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revelations time again,,, mpg ++ math problem

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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jcat_GS3
yes, but the in car computer instantaneous mileage calculations are consistently off by a few mpg. And, if you haven't noticed, the range constantly changes, so it's not a very reliable source of information.
On my 03 with the nav screen the calculated tank average is off by about 0.2 MPG fairly consistently. I always do my own calculations by dividing miles traveled by gallons filled every time I fill up and compare it to the cars computer calculations. Surprisingly, my GS is off by less than 0.5. On my RX330 it used to be off by as much as 2 MPG.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
On my 03 with the nav screen the calculated tank average is off by about 0.2 MPG fairly consistently. I always do my own calculations by dividing miles traveled by gallons filled every time I fill up and compare it to the cars computer calculations. Surprisingly, my GS is off by less than 0.5. On my RX330 it used to be off by as much as 2 MPG.
That would be my observation as well. My NAV readouts for mpg are fairly conservative and my calculated mpg is usually anywhere between .2-.7 mpg better (depending on how much more highway driving I do), but that's not suprising given the ecu works on a closed loop program.
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