January Gas

January 24: 191.7 miles / 11.812 gallons = 16.23 mpg

The mpg was achieved with 87 octane (no ethanol).  I decided to fill up with 91 octane (no ethanol) for a winter treat for the caravan.  The gas cost $3.429 per gallon.

Caravan odometer = 180,455 miles

April Gas

I filled up the caravan on Monday with 87 octane (no ethanol). I will no longer be using 91 octane because I didn't see an improvement in mileage.

April 23: 266.7 miles / 13.6 gallons = 19.6 mpg

Caravan odometer = 178,744 miles

Wintervention

The caravan should now be ready for winter. I bought 4 Firestone Touring P205/70R15 S95 tires (with mount, balance, and alignment), and installed a new 18" rear wiper.

I filled the gas tank with 91 octane (no ethanol) again.

January 23:
137.3 miles / 7.919 gallons = 17.3 mpg (Note: It has been a lot colder since my last fill-up.)

Caravan odometer = 178,160 miles

Sea Foam and Gas

I added a pint of Sea Foam to the gas tank before filling up with 87 octane (no ethanol).

October 13:
300.7 miles / 14.322 gallons = 20.99 mpg

Caravan odometer = 177,832 miles

Late-August Gas

I spent $49.20 filling up the caravan with 87 octane (no ethanol) today, after going over 300 miles on 1 tank. That's normally not a big deal for most minivan owners, since they are usually 20-gallon tanks, but my gas tank holds only 15 to 15.5 gallons, thanks to an off-road incident with a rock.

There are a few things I should note before displaying the MPG:

1. This tank had about 10 gallons of 87 octane (no ethanol) and 5 gallons of 89 octane (10% ethanol).

2. I added a quart of Valvoline Max Life synthetic blend 5w-30 to the crankcase, and I made sure the tires were full of air before leaving for my trip to Lake Albert, America.

3. Roughly 190 miles came while I drove to and from the lake, so a lot of interstate/highway driving.

4. There's a small chance I didn't fill up completely, and my next MPG update could be significantly lower. I don't think this is the case, because the fuel gauge displayed 1/8 of a tank left. 1/8 of a 15-gallon tank is 1.875 gallons, and I bought over 13 gallons today.

So with those notes in mind, here are the numbers:

August 30:
335.5 miles / 13.482 gallons = 24.885 mpg!

I'm very proud of Beulah, myself, and our accomplishments together.

Caravan odometer = 177,443 miles

April Update

Here's my update for April 2011: I filled up the caravan one time. That's it.

I rarely drive long distances now because the US Dollar is getting weaker every week. It cost me $51.35 to buy 13.771 gallons of gasoline (89 octane, 10% ethanol). Too bad we don't have silver in our currency anymore; 1 quarter from 1964 (90% silver, 10% copper) can buy 2 gallons of gasoline! 25 cents for 2 gallons of gas, can you imagine that? Damn you, paper currency, that has no intrinsic value and can easily be debased!

April 18:
264.2 miles / 13.771 gallons = 19.2 mpg

Caravan odometer = 176,408 miles

Gas

I filled up the Caravan yesterday with the usual 89 octane (10% ethanol).

287.8 miles / 12.649 gallons = 22.75 mpg.

Caravan odometer = 174,783 miles

Octane and Ethanol

Well, I didn't noticed much, if any, improvement with the 87 octane, 0% ethanol gasoline, compared to the 89 octane, 10% ethanol. I won't be posting the MPG numbers since it was so minuscule. I will be going back to the ethanol blend in the winter time.

Gas Fill Up

I made the switch today (6/1/09). I finally switched to 87 Octane, 0% Ethanol. Let's hope this improves Beulah's gas mileage.

244.0 miles / 11.152 gallons = 21.9 MPG. This mileage was with 89 Octane, 10% Ethanol.

Caravan odometer = 170,947 miles.

Gas Fill Up

I filled up today with 89 Octane, 10% Ethanol.
276.6 miles / 12.155 gallons = 22.8 MPG

Caravan odometer = 170,700 miles

Gas Fill Up

I filled up today with 89 Octane, 10% Ethanol.
271.8 miles / 13.141 gallons = 20.7 MPG

Caravan odometer = 169,864 miles.