Solution to the MPG fixation
#22
Re: Solution to the MPG fixation
Originally Posted by Tim
LOL!!!!!
I'm ashamed to admit I'm not quite there yet. Monday was a perfect example. I had to take my wife's Pilot to work to haul something home, so she has my HCH. MFD reads 49.2 when I give it to her. Tuesday morning, it's at 48.0. She drove 3 miles, and took a 1.2 MPG hit. This, whith close to 300 miles on the tank.
I'm ashamed to admit I'm not quite there yet. Monday was a perfect example. I had to take my wife's Pilot to work to haul something home, so she has my HCH. MFD reads 49.2 when I give it to her. Tuesday morning, it's at 48.0. She drove 3 miles, and took a 1.2 MPG hit. This, whith close to 300 miles on the tank.
#23
Re: Solution to the MPG fixation
Originally Posted by ElanC
Hmm. It comes out that your wife used 0.21 gallons of gas while driving 3 miles. Normally, driving at 48 MPG you'd use 0.06 gallons for that distance. So your wife used an extra 0.15 gallons idling at Starbucks (or burning rubber around the neighborhood ). Chalk up another 40 cents to her cup of coffee and let life go on.
In the end it was cold engine + 2 hills + drivethru in freezing weather + long chat with Starbucks employee.
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