Last year I bought a Ford Escape hybrid AWD. I just love it. With gas around here about 3.50/gallon, I'm averaging 29 mpg and am working to increase it. I watch my mpg readout religiously. Consequently, I pull away slowly from stops and do not tromp on it when climbing hills or when unnecessary for safety. It occured to me that, of all those vehicles torquing it up, many of them would probably ease up if they had they kind of readout on my hybrid. Any thoughts? :idea:
mpg readout
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starcrafttom
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I have one on my f-350 and it just make me depressed :cry
Captains Cat
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Me too! I've got one on my Dodge Ram 2500 with a gas V-10 in it! :crook :cry :disgust
Charlie
Charlie
flapbreaker
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Mine just reads $$$ :shock:
Actually I do try and not accelerate to fast from a start.
Actually I do try and not accelerate to fast from a start.
Escape hybrid AWD
12000miles/30mpg=400Gallons
400galsX3.50=$1400/year
Ranger FX-4 4WD
12000miles/18mpg=667Gallons
667galsX3.50=$2335/yr
$2335-1400=$935 annual savings.
Well, it's not that great a yearly saving over the Ranger 4.0L 6 cyl that I traded in on it. Also I lost the truck bed and towing capacity, but I did gain a $2000 onetime tax credit and a back seat. And I'm not depressed!
12000miles/30mpg=400Gallons
400galsX3.50=$1400/year
Ranger FX-4 4WD
12000miles/18mpg=667Gallons
667galsX3.50=$2335/yr
$2335-1400=$935 annual savings.
Well, it's not that great a yearly saving over the Ranger 4.0L 6 cyl that I traded in on it. Also I lost the truck bed and towing capacity, but I did gain a $2000 onetime tax credit and a back seat. And I'm not depressed!
mikeporterinmd
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And it is a whole lot more sensible than "not buying gas on May15th". I'm not
sure what that is supposed to prove since most likely we're going to drive
the same number of miles tommorow anyway.
We're about break-even on car insurance/gas by buying a small Honda
and me driving that to work instead of the pickup. I don't understand
why insurance companies get to charge so much for extra vehicles.
Charges for "comp" I can understand (theft, vandalism, etc), but
I can only crash one car at a time and I don't drive more just because
I own a car and a truck.
I think someday, we need to band together and get the insurance
companies off that little gravy train.
Mike
sure what that is supposed to prove since most likely we're going to drive
the same number of miles tommorow anyway.
We're about break-even on car insurance/gas by buying a small Honda
and me driving that to work instead of the pickup. I don't understand
why insurance companies get to charge so much for extra vehicles.
Charges for "comp" I can understand (theft, vandalism, etc), but
I can only crash one car at a time and I don't drive more just because
I own a car and a truck.
I think someday, we need to band together and get the insurance
companies off that little gravy train.
Mike
I use to watch the mpg read out on my Nissan Frontier but it lied to me all the time, so I quit watching it. I average about 20.5 mpg with it. If I really watch my driving, I can get another 2 to 2.5 mpg with it. I guess when gas gets up to $5.00 a gallon I will have to do something. Right now I only drive 25,000 to 30,000 miles per year.
Mike – I agree with you on the insurance thing.
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Dave
Mike – I agree with you on the insurance thing.
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Dave
Kerry and Lisa
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I get 19 mpg city/31 mpg (one more than stock) hwy in my 1999 Doug Rippie Motorsports (500 hp) Corvette. The 31 mpg number is contingent on my being able to run in 6th gear at 75-85 mph. ( 65-70 mph in 5th gear yields 27 mpg.)
Alyssa Jean
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MMMMMMM,
I wonder what the insurance is on that little jewel.
I wonder what the insurance is on that little jewel.
A
Anonymous
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And would it pull my 25ftr at 75-85?
Mike
Mike
I've been waiting for this conversation to turn to boats, but since nobody has tried to steer it that direction, I might as well:
I've got the new Raymarine C-series software, and it's supposed to do something clever with engine data. As it is now, I calculate fuel efficiency in my head as best I can, dividing the speed (nmph) by the fuel flow (gph) to get nmpg. Then I make some slight engine or trim-tab adjustment, and see what changes. It's reasonably effective, but what I would really like is...
[at last...back on topic]
...a real-time NMPG readout on my C-80. That would be very useful. So does anybody know if the new C-series software will do anything this clever with the data, were I to bother hooking up the engine data to the C-80?
I've got the new Raymarine C-series software, and it's supposed to do something clever with engine data. As it is now, I calculate fuel efficiency in my head as best I can, dividing the speed (nmph) by the fuel flow (gph) to get nmpg. Then I make some slight engine or trim-tab adjustment, and see what changes. It's reasonably effective, but what I would really like is...
[at last...back on topic]
...a real-time NMPG readout on my C-80. That would be very useful. So does anybody know if the new C-series software will do anything this clever with the data, were I to bother hooking up the engine data to the C-80?
I get a real-time mpg readout from my Yamaha Command Link gauges. I haven't yet figured out how to get the Yamaha engine info on the NMEA 2000 bus so I can see the info on my E-80 but I am told it is not hard to do.
I know this is not going to be helpful to you, but I thought I would throw it out there.
Warren
I know this is not going to be helpful to you, but I thought I would throw it out there.
Warren