2000
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD + PS

Finally got 60 mpg!!! After filling up realized I had only bured 15 gallons. I had at least one gallon left. I burned 16 before on a fully vented tank but was afraid to go any further. Can someone tell me how exactly how many gallons I have to burn before I am pushing??? I'm still trying for that elusive 1000 mile tank...

112 mile round trip commute 90% freeway. cruise control set at 60 mph. getting a scangauge maybe that will get me more... this is addictive!

 

[DanG144]

. Can someone tell me how exactly how many gallons I have to burn before I am pushing

My 2005 Jetta runs dry on level ground at 16.5 gallons used, this is from a level in the neck about 1" below spilling out the fill opening.

DanG

 

[Blue_Hen_TDI]

Tank #1 - 1 Apr (already tallied)
Driver: Blue_Hen_TDI
Miles: 1,029.3
Gallons: 22.200
Model Year: 1996
Model: B4V
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

Tank # 2 - 9 Apr (already tallied)
Driver: Blue_Hen_TDI
Miles: 995.7
Gallons: 21.013
Model Year: 1996
Model: B4V
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

Tank # 3 - 21 Apr (new entry)
Driver: Blue_Hen_TDI
Miles: 1,104.1
Gallons: 23.239
Model Year: 1996
Model: B4V
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

Monthly Total to Date:
Miles: 3,129.1
Gallons: 66.452
Mpg: 47.088
Cost: $276.10