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was Oil companies/now mpg
As I said in my post:
"I'd try to fill up at the same indicator level every time and would, on
average, take about 10.5 gallons, give or take about .3."
To dumb it down a bit:
The average 10.5 gallons would fill the tank. I actually kept a log for
several months and did my calculations based off of the amount it took to
fill the tank and how many miles were driven. Therefore, since I knew my
tank was full when I started, and it took 10.5 gallons to fill 'er up, and I
drove 350 miles I could assume a rough MPG of 33 for that tank of gas. I
know there are many variables involved but I consistently got the same
results. City/Highway conditions were also considered. Rarely did I get a
chance to do "pure" highway driving. But when I did, I'd put a little star
next to the results. Big picture being, on average, I got more out of a
tank of gas using Shell than any others. The BP results were so bad, I
avoid them completely now. Shitgo, Exxon, Texaco and Hess were about even.
Where I lived allowed me to sample the same brand from different stations
with the exception of Hess. They only had one station that I knew of in my
section of Jacksonville.
Hope that clears it up for you Larry.
Craig
>From: "LEF" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Craig Steiner" <steiner_ca@hotmail.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: was Oil companies/now mpg
>Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:21:43 -0700
>
>Craig, measuring the miles to a "tank of gas" is too imprecise to be
>valid. How much is a "tank" of gas??
>
>If you have a 13 gallon tank capacity, is your calculation value 13
>gallons? Probably not, since MOST of us do not drive until we run out of
>fuel. So, how much is a "tank"? Is it 12.5 gallons? Or, is it 11.8 gal??
> Or is it 12.3 this week and 10.9 next week?
>
> See the problem here?
>
>larry
>sandiego16v
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Steiner
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:53 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: Oil companies
>
>
> I've run just about every grade/brand of gas in my '88 16V and the only
> thing I ever noticed was the mileage I got. No noises, acceleration
> problems etc. I actually tested this out about 2 years ago and I could
>get
> 360 miles on a tank of 93 octane Shell gasoline during highway driving.
>87
> octane BP was the worst at 270 miles. BP was also the worst of the
>Premium
> gasolines. 310 miles if I remember correctly. Shell was the best for
>city
> driving too, averaging about 330 miles per tank. Now, my tests weren't
> exactly scientific. I'd try to fill up at the same indicator level every
> time and would, on average, take about 10.5 gallons, give or take about
>.3.
> I think I sampled the different stations enough that most errors
>probably
> averaged themselves out.
>
> Craig
> '88 Alpine White 16V
>
>
>
> >From: Tonee Northam <pb3vr6@yahoo.com>
> >To: marc.getty@temple.edu, Neptuno <neptunonc@yahoo.com>,Blake
> ><blake@clockworm.com>, scirocco scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: OT: Oil companies
> >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:17:12 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >I agree gas is gas, maybe I should have said that my car tends to run
> >better or worse depending on which station I go to. Maybe I'm getting
>gas
> >from the almost empty tank from that pump, etc.
> >
> >Marc Getty <marc.getty@temple.edu> wrote:
> >I'm with Bubb on this. Partialy because he scares me just a little bit,
>and
> >mostly because it is very easy to boycott an oil company that has no
> >stations in your home town! ;-)
> >
> >Me, I prefer Exxon/Mobil because using SpeedPass to pay is sooooo easy!
> >Unfortunately almost all Exxon and Mobil stations near me are now
>Russian
> >owned Lukoil stations without SpeedPass.
> >
> >I'm with the 'gas is gas' folks, ijve never had a bad or even mediorce
>tank
> >of gass in any of my VWs or my RIP Benz. However, I used to have
>problems
> >(imaginary/presumed? I dunno) with Sunoco gas on Carb'ed cars. Way back
>in
> >the day.
> >
> >-Marc top posting in Illinois
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Neptuno
> >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:50:30
> >To:Tonee Northam
> >, Blake , scirocco scirocco
> >Subject: Re: OT: Oil companies
> >
> >My understanding is that gas is gas...SO the Hess station next to work
>has
> >the best deal and that is where you see me......
> >
> >EL T
> >
> >Tonee Northam
> >wrote:
> >I tend to switch stations, BP Shell, Mobil, every now and then just to
>see
> >if my car performs better.
> >
> >Our MV can run on e85 which nobody around here carries, but I just
>wonder
> >how much corn it would take to fill a 18 gal tank.
> >
> >Blake wrote:
> >i like BP gas - seem to make my machines run better
> >
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