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Old 05-22-2009, 04:40 PM   #15 (permalink)
stevey_frac
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Jalilah - '07 Chevrolet Cobalt LT
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Originally Posted by Nevyn View Post
While I agree, I'll also pose part of my personal quandary with L/100Km: RESOLUTION. It's only ever out to 1 decimal place, which isn't very much.

2.0 L/100Km = 117.6 MPG
2.1 L/100Km = 112.0 MPG

One decimal place is 5.6 MPG difference? On a 12-gallon tank, that's a difference of 67.2 MILES of travel. Sure, it's only 5/8 of a gallon, but sometimes 60 miles is the difference between STOP NOW or "I'll make it home."
You could make the same argument about MPG in the lower end, instead of the high end. 5 MPG vs 6 MPG. There are never ANY decimal places, and the difference is HUGE!!! staggering. about 18%!!
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