Originally Posted by
seawolf
I think he is referring to the average MPG tracker which many cars do have.
If you were to reset that and the trip odometer before you drive off the lot, you should be able to compute a fuel consumed estimate by taking the trip odometer reading and dividing it by the average MPG reading.
True. Many cars do have these calculations at least. Helps you get pretty close. Although:
Originally Posted by
ijgordon
However, I feel like the MPG measures are notoriously inaccurate. At least, the "math" doesn't ever seem to add up to how much fuel it actually takes to refill the tank. Could be because the tank wasn't quite "full" when I received the car in the first place.
Yeah, this is still an issue.
Originally Posted by
seawolf
Never seen the feature you are referring to but will keep an eye out for it.
Which cars have you seen offering this?
I'm now thinking it's probably a non-US spec thing? I haven't rented a car outside the US. Why it should continue to be a non-US spec item I'm not sure. Although the fuel still doesn't cost as much outright here as in many other countries, the price has risen enough in proportion from time to time to make people much more conscious of mpg and fuel usage.