#2 Fuel-up Log
2011 Volkswagen Golf
Property of catfish.
Added Sep 3 2011
Showing all fuel-ups and notes
Aug 16 2017
Certified at 6:00am. 4 oz of PS Silver (Diesel Klean + Cetane Boost). The previous tank was the first time I have used this (8 oz dose), and since I didn't notice the stammering symptoms as commonly, this product might have cleaned some injector fouling, and the 46 mpg on the tank is higher than I expected for routine needs driving.
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62,527
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13.320
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$2.599
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$34.62
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46.3
Added by catfish on Aug 16 2017 at 2:27 pm
Jul 21 2017
Certified. Added 8 ounces of PS Diesel Clean and Cetane Boost (this is the first time I have used this formula, and 8 ounces is nearly a double dose). First use of an additive since adding some PSW 8 months ago in November, and before that I had not used any additives going all the way back to regular use during April of 2016.
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61,910
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13.151
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$2.459
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$32.34
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47.1
Added by catfish on Jul 21 2017 at 4:40 pm
Jul 4 2017
Citgo PS Food Mart, 655 Tecumseh St., Dundee, MI. No additives. Engine ran a little rough on a couple of occasions using the fuel purchased near Seney in route to Marquette, but this 50 MPG still included all of the driving we did around the mid-U.P. No Ivan, but we are still loaded with weight (bicycles too).
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61,290
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13.496
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$2.499
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$33.73
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49.6
Added by catfish on Jul 5 2017 at 11:32 am
Jul 2 2017
Holiday Stationstore #0416, terminal 0001, Wetmore MI
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60,620
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12.127
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$2.399
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$29.09
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50.1
Added by catfish on Jul 2 2017 at 5:04 pm
Jun 29 2017
Certified. No additives. 60,000 miles on original Continental tires.
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60,012
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12.379
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$2.459
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$30.44
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43.5
Added by catfish on Jun 29 2017 at 6:16 pm
Jun 10 2017
Certified. Car received its 60K service at Motorkars two days ago. No additives.
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59,474
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13.147
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$2.539
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$33.38
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43.8
Added by catfish on Jun 11 2017 at 1:23 pm
May 19 2017
Certified, no additives. More aggressive accelerations and launches on this tank. Price of RUG is about $2.40
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58,898
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13.446
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$2.539
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$34.14
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43.2
Added by catfish on May 19 2017 at 1:43 pm
Apr 26 2017
Certified. No additives. I throttled more aggressively during this tank, and 3rd gear accelerations have seemed rough more frequently. I did not use any additives all winter. 56,300 miles on the original Continental tires.
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58,317
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13.864
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$2.539
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$35.20
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43.6
Added by catfish on Apr 26 2017 at 4:17 pm
Apr 4 2017
Certified. No additives. Had some low tire trips to the airport, rain, and I blew white smoke again climbing the hill near the soccer field.
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57,713
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12.611
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$2.539
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$32.02
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40.1
Added by catfish on Apr 4 2017 at 3:02 pm
Mar 14 2017
Certified. No additives. Very warm winter until this week. I have noticed more high idling occasions. Also noticed a wheel or axle or tire sound when making slow left turns. Engine is a little rough sometimes when cold, and I noticed a lot of white looking exhaust in the rear-view mirror during one aggressive throttling event. Still, I think the car is operating the way the engineers intended for it to
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57,207
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12.119
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$2.559
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$31.01
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42.0
Added by catfish on Mar 14 2017 at 3:21 pm
Feb 21 2017
Certified. No additives. Had another hard start during this tank. Very warm weather for February has added greatly to MPG. RUG is $2.12
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56,698
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13.165
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$2.559
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$33.69
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40.4
Added by catfish on Feb 21 2017 at 2:07 pm
Jan 31 2017
Certified. No additives. Car barely started on a damp cool morning when we needed to Nationwide Childrens Hospital (had to crank it a long time, and then it ran real rough for about a minute). Price of RUG is about $2.19
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56,166
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13.052
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$2.399
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$31.31
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38.2
Added by catfish on Feb 1 2017 at 7:54 pm
Jan 4 2017
Certified. No additives. We had some cold weather during this tank. I also wasted some fuel with warming the car in an effort to survive with a nearly dead battery. Price of RUG today is $0.10 more than this diesel
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55,667
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11.910
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$2.399
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$28.57
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38.6
Added by catfish on Jan 4 2017 at 2:30 pm
Dec 13 2016
Certified. No additives (added PSW on last fill up). Rode my bike to work a few times.
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55,207
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13.019
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$2.399
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$31.23
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41.6
Added by catfish on Dec 21 2016 at 12:23 pm
Nov 15 2016
Certified. 4+ oz PSW (first additive since late-April). I lost this receipt, but I think this math is correct because the car mfi was also 43 for the tank.
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54,666
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11.360
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$2.499
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$28.39
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43.0
Added by catfish on Nov 29 2016 at 4:45 pm
Oct 28 2016
Certified. No additives in months. Got caught in a 40 minute traffic jam taking Ivan to get more soccer cleats (first pair was lost after just two weeks). I also had a first time event of having the engine shutter and blow white smoke while doing a sustained uphill 3rd gear throttle up.
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54,178
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13.795
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$2.499
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$34.47
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43.0
Added by catfish on Oct 28 2016 at 6:39 pm
Oct 7 2016
Certified. No additives. Had a couple of mornings in the 50's and there was some inefficient traveling during the tank.
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53,585
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13.265
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$2.499
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$33.15
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45.8
Added by catfish on Oct 7 2016 at 11:54 am
Sep 15 2016
Certified. No additives. Tank included an oil change, then a trip to Lake Erie with a bad wheel bearing. Finally had a couple of cool mornings recently and temps in the mid-50's will knock drive to work mpg by 10%.
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52,977
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13.704
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$2.399
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$32.88
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47.6
Added by catfish on Sep 15 2016 at 4:45 pm
Aug 29 2016
Certified. No additives. I think this is the lowest I have ever drawn down the tank. Half of the driving during this past tank was Pennsylvania turnpike after filling up about 40 miles west of Philidelphia. The MPI showed that I could travel 20 more miles, but this draw down enough and I think this is the most miles I have ever clocked on a tank of fuel. Umbrella and pothole, and the car will go to the shop in a couple of days for what I think is a broken wheelbearing. RUG today is a dime less.
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52,324
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13.918
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$2.399
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$33.39
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48.6
Added by catfish on Aug 29 2016 at 4:27 pm
Aug 20 2016
PA Turnpike Sunoco just west of Philly. Had a lot of traffic for about an hour in Philly all the way to the Atlantic City toll road, then did a good bit of traffic light driving in Wildwood, then very bad traffic impact again from Cape May peninsula through NJ swamps until almost Camden, then in Philly again (even though it was a Saturday). Car is loaded and heavy, and AC running as temps have been mid-90's on the Northeast coast all week.
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51,647
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11.882
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$2.639
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$31.36
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47.7
Added by catfish on Aug 20 2016 at 9:59 pm
Aug 16 2016
Flying J Smithton PA. Left the house with just under half a tank remaining from work commutes and some wasteful downtown driving looking for someone's parked car. Station attendant doesn't think PA includes any bio-diesel in their fuel anymore. Car loaded with 3 people and bicycles, and AC on as the second half of this tank took us to western PA.
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51,080
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11.951
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$2.699
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$32.26
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49.4
Added by catfish on Aug 20 2016 at 9:52 pm
Aug 1 2016
Certified. No additives. This tank was mostly commutes to work, and I could have made another trip. No student driving, less travels to the pool and to shop. Price of RUG today is $0.50 less than this diesel.
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50,490
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12.575
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$2.499
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$31.42
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46.0
Added by catfish on Aug 1 2016 at 3:25 pm
Jul 5 2016
Certified. No additives. Diesel is $0.50/gal more than RUG. This tanks MPI read 44.9 mpg. I had to subtract a gallon from the actual fill up to adjust for the Travel Centers of America fill up that didn't really fill the tank, so I added a gallon to that T/A fill up.
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49,911
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12.518
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$2.499
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$31.28
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45.1
Added by catfish on Jul 5 2016 at 3:56 pm
Jun 19 2016
Day-trip to western-PA. Wrong turn and lost in Pittsburgh, lots of traffic and an hour of looking for parking at Oakmont. This fill-up combines 2 gallons added at Sheetz station with 11.8 more gallons later at Travel Centers of America, but the total 13.8 gallon tally was still one gallon short of really filling the car because of the stupid pre-pay arrangements at Travel Centers of America, so my fuel entry of gallons above is falsified as I have added one more gallon than actual to the fill up to create a more accurate account. Kept RPM's in the power-band while climbing Alleghenies.
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49,346
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14.819
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$2.539
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$37.63
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47.0
Added by catfish on Jun 19 2016 at 4:27 pm
Jun 6 2016
Certified. No additives. Tank included some driver's ed. Car is running good and I think I have succeeded in avoiding all emission updates per diesel-gate
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48,649
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12.119
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$2.459
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$29.80
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43.1
Added by catfish on Jun 7 2016 at 4:05 pm
May 18 2016
Certified. No additives for the first time in a few months. Thought I noticed the engine running rough more often, more regens too, and one especially persistent regen event. Trying to drive for efficiency, less student driving, but frequent short trips to fish. RUG is $0.20 more than diesel today.
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48,127
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12.314
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$2.259
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$27.82
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42.3
Added by catfish on May 18 2016 at 2:42 pm
Apr 27 2016
Certified. 4 oz PSW. Noticed more frequent regens. Driver's ed continues, but majority of bad mpg driving was from running around in town. Price of REG is $0.30 HIGHER than diesel today.
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47,606
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11.802
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$2.099
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$24.77
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43.7
Added by catfish on Apr 27 2016 at 7:41 pm
Apr 7 2016
Certified. 4 oz PSW. More practice driving way out by west jeff that provided about 40 miles of 36mpg.
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47,090
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12.970
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$2.099
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$27.22
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41.9
Added by catfish on Apr 15 2016 at 7:53 pm
Mar 19 2016
Certified. 4 oz PSW. Warmer temperatures, but the tank includes more learners permit driving. Great car!
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46,547
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12.528
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$2.099
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$26.30
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42.1
Added by catfish on Mar 23 2016 at 3:28 pm
Feb 29 2016
Certified. 4 oz PSW (first additive in months). Did more local driving than usual, and also doing considerable student driving. $1.99 gal for diesel is now the lowest price I have paid since owning this car. RUG is currently at $1.89
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46,019
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12.386
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$1.999
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$24.76
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37.0
Added by catfish on Feb 29 2016 at 4:49 pm
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