This has been a strange weekend. The Mrs. and I ditched the kids with other unsuspecting families and drove from Cincinnati to Detroit to hang with my best man and his wife. We saw the Wings beat the Blues and did Hard Rock Cafe. But the weather and mileage was awful!

The wind out of the West and sometimes Southwest was incredible and temperatures in the single and very low double digits. Driving back today we had to fight a very strong (40+) West wind. Man, the TCH did not like it at all.

The last fill up after we got back is the craziest part:

Miles: 480
Gallons: 17.785
Mileage: 26.99 MPG

First of all, I have averaged 32 MPG since I bought the car in late December, which I am happy with. However, it looks depressing compared to those of you in mild climates.

For those of you in colder climates, is 32 MPG good during the winter? I suspect that it is okay based on my Prius experience, but my small mileage needs some positive reinforcement!!

And for the rest of you, has anyone EVER put 17.8 gallons in their TCH without it spilling out of the filler and running down the fender??