Help me pick a trip computer + a question about gas miles per tank bar

[Chuck G]

Originally Posted by edmscan

I have a ScanGauge E .. and it is a great unit. I am very happy that I made the decision to get one. I use it mainly for my instantaneous and average fuel efficiency, but like the ScanGauge II it will also do other things like RPM and Coolant temperature among other things.

I've really just scratched the surface with mine.
My main screen is coolant temp / speedometer
I really like having a digital speedometer in front of me for some reason.

[edmscan]

Originally Posted by Chuck G

I've really just scratched the surface with mine.
My main screen is coolant temp / speedometer
I really like having a digital speedometer in front of me for some reason.

I use my ScanGauge E for monitoring my mileage. The only thing that I wish is that there was a way to have to the average mpg be calculated per tank as compared to per trip. If anyone knows if this is possible please let me know.

[Walts]

My set up isn't as conventional and definitely not for everyone, but it works great for me, so as an option I'll throw it out there.

I run my iPhone to do the job of the ScanGauge.

I bought an ExoMount from eBay, a no-name OBD II to Wifi adapter also from eBay and the Rev app by DevToaster.

Total cost: $40 for the mount, $40 for the app, $70 for the WiFi adapter for a total of $150.

...considerably more if you add the cost of an iPhone in there though.

But I like this set up as the Rev app is quite flexible in that you can choose which gauges you want, including instant mpg, RPMs, speed, coolant temp, intake temp etc.
In my mind it looks better too since the gauges match my gauge cluster. Finally another pro is that I can use the iPhone as a GPS! Navfree is a great app that doesn't use data for GPS, is free and the dash mount is a great place for it!