May Fuel Challenge Check-In #2
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It’s another Monday, so it’s time for me to check in with my own progress with the Fuel King/Queen Challenge. I had a fuel up this week and it wasn't pretty – I got 22.8 miles per gallon this tank. Ouch! I have got to get back to getting 28-30 miles per gallon.
I've been doing a lot of city driving and the results show – I got to change up my driving habits, quick. Here are a few things I'll be working on when driving with this tank:
- Be consistent with my driving speed. When I'm driving to the other side of town I tend to get stuck on Capital Blvd traffic. That usually means lots of lights and bad driving. I'll try out different routes to see if that helps.
- Keep my car light.
- Be a part of a carpool. I'll try to split car trips more with friends.
- Combine errands to minimize unnecessary trips. I'm guilty of this during the weekends when I'm driving the city. I'll work on doing one trip a day and taking care of several activities.
I'm hoping you're doing better with your fuel-ups! If not, what do you plan on changing up for this tank?
If you’re interested in tracking your gas mileage and you don't want to use Fuelly, here are some free spreadsheets I found online:
Angry Millionaire is on a Streak
Martilyo from Angry Millionaire has been getting some rather good consistent results from his Honda Civic. It has over 200k miles on it, but it's a fine machine. Martilyo is getting over 32 miles per gallon with the fuel-ups.
Thoughts on the Fuel Challenge
I'd love to hear from you and your challenge. Please remember to leave your progress in the comments below – it’s encouraging and a way for us to see how each other is doing. If you have any tips that you’ve used please share them as well.
You just reminded me with your “Keep your car light” tip that I have a heavy binding machine in my trunk that I need to get out. That would probably save me money in gas just by doing that!
Lol; glad I could help!