23.4 MPG

197.0 mi, 8.434 gal @ $4.699 = 23.4 MPG

162,439 total miles. Chevron on Hamilton.

22.5 MPG

267.1 mi, 11.864 gal @ $4.359 = 22.5 MPG

162,242 total miles. Rotten Robbie on Hamilton.

I'm sure something is wrong here. 22.5 MPG is about 20% lower than typical. The mileage checks out, so I'm guessing the pump did not actually provide as much gas as it claims. That was my first time at the Rotten Robbie station, and I really had meant to go to the Chevron across the street.

27.6 MPG

304.9 mi, 11.063 gal @ $4.399 = 27.6 MPG

161,975 total miles. Mobil on Los Gatos Blvd.

30.4 MPG

369.9 mi, 12.166 gal @ $4.459 = 30.4 MPG

161,670 total miles. Chevron on Sievers Road in Dixon.

New Tires.

 161,323 miles.

America's Tire on Hamilton at Bascom.

I previously had the Michelin Latitude Tour tires, which served us very well. They were rated for 65k miles, but I got 75k out of them (installed at 85,822 miles, 8 years ago). I would have gone Michelin again this time, except that I am not driving as much as I did previously and am probably averaging only 5k miles per year, instead of 10k. 

So this time I went with a less expensive tire, the Phantom A/P 235/70 R16 for $108/ea (compared to $183/ea for Michelin). Their warranty is 45k miles. I also got the add-on certificates to cover the tires if anything should go wrong with them. Total out the door was $618.21. America's Tire has always treated us well over the years, and has plugged tires on three of our vehicles for no charge, even when the tires were not purchased from them.

So far the tires look great and have performed as expected. We averaged 30 MPG on the first road trip with the new tires (up to Tahoe and back). I didn't notice any difference in the ride and handling compared to the previous tires. 

28.4 MPG

375.4 mi, 13.221 gal @ $4.299 = 28.4 MPG

161,300 total miles. Mobil on Los Gatos Blvd.

30.7 MPG

324.9 mi, 10.581 gal @ $3.959 = 30.7 MPG

160,924 total miles. Flying J on Frazier Mountain Road.