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HEY! I resemble that comment!Awesome job. And you didn't even run out of gas!![]()
HEY! I resemble that comment!Awesome job. And you didn't even run out of gas!![]()
I didn't want to "push" my Cruze.Awesome job. And you didn't even run out of gas!![]()
What I want to know...is how in the **** did you get a 800 mile tank out of your eco? Im not sure exactly what mine is but id love to be sitting where you are hahaha=]I filled up today and seriously topped off the tank, I have been running about 51 MPG for the last 2+ tanks of gas so I decided to see if I can get to 800 miles. I had put 243 miles on the tank and the range estimate was 397 miles for an estimated range of 640 miles.
First Click: 3.828 Gallons => 63.5 MPG
DIC: 4.6 Gallons => 52.8 MPG
When I finished filling the tank I had put 9.794 gallons for 24.8 MPG. The car say I have 650 miles to empty, but I know this is wrong simply because the tank is so full the fuel level sender is pressed against the top of the tank. If everything goes well I won't have an accurate range estimate for 200 miles.
My wife says if I run out of gas she's not coming to pick me up.![]()
Short Answer: Very carefully and somewhat slowly. I started with between 16.1 and 16.2 gallons of gas and never exceeded 60 MPH and with one exception did this during my daily 59 mile round trip commute. That exception was to go downtown to watch the last stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Also, I have been a mild hypermiler for almost as long as I have been driving, always exceeding the EPA estimates in my cars. I started tracking my fuel economy when I bought my first car in 1985 to help me identify issues with my car. If your fuel economy starts dropping and you can't figure out what you have changed it's a good idea to get the car checked for mechanical problems.What I want to know...is how in the **** did you get a 800 mile tank out of your eco? Im not sure exactly what mine is but id love to be sitting where you are hahaha=]
My car and I have been having a serious discussion over 50 MPG since I filled up on Tuesday. Normally I'll be back in the mid to high 40s within about 10 miles of filling up. This tank didn't get there until almost 90 miles. I finally saw 50 this morning.Looking good. You're getting very close.
I think when this is done, we all give you permission to just take it out and attempt to get the absolute worst mileage for 50 miles. Just jack rabbit every start and keep your foot in it. Only single digit averages will be accepted.![]()
Yeah and that's where I fail. My 1st 25 is stop and BLUE TEAM GO GO GO!...One final thing - the first 25 miles after leaving the gas station are critical as they set the overall tone for your tank MPG. I have discovered that my final tank MPG will be within +3/-5 of the average after 25 miles....
Absolutely right. It takes a long time to study your daily driving routine and find all of the inefficiencies in it, and then devise a routine that minimises the impact of them. It takes a very concentrated effort to study this over time and then apply the teaching and techniques in a way that you can benefit. This will also be different for every person's routine, and should your own routine change due to moving or changing your place of work you can expect another learning period before settling into a high efficiency routine again....practice. Even with my mild hypermiling experience it still took me over three months to boost my commute MPG from 44 MPG to 50 MPG.
It's amazing how powerful that mileage display can be when it comes to influencing your driving style! After having reset everything, if you set off from the pump with the mindset that you are going to "do good" on this tank, you'll quickly see a nice mileage number on the display and for the rest of that tank you will subconciously (or VERY conciously) try to keep that number up. All cars should have displays like this.One final thing - the first 25 miles after leaving the gas station are critical as they set the overall tone for your tank MPG. I have discovered that my final tank MPG will be within +3/-5 of the average after 25 miles.
I'm a firm believer in cruise control and use it every chance I get. In hilly terrain it has been proven that cruise control can be beaten by anticipating hills, but just about everywhere else it makes sense to use it. Personally, I find that with the cruise set I don't have to worry about maintaining my speed and I can better focus my attention on other things like traffic patterns and up-coming intersections.Edit: I always use my cruise control, even though in theory you can do better.
It depends on the car. The Cruze's cruise control works very well and actually somewhat anticipates hills...you will see it start accelerating as it begins to lose speed over your set speed (e.g. going into a valley and starting up the other side again). On the other hand, our Toyota's cruise control system is a POS. It lets off the gas, starts going up a hill, FLIPS OUT over losing 2 mph, and kicks down to 5th or 4th gear. It's super annoying, jerks the car, and wastes gas.I'm a firm believer in cruise control and use it every chance I get. In hilly terrain it has been proven that cruise control can be beaten by anticipating hills, but just about everywhere else it makes sense to use it.
So my 18 MPG start...now up to 34 MPG on the DIC...isn't the normal, eh?One final thing - the first 25 miles after leaving the gas station are critical as they set the overall tone for your tank MPG. I have discovered that my final tank MPG will be within +3/-5 of the average after 25 miles.
The Cruze has the best cruise control system I have ever used. Dial in your desired speed, resumes to that speed (many will slowly up your speed with repeated resumes), and some anticipation of terrain.It depends on the car. The Cruze's cruise control works very well and actually somewhat anticipates hills...you will see it start accelerating as it begins to lose speed over your set speed (e.g. going into a valley and starting up the other side again). On the other hand, our Toyota's cruise control system is a POS. It lets off the gas, starts going up a hill, FLIPS OUT over losing 2 mph, and kicks down to 5th or 4th gear. It's super annoying, jerks the car, and wastes gas.
Every car and driver combination will be different on how predictive the first 25 miles will be. This rule of thumb will work for all cars, but the exact mileage may be different and the final delta from the initial value will also be different. My guess is you are significantly harder on the throttle while your tank is full. Many people are. I tend to be lighter on the throttle at the start of a tank - don't want to spill gas out of a sealed container.So my 18 MPG start...now up to 34 MPG on the DIC...isn't the normal, eh?But yeah, for the most part I agree. Since I've been paying more attention to my driving, I've gained about 3-4 MPG on an average tank, and my Fuelly probably shows that progress. I still enjoy winding it out every now and then, but I've learned to use the torque and shift low more for my advantage.
Sweet! Is that a new display on the diesel's DIC? Maybe just the Canadian "Bowmanville" Edition.Had a 2 club tail wind
55 MPH/88 km/h on the 401? You are DEDICATED, my friend! Your diesel aught to get some pretty ridiculous mileage at that speed.Dic hit 73.4 .. That tail wind going west this morning didn't change much so it slowed me down a bit. Going to work at 3 am tomorrow so I'll be able to do 55 mph on the 401 and not get in any bodies way. Dic read 57 mpg when I got home
When you say it ruins the mpg calculations...do you mean it is off a little or does it stay the same? Does your fuel range increase on your DIC too?Trickle fill, it will ruin your MPG calculations. I basically trickle filled until it ran out of the fill hole lol. That's probably 16.1 or 16.2 gallons. It is time consuming too, might take five or more minutes. Also some will say it may damage your evap system over time.