Lie-O-Meter?
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Lie-O-Meter?
Not sure why everyone refers to their gas mileage monitor as a "lie-o-meter", but mine is dead nuts on.
Anyone else find theirs to be right on the money too?
Anyone else find theirs to be right on the money too?
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I can see why you are upset about this. The rest of us drive around thinking that we’re getting great gas mileage, while you are forced to see the truth. I’d take it to the dealer and file a warranty claim. ;-)
There are variances and tolerances in any mass produced product. You happen to have gotten one that reads correctly. Mine was accurate on one fuel tank...it was all highway driving. It’s usually about 1.3 mpg optimistic. It’s only been accurate that one time. I’m fine with it, it still gives me an idea of how I’m doing.
I wish it was adjustable. I’d make it read about 20 mpg higher and irritate the crap out of my friends and coworkers by incessantly bragging about my super efficient truck. Then I’d take them on a test drive so I could point out my awesome mileage. Next, I’d point at their econobox vehicle and cackle that they shoulda got a truck!
There are variances and tolerances in any mass produced product. You happen to have gotten one that reads correctly. Mine was accurate on one fuel tank...it was all highway driving. It’s usually about 1.3 mpg optimistic. It’s only been accurate that one time. I’m fine with it, it still gives me an idea of how I’m doing.
I wish it was adjustable. I’d make it read about 20 mpg higher and irritate the crap out of my friends and coworkers by incessantly bragging about my super efficient truck. Then I’d take them on a test drive so I could point out my awesome mileage. Next, I’d point at their econobox vehicle and cackle that they shoulda got a truck!
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Some claim it is because if ethanol. What type of gas do you burn? E free? 87 octane?
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I have no idea why people say it's off so much. I have owned a lot of vehicles with the MPG gauge, and every one has been very usable and accurate within a few tenths or so of hand calc 90% of the time. I would say they do tend to to be more on the optimistic side, but a few were pessimistic.
I've had several tanks be hand calc higher than the dash one, with most being lower. Furthest off in my current truck was maybe 1.5 mpg optimistic, and .5 pessimistic, with the average being about .5 optimistic. I would consider that accurate, definitely close enough to use as a gauge to just how the tank is going economy wise. Hell you could have a variance of 1+ just by how you fill the darn tank from station to station, pump to pump, or even the human filling the tank to the next!
Sometimes I hear the ol' "lie o meter" at work when they say no way you can be getting that good of MPG really. Well when i fill up at 700-800 miles and still have a bunch of fuel in the tank I'm not sure what they think is really happening. I guess it's f-in magic!
I've had several tanks be hand calc higher than the dash one, with most being lower. Furthest off in my current truck was maybe 1.5 mpg optimistic, and .5 pessimistic, with the average being about .5 optimistic. I would consider that accurate, definitely close enough to use as a gauge to just how the tank is going economy wise. Hell you could have a variance of 1+ just by how you fill the darn tank from station to station, pump to pump, or even the human filling the tank to the next!
Sometimes I hear the ol' "lie o meter" at work when they say no way you can be getting that good of MPG really. Well when i fill up at 700-800 miles and still have a bunch of fuel in the tank I'm not sure what they think is really happening. I guess it's f-in magic!
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I calculate my mileage with an app at every fill up. Strangely mine is almost always a little low. It usually has me getting 17 to 18mpg mostly highway mileage when in reality is the high 19's. Still not what was claimed but I'm not complaining. To me it's an accepted part of owning a truck.
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I have had 4 BMWs dating back to a 1989 model and they are/where all within .1 always.
It is sad that a company feels it necessary to over state the fuel economy of it's trucks to the owner.