Saturday was the first day that I filled up my tank since starting the driving slower experiment that I began at the beginning of the month.
I made it 393 miles before the low fuel light came on, which is a lot more than usual. I put in 13.8 gallons, giving me about 28.5 mpg, pretty good considering the maximum highway mileage is 29 mpg. Unfortunately regular gas was $3.99 a gallon!!! Yikes! So I didn’t save much money. At least I’m not driving an SUV.
So I would say week 1 was a success. Week 2 is not off to a great start, a road trip for Mother’s Day involved some fast driving, and Monday I was late for work, which also necessitated faster driving. I will get back on the ball though, I promise.
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