Welcome back, Chuck.
Your fuel consumption was not very impressive, but I expect that that
is standard for the USA.
I manage to brim my tank by continuing to pump until I can see the
fuel in the neck of the filler. That way I can check my fuel
consumption with at least some degree of consistency.
I am sure that you managed to get yourself some lovely photos as well
as lifetime experiences.
Chris
On 22 Oct 2008, at 04:07, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
> I also burned lots of liquid carbon in the process. I traveled a
> total
> of 11,508 miles (18,520 km) and my 2006 Buick Lucerne V8 consumed
> 492.44
> gallons of gas (1,864 liters) at a total cost of $1,735.51 and average
> fuel mileage of 23.4 miles per gallon (9.94 km per liter). Gas prices
> were generally dropping during our travels and, despite having gone
> over
> my mileage estimate of 10,000 miles, the cost of gas came in well
> under
> my $2,000 estimate. I also determined that it's folly to count on per
> tank mileage measurements since it's obvious from my data that the
> tank
> isn't always full when the pump shuts off... even if you try to
> continue
> pumping beyond the shutoff. I got per tank mileage numbers ranging
> from
> a low of 16.9 MPG to as high as 29 MPG with low and high numbers
> usually
> sequentially arranged. It appears that the pump may sometimes shut
> off
> with the tank as much as a gallon short of full despite your efforts
> to
> assure that it's full. At least at a full gallon short it was clearly
> visible on the gas guage.
>
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