1000 Gallon Update: Latest data on my Vibe GT

[engineertwin2]

In honor of the purchase of my 1000th gallon of gasoline since purchasing the Vibe, here you go:2004 Pontiac Vibe GTPurchased: 4/23/2005 w/ 328 milesOwnership: 485 days (and counting)Odometer: 31,153 milesTotal Fuel Purchased: 1,000.4 gallonsCost of Fuel Purchased: $2,774.05Fuel Cost per Mile: $0.09Historical Fuel Economy: 30.65 mpgMax Fuel Economy: 41.48 mpg (April 30th, 2006 - May 4th, 2006)Min Fuel Economy: 24.35 mpg (August 7th-15th, 2006)Gas Tank Fill-Ups: 101 (100th fill-up came on August 15th, 2006)Max Fuel Added: 11.778 gal (Oct. 27th, 2005)Min. Fuel Added: 4.578 gal (May 4th, 2006)Lowest $ per Gal: $2.339 (got 28.97 mpg for that tank)Highest $ per Gal: $3.399 (got 27.26 mpg for that tank)Acheived greater than 35 mpg: 5 times (roughly 5%)Been through 6 oil changes, all Mobile 1 tri-syn, one new set of tires (switched to 17" 225/45/17s after 28,000 miles), 6 15-amp fuses (thanks to a shorted phone charger), a new set of rims 17x7 Tenzo Mach 10s), two air intake filters, one cabin air filter, and ready to replace tranny fluid and flush coolant...Longest time between fill-ups: 14 daysAverage Daily Miles: 64.2 mi/day

[Mrizzle05]

wow!!! thats crazy!cool info and congrats.

[Jahntassa]

Dang, I never thought of adding that up... Since 7/15/2003, i've put:1,830.82 gallons in my Vibe24.22 MPG Average over its lifetimeLowest cost per gallon: $1.499Highest cost per gallon: $3.33And if I can use excel right, i've spent $2,217.23 on gas since 7/15/2003

[GrayFox]

cool info!I bet GM would love to be able to put that 41MPG on their window stickers

[engineertwin2]

I quick note to go with this...There are 42 US-gallons in a barrel of crude oil..of which, approximately 19.6 gallons constitute those fine ingredients that make up gasoline...So if there are 19.6 gallons per barrel, then the Vibe GT has been responsible for a little more than 51 barrels (bbls) of crude oil...of which 30 barrels (58%) probably came from an international source...51 bbls....wow...that's a lot of barrels...

[crazytrain]

engineertwin2, that's some great record keeping....and thanks for the info! I just got my Vibe about 4 weeks ago and still have all my gas receipts. I think I'll start doing the same.

[HeavenLee]

Wow, great info! Do you have a spreadsheet or something you keep everything in? I created one and have been keeping track as well, but it is no way as detailed as yours!

[ZubenElGenubi]

Great idea, engineertwin2. You definitely nailed me on the mileage performance, even if my cost was less. Here are my 1000th gallon stats, as of 01/23/2006:2004 Pontiac Vibe Base AutoPurchased: 4/26/2004 w/ 26 miles (almost a year before et2)Ownership: 637 daysOdometer: 28,596 milesTotal Fuel Purchased: 1,006.625 gallonsCost of Fuel Purchased: $2,099.01Fuel Cost per Mile: $0.0734Historical Fuel Economy: 28.41 mpgMax Fuel Economy: 39.9 mpg (October 7-9, 2006 - San Antonio Meet)Min Fuel Economy: 24.35 mpg (July 1-7, 2006 - Installed CAI that week!)Gas Tank Fill-Ups: 88 Max Fuel Added: 14.06 gal (May 12, 2005)Min. Fuel Added: 5.02 gal (May 4th, 2006)Lowest $ per Gal: $1.709 (Reg unleaded, 28.38 mpg)Highest $ per Gal: $2.849 (Reg unleaded, 39.9 mpg)Acheived greater than 35 mpg: 1 time (roughly 1%)At that time, I'd been through 5 oil changes (Mobil One 5W-30), one new set of tires (Kuhmo Ecsta ASX 205/55-16 on new Enkei MM2 rims at 2,600 miles), 3 10-amp fuses (thanks bad wiring of a DRL switch!), one CAI & filter, one cabin air filter.Longest time between fill-ups: 24 days (car in shop)Average Daily Miles: 43.55 mi/day

[engineertwin2]

Quote, originally posted by HeavenLee »Wow, great info! Do you have a spreadsheet or something you keep everything in? I created one and have been keeping track as well, but it is no way as detailed as yours! Yep, I got a spreadsheet. I just keep a little pocket note book in the car (in the compartment on the left, below the hatch release button) and just input the data later. I record the date, the number of gallons, the total cost, and calculate the MPGs. Everything else can be derived from that information.The spreadsheet also holds insurance payments, car payments, vehicle maintenance, etc. I use it to calculate my per mile cost of ownership...(attempting to put a price on convenience)...this also helps me out with estimating various maintenance costs, and other projections...By the way, current cost per mile is $0.442...but if you take out my lust for new rims it would actually by $0.408. This is also elevated because I make higher monthly payments than what is due...Compare this to Edmunds.com reporting a cost per mile of $0.50 for the Vibe...not too shabby

[ColonelPanic]

Good stuff. Anybody want to share their snazzy lil' spreadsheets? I'm wanting one that will automagically calculate stuff for me, but I don't know enough about Excel to make one that will keep running totals and averages...

[joholste]

holy cow i did not keep track of my gas that much...wish i would have it woulda been cool