I Think I'm Driving Too Much

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
09/08/2015 at 10:57 • Filed to: None

I’ve driven almost 1600 miles this month. No wonder I’m broke.

DISCUSSION (39)

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:01

Oh come on, its not THAT much. I drove about 3,000 this past month.

duurtlang > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:01

It might also be your horrible gas mileage. I drive more but spend less, despite living in a country where gasoline is still over $6 a gallon (US). Not that my car runs on gasoline, but that’s not the point.

CalzoneGolem > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:03

I drove 1k miles in one weekend hahaaa!

Cé hé sin > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:04

That, and the 17 mpg.

PS9 > duurtlang
09/08/2015 at 11:04

That’s not bad at all for a RWD pick up.

Party-vi > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:05

I’m running about 500 miles a week. I gots you beat! :D

Also paying for premium at 24-25mpg. Sucks ass.

CAR_IS_MI > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:10

Lol. I average about 1200 a month going to and from work alone. My average MPG in the Jeep is 11. Recently, my average cost per gallon is about $3.30 (doing the math in my head).

Thats $360 getting to and from work...

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > CAR_IS_MI
09/08/2015 at 11:16

You should buy a prius, then you can afford a project car

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > PS9
09/08/2015 at 11:17

It's no prius, but ya; you would've expected worse

duurtlang > PS9
09/08/2015 at 11:20

While true, it’s still a cause for high costs. If those costs become prohibitive it can easily be remedied by driving a more economical car.

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:22

What app is that?

PS9 > duurtlang
09/08/2015 at 11:23

Your not gonna find any pick up trucks of this era that will give you the MPG of a civic. If a truck is what you need, a non-truck is a non-option.

Your only real option is to consider a diesel truck instead, but none of those in the US are going to be small.

Wacko > Party-vi
09/08/2015 at 11:25

hey no one forced you to buy a car that uses premium :)

Man we should suggested people who complain about having to use premium instead of hummers, landrovers and dude look at me i own a ferrari.

Party-vi > Wacko
09/08/2015 at 11:26

I’ve always put premium in my stuff except the Pilot. It does not deserve premium. My only issue is the mileage I’m seeing. I used to get around 27 or 28, so I need to track down what my issues are.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:28

Funny, I'm averaging 23.5 US MPG over the last couple months and 19.7 overall with 2 more cylinders. Mind you they are much newer cylinders.

Wacko > Party-vi
09/08/2015 at 11:29

air pressure? lead foot?

uofime-2 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:34

you deliver parts for O’reilies right?

Don’t they reimburse you for mileage?

Party-vi > Wacko
09/08/2015 at 11:37

No my foot has kept the same leadiness as previous. It’s probably my Pilot Sport A/S3 tires (previous were low roll resistance Primacy tires) and new spark plugs/air filter being needed soon. Plugs have been in it for 50k miles.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy
09/08/2015 at 11:37

Gas cubby, it also logs service intervals

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > uofime-2
09/08/2015 at 11:37

Oh I don't use my own truck for that, they have a fleet

CAR_IS_MI > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:39

I have a few of those already

uofime-2 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:39

Oh, that’s good. I got the wrong idea from some of your posts.

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Party-vi
09/08/2015 at 11:43

And I use cheap gas at 35 mpg.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:47

I’m bothered my light lighter car with .8 liters less displacement that is driven mostly highway is only averaging 18.something and your truck getting nearly that much.

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 11:48

Is it one of those Bluetooth OBDII deals or is it just info you put in manually?

Party-vi > Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car
09/08/2015 at 12:19

If I drove like a grandma I might be able to get a couple more out of it, but I would die a little inside.

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Party-vi
09/08/2015 at 12:23

Me too. I did 46 once. But I was driving like my grandma. It kills me to go less than 2 over.

bob and john > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 12:45

No, the fact that you get 18mpg MAX is whats killing you

Rico > Party-vi
09/08/2015 at 12:59

It’s the stickier tires. Happened to me but fuck LRR tires.

Firewrx234 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 13:04

I love gas cubby....mainly because statistics and car fluctuations have always interested me. Here’s mine since I got my C250 almost 2 months ago:

Kinja'd!!!

Also...my bad on the sideways phone snap thing. Can't fix it right now.

cnessel27 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 13:14

I love gas cubby too. Easily the app I use most asides from safari. Here’s my focus stats for the past 2 years.

Kinja'd!!!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy
09/08/2015 at 13:51

Bluetooth?

OBDII?

Whats that? My truck is 22 years old

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 14:11

Lol, damn, didn’t realize the Danger Ranger was that much of an old fogey.

JD Bartlett > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 14:22

I told myself when I started my job that I would never price any of this out.

500 miles a week, 15-17 mpg on standard unleaded.

for Michigan > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 14:38

I average around 450 miles/week. Used to be at 28 MPG on the Civic, but the Mazda only hit 24 MPG on its first tank.

So I’m spending about $200/month on gas, but I get reimbursed 25¢/mile at work, which is $500/month.

Which means $300/month for “maintenance”! Looks like I might be getting that catback exhaust sooner than I thought.

Jayhawk Jake > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
09/08/2015 at 14:40

I did 3000 the first month I owned my Sonic.

To this day I don't know how

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > cnessel27
09/08/2015 at 15:41

Here’s mine for the past 10 months

Kinja'd!!!

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Party-vi
09/08/2015 at 15:41

You got it easy, I’m at a normal 640/week just for work, usually another 40ish for around-town crap. 940 last week tho.

I do get 28ish mpg if I really keep my foot out of it though. Still premium.

Party-vi > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
09/08/2015 at 15:50

Great googly-moogly.