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FeinDenz Rookie Author Ottawa Posts:42 Points:30,065 Joined:Aug 2002	Message Posted: Sep 6, 2011 8:49:20 PM Ignore FeinDenz Report Abuse What choices are out there & what are the most accurate AND compact ones please? For my 2008 Subaru Forester XT turbo - that guzzles 13 litres/100 km city consumption with Premium gas, hence about 17c to 20c Canadian per km @ Ottawa, Canada prices!

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What choices are out there & what are the most accurate AND compact ones please? For my 2008 Subaru Forester XT turbo - that guzzles 13 litres/100 km city consumption with Premium gas, hence about 17c to 20c Canadian per km @ Ottawa, Canada prices!

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Alien6500 All-Star Author London Posts:945 Points:140,275 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 9:18:34 AM Ignore Alien6500 Report Abuse was thinking on getting one, but not now
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,788 Points:2,895,610 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 25, 2011 10:10:14 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse I have one of these on my new car, but I don't put too much faith in it.
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,186 Points:519,555 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 25, 2011 1:51:45 AM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Have you seen the BlueTooth gadget they sell at RadioShack that hooks up to your car?
oilpan4 Champion Author Virginia Posts:12,055 Points:306,800 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Dec 25, 2011 1:00:13 AM Ignore oilpan4 Report Abuse "These items are 99 percent scams and will take your money" Its an instant MPG display, how is that a scam? Have you been paying attention?
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 24, 2011 12:13:06 PM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse These items are 99 percent scams and will take your money
FeinDenz Rookie Author Ottawa Posts:42 Points:30,065 Joined:Aug 2002	Message Posted: Dec 24, 2011 12:05:38 PM Ignore FeinDenz Report Abuse This week I bought my ScanGuage 2 from Gifford's Automotive in Ottawa, Canadian distributor, for CAD$170 including HSTaxes. After compute tuning for better consumption by renowned Tonik Tuning here in Ottawa, my l/100 went down by 1, from 13.6 to 12.6 l/100 in city. On my long drive to Toronto @ 90 kph my XT averaged 8.8 l/100 km, nice. Plus my acceleration is smooth & less demanding. Which I can feel through my shoeless right foot! Oilpan4 was right about our cars needing to be tailor-tuned to US.
FeinDenz Rookie Author Ottawa Posts:42 Points:30,065 Joined:Aug 2002	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2011 12:08:13 PM Ignore FeinDenz Report Abuse Thank you, oilpan44 & jes. I'll get a ScanGuage 2 after my 1,000 km highway return trip from Ottawa to Toronto next month (OCT), so I'll have a year of city & hwy stats to which to compare post ScanGuage measures. Denzil in Ottawa & Winnipeg, Canada
oilpan4 Champion Author Virginia Posts:12,055 Points:306,800 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2011 6:03:07 AM Ignore oilpan4 Report Abuse That is the other thing tools like the scan gauge can do, they can show a downward trend that could turn into a problem. The scan gauge is less than $100. It could easily pay for its self with fuel savings of by preventing a break down.
RickF350 Champion Author Washington Posts:3,419 Points:705,775 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2011 8:28:04 PM Ignore RickF350 Report Abuse I been using the scangaugeII for several years. I recently used it to verify a failing Fuel Injection Control Module. If I did not replace the FICM before complete failure, I could of been stranded out on the road, and likely would have hammered some of the fuel injectors.
jes Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:16,165 Points:3,352,475 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2011 6:42:09 PM Ignore jes Report Abuse Here is the link to the Scan Gauge web site. This item does a whole lot more than just tell you your fuel consumption. I have one & it's a neat toy. Scan Gauge
oilpan4 Champion Author Virginia Posts:12,055 Points:306,800 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2011 8:56:17 AM Ignore oilpan4 Report Abuse Its good that some of you are going over to ecomodder.com. On that forum there are people that know you can alter your vehicle to get better fuel economy. Where on this fuel economy forum too many people have been brain washed into thinking their vehicle left the factory configured for the best possible economy and it would take teams of engineers and millions of dollars in research to produce a tiny fuel economy improvement. Too many automaticly believe every fuel economy boosting modification is a scam. "These items are 99 percent scams and will take your money willingly". The "scan gauge" is not a scam. It is simply a tool and it does not change the way your vehicle runs, the idea for it is to change your driving style. [Edited by: oilpan4 at 9/7/2011 9:01:19 AM EST]
fkftdoc Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,907 Points:582,525 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2011 8:48:49 AM Ignore fkftdoc Report Abuse scam
jimmy544 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,112 Points:653,855 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2011 8:18:42 AM Ignore jimmy544 Report Abuse ecomodders.com recommends the scan-guage. Many of the scanners that you can buy aftermarket will supply some of the needed information and contrary to the second they are not scams. Without some kind of instant feedback on fuel economy it is difficult to alter driving habits for the best fuel economy.
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,788 Points:2,895,610 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2011 7:13:51 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse These items are 99 percent scams and will take your money willingly.