Going for 1,000 mile tank

Wow, 1000 miles. That'd be awesome! The longest tank I've had wasn't even 1000 km's in my CTD. I just don't get much opportunity to do long highway drives and even when I do, it is somewhat hilly around here. I hope you make it

Wow , your going to have to really milk it for the next 100 miles. Looking back my fuelly records showed that I only averaged 55 mpg for the tank but I didn't start with 18 gallons so you still have a shot at it. I doubt it will help you but you can set it on cruise at 45 mph in 6th gear, less wind resistance but might be a road hazard. Keep it going and best of luck

Nice!

I wish diesel wouldn't foam so much. Takes forever to top off.

All Hail Mr Millennium.... I use my Torque Pro app to go to the last drop on those milestone tanks that I try.

Well done Brad. Hey maybe next remove the extra seats that you don't need? :eusa_clap:

Well done Brad . The bar has been set indeed. Lol And it's real high. My wife and I are thinking about driving to the east coast and if we take the Cruze it's game on. Lol
My best distance to empty after a fill up is 882 to empty, You must have come close to or beat that too. Lol

Well done. Gets a little nerve racking near the end.

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Well done. Gets a little nerve racking near the end.

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Yes it did. I am glad it's over. I think the family is happier than I am. They were tired of hearing about it and all my ideas to keep the economy high as possible.


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Congrats on the new record!.....any volunteers for 1100 miles now? lol

Congrats! That's extremely impressive.

Wow, that's awesome. Congratulations.

Sperry said:

Well done Brad . The bar has been set indeed. Lol And it's real high. My wife and I are thinking about driving to the east coast and if we take the Cruze it's game on. Lol
My best distance to empty after a fill up is 882 to empty, You must have come close to or beat that too. Lol

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There is no doubt that there is more mileage left in my tank. A long road trip should be able to best my results. I would love to just get in my car and really push the limits of man and machine by doing a marathon session with the car in my commuting trim and not at road trip weight.


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congrats these cars are awesome on highway mpgs.

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I started with 16.0 to 16.1 gallons in my tank and averaged over 50 MPG the entire tank. I don't have the modified fuel pump. My normal fill is to the first dollar after first click off, which does give me some really strange tank to tank MPG numbers but it averages out over time. Interesting thing is that the station I did this at I can no longer trickle fill. It appears they have replaced the underground pumps. Here's the full thread: http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/27-fuel-economy/22778-800-mile-eco-mt-tank-range.html.

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So ... I'm confused here. You state that you started with ~16 gallons in your tank ... and your DIC says you used 15+ gallons, yet your photos show the fuel gauge needle at/below E and you put less than 12 gallons back in the tank? I know a Cruze Eco will not hold 16+ gallons of fuel if you stop filling at the first click, then the second one ... unless you trickle the fuel in after those first 2 clicks. I'd show pretty good mpg if I filled my car to the neck to start a test, then only to the 1st/2nd click. But I guess you DID still get over 800 miles on a FULL 16.3 gallon tank of fuel. Just having trouble with the fuel used according to the DIC, and what you started with compared to what you put in.

Well done Brad on the 1K mile tank on the Diesel! Rain certainly takes it's toll on mpg ratings. It also looks like you maintained a pretty good rate for your average speed on that tank. I'm almost kicking myself in the arse for NOT waiting to buy a '17 diesel Cruze (hopefully with 6MT) instead of buying that darn Camaro for my wife! Then again, I guess it's better that I kick my own, instead of having her do it :grin:

spaycase - read the first post and then the next page or so after my final pictures in my thread and you'll see what generated these apparent discrepancies. It boils down to me taking advantage of the artificial tank shutoff in the ECO MT at the start of my tank.

Awesome job on 1000 miles. Thanks for deciding to go for that goal and for posting the steps along the way. These are truly amazing cars.