How do you use your trip odometer ?

PopeyeFAFL · Post by **PopeyeFAFL** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 3:41 am

I don't know if you are like me, but at each fill up, I reset both A & B trip odometer. When my reserve light goes up, then I reset trip odometer B and stay on it, I then make sure I don't go much further then 80 to 100 km on that reserve.When I go fill up again, I look at trip A odometer to see how many kilometers was done with that tank of gas.I maintain an Excel spreadsheet file with all that data, so far after 4000 km, I got a 7.4 Liter / 100 km (probably 25% less than my previous Accord 1991).

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:22 am

well I think I should use it, my trip says the same as my actual KM since I never reset it. but I will tomorrow, I've been curious as to how far I get on a tank of fuel

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:41 am

when I fill up, I reset one of the trip meters to keep track of how many miles on that tank of gas. I reset the other one every oil change.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:22 am

Same here... A tracks mileage after a fill-up, B for oil changes.

wicked1981 · Post by **wicked1981** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:25 am

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic Â»Same here... A tracks mileage after a fill-up, B for oil changes. Good idea!! I just use A to track gas.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:25 am

Same again. One for gas, one for oil change.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:33 am

Pretty handy to keep track of the oil changes.... Until you accidentally reset it, like I did last week.

cohocarl · Post by **cohocarl** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:20 am

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»when I fill up, I reset one of the trip meters to keep track of how many miles on that tank of gas. I reset the other one every oil change.I did that also. My Vue has only one tripmeter, and I really miss the 2nd one on the Vibe.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:58 am

hey thats an awsome idea!Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic Â»Same here... A tracks mileage after a fill-up, B for oil changes.

jimincalif · Post by **jimincalif** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 1:34 pm

A = track mileage of each tank of gas.B = track mileage for business driving for expense reimbursement.Easy enough to keep track of oil changes, when you go to Jiffy Lube they put a little sticker on the windshield with mileage +3000 for the next one.

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:18 pm

Goodwrench and Pennzoil use the same kind of stickers. Probably most oil change places do the same. I prefer to change it myself, but that's just me.I just reset both trip odometers after each gas fill-up. If I tried to use one to track oil changes, I too would surely screw it up. I'm cursed with fumblefingers and bad luck.They usually say to change the oil at 3 months or 3,000 miles, whichever comes first. For me, the 3 months always comes first so I have just gotten used to watching the calendar for oil changes as opposed to the odometer.But I have actually used the trip odometer to measure the mileage of trips.

pissedoffgokart · Post by **pissedoffgokart** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:36 pm

rack gas and measure miles on my jogging route!

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:19 am

I use mine the same as joatmon. A is for current tank of gas so I can calculate mileage on every fill up and B is for the mileage between oil changes.

csjrishere · Post by **csjrishere** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:24 am

Just like the restA=gasB=oil

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:29 am

A=oil B= uh... i dunno, its just kind of been going up

michaelgt · Post by **michaelgt** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:45 am

A for gasB for oil

esjones · Post by **esjones** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:45 am

Same as jimincalif. I use A for gas mileage calculation, and B as a true 'trip' odometer, like when I need to measure and record trip mileage for business purposes. The nav system tracks mileage for oil changes, etc.

GMJAP · Post by **GMJAP** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:54 am

typicalA = tank mileageB = oil mostly, but sometimes for trips or measuring distances.(Those oil change stickers have the writing bleached into oblivion within a couple months, so they're useless to me.)

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:56 am

B gas, A oil, just to be different!

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:00 am

ha ha, I've done the same thing. Variety is the spice of life.

Ponyota · Post by **Ponyota** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:02 am

You mean people actualy use those things?...lol..Seriously though, I just use mine for vacation trips. Just gives me an idea of how far I've driven each day. One for daily driven miles and the other for total miles.

ballrub · Post by **ballrub** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:32 am

Like most here have stated, I use:A) for each tank of gas (I average 270-to-340 miles per tank--depends on how heavy the right foot gets, and how many little honda ricers "rev" on me!!!--LOL)B) for each oil change(about every 1500 miles, and use Mobil 1) or when taking trips(I average 32-37 mpg on trips, because I usuall drive much more conservative with the wife in the car!)

johnsoax · Post by **johnsoax** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:36 am

I use A for each tank of gas and B for trips.

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:24 am

wow, you change the oil every 1500 miles? I go for about every 5K miles, about every 6 weeks or so.

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:41 pm

here is a great link to find out the exact numbers u are gettin.http://www.royalbank.com/cgi-bin/carloan/gas.pl

lazytiger · Post by **lazytiger** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:55 am

I have a somewhat off-topic question, but it seems appropriate since there are a bunch of Canadians here. I'm a huge proponent of metrication and I'm annoyed to no end with America's reluctance to switch.Anyway, my question is this - what is the metric equivalent of the word "mileage"? Kilometerage? Meterage? They just don't have the same ring to them. Do you avoid the usage by just asking "What kind of fuel economy does your car get?" or "What's the distance between Toronto and Cornwall?"Just wondering.

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:43 am

i still use mileage....universal word for travel, or how far u have gone.lol

B18B · Post by **B18B** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:01 am

I use the term mileage for fuel consumption, or $/Km for company expense reports. If I want to know how far it is from a to b, I simply ask how far it is.I'm 2nd Gen Cdn, and most 1st Gens grew up learning imperial measurements, rather than the metric system. Still, I use mileage (in its apparently numerous contexts) and anyone who grew up with the metric systems will respond in, well, metric. Ask a 1st Gen-er, and you'll get a response in imperial.

Zeromus-X · Post by **Zeromus-X** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 9:13 am

I use B for my gas, and A is my "this is how many miles you've driven the thing since you bought it" for right now, because I reset it when I first got it and haven't done so since.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:57 pm

A is used for business miles (i get paid for my mileage) and B is for miles per tank of gas (so i can keep track of my mpg economy)

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:00 am

Just like you: A for each tank, B for low-fuel. Oil change is easy enough (since I keep a sticker on my windshield). I also keep track of my mileage on an Excel spreadsheet.

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:53 am

TRIP A: Reset each Fill-up to track mileage.TRIP B: Overall Trip mileage for Longer Trips.

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