Trip 1 Dates covered: Oct 1st - Dec 25th, 2007 Mileage: 5000-7800 Consumption: 51.9 mpg Trips: 50-65mph for 1500 miles 0-50mph for 1300 miles Notes: Significant drop in consumption efficiency with colder temperatures. October mpg was about 57mpg and had been declining every since. Trip 2 Dates covered: December 26th, 2007 - January 4th, 2008 Mileage 7801-11250 Consumption: 38.3 mpg Trips: 65-80 mph: 2200 miles 45-65 mph: 800 miles 0-45 mph: ~450 miles Notes: Average trip temperature: 20 F Victory in the Iowa caucuses: priceless
