Why do you use an app for tracking your MPG? What advantage does this give you over the car's own fuel computer?
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Why do you use an app for tracking your MPG? What advantage does this give you over the car's own fuel computer?
Depends if you car can track your fuel consumption adequately. I can only track mine per tank if I remember to re-set it after I've filled up. I think mine automatically resets after 2000 miles when the trip computer re-sets.
I track it on fuelly because it's more accurate than a trip computer, you can make notes, view dates and so on.
If you can tell me how to access these figures on a '92 MR2 then I'd be delighted, in the meantime I'll carry on with the app :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Like Daniel says it also means that you automatically have a list of it. I can currently see every date that I've filled up since 20th July, the amount fuelled, the price per litre and what MPG I got during that tank. It also gives me something to do while I stand around filling the car :D
iSSH to do those simple admin tasks right from my phone!
I thought you weren't supposed to use your phone in a petrol station.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
Not supposed to phone out. Seem to remember seeing somewhere that it's all bollocks anyway (possibly on Mythbusters), the only chance of an explosion is if something short circuits.Quote:
Originally Posted by fandango
Precisely.... even then the chance of an explosion is very slim, its all all to do with the AFR within an enclosed environment, it has to be within the defined parameters to result in an explosion. If you believe what you see in the movies you might think that a lit cigarete thrown into a pool of petrol would result in ignition... not so.. well certaily not in my experience of experimenting with this at work and also backed up by others....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
"If you throw a lit match in a can of gasoline, the gasoline will put the match out.
If you throw a lit cigarette in a can of gasoline, the gasoline will put the cigarette out.
SO, IN CONCLUSION, SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE MOWING THE LAWN HAS MINIMAL RISK OF IGNITION. IN FACT THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE REACHING A TEMPERATURE HIGH ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE POSSIBLE RESIDUAL VAPORS IS MORE LIKELY THAN THE VAPORS BEING IGNITED BY THE OPERATOR'S CIGARETTE.
So you may wonder, if a cigarette cant ignite gasoline then why is it illegal to smoke at the pumps?
The answer to this is quite simple.
The environment at a gas station is specifically designed to vent gas vapors so that they don’t build up to the required fuel to air ratio. Therefore merely smoking a cigarette at a gas station is NOT dangerous.
Then why is it illegal. The answer is because though the burning cigarette may not ignite the vapors, if someone were to light the cigarette at the pump there would be an open flame from the lighter and this is enough to ignite vapors. Not only the flame but the initial spark from the lighter is actually molten metal, in most cases, flint. This spark has a higher temperature than a burning cigarette so that adds to the probability of igniting fumes. While we’re at it, lets look at a circumstance. The gasoline coming out of a pump is under pressure. Pressure creates more fumes when the pressure is released as it exits the spout of the pump. Let’s say it’s a windy day, you bend over behind your car to light your cigarette out of the wind. Now, youre applying the heat right where there is a higher concentration of fumes. The government cannot account for every circumstance so to play it safe they just made it illegal. Don’t smoke at the pump is the easy solution, regardless of the act itself really is dangerous.
So theoretically, if you want to smoke an already lit cigarette at the pump, go for it, but do not light the cigarette while you are at the pump."
http://storyofamarine.blogspot.com/2...gas-heres.html
I have every single fuel-up since we got the car back in July last year :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
I used three tanks of fuel alone during the the first week of October as I use my car for both business, commuting and pleasure. I don't think I could be bothered logging my fuel consumption every month. I like spreadsheets, but not that much. :p