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ccjazz 07-10-2015 05:59 PM

iPhone app for Gas Milage
 
I've searched the forum with no luck.

Don't have an OBC on my 01 S and wondering if anyone could recommend a good app for iphone?

Timco 07-10-2015 06:29 PM

My Dashcommand app does that. It's the OBDII reader one. For iPhone you must use the wifi reader.

ccjazz 07-10-2015 06:35 PM

Thanks Timco, I don't mind an app that requires me to manually input when I fuel up. something simple to use.

Wallace River 07-10-2015 06:47 PM

I use fuelly.com on my laptop, not sure how it would work on a phone.

bobbeck 07-10-2015 07:09 PM

I use Gas Cubby. It was free, you get to manually enter figures, then it spits out data.

Giller 07-10-2015 07:52 PM

Out of curiousity, what good is this information? Are you going to drive less? Slower? More conservatively?

Or is it more a test of what gas works better?

bobbeck 07-10-2015 08:45 PM

I track expenses in my Audi, got in the habit with the other cars. Plus if it says I'm getting 27.6 mpg average per tank in the 986 it tells me I have to drive faster.

j.fro 07-11-2015 04:10 AM

I've got Dashcommand, but for tracking mpg is a bit cumbersome. I've used RoadTrip for years, and it is great for MPG and keeping track of scheduled maintenance.
Watching mpg over time, When mileage drops a bit I know I need to check plugs, air filters, tire pressures, etc.

ccjazz 07-11-2015 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wallace River (Post 456878)
I use fuelly.com on my laptop, not sure how it would work on a phone.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobbeck (Post 456883)
I use Gas Cubby. It was free, you get to manually enter figures, then it spits out data.

Quote:

Originally Posted by j.fro (Post 456909)
I've got Dashcommand, but for tracking mpg is a bit cumbersome. I've used RoadTrip for years, and it is great for MPG and keeping track of scheduled maintenance.
Watching mpg over time, When mileage drops a bit I know I need to check plugs, air filters, tire pressures, etc.

Thanks all for the replies. I'll check these out and see what suits me best.

:cheers:

ccjazz 07-11-2015 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giller (Post 456891)
Out of curiousity, what good is this information? Are you going to drive less? Slower? More conservatively?

Or is it more a test of what gas works better?

I'm contemplating a longish highway trip and want to get a feeling for what to plan for fuel stops, etc.

also to allow me to keep a running log to satisfy my OCD....:D

Giller 07-11-2015 04:46 AM

Thanks guys, some good takeaways, especially about using it to help monitor the health status. Cheers!

leftfield6 07-11-2015 04:48 AM

Been using fuelly.com on my iphone for a couple of years on multiple vehicles, their IOS app is damn near perfect.

At this moment I see that my Honda Ridgeline has a lifetime mpg of 16, my Boxster has a lifetime average of 20.7, and my bike is at 38.4.

My project BMW 320i has a lifetime average of 0 since it's hasnt left the garage since I've owned it!

ccjazz 07-11-2015 07:02 AM

Did some reading and went with the Road Trip app. Appreciate all of your comments,
thanks again! :D

Joe B 07-11-2015 05:21 PM

I have an app for that. It's called a calculator. I divide miles traveled (from the odometer) by gallons added to the tank (from the gas pump). It spits out MPG :rolleyes:!

Pdwight 07-11-2015 07:54 PM

My app
 
is my debit card, I fill it up whenever it gets to 1/4 tank (I have been told that the gas actually helps to cool the electric fuel pump and try to keep it at 1/4 or higher)...gas mileage sucks....but you have to feed those ponies....and TG it is not a prius

Xpit77 07-12-2015 04:36 AM

Why ? If your worried about fuel cost buy Prius.
:ah:


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