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Diesel #05 Fuel-up Log

2005 Volkswagen Passat
Property of bbq. Added Sep 12 2009

Showing all fuel-ups and notes


Mar 30 2010

Back to 100% petro-diesel

  • 87,785
  • 14.796
  • $3.099
  • $45.85
  • 27.5

Added by bbq on Mar 30 2010 at 1:00 pm


Mar 19 2010

Petro diesel. The mileage with B99 has been sucking

  • 87,378
  • 11.407
  • $3.099
  • $35.35
  • 24.3

Added by bbq on Mar 19 2010 at 10:59 am


Mar 8 2010

B99 low mileage?

  • 87,101
  • 14.575
  • $3.790
  • $55.24
  • 24.6

Added by bbq on Mar 8 2010 at 11:44 am


Feb 26 2010

B99 - car seems faster than ever, but uses full-throttle a bit more often

  • 86,742
  • 11.525
  • $3.840
  • $44.26
  • 31.2

Added by bbq on Feb 26 2010 at 12:05 pm


Feb 21 2010

Taking a chance on B99

  • 86,383
  • 12.876
  • $3.730
  • $48.03
  • 25.9

Added by bbq on Feb 21 2010 at 8:24 am


Feb 4 2010

This tank running up to B-55 from Biofuel Oasis San Anselmo B99 price $3.79/gal Averaged price for B-55 = $3.48

  • 86,049
  • 15.468
  • $3.099
  • $47.94
  • 28.6

Added by bbq on Feb 4 2010 at 5:59 pm


Jan 23 2010

Two-part fuel-up, actually running B-30 The petro-diesel part of the fill-up was at a new station and the pump overfilled up the spout 8^( so am expecting lower mileage

  • 85,606
  • 12.902
  • $3.099
  • $39.98
  • 26.1

Added by bbq on Jan 23 2010 at 6:01 am


Jan 10 2010

fuel now up between regular and medium-grade gas. Yuck! Anyhow, these were 100% city miles, so 30 doesn't seem so bad.

  • 85,269
  • 13.988
  • $3.099
  • $43.35
  • 30.5

Added by bbq on Jan 10 2010 at 10:43 am


Dec 31 2009

return from fill-up in Eureka, plus a week's work commutes

  • 84,842
  • 13.798
  • $2.899
  • $40.00
  • 34.4

Added by bbq on Dec 31 2009 at 12:18 pm


Dec 27 2009

Fill-up in Eureka - would have been cheaper in Ukiah!

  • 84,368
  • 14.259
  • $3.079
  • $43.90
  • 34.2

Added by bbq on Dec 27 2009 at 10:30 am


Dec 24 2009

  • 83,880
  • 14.750
  • $2.899
  • $42.76
  • 29.8

Added by bbq on Dec 24 2009 at 11:17 am


Dec 15 2009

Diesel has gone higher than unleaded, lower than mid-grade gas

  • 83,441
  • 14.366
  • $2.899
  • $41.65
  • 28.6

Added by bbq on Dec 16 2009 at 1:03 am


Dec 6 2009

Trip to SoCal with three cash-basis partial fill-ups for $10, $20, and $40 each, none of which *quite* filled 'er up. Highway miles at rather brisk pace; mileage as expected

  • 83,030
  • 30.529
  • $2.864
  • $87.44
  • 29.6

Added by bbq on Dec 6 2009 at 7:41 am


Nov 28 2009

totally romping city driving

  • 82,125
  • 5.995
  • $2.899
  • $17.38
  • 25.7

Added by bbq on Nov 28 2009 at 6:38 am


Nov 21 2009

Almost all around town; one tour of the bridges for a visiting dignitary from CT

  • 81,971
  • 14.387
  • $2.899
  • $41.71
  • 30.1

Added by bbq on Nov 21 2009 at 1:39 pm


Nov 14 2009

Some country miles; diesel's finally gone up but staying below unleaded. - This was the first fill-up where I deliberately depressed the vent tab when adding some more fuel in the tank. Trip fuel use on display was 35 MPG.

  • 81,538
  • 13.309
  • $2.899
  • $38.58
  • 28.7

Added by bbq on Nov 14 2009 at 12:31 pm


Nov 5 2009

Entirely around town with moderate romping

  • 81,156
  • 13.869
  • $2.799
  • $38.82
  • 29.6

Added by bbq on Nov 5 2009 at 11:56 pm


Oct 26 2009

fast run from SoCal

  • 80,746
  • 13.290
  • $2.799
  • $37.20
  • 34.5

Added by bbq on Oct 26 2009 at 6:33 am


Oct 25 2009

fast run to SoCal

  • 80,288
  • 12.769
  • $3.039
  • $38.80
  • 33.9

Added by bbq on Oct 26 2009 at 6:33 am


Oct 23 2009

topping off before road trip - I really want to validate highway mileage

  • 79,855
  • 4.101
  • $2.799
  • $11.48
  • 29.3

Added by bbq on Oct 23 2009 at 1:26 pm


Oct 20 2009

almost all city stuff, getting a bit punchy around the urban corners and onramps

  • 79,735
  • 14.096
  • $2.799
  • $39.45
  • 27.0

Added by bbq on Oct 20 2009 at 2:12 pm


Oct 10 2009

Includes both fun FAST drive almost to Gualala and back, with excellent learning of the new car on curvy roads

  • 79,354
  • 14.039
  • $2.799
  • $39.30
  • 28.8

Added by bbq on Oct 10 2009 at 1:27 pm


Oct 1 2009

Mostly around town - same fill-up location as always; getting a bit pushy through traffic and trying to get more of a feel for the handling. Also very concerned about need to replace balance shaft + oil pump assembly soon.

  • 78,949
  • 13.402
  • $2.799
  • $37.51
  • 28.3

Added by bbq on Oct 1 2009 at 5:49 pm


Sep 20 2009

A big tank that got a "Refuel" warning light a couple km from the station we were already headed towards

  • 78,570
  • 14.410
  • $2.799
  • $40.33
  • 30.9

Added by bbq on Sep 20 2009 at 3:09 pm


Sep 13 2009

Second petro-diesel fillup

  • 78,125
  • 8.355
  • $2.799
  • $23.39
  • 29.3

Added by bbq on Sep 13 2009 at 8:11 am


Sep 7 2009

First fill-up of Diesel #05

  • 77,880
  • 8.500
  • $2.799
  • $23.79
  • 0.0

Added by bbq on Sep 13 2009 at 8:10 am


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