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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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MPG/ computer

I very seldon bother with the computer screen which lets you know the MPG - miles driven etc...simply because I know exactly the MPG when I gas up and do the miles driven divided by the gallons it took to fill up and then I know how many MPG I averaged ..do you believe in the comp or the printed receipt you get when you pump up....it's so off it's crazy to even bother to have it...
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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Well, by the "computer screen" I assume you mean the MID ... the little display in the gauge set.

It's obviously not very accurate because it doesn't include "tenths" of miles per gallon. As a result, when you see "20" you don't know if it's 20.1 or 20.0 mpg, and there's a LOT of diference. That's my main beef with the TL's system ... I've never seen one that didn't display tenths.

Having said that, all the other trip computers I've had - in a variety of car brands from BMW to Nissan to Infiniti to Lexus to Cadillac - have been surprisingly accurate when I checked them against the math method.
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