$ The Nation Fuel Cost, and VX MPG Record Thread. $

[CoastieCosta567]

an easy tool to keep track and compare your MPG to others is this free website: fuelly.com
etlsport, knigh7s , jHarris, breez and myself track our mileage here.


You can even compare against other identical vehicles:
http://www.fuelly.com/car/isuzu/vehicross

That's so cool, ill get in there add my #s, Looks like the 1999's are doing good, but yet again, that moonbuggy says they do 23mpg, ummmmm questionable, but would like to know if its true. That would be crazy cool.

[89Vette]

moonbuggy says they do 23mpg, ummmmm questionable, but would like to know if its true. That would be crazy cool.

It can't be true. If you look at their detail page....
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/imtrevonte/vehicross


You'll see their is no consistency. Everything from 3.7MPG to 57.1 MPG is listed!!! WTH!!! It would seem he/she may not enter or understand the site correctly -- as this type of variance would be impossible.

I think it's a good site. OTOH, unlike Kat's forsale check list, it lacks the details I feel are important. If you're wondering what I mean, refer back to my first post in this thread -- where I talk about the details I feel are necessary to make any type of vehicle-to-vehicle comparison.

From what I see, The fuelly site is a reasonable tool to confirm/deny EPA estimated fuel ratings.

[VX KAT]

It can't be true. If you look at their detail page....
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/imtrevonte/vehicross


You'll see their is no consistency. Everything from 3.7MPG to 57.1 MPG is listed!!! WTH!!! It would seem he/she may not enter or understand the site correctly -- as this type of variance would be impossible.

I think it's a good site. OTOH, unlike Kat's forsale check list, it lacks the details I feel are important. If you're wondering what I mean, refer back to my first post in this thread -- where I talk about the details I feel are necessary to make any type of vehicle-to-vehicle comparison.

From what I see, The fuelly site is a reasonable tool to confirm/deny EPA estimated fuel ratings.

IMHO.....I think you're over thinking it a bit.
it's def not a scientific statistical analysis, just an easy way to keep a log of your MPG and glance at others MPG if you feel like it.

p.s. - So I take it that means you LIKE the detailed questionnaire/check list?! .........

[89Vette]

IMHO.....I think you're over thinking it a bit.
it's def not a scientific statistical analysis, just an easy way to keep a log of your MPG and glance at others MPG if you feel like it.

p.s. - So I take it that means you LIKE the detailed questionnaire/check list?! .........

Point taken...In that case, you're questionnaire is tedious and we shouldn't be interested in learning if/how to improve MPG's from each other.

Oh wait. It can't be improved. Jerry Lemond told me so.

I'd just like to know how a few people have posted 20+MPG claims over the years. I guess if you drive down the mountains, don't hit stoptlights, have the wind behind your back, and don't fill the tank ALL the way back up, anything is possible!

FWIW: I won't post to the fuelly site. Though it's nice, I can't see it being enlightening. Again, not enough detail. All I do is reset the trip odo after every fill-up. Take the mileage and divide by gals of gas.

I'm up to 15.5 with 90% city driving. And most are short trips in the 5m range. Hard to get great mpg doing that, right?