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Originally Posted by euromodder
A 2011 car will likely have an mpg indicator.
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True, but you can learn a lot more using a OBD2 device.
My Insight has an instantaneous FE display that shows bars. It is quite crude and rather slow.
Comparing with the readings of my UltraGauge I see the bars stay up at say 4 l/100 km for ages while the UG reads 3.3 or less, and vice versa.
Hitting a light ascend with CC on I see the consumption creep up on the UG. Only 10 seconds later or so does the MID (OEM display in the car) respond.
The readings of the UG move up and down according to the seat of the pants-o-meter, unlike the MID.
Previously I felt economy and acceeleration were more or less detached for small variations, now I know better.
The UG restored my faith in the SOTP-o-M. A smart-ass after all
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
lifetime FE over 0.2 Gigameter or 0.13 Megamile.
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