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VW diesel report: 2020

Happy New Year! I still use Fuelly.com to track my fuel consumption. Here are the results of my driving in 2020:

  • I refueled 6 times.
  • The average distance I drove between fill-ups was 908.4 km (564.4 miles).
  • The average price I paid per litre of diesel was $1.03 ($3.89 per US gallon).
  • The total distance tracked in 2020 was 5450km (3387 miles).
  • To drive that distance, I used 329.49 litres of fuel (87.04 US gallons).
  • I spent an average of $56.34 for each refuel.
  • I spent a total of $338.04 on fuel.
  • That works out to 6¢ per kilometre (10¢ per mile).
  • My average fuel economy for the year was 6.0 litres/100 km (38.9 MPG).

Taking it a bit further, 6 fill-ups in 12 months averages out to a fill-up every two months. A pandemic certainly helps cut down on the driving!

Over this year, I’ve noted that my fuel economy, or specifically, the distance I can drive per tank of fuel has been increasing. To whit, I would typically reach 800 km per tank about 75% of the time. Now I find I’m reaching 900 km per tank about half the time. When I bought the car I recall being told that fuel economy would get better and better until the car was fully broken in at around 160,000 km, and I’m less than 1000 km away from that mark! I didn’t believe it at the time but it seems to be absolutely true.

VW diesel report: 2015

Happy New Year! I still use Fuelly.com to track my fuel consumption. Here are the results of my driving in 2015:

  • I refueled 6 times.
  • The average distance I drove between fill-ups was 834.3 km (518.4 miles).
  • The average price I paid per litre of diesel was $1.05 ($3.96 per US gallon).
  • The total distance tracked in 2015 was 5 006 km (3 110 miles).
  • To drive that distance, I used 322.01 litres of fuel (85.07 US gallons).
  • I spent an average of $56.15 for each refuel.
  • I spent a total of $336.91 on fuel.
  • That works out to 7¢ per kilometre (11¢ per mile).
  • My average fuel economy for the year was 6.4 litres/100 km (36.6 MPG).

Taking it a bit further, 6 fill-ups in 12 months averages out to a fill-up every two months.

VW diesel report: 2014

I still use Fuelly.com to track my fuel consumption. Here are the results of my driving in 2014:

  • I refueled 7 times.
  • The average distance I drove between fill-ups was 809.1 km (502.7 miles).
  • The average price I paid per litre of diesel was $1.31 ($4.96 per US gallon).
  • The total distance tracked in 2014 was 5,663 km (3519 miles).
  • To drive that distance, I used 358.17 litres of fuel (94.62 US gallons).
  • I spent an average of $66.73 for each refuel.
  • I spent a total of $467.12 on fuel.
  • That works out to 8¢ per kilometre (12¢ per mile).
  • My average fuel economy for the year was 6.3 litres/100 km (37.3 MPG).

Taking it a bit further, 7 fill-ups in 52 weeks averages out to a fill-up every 7½ weeks, or just less than every two months.

VW diesel refuel #121

Dates: October 9 to December 27
Odometer: 112738 to 113556
Distance travelled: 817.6 km
Fuel used: 54.615 litres

Calculated fuel economy:
6.7 l/100 km
37.21 miles/US gallon
42.29 miles/imperial gallon

The headline isn’t the fuel economy, but rather how little I drive!

VW diesel refuel #120

Dates: September 25 to October 9
Odometer: 111738 to 112738
Distance travelled: 1000.7 km
Fuel used: 53.581 litres

Calculated fuel economy:
5.4 l/100 km
43.93 miles/US gallon
52.76 miles/imperial gallon

Some highway driving nicely boosts the economy figure.

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