29.9 MPG

329.0 mi, 11.018 gal @ $4.199 = 29.9 MPG

210,548 total miles. Shell on Rt 4 in Farmington.

30.8 MPG

330.0 mi, 10.711 gal @ $4.599 = 30.8 MPG

210,219 total miles. Sunoco on Farmington Ave in West Hartford.

29.6 MPG

370.7 mi, 12.507 gal @ $4.390 = 29.6 MPG

209,889 total miles. Gulf on W Main St in Avon.

29.7 MPG

336 mi, 11.304 gal @ $4.499 = 29.7 MPG

209,518 total miles. Shell on Route 4 in Farmington.

Replaced Serpentine Belt and Tensioner.

209,267 miles.

New serpentine belt and tensioner: Gates K060551 belt ($16.96) and Dayco 89625 tensioner ($112.79), both from Rock Auto. The original belt still looked fine and I didn't see any issues, but after 18 years and 200k miles, Gemini and I figured we should go ahead and replace it. Installation was pretty straightforward.

Replaced Engine Air Filter.

209,267 miles.

I replaced the engine air filter with a Bosch 5154WS that cost $5.43 from Rock Auto! Since it's so cheap maybe I should be changing it more often. The manual specifies the engine air filter to be replaced every 30k miles, and the last time this was done was nearly three years ago at 174,484 miles.

 

31.5 MPG

353.6 mi, 11.240 gal @ $4.399 = 31.5 MPG

209,182 total miles. Shell on Route 4 in Farmington.

30.7 MPG

377.4 mi, 12.280 gal @ $4.219 = 30.7 MPG

208,828 total miles. Shell on Route 6 in Bristol.

31.5 MPG

390 mi, 12.366 gal @ $4.199 = 31.5 MPG

208,450 total miles. Mobil on Farmington Ave.

29.3 MPG

354 mi, 12.098 gal @ $4.199 = 29.3 MPG

208,060 total miles. Mobil on Farmington Ave.

32.4 MPG

337 mi, 10.400 gal @ $4.099 = 32.4 MPG

207,705 total miles. Shell on Farmington Ave.

29.3 MPG

334.9 mi, 11.415 gal @ $3.999 = 29.3 MPG

207,368.1 total miles. Valero on Riverside Dr in Twin Mountain, NH.

31.6 MPG

332.0 mi, 10.517 gal @ $3.949 = 31.6 MPG

207,033.1 total miles. Valero/FasMart330 on Farmington Ave.

New Tires.

207,030 miles.

Purchased at Walmart and installed at Midas in Farmington. Grand total of $800.42.

Tires were $642.60 and mount and balance came to $157.82 after tax ($35/tire).

The previous Phantom A/P 235/70 R16 tires lasted just over 45k miles and 5 years.

This time I went with the "Three Peak Mountain Snowflake" rated Nokian Outpost APT All Terrain 235/70R16 106T SUV/Crossover Tire. They look great and ride well. Very happy with the tires and I expect they will perform well over the CT winters. They have a 65k mile warranty.

28.9 MPG

361 mi, 12.476 gal @ $4.139 = 28.9 MPG

206,701 total miles. Mobil on Farmington Ave.

Oil Change.

206,695 miles.

I had a $40 off coupon for oil change at Midas in Farmington. Total $31.89, would have been about $75 otherwise. Castrol ECO 5W-20 synthetic blend. Engine oil drain plug torque 21 ft-lbs.

29.0 MPG

347 mi, 11.977 gal @ $4.199 = 29.0 MPG

206,340 total miles. CitGo on Washington St in Hartford.

32.3 MPG

312 mi, 9.693 gal @ $4.139 = 32.2 MPG

205,993 total miles. Exxon in Manchester.

29.1 MPG

328.8 mi, 11.285 gal @ $3.999 = 29.1 MPG

205,680.8 total miles. Mobil on Farmington Ave in Farmington.

30.1 MPG

340.0 mi, 11.283 gal @ $3.899 = 30.1 MPG

205,352 total miles. Citgo on Washington St in Hartford.