Just thought I'd share, as I'm really pleased at this figure, knowing that I'll see further improvement once we get our 'summer gas' supplies in.
It's been warmer here all week. Looks like it's been good for about a 2 - 2.5mpg increase. Usually, my trip into work (35-45mph, 0% highway) tops out at 32-34mpg, with a best of 37 a few weeks ago. I've gotten no lower than 35-36 this week, equaled my all time best of 37 yesterday, and today - 39.3mpg as I pulled into the office park where I worked.
Traffic was a little lighter than usual, given the Friday, and I did catch a couple of fortuitous breaks (lights) - but it wasn't a 'perfect' commute, etc.
Now I'm thinking that I will break 40mpg this spring / summer - and if I do that, I will have effectively doubled my mileage over the '01 AV6 coupe (23-24mpg in mixed city/highway). Well, 73.9% improvement, anyway...but who's counting...
Really makes me feel like the purchase of this car was justified (granted, my driving habits have changed, and had I been incorporating the techniques I now use with the old car, I would have had better mileage with it, as well. But the hybrid motivated me to change - I thought I was doing 'just fine' before, and never knew better).
New commuter loop record today - 39.3mpg / 22.1mi
