August MPG Averages - Post 'em here!

[DonDNH]

Please post the following information (include as much as possible) as you drive your car this month:

Tank miles:
Overall Miles:
Avg Tank Mileage:
Avg Overall Mileage:
Avg Temperature:
Price per Tank:
Avg Price per Gallon:


July MPG Averages
June MPG Averages
May MPG Averages
April MPG Averages
March MPG Averages

10 tanks of gas.

[jkash]

5925 miles with 116.159 gallons. Figures out to 51 mpg calculated 53.1 mpg average on the display. I have had the car 5 months.

Jeff

[mikepaul]

The tank I got Saturday is holding around 53.2MPG after 130 miles. Down to 53.0, up to 53.4, etc.

The last one hit 'stasis' around 48.9MPG, so this is better gas...

[Danny]

Thanks, Don. I updated your original post with the normal template/links & have stickied this post. I'll leave the July averages stickied until the 10th of the month to give everyone time to use the last of their July gas.

[ebcain]

I just filled my White Pkg#9 for the first time. 10.1 gallons 453 miles 45MPG, Sure is a change from my Jeep Grand Cherokee at around 15-17 MPG. I am a VERY HAPPY CAMPER..

[USK]

Tank miles: 746______refuel _____gallons (2001-13gallons/tank)
Overall Miles: 30,953
Avg Tank Mileage: -- mpg by the screen / 57.7 mpg. by calculation
Avg Overall Mileage: 59.63 mpg by calculation
Avg temperature: 92
Price per Tank: $49.84
Avg Price per Gallon: $3.65($1=111Yen)

15.6 miles/$

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USK Bordeaux mica 2001
30,953.61 miles / 519.06 gallons = 59.63 mpg (25.35Km/L) 8/07/04

[mikepaul]

1690 mile trip last weekend. Columbia, SC to Lockport, NY, with a side trip to Hamburg, NY for the Erie County Fair. I-77 up to WV; Route 19 over to I-79; I-79 to I-90; I-90 to up near Lockport.

I only recorded MPG at the point of filling up after 3 500+ mile sections, and didn't count the miles to Rock Hill, SC where I made my initial 4 gallon purchase to top off the existing tank and the last fillup:

49.9MPG
53.4MPG
52.7MPG

Lots of mountains. Saw a completely full battery a couple of times when descending a steep mountain for 8 to 10 miles at a time. I guess the mountains are uphill more on the northbound drive, due to the lower MPG. Driving around to the Fair didn't drop the 53.4MPG much at all.

I wish I'd pushed the speed limits like normal, though. I toed the speed limit, instead of my normal limit+5. Lost an hour each way that way. Next year, no babying the car...

[Ray Moore]

Best tank so far. Currently reading 540 miles at 58.4 MPG. Using a good bit of AC in the afternoons, which causes quite a hit but the mornings have been pretty mild. 93 degree afternoons and 70 degree mornings. Still have two bars showing and will try for the elusive 700 mile tank on this effort but it looks like it will really be touch and go. I need to get a little more improvement in the displayed average, but I know there's 12+ gallons in there because I put it there. Go Prius!

[Ray Moore]

An update on my current tank. I'm sitting at 58.7 MPG and 669 miles on the tank. Tomorrow I will get to 700 miles on the way to work or I will run out of gas trying. I have a gallon in the trunk just in case. By the time I get to work the mileage will read about 59 MPG as work is about 500 feet lower in elevation than home. My only concern is a big hill I have to climb. I'm afraid I may run out on the way up due to the gas pooling in the back of the tank. It has happened to others including Wayne. I think it cost him his 1000 mile tank he worked so hard for. Really hot here lately and the AC makes it really tough to keep the mileage up. Mornings are cool so I should be fine. Next week I will drive like mileage does not exist. I will take all the short trips I want and drive 7 mph over the limit on the highway set on cruise. I'll sit with the AC running if I want and all the other things I avoided this week. If anyone ever says the Prius can't get 55 MPG in mixed driving you tell them, "no it can't, but the driver of one can."

[uscitizen]

Went on my 1st wedding anniversary to Mendicino from SF.

Got 51.3MPG over 505 miles on my original 2001 model Prius.