BAHAHAHAHA!!!!

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
12/16/2014 at 02:35 • Filed to: fuelly

No way I'm getting 50mpg, HAHAHAHAHA!!! Anybody here use fuelly? Any idea how to get ACCURATE MPG READINGS out of it?

50MPG, LOL

DISCUSSION (25)

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 02:43

brim the tank. drive 10 miles. determine MPG by adding gas at same pump.

Or use your trip computer (hint: gas gauge)

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 02:46

If you had a 95+, I'd suggest getting a OBDII reader and a diagnostics app, those calculate it on the fly.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/16/2014 at 02:50

I know Im getting like 12-13mpg. Its fuelly thats wrong

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
12/16/2014 at 02:51

'96 and up isn't it? Some '95 model year vehicles may have had it, but mine does not, and damn do I wish it did.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 02:51

12-13??? Jeez, and I thought my 19 was bad :P

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/16/2014 at 03:07

all cars made in 1995 and up for North America require OBDII. they can be a 1995 model year too.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
12/16/2014 at 03:27

Can be a '95, but wasn't implemented until '96. http://www.obdii.com/background.htm…

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/16/2014 at 03:41

agh. must've gotten my years wrong.

Gonemad > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 05:27

Even some electric cars don't reach 50mpg-e.

Hypermiling, downhill, your children pushing the car... maybe possible.

But old school measuring like PetarVN suggest is the best way (top tank, drive to your hearts content, top it again, measure distance between each fill-up).

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Gonemad
12/16/2014 at 05:38

I'm not using fuelly to measure my gas mileage. I track my mileage between fill ups and just do the math. I'm using fuelly to document my gas mileage. I have the app. But it's not very accurate

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 06:42

Chances are, you entered some bad numbers. It's calculating your mileage from the distance traveled and the fill-up. If you always reset your trip meter and always fill up to the same level, you'll get more accurate measurements.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > BaconSandwich is tasty.
12/16/2014 at 06:47

I did the math in my head before I put it into fuelly, I know I got about 12 mpg. Either I read the directions wrong or fuelly has a huge glitch

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 06:51

Considering there are thousands of people using it without issue, it's likely something you did. Is it possible you put the numbers in the wrong spots? E.g. Entered miles instead of gallons and gallons instead of miles? What numbers did you enter?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > BaconSandwich is tasty.
12/16/2014 at 06:53

Could it be because I didn't fill up all the way? Here's what I put in:

Fill up 1:

Kinja'd!!!

Fill up 2:

Kinja'd!!!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 06:55

You entered a distance of 145 miles and only 2.93 gallons....

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > BaconSandwich is tasty.
12/16/2014 at 06:56

Wait is the gallons box gallons used, or gallons filled

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 07:00

Gallons used. If you started with a full tank, drove 145 miles, and used 9 gallons but only put 3 back in the tank, that wouldn't be very accurate, now would it? Easiest way to keep track is always fill right up and reset your trip meter immediately after each fill. Then, when you go to fill next, record the trip meter distance before you fill, and the amount you filled, then reset the trip meter. Rinse, repeat.

Stephen the Canuck > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 07:01

Pretty sure it's gallons filled.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > BaconSandwich is tasty.
12/16/2014 at 07:03

So youre saying this fillup was a wash statistically speaking

BigBlock440 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 08:12

Isn't gallons filled the same as gallons used? If you didn't fill it, how do you know what you used?

mazda616 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 08:48

I've used Fuelly for years to measure my 3's MPG. It has been pretty accurate so far. Showing a lifetime average of 25 MPG with mostly city driving. I'd delete that weird fuel-up and re-add it. Maybe there was a glitch.

Nibbles > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/16/2014 at 08:48

He's still learning to drive the stick and a 160hp truck doesn't get the best empeegees here at 5,200 ft.

Don't worry Denver, as you learn the intricacies, you'll see your economy skyrocket*

*it won't skyrocket, but you may get closer to 16 lol

MarquetteLa > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 11:25

To get the most accurate MPG numbers, you should try to always fill the tank completely (don't need to "top off" though). You should be recording the numbers that display on the gas pump (Cost/gallon, gallons pumped, and total cost) as well as your odometer reading.

Kinja'd!!!

JGrabowMSt > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/16/2014 at 11:32

If you think that's bad, I was averaging 18mpg out of my V12 a year ago when I was DDing it for a month.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/16/2014 at 12:25

Yes. You might as well delete it.