Calculated MPG
Have read a number of posts, in different site forums, describing posters hand calculating their mileage. Some post that they record details at every gas-up and have kept meticulous records since t...
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Marv,
For my money, Forlivier and RR have the real answer.
For everything I drive, I write the Odo and trip on the receipt. With the light things, it is just to have some idea. But for the coach, I find it essential to know that the engine condition is good (It had trouble a while back) and to know what my real tank range actually is.
We travel with a laptop, and so there is a spreadsheet with the recent fuel data. When I used to coach for business this was important for tax records. While traveling, we find it valuable to know who soon we will need a fuel stop. When in travel mode to get somewhere, we are not the 2-2-2 types, so locating a good fuel stop can make a difference in a days travel.
Most fuel gauges are nearly useless even the ones that I carefully calibrated, the tank shapes just make it that way. If you have an average of a number of fill-ups, this can become very repeatable and dependable. Once we made a mistake and had to buy fuel near the edge of a high price location. After consulting GasBuddy, I loaded exactly the three gallons we needed to be sure to make it to the less expensive fuel. When you buy fuel like we do, pennies mater.
Matt
For my money, Forlivier and RR have the real answer.
For everything I drive, I write the Odo and trip on the receipt. With the light things, it is just to have some idea. But for the coach, I find it essential to know that the engine condition is good (It had trouble a while back) and to know what my real tank range actually is.
We travel with a laptop, and so there is a spreadsheet with the recent fuel data. When I used to coach for business this was important for tax records. While traveling, we find it valuable to know who soon we will need a fuel stop. When in travel mode to get somewhere, we are not the 2-2-2 types, so locating a good fuel stop can make a difference in a days travel.
Most fuel gauges are nearly useless even the ones that I carefully calibrated, the tank shapes just make it that way. If you have an average of a number of fill-ups, this can become very repeatable and dependable. Once we made a mistake and had to buy fuel near the edge of a high price location. After consulting GasBuddy, I loaded exactly the three gallons we needed to be sure to make it to the less expensive fuel. When you buy fuel like we do, pennies mater.
Matt
