Better way to find out your mileage.
Ok, so this won't give a more accurate MPG rating BUT it's a more usefull measurement of how much your vehicle costs you to maintain.... MILES PER DOLLAR!! That's right.. I was thinking about it today at the pump... I went 216miles on $20 worth of gas meaning my car averages 10.8mpD. so every 11miles costs me a dollar. I put $15 in gas in so I'll see how much this tank will cost me.
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ok, updated..
last tank of $15 worked out to be 12.x miles/$ This is only because gas now has gone down to $2.00/gallon. When it drops down it should get closer to 13miles/$ |
you 'bammers suck !
It's still $2.25 here |
$1.95 here :) - i'll have to see how many mpD i can get...
i usually get 25-30 mpg... so. should be 12.8 - 15.4 depending on my right foot. |
$1.84 here
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the critical number here is miles per dollar so post those up....not your local gas prices.
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Ive not thought about that, Im still a little confused.
Ive tried to use the old fashoin way and running to 1/4 tank and estimating from their, but I always end up putting more gas in it out of habit.... Ill have to try that one day.. p.s. its gone done like 5 times in one week...its now $1.92 |
what confuses you? Just run the car down to the empty line, put in $10 (to make it easy), drive until it's back to the empty line. Write down that mileage, divide it by 10. That tells you how many miles you went on $1.
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Yeah, but I heard if you run a car to low on gas, when you put fresh, the cold gas can make the fuel pump go out..
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you heard incorrectly.
I didn't say run it too low. I just said run it to the E line...or until the light comes on. Thats a good indicator. $10 of gas gets you 150 miles (hypotheticaly) you get 15 miles per dollar. Real easy calculation. |
then for giggles.....take that number....say 15 miles per dollar and divide it into your vehicles mileage.
I have 25K miles right now so... it cost me $1,667 in gas (assuming gas prices never fluctuate). |
COuld I do that from Half a tank and fill it to full and it work the same way?
or does it have to be on E? |
you need to run the car as close to empty as possible. Then put in a specific dollar amount...doesn't matter how much. I just used nice round numbers. Then when you run out of gas divide your miles by the dollars you put in the tank....get your number. I'ts real easy....
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$5200 - $5500 :)
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man that number doesn't seem right Barry....show us the breakdown of how you got it.
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