not to be unhelpful or anything but make sure when you get delivery of the car to ask the sales person to answer any of your questions. they did sell you the car after all!Does the TA have an mpg readout on the screen, and how accurate is it. Is is on all the time, if not how is it activated.
so i can go 85 indicated mph with the fiat before i get nicked by the rozzers?The main problems with this data, is that none of it is accurate enough for comparison with real life.
I've found that the speedometer reads 32mph at 30mph, and 75mph at 70mph. I've not checked the distance measurement but if ours is the same as other cars I've checked, they consistently read a few percent high. Remind me to check ours asap!
If the distance is reading high, it stands to reason that the fuel consumption readout will be low ......... it may be that the fuel use is wrong too?
It's all a bit useless really except for comparing one journey to another. It's like your bathroom scales ........ weigh yourself, but it doesn't matter what absolute weight you are, but you can tell if you've lost a pound or gained a pound.
Regards,
Mick
This morning, I was going up the A30 to Exeter.so i can go 85 indicated mph with the fiat before i get nicked by the rozzers?
nice so 85 is safe = ) thanks for that i will now cruise at 85 instead of 80 in uk motorwaysThis morning, I was going up the A30 to Exeter.
We have a TomTom and that shows the GPS speed, and it's as accurate as GPS speed is ............. ie FAR more accurate than a car speedo.
I was doing an indicated 85mph at one point, and the TomTom said I was doing 78mph.
Ain't I naughty!
TomTom doesn't show GPS distance covered, but it connects via Blue+Me to the car. The trip distances can be displayed on-screen, but it's still the car's trip distances.
I have a Garmin Montana hand held GPS device and it will display (amongst many other things) GPS average speed and trip distance. All I need to do is switch it on, press record, and measure the ave speed and trip distance and compare it to what our 500TA says. Maybe do 20miles or more to get a good feel for the errors?
Out tomorrow, so I'll take the Montana with me. The results could then be used to modify the car's figures, so when I work out our MPG full tank-to-full tank, I'll know the TRUE figure.
If and when we do a long trip, the figures will be more accurate.
Regards,
Mick
nice so 85 is safe = ) thanks for that i will now cruise at 85 instead of 80 in uk motorways
You can still be stopped and ticketed, the limit being 70 and some coppers will happily pull you over at 78mph if they're having a bad day.
No you won't.Just start a Fuelly account. You'll get a proper accurate account of what mpg you are actually achieving.
No you won't.
You'll be getting a proper account of how much fuel you are using, but not the MPG figure.
Who tells Fuelly your mileage?
You do.
Where do you get your mileage figure from?
From your car.
How far out is that mileage figure?
Dunno, and neither do you.
As I say, I'm going to check using my Garmin Montana and compare what my 500TA says with respect to the true figure.
Watch this space,
Mick.