Rich's Accent "Blue" Fuel-up Log
2010 Hyundai Accent
Property of i90east.
Added Jun 1 2010
Showing all fuel-ups and notes
Apr 9 2013
Suburban miles only, warmer weather, Washington St. route to work, Naperville Rd. route home
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415.6
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8.755
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$3.799
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$33.26
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47.5
Added by i90east on Apr 9 2013 at 3:38 pm
Mar 26 2013
Suburban miles only, one really bad morning commute, Naperville Rd. was closed, about 30 minutes of idling in stop & go traffic, oil change & tire rotation, switched morning rush hour commute route to Washington St. -> Warrenville Rd. -> Naperville Rd. route near end of tank
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393.1
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8.979
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$3.819
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$34.29
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43.8
Added by i90east on Mar 26 2013 at 10:07 am
Mar 13 2013
Suburban miles only, one snowy evening commute
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365.0
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8.436
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$3.959
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$33.40
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43.3
Added by i90east on Mar 13 2013 at 3:25 pm
Feb 27 2013
Suburban miles only, began leaving earlier in the mornings, larger amount of rush hour traffic
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367.0
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8.698
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$3.999
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$34.78
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42.2
Added by i90east on Feb 28 2013 at 2:17 pm
Feb 17 2013
Suburban miles only, various winter driving, a couple of snowy drives
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358.8
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8.366
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$3.999
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$33.46
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42.9
Added by i90east on Feb 17 2013 at 3:34 pm
Feb 2 2013
Suburban miles only, one snow commute with heavy traffic and backups (commute lengthened by 30 minutes), one snow commute with light traffic, one day with 60 degree temp, some days with very cold single digit/low teens temps
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343.3
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8.557
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$3.759
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$32.17
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40.1
Added by i90east on Feb 3 2013 at 5:11 am
Jan 21 2013
Mostly suburban miles, one trip down Rt.20 to music event, single digit/low teens temps on last two commutes, allowing engine to run at 180+ degrees, no or low cabin heat on very cold commutes, rolling resistance increases steadily as the temperature drops, dramatically higher resistance when very cold compared to summer
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368.7
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8.521
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$3.559
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$30.33
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43.3
Added by i90east on Jan 22 2013 at 10:21 am
Jan 9 2013
Suburban miles only, cold weather early in tank (15 degrees), warm on last two days, began new strategy in cold temps of not using any heat until engine fully warmed up to 188.6F, heat setting 75% and no higher than fan speed 2, reducing to fan speed 1 or 0 if engine starts losing heat, began new engine off coast starting on Naperville Rd. after 75th, ending at bottom of curvy side street hill
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398.3
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9.284
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$3.439
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$31.93
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42.9
Added by i90east on Jan 10 2013 at 2:18 pm
Dec 25 2012
Suburban miles only, less rush hour commutes home than usual
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399.1
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9.194
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$3.399
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$31.25
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43.4
Added by i90east on Dec 26 2012 at 10:34 am
Dec 11 2012
Suburban miles only, one traffic jam on 59 headed towards Calvary during rush hour, 10-15 minutes of stop & go, mild temps, only cold (below freezing) last two days, almost all commutes done using Naperville Rd. route, tires inflated from 39 psi to 44 psi
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394.5
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8.762
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$3.339
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$29.26
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45.0
Added by i90east on Dec 12 2012 at 3:02 pm
Nov 30 2012
Suburban miles only, Naperville Rd. all trips home, mostly Herrick route to Carol Stream until near end of tank, cool but mild temps for November, extra effort put into mpg
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394.8
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8.906
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$3.599
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$32.05
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44.3
Added by i90east on Nov 30 2012 at 3:32 pm
Nov 17 2012
Mostly suburban miles, one 10-15 traffic jam due to accident
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394.3
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8.876
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$3.559
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$31.59
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44.4
Added by i90east on Nov 18 2012 at 1:24 pm
Nov 6 2012
Suburban miles only, near freezing operating temps, some time spent idling in heavy traffic
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408.4
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9.167
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$3.599
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$32.99
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44.6
Added by i90east on Nov 7 2012 at 2:28 pm
Oct 27 2012
Suburban miles only one or two traffic back-ups lasting 10-15 minutes due to construction, cool temps but rarely freezing
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369.3
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8.294
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$3.459
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$28.69
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44.5
Added by i90east on Oct 26 2012 at 4:26 pm
Oct 13 2012
Suburban miles only, a couple of traffic jams, Herrick route to work, Naperville Rd. route coming home
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396.3
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8.482
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$3.889
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$32.99
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46.7
Added by i90east on Oct 17 2012 at 12:59 pm
Sep 30 2012
Suburban miles only, commute route change to Naperville Rd. coming home, one construction induced traffic jam lasting 10 minutes, one trip to Schaumburg, cool temps at night
