Andy Levy <andy.levy@gmail.com> wrote:
: 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.
That's a gas mileage computer? I thought it was the fun meter...
Seems like the lower the number, the more fun you're having at the
time! ;-)
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