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Varn · 09-30-2010, 10:46 PM

Had my first over the road trip with my OD van (Econoline) today with the Ultragauge.

I tried several settings on page one. Finally decided that the instant economy and trip economy were by far the most important settings. The route was about 150 miles, I averaged 20.8 mpg. The route was hilly. I mounted the gauge below my line of sight. and after a ways I thought that keeping the van above 20mpg was a good goal. At low speeds it was hard to keep it over 10mpg (10-14% grades) but at about 60 it was easy to keep it over 20mpg if fairly flat. Next trip will be flatter and I will try to keep it over 60mph.

When I stopped for gas near my destination there was a gal with a black Prius, I asked her about it and she said that she got 43 mpg. I felt good that I was carrying a van load of stuff and still getting almost 50% of that.

I would say that it won't take me that long to pay for my scanner gauge.

09-30-2010, 10:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Varn Do more with less Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: North Eastern Missouri Posts: 930 OD - '05 Ford Econoline 90 day: 18.64 mpg (US) Joetta - '86 Volkswagen Jetta Turbo Oil Burner TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 49.71 mpg (US) Benzilla - '85 Mercedes Benz 300D 90 day: 28.08 mpg (US) Thanks: 66 Thanked 177 Times in 112 Posts	Had my first over the road trip with my OD van (Econoline) today with the Ultragauge. I tried several settings on page one. Finally decided that the instant economy and trip economy were by far the most important settings. The route was about 150 miles, I averaged 20.8 mpg. The route was hilly. I mounted the gauge below my line of sight. and after a ways I thought that keeping the van above 20mpg was a good goal. At low speeds it was hard to keep it over 10mpg (10-14% grades) but at about 60 it was easy to keep it over 20mpg if fairly flat. Next trip will be flatter and I will try to keep it over 60mph. When I stopped for gas near my destination there was a gal with a black Prius, I asked her about it and she said that she got 43 mpg. I felt good that I was carrying a van load of stuff and still getting almost 50% of that. I would say that it won't take me that long to pay for my scanner gauge. __________________ “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” George Orwell “Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed.” – Noah Webster, 1787 Last edited by Varn; 10-01-2010 at 07:02 PM..