On 8/9/05, Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
> The factory trip computer on our 2001 has this feature. I'm not sure how
> accurate it is in terms of real numbers, but it works well for relative
> comparisons. It was amusing at first to watch it dip down to 2 MPG while
> pulling our RV up hills, then I realized how much money that translates
> to, got depressed, and just turned it off :-). Not that turning it off
> saved us any money, but at least it spared me from thinking about it
> constantly. I prefer to take that particular depression one big chunk at
> a time instead of a steady constant stream.
>
> It is a pretty cool feature, though.
They took it out in '03 I think. Mine doesn't have it. The Subaru I
test drove last week had the "instant mileage" though, it was fun. I
was excited when I saw I was getting 65 MPG..then realized I was in
Neutral rolling to a light. I did manage to get it down to about 5
MPG a couple times.
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