Mileage

Here are the basic stats for my standard 1999 S1:

  • Dates: 16 January 2001 to 18 July 2003
  • Entries: 160
  • Kilometers driven: 50636km
  • Total gas used: 4,112 liters
  • Total paid: 4,254 Euros
  • Average fill-up amount: 25.7 liters
  • Average fill-up cost: 26.6 Euros
  • Average fuel efficiency: 8.1liters/100km = 29 mpg US = 35 mpg UK
  • Average gas price: 1.03 Euros

And some notes:

  • Although much of this was in the DM days, I've converted to Euros for the early period.
  • There was a little gas in the car when I got it and 21km on the clock, but that's not going to make much of a difference.
  • Much of my driving is highway at 140-180 km/hr, plus I like to have fun in the city, so I think 29 actual miles per gallon is damn good!
  • It's interesting that the price of gas seems to have dropped a bit when you take into account the yearly tax hikes in Germany.

Here is a plot of the gas prices since I got it:

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