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01-31-2007, 03:13 PM

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redeyedracer

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That's why they call it a CHEATER METER!!!!! my 06 does'nt have one...and I don't miss it one bit!!!!

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01-31-2007, 09:50 PM

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my overhead is always less than pencil figures but I don't reset but every couple thousand miles. I avereage 22 on a 110 mile a day commute with pencil. The overhead always says 20
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02-01-2007, 07:12 AM

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Mine has never been more than .5 mpg off from hand calc in three years. I always fill the same and reset the mpg meter at every fill-up.

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02-01-2007, 10:59 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodgezilla

Actually it is displaying the overall average since it was last reset.

Sometimes mine is dead on and sometimes it is about 2mpg high. Once I turn my box on I never rely on it because fueling boxes tend to mess with the reading...

So if it`s calculating overall average, then why will it change to a lower readout in town and a higher one on the freeway.
It can`t add/subtract fuel.