Anyone else keep religious track of their mileage?
Gas diary
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Heck no.
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The numbers can be scary sometimes.
Yeah, I do, but it's more than a gas diary. Keep track of gas, oil changes, tire rotation mods and any maintenance. Keep track of co$t of everything. Comes in handy, especially for an old fart loosing his memory...lol
I do that on all my rigs, always have. It's a habit, but I think it goes back to when I used my rig at work and needed to document for reimbursement.
What I use now. Available at Amazon or most stationary stores:
I do that on all my rigs, always have. It's a habit, but I think it goes back to when I used my rig at work and needed to document for reimbursement.
What I use now. Available at Amazon or most stationary stores:
I do all of this too (in my phone), