Standings and Stats: Beginning May 21

[GasSavers_Brock]

Yup, the older VW had a 21 gallon tank where mine is listed as 14.5. Lug what does yours hold?

[MetroMPG]

Team Slow Burn update:

MetroMPG: no report - didn't drive last week

diamondlarry: 05/11/2007 - 367 mi. - 5.702 gal - 64.36 mpg - personal best!

basjoos - 05/10/2007 - 435.6 mi. - 5.9 gal. - 73.83

ELF: no report

James - White VX - no report

[ELF]

Originally Posted by rh77

It might not be so bad...

Since you've filled with at least 3 gallons this round, you can retire the car for the Cycle and go with the average you have up to now...

But for the next round...

How long is the car to be out? Since someone else is the Daily Driver for an extended period, a new 3.00 to ~5.00 gallon baseline for Cycle 2 has to be established within 42 days; otherwise, there would be a 5% penalty for a missing member if it's longer than that.

BTW, what kind of Van and how many miles? That's harsh...

The Commish

Its a ford windstar, she took a plane trip, came home 2 weeks later and started the van and that was it Kinda weird. It has like 170k on it.
Her local mechanic is going to get a junkyard motor and install it for her, all for only $1,300 sounds like a good deal to me.

Will keep you posted as to new developments.

[BeeUU]

Originally Posted by Brock

I chickened out and filled at 1064 miles. My SG must have been way off. I put 16.014 gallons in for the 1064 miles or 66.44 tank. I drove about 80 miles with the low fuel light on. The most I have ever put in before was 16.33. I just couldn't drive any more like that.

That would have been nerve racking. Good driving, the list of people with a 1000 mile tank must be short!!

[rh77]

Originally Posted by ELF

Its a ford windstar, she took a plane trip, came home 2 weeks later and started the van and that was it Kinda weird. It has like 170k on it.

Bummer -- I know the 3.0L versions a few years back had some head gasket problems.

[rh77]

If my calculations are correct, it's time for Week 5 results!

Cumulative Results from Week 5, ending May 13, 2007...

Format:
Member ... Vehicle ... Vehicle Description ... Reported FE ... % Change
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TEAM 1: "OPEC Busters" (3rd)
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zpiloto ... Coche Loco ... '00 Daewoo Lanos automatic ... 44.76 mpg ... 14.5%

theclencher...The Lambo ... '92 Ford Tempo GL 5-Speed ... 29.77 mpg ... 1.8%

repete86 ... The Green Machine ... '93 Accord DX automatic ... 42.19 mpg ... 3.1% (No Report)

BeeUU ... Peugeot 405 ... '89 Peugeot 405 5-spd ... 42.47 mpg... 45.2%

Brock ... Jetta Wagon ... '03 Jetta GLS TDI 5-spd ... 66.46 mpg ... 24.0%

Team Improvement: 17.7% (3rd)

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TEAM 2: "Slow Burn" (1st)
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MetroMPG ... Firefly #2 Blackfly ... '98 Pontiac Firefly - CDN (Geo Metro USDM) 5-spd ... 84.32 mpg ... 63.1% (No Report / Carry-Over)

diamondlarry ... DOHCtor Green MPG ... '92 Saturn SL2 5-spd ... 59.25 mpg ... 26.2%

James ... White VX ... '94 Honda VX 5-Speed ... 51.14 mpg ... 7.4% (No Report / Carry Over)

basjoos ... Keeps on Rollin' ... '92 Civic CX 5-spd ... 72.94 mpg ... 7.3%

ELF ... The sable ... '00 Sable LS automatic ... 32.15 mpg ... 20.4% (Vehicle Temporarily Out)

Team Improvement: 24.9% (1st)

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TEAM 3: "GasMisers5" (2nd)
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CO ZX2 ... Old Reliable ... '99 Ford ZX2 5-speed ... 80.86 mpg ... 52.2% (only two individual SG weeks reported -- average based on 3-week previous baseline + 1 each SG individual week)

FormulaTwo ... The Egg ... '93 Civic CX 5-speed ... 60.90 mpg ... 12.0% (carry-over tally / no report)

omgwtfbyobbq ... White Bread ... '92 Toyota Camry V-6 automatic ... 34.30 mpg ... -0.4%

landspeed ... Bluey ... '87 Nissan Bluebird Turbo 5-speed - UKDM ... 42.25 mpg ... 27.3% (carry-over tally - no report)

jwxr7 ... The Metro Experience ... '94 Geo Metro 4 dr. 5-speed ... 63.87 mpg ... 18.0%

Team Improvement: 21.8% (2nd)

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TEAM 4: "Feast & Famine" (4th)
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Peakster ... The Geo ... '97 Metro 5-speed - CDN ... 57.23 mpg ... 24.1%

Kickflipjr ... Tan/Blue Protege ... '95 Protege 5-spd ... 42.62 mpg... 17.5% (vehicle retired -- carry-over tally)

Red ... TJ ... '01 Jeep Wrangler 5-speed ... 18.82 mpg ... 4.8%

Red91sit ... The Champion... '86 Lincoln Towne Car Automatic ... 18.37 mpg ... 4.7% (vehicle retired -- carry-over tally)
Red91sit ... Purple Car ... '95 Ford Contour GL Automatic... Baseline Established / No 2nd Fill

JanGeo ... The White xB ... '06 Scion XB 5-spd ... 41.90 mpg ... 7.6%

Team Improvement: 11.8% (4th)
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As you all know, it's the final week of Cycle 1. Drive well, and Best FE...

The Commish
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Please note the spreadsheet has an improved format
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[zpiloto]

Last fill for the cycle. A new tank and mileage record for the mighty Woo.
505.2@45.98 mpg Still had 1.7 gallons remaining. Nice note to finish on.

Go team OB!

[MetroMPG]

Z - nice! I like how you include avg speed in your gaslog too.

[kickflipjr]

Numbers in on the saturn wagon.

322.2 Miles
9.711 Gallons
33.17 MPG

That isn't great mpg but it isn't horrible either.

[CO ZX2]

CO ZX2: Filled 8.499 gallons, 755.6 miles, 88.9 mpg, SG tank avg 42 mph.

Alternator off for about half the trips, carried a spare battery and changed for returns. First tank since transmission gear change.

I have used the night warming regimen described in V.1.0 religiously every night, all night for this whole tank. Moved the engine oil pan heater to the transmission and used both engine heaters and the insulation each night. It is getting warmer here but we still see 25-40 degree F. nights.

Still making aero tweaks, including a 3 inch extension to my air dam. It is now less than 2 inches off the ground but flexible. I live on a dirt road that gets pretty rough at times and haven't ripped it off yet.

GasMisers Team members: This is the final week of this cycle. All of you have the required fill for this cycle, but please report any additional fills to me in time to make a timely report. Fills must be made before midnight Sunday 5/20/07 to count. Go GasMisers5!!!