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Old 06-28-2011, 04:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
Diesel_Dave -

You can use the fuel log to calculate how much you have saved. Your "Total saved:" is $829.22, so you could argue that the ScanGauge is "free".

Hmm, I'll see about justifying it that way. I'm sure I'll give in and but one eventually.

As far as weather and traffic go, I know they make a difference, but what I'm talking about is 2 days which seemed (at least to me) to have similar traffic, similar weather, similar driving style and 1 day has much better FE than the other.

What I'm trying to figure out is 1) Is the FE difference real, or just my computer 2) If it's real, what's happing on the good days to make them good (so I can do it again).

What made me think of this is that I set a new daily commute record today. 43.0 mpg. Previous record was 41.0. My average for this setup has been about 37-38. If it's real I want to do it again! BTW, I know it reads around 10-15% high (on average).
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