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I go out for a coffee at lunch, and the cheapest station has the cheapest, best coffee ($0.65 for a refill) and is a Shell station. So I get gas and caffiene at once! (Beats $1 at work for 8 oz...)

When I was in High School, my friend always put in $2 with an empty tank. I put in $2 with 3/4 tank. He asked why I did it, and I said, when we don't have money, *I'LL* have gas!!!

I've kept my tanks full ever since...

I use 93 Octane only. I guess your mileage is pretty good!

Uh,

to the fourth paragraph:"One should always uphold the principle of not implying more precision than can be justified."

ARRRGGGHHHHH!!! HESS!!!! I had a next door neighbor who ran a Hess station, and he TOLD me, DON'T buy your gas here!!!

Did you see the post where I did a study with my Tercel? Slightly different car, but I managed 43-45 MPG (usually, right in the middle at

44) with 93 Octane. I almost laughed out loud yesterday when a woman that owns a Prius said, "I get 45 MPG". She bought her car new for $26,000; I bought my '95 Tercel in 2001 for $1400. It was a good car; I should have kept it, but I *REALLY* wanted the Supra! (I don't regret the deal too much on warm, sunny days with the roof off and 700 Watts pumping!)

All in all, it cost me $200 LESS using 93 Octane over 30,000 miles I drove the Tercel. Mileage using mid-grade (89 Octane) was 38-40 MPG.

I also tracked mileage over 240,000 miles with my Corolla GTS, and noticed the same thing. The difference wasn't as stunning, however. 31-33 MPG on Mid-Grade, 35-37 MPG using 93.

You are strange though, your fillups of

Which can only be less than the accuracy of your least accurate measurement, which in a lot of cases makes monitoring mpg to .5 mpg pointless. But we all still do it.

My '05 V6 Tacoma is about a penny cheaper per mile, based on my actual driving with ten consecutive tanks of each. However, Toyota recommends premium fuel for this engine, so it should make a difference.

Just curious: how big (a.k.a. massive) is the Tercel? The Prius is not a small/compact car. One can be fooled by its lines. In the US I suspect it would be classed as medium. And its mileage is delivered even for drivers who aren't experts in saving fuel, though not for bloody fool boy racers with no idea, of course.

Keepign your tank full is costing you money - youd get better milage if you kept it more empty. On a small light car the % increase in economy is noticable (1-2mpg on my old peugeot, approximately)

Well, I also have two 20 year old cars with fuel tanks in PERFECT condtion.

When you weigh in the cost of replacing fuel tanks, I've saved a lot more than the $200.

I haven't checked this yet, but I did notice a decrease in mileage when I switched to 89 Octane in order to save a few pennies. When I ran the numbers, using MPG obtained with 89 Octane and 93 Octane, and using a 10 cent difference (that's what it is, ALWAYS where I live) then I come up with a fuel savings of $200 over the 30,000 miles.

I also had an Automatic Trans in that car...

All of my cars have plastic tanks.

He got 45 MPG Highway...

I was getting 45 MPG OVERALL!!!! My Highway MPG must have been in the 50's.

Ive had several 16+ year old cars and never yet found corrosion in any of their tanks, despite never keeping them full. The presence of vapours alone keeps them free of it, plus they are a lot better materials than they were 30 years ago.

J

Hi,

What vehicle/model/year is this for?

Esmail

Hachiroku wrote:

Oh, Sorry...

'05 Scion tC, 2.4l 5-speed.

I *DO*!

I fill up every day at lunch. I live 22 miles from work, about 50 miles per day, and I like keeping a full tank!

Ah, that's just the Excel defaults. But I will 'fine tune' it; you are correct!

2,500 LBS?!?!? I WISH! This hoglet weighs in at a hefty 4300 LBS!!!!! I'll check again to make sure, but I looked twice, once with a friend. Shoot, my Supra weighs 4400, with all the bracing and stiffening so you can take the roof off!

It may be 3400, but I'm pretty sure it's 43...

I guess I should take those two computers out of the hatch, eh?

oh go stuff it! ;)