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Old 04-16-2013, 10:54 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by baldyhunter View Post
My problem is that I have a truck and a motorcycle now....then there's my wife's car. 3 vehicles and I'd really hate to take up the driveway space, extra insurance, and maintenance for a 4th vehicle.
I have a car, motorcycle, diesel truck, a Jeep, and no wife- until August anyhow. I'll be selling the Jeep and purchasing a fuel efficient car instead.

It's fairly easy to do the math and see if a 4th vehicle makes sense for you. Crunch the numbers and it will help you decide what to do.

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I honestly wouldn't at all be opposed to a scanguage. Can someone please educate me on its advantages over what I already have?
Check out the Ultragauge because it's cheaper and fully featured. The advantage is the many gauges your car does not have. For instance, I use the engine coolant temperature gauge to make sure my grill blocking is not overheating the engine. There is an alarm that goes off if a temperature threshold is exceeded. It can also display OBD2 trouble codes so that you don't have to take your car into a shop to see why the check engine light came on.

If your truck has a distance to empty gauge, I guarantee it is way off. The Ultragauge can be calibrated to be very precise. There are so many other features that you are better off reading them from the scangauge and ultragauge websites.
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