Mileage steadily going UP UP UP.... made 600 miles on the tank, put 12.45 gallons in so I had a few more miles left over.

this area sucks for mileage... too many lights and not enough 45-50mph roads with long stretches.


We'll see how the trip to Florida (1500 miles RT) goes next month.... can't wait to coast down the mountains!

7 - 600-mile tanks... farthest on "normal" gas fill= 643miles

And ONE 735-miler!! (cheated, over-filled tank )

It is a big deal when people hit 600 miles on a tank. If everyone was doing it we would see posts like this every day and we don't.

So congratulations! Now on to 650 and then 700

My hydroponics experiment

You ever notice how hard it is to lip read cartoon characters?
"Crazy is what the sane call Delta Flyer"

Humm if I makeit back and forth twice to work I should pull off 700 myself. However, it is getting colder and my mpg is going down every day. I'm very tempted to go for a 700mpg tank. Who will volunteer to pick me up on the side of the road when I run out of gas

It would be my second 700 mile tank.

You see what you are getting your self into Jeremy? Its a sickness and bunch of us here have it. Come join the dementia and set your sites higher. Next tank try for 625. I'm pulling for you.

My hydroponics experiment

You ever notice how hard it is to lip read cartoon characters?
"Crazy is what the sane call Delta Flyer"

I wish I could get a 600 mile tank but no sooner than the gauge reads 1/2 my phobic spouse goes and tops the tank off in fear of all the gas stations losing power and not being able to distribute. (That's just one of the scenarios)

'00 Insight "Wazabi" -75,000+ miles
'03 Toyota Matrix - 81,000+ miles
'03 HCH-CVT-OSBM-41,000+ miles (retired 04-10-06)
"I'm very secure with my little Insight, no Prius envy here."

Yeah I do feel kinda sick... a year ago I was building a sports car to do 11-second quarter miles and top speeds of over 200mph, etc. Of course that's STILL my other sickness... for now, I'm enjoying the fact that I would have spent nearly $150 doing 600 miles in the Durango.... instead it was $30-some

7 - 600-mile tanks... farthest on "normal" gas fill= 643miles

And ONE 735-miler!! (cheated, over-filled tank )

Can somebody explain why colder temps = lower mileage? Wouldn't the engine be more efficient as the air is more dense? I know the air doesn't offer that much more aero drag. Is it because the engines take longer to warm up and enter full efficiency mode?

Colder, more dense air can make an engine output more power, but this reduces mileage. Recently cars tend to not have warm air intakes because EPA tests are done in climate controlled labs, so they aren't measuring what happens to FE when the air gets cold.

2001 Prius Photos       2005 Prius Photos
1992 Mitsubishi Delica Diesel-WVO Hybrid Photos

http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/h...ighlight=temps

There you will find a whole thread that talks in great detail about your question.