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426.6
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8.860
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$3.899
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$34.55
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48.1
Added by i90east on Sep 30 2012 at 3:47 pm
Sep 18 2012
Suburban miles only
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438.2
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9.058
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$4.139
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$37.49
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48.4
Added by i90east on Sep 23 2012 at 2:22 pm
Sep 6 2012
Suburban miles only, 1st-4th gears as accelartion gears only (except for up hills and when holding 20-22 MPH), 5th gear cruise gear, bad commute with traffic jams, stop & go driving near end of tank, 25 minute delay
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415.1
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8.509
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$4.259
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$36.24
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48.8
Added by i90east on Sep 6 2012 at 3:05 pm
Aug 22 2012
Mostly suburban miles, was finishing Wisconsin trip on first 20-30 miles of tank (bike rack & bike on car, 4 adults), tank was BP gas, first full tank of using 5th gear down to 25 MPH
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438.6
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8.550
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$4.099
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$35.05
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51.3
Added by i90east on Aug 23 2012 at 12:54 am
Aug 9 2012
Wisconsin Dells tank, four adults (three on two trips), CB antenna on roof of car, round trip from Dells to Friendship, about half of tank was highway driving with dad's bike on the back of the car with bike rack, almost completed trip back home, I-90 East at 50-65 MPH, held 8.24% throttle position most of that trip, higher for hills, rarely was able to coast in neutral, fuel-up was done at a BP about 15-20 miles from Route 59 exit
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394.7
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9.635
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$4.179
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$40.26
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41.0
Added by i90east on Aug 10 2012 at 4:05 am
Aug 6 2012
Suburban miles for first 60% of tank, trip to Wisconsin Dells began, four adults, CB antenna on the roof, dad's bicycle on the back with bike rack, driving on I-90 West at about 55-60 MPH, was only able to coast in neutral on the steepest downhills, this fuel-up was done at a Shell station abot an hour away from the Dells
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358.8
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7.891
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$4.099
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$32.35
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45.5
Added by i90east on Aug 10 2012 at 3:57 am
Jul 28 2012
Suburban miles only, dad drove about 10 miles
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439.1
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8.608
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$3.699
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$31.84
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51.0
Added by i90east on Jul 27 2012 at 5:19 pm
Jul 12 2012
Suburban miles only, being more aggressive with accelerating up to the desired speed before settling into a low throttle position, downshifting to accelerate when at the low end of a gear
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465.9
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9.260
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$3.599
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$33.33
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50.3
Added by i90east on Jul 12 2012 at 3:52 pm
Jun 24 2012
Mostly suburban miles, two trips with patents, one to Celebrate Jesus event, one to Shabbona, some highway and rural road driving (55 mph limit), less coasting, more holding low throttle position while cruising in gear, even on minor downhills on faster roads unless there's a need to reduce speed, deciding best throttle position for hills and holding throughout, engine off on Diehl Rd. downhill, North Ave. downhill, 75th downhill and Roosevelt downhill when few cars at light
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450.2
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8.869
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$3.579
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$31.74
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50.8
Added by i90east on Jun 24 2012 at 2:52 pm
Jun 13 2012
Suburban miles only, got an Ultragauge, installed it with about 85% tank left, stopped doing DFCO since I'm not sure when that activates, doing lots of coasting instead, plenty of experimentation to come, checked tire pressure on 85 degree afternoon (44 psi)
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410.8
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8.452
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$3.899
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$32.95
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48.6
Added by i90east on Jun 13 2012 at 3:06 pm
May 28 2012
Suburban miles only, hot weather, windows halfway down on many afternoon/early evening trips
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448.3
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8.972
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$3.959
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$35.52
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50.0
Added by i90east on May 28 2012 at 10:38 am
May 13 2012
Suburban miles only, cool temps, windows mostly up
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401.9
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8.433
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$3.999
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$33.72
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47.7
Added by i90east on May 13 2012 at 3:55 pm
Apr 29 2012
Suburban miles only, one traffic backup coming home, idled for a few extra minutes, cooler weather
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388.2
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8.493
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$4.119
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$34.98
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45.7
Added by i90east on Apr 29 2012 at 9:23 am
Apr 13 2012
Suburban miles only
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400.2
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8.650
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$4.199
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$36.32
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46.3
Added by i90east on Apr 13 2012 at 4:18 pm
Mar 29 2012
Suburban miles only, very warm summer-like weather, shutting off engine while approaching fresh red lights, shutting off engine on downhill descents to 75th, quick shifts to 2nd on acceleration from stop
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421.4
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8.950
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$4.459
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$39.91
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47.1
Added by i90east on Mar 29 2012 at 3:09 pm
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