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Old 11-12-2010, 11:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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1st full fill

Just did my first full fill up on my new (used) car. I picked up a SGII at about 2/3 tank and set it totally wrong.

I was horribly depressed at not even being able to hit 32mpg @50mph I tried all the driving tricks and it just wouldn't go any higher. Imagine my surprise when I did the math after filling up and saw 44.76mpg!

SGII is set correctly now


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Old 11-13-2010, 12:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Just did the 2nd fill on my sgII today. I messed up my first fill so had to start over. I do like all the info it gives you. Having alot of fun with it. Now I can get accurate info. Mine was reading a bit high on the first tank.
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Old 11-13-2010, 07:07 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Nice job fixing the SG issues

Congrats on the fine tank as well.
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Old 11-13-2010, 01:06 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Nice, that's a pretty good tank for this time of year.
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Old 11-14-2010, 05:09 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Cool! Did you have to spend the weekend driving loops in order to empty your tank?
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Old 11-14-2010, 02:36 PM   #6 (permalink)
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lol, no loops, but I have a 60 mile round trip to work. Lots of slow moving traffic so I think my average was 28mph, I coast a long way at slow speeds


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