What mileage does your slant six powered ride get?

That' prob the best way to do it. For example, I filled my car up, drove 176 miles, filled it again. Took 5.9 gallons to fill it back to the top of the tank. So I take 176 miles, divided by 5.9=29.8 MPG. Then you can keep a running log, each time you fill it, then average all readings.

That is exactly right. The more fill ups in your average, the more accurate your average. Also, you need about a "half and half" mix of city and highway driving to be even more accurate.