Thread: Has anybody ever used a "Scangauge II"?

Originally Posted by Mr. Pig

I've had a ScanGuageII for about half a year now. I use it to monitor gas mileage in my daily driver, as I was seeing how good of gas mileage I could squeeze out of it. It is a handy thing to have in that respect. I maxed out at 35mpg before cold weather hit, so I have to wait and resume my chase of 40mpg next spring. I say get it!

You and I will be good friends. I am an absolute nut in trying to squeeze every mpg I can out of my vehicles. I don't take to some of the methods used by 'Hypermilers', but I do pay attention to them and try to implement what I can where I can.

Well, I did go a bit nutty with this project, taking out seats, spare, jack, etc. It is only me commuting in it every day though, so no big deal. Techniques like coasting as much as possible, rather than slamming on the brakes at stops really helps, along with keeping speed around 55-65 on the freeways. In the spring I am going to try and do some aero mods, blocking off the grill, lowering the car, and see how much that changes things. It's been a fun experiment.