Comments on: Less Junk in the Trunk* (Gas Mileage Update)

By: sportmom

sportmom — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:32:59 +0000

Could also be related to the formulation of gas. Most places use a different gas in the winter months than in the summer months because they have to for epa standards (hot months affect the release of gas vapors into the air and so they reformulate the gas). Try doing it again using the same months of the year and see what you get.

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By: Peter Audrain

Peter Audrain — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:22:57 +0000

Holy cow! That’s amazing.

By: hopefulloser

hopefulloser — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:29:05 +0000

yay that’s cool, i’m so flattered to be mentioned in your post!!!

and that’s awesome that you had your receipts to compare. I think it’s true. Less weight in the car does make a difference.

By: kathryn

kathryn — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:01:27 +0000

Damn, way to save $$$. It wouldn’t work for me because I carry half my wardrobe plus a lot of other junk in my car. You’ve inspired me to clean it out anyway :)

By: kimberly

kimberly — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:13:18 +0000

At these gas prices! Are you crazy? ;)

By: PastaQueen

PastaQueen — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:06:50 +0000

I suppose if I really wanted to know, I could find 100 pounds of stuff, throw it in my trunk, fill up the gas tank and see how it affects my mileage. But I don't care that much :)

By: PastaQueen

PastaQueen — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:05:37 +0000

I was kind of surprised by the numbers too, but I looked at two different receipts from each time period and the same number range came up. I looked through my car maintenance receipts and the radiator fix and a water pump replacement were the only big things that happened in between that time besides oil changes. Would that affect the mileage? I don’t know enough about cars to know.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:00:24 +0000

A 10 percent increase in gas mileage? The Olds has a curb weight of, oh, 3,000 pounds. Wouldn’t that mean you’d have to have lost 300 pounds? Maybe that’s not quite how it works. But still … I find it hard to believe your weight loss was the only factor. But who knows.