MPG - real life numbers
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Do you guys trust the onboard computer mpg? I feel like the real number is much lower, honestly I am going to the pumps continuously with a few "spirited" outbursts.
#34
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That's how I feel hence the thread.. I fill up every 3-4 days . My average mileage a day is about 60 miles.
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This might sound crazy but I too felt that the onboard was about 2 mpg overly optimistic. About a year ago I had my PMC unit removed and replaced it with a Pioneer AVEC system. I still get mpg, remaining range, and avg mph on the counsel but now the mpg readings match my actuals.
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All of my cars (a VW, a BMW, and 997) gave onboard mpg readings higher than my own calculations at the pump. My VW and BMW are generally off by 3% to 5%, while the 997 is usually off by 5% to 10%.
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2009 C4S, I track every fill up. Here are my 2016 stats, right now the car is sitting at 58k miles on the odometer. 95% of my driving is 75 mph on a freeway with no traffic. I certainly make use of the 5% city driving though.
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Reset the computer. It then will read actual short term mileage rather than log a long term average which does not really reflect what you are getting at any given time or even on any given tank of gas.
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Mostly good back roads for the last 5 days. Mostly 3rd through 6th with some 7th gear. High variation in velocities and accelerations.
See 2016 post in the Over Time section.
See 2016 post in the Over Time section.