I'm convinced where you get gas effects mileage

[aquacruisersteve]

the entire time I lived in California my PT got 20-21 miles to the gallon no matter where I got gas. As soon as I hit the mid west moving to the east coast my mileage greatly increased. I now average anywhere from 25-28 mpg. Depending on foot placement on the go pedal. To many additives in Cali. the 01 has a different final drive ratio then all the others also, so I wonder what kind of difference that makes. Then when the new 05 PT GT Convt gets here I'll guess will have to see..... Right now we use Costco exclusively, we try to stay away from so called (TERROROISTS) Fuels.

[TangerineDream]

I too have found where you get your gas from makes a big Change in the milage I lways use Pioneer they carry Sunoco Gas and it seams every time i get gas else where my milage goes down ... why i am not sure but it does

[Chuckles]

I like hearing better mileage. How about cost per mile? To me that's the best measure, since "pick-up" can be somewhat subjective. I've been getting the cheapest stuff I can find, but maybe it's time to study it more...hhhmmm...

Chuckles.

[Quintin]

Originally Posted by Chuckles

I like hearing better mileage. How about cost per mile? To me that's the best measure, since "pick-up" can be somewhat subjective. I've been getting the cheapest stuff I can find, but maybe it's time to study it more...hhhmmm...

Chuckles.

In Ontario, our gas prices fluxuate on a daily basis, and I mean DAILY...so it's extremely difficult unless you want to enter everything into Excel and formulate weekly to figure out cost per mile/km.

[Dreamacre]

I get the same if I use Amoco, QT or Race Trak (cheap station). Why pay more? If you watch how you drive and don't be a leadfoot, your mileage will improve.

I'll stick with the cheapest I can find.

[JOEM]

Originally Posted by Dreamacre

I get the same if I use Amoco, QT or Race Trak (cheap station). Why pay more? If you watch how you drive and don't be a leadfoot, your mileage will improve.

I'll stick with the cheapest I can find.

Agree. I get my "white gas" at Ma and Pa Kettles Convenience Store and Bait Shop (the stuff works great in my lawn mower and keosene heather, too) and I get great gas mileage. Ma and Pa also give free pork rinds with every fill-up.

[Dreamacre]

Originally Posted by JOEM

Agree. I get my "white gas" at Ma and Pa Kettles Convenience Store and Bait Shop (the stuff works great in my lawn mower and keosene heather, too) and I get great gas mileage. Ma and Pa also give free pork rinds with every fill-up.

I salute you, Joem! Ma and Pa have alot of mouths to feed.

[PT_Sean]

Although I DON'T disagree with the findings that station A's gas gives better mileage than stations B's, the only 100% scientific way to determine this would be to run SIMILAR tests using absolute SIMILAR conditions iwth the 2 fuels in question- humidity, operating temps, road course, load, ambient temp, ... all have to be the SAME in order to prove the hypothesis.

7 kms / L - how was that measured? Did you start with an FULL tank, drive till empty, top off to determine the L used, then divide the distance by the qty of fuel??

7 km/L equates to about 19.86 mpg (imperial gallon).

I typically get 450-500 kms on a full tank, using various fuels. SHELL typically cause they give AIR MILES .

S

[Wendy]

My driving in ordinarily consistent, reflecting my ordinary life! Fill up Friday, trip up the coast and back on weekend, kid to school 5 days, highway trip to the office, local driving the rest of the tank. I'm averaging around 28mpg (27ish - 29ish) and this last tank from the supposed good servo I got just under 25mpg. Went back to the usual servo and filled up so I'll give you those stats next week.

[DJ RickH10]

With previous cars, I used cheap gas and found I got cheap gas mileage. I then switched to using Chevron and my gas mileage greatly improved! When I bought I bought my PT I started varying between Chevron & Costco gas. I soon found out that I was getting much better gas mileage and engine performance on Costco premium gas compared to Chevron's midgrade. I pay less for Costco premium gas than I do for the midgrade. I fortunately have a Costco close to me, so filling up isnt out of my way.