2008 mileage / gasoline use

[hillclimber]

Appropos of nothing, I tracked all my gasoline purchases in 2008 and here are the results:

I drove 8926 miles last year (it's good to live close to work). Average MPG was 24.4. I ran through 366.5 gallons of gas at an average price of $3.25 for a total gasoline expense of $1,190. Highest price paid was $4.19 on July 5, lowest price paid was $1.65 on Dec 31.

Let's hope we keep prices below $2.00 for 2009!

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: hillclimber
Let's hope we keep prices below $2.00 for 2009!


Cheers to that!

 

[Bill in Utah]

Originally Posted By: hillclimber
Let's hope we keep prices below $2.00 for 2009!


Any other fantasizes you'd like to post?

(keep it clean!)

Not a chance that gas will stay below $2 for the whole year. This time next year I'll be wishing for $2 a gallon... Last summer prices was just the beginning.

Stay tuned.

Bill

PS: I don't want to see how much fuel I used. It would scare me and possibly make me go even more crazy.

 

[JustinH]

My habits have changed greatly.

I went from two cars, each getting under 15mpg. One took 93 octane fuel. My truck would slurp 25 gallons per week, my car 15.

I drive a saturn ion, I use about 10 gallons per week, and regular 87 octane fuel.

About 16 dollars to fill the tank, fine for me!

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: hillclimber
Let's hope we keep prices below $2.00 for 2009!


Any other fantasizes you'd like to post?

(keep it clean!)

Not a chance that gas will stay below $2 for the whole year. This time next year I'll be wishing for $2 a gallon... Last summer prices was just the beginning.

Stay tuned.

Bill

 

[hillclimber]

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: hillclimber
Let's hope we keep prices below $2.00 for 2009!


Any other fantasizes you'd like to post?

(keep it clean!)

Not a chance that gas will stay below $2 for the whole year. This time next year I'll be wishing for $2 a gallon... Last summer prices was just the beginning.

Stay tuned.

Bill

PS: I don't want to see how much fuel I used. It would scare me and possibly make me go even more crazy.

Well, I don't have a clue as to what gas will be one year from now and after seeing oil prices skyrocket last year, the stock market plunge, etc, I don't think I'll try to predict the future and will just say that almost nothing would surprise me, one way or the other.

 

[Tom NJ]

I guess I'm not the only fanatic who keeps such records - I even graph the MPG!

For my 2008 Altima 2.5 SL this past year I drove 9,006 miles and consumed 343.6 gallons of gas at an average price of $3.311/gal and an average of 26.21 MPG.

We at now at $1.35/gal for no-name regular here in NJ, $1.41 for some brand names. And that is full service as we are one of only two states that do not allow you to pump your own gas (the other is Oregon).

Tom NJ

 

[StevieC]

gasbuddy.com has all the graphs you want and you can compare two states countries etc. Compare yours to Canada and see how we are getting it in the rear!

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: Tom NJ
I guess I'm not the only fanatic who keeps such records - I even graph the MPG!

And for those who don't know Excel all that well, you can still see a graph of your MPG and other stats by recording your fuel-ups here:

http://www.fuelly.com

My total spent in 2008 was $1,337.

 

[Bill in Utah]

Oh I keep records, I just don't want to read them....

2008 I drove 29,200 miles with one car.

A little over 662 gallons used. Past that I'd have to do some figuring. Paid $4.39 to $1.31 for regular gas though out the year.

Take care, bill

 

[Bill in Utah]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Tom NJ
I guess I'm not the only fanatic who keeps such records - I even graph the MPG!

And for those who don't know Excel all that well, you can still see a graph of your MPG and other stats by recording your fuel-ups here:

http://www.fuelly.com

My total spent in 2008 was $1,337.


Pretty cool.

I may start using this.

Being the lazy guy I am..

Any cost for the use of their service?

Bill

 

[ikeepmychevytoo]

Grand average for 2008 is 25.13 mpg with ~24K miles covered.

1984 Chevrolet Celebrity 173 v6 with Canadian non-catalyst EGR emissions.

 

[Bill in Utah]

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Tom NJ
I guess I'm not the only fanatic who keeps such records - I even graph the MPG!

And for those who don't know Excel all that well, you can still see a graph of your MPG and other stats by recording your fuel-ups here:

http://www.fuelly.com

My total spent in 2008 was $1,337.


Pretty cool.

I may start using this.

Being the lazy guy I am..

Any cost for the use of their service?

Bill
Nevermind. It is free.

I think I'm going to use this service.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Quattro Pete]

Yup, it's free. And if you have existing fuel-up data (for example in Excel), you can also import it after you set up your profile.

 

[Dave H]

StevieC,

The prices on gasbuddy.com for Canada are in cents/liter, correct? Actually, that kinda makes it look relatively cheap (.59 dollars/unit compared to our 1.50/unit). Until I realized my typical fillup would be .59 dollars times 48 or so, instead of 1.50 dollars times 12 gallons.

 

[Eddie]

If gas is too cheap then the politicians will put more tax on it. There is talk of this already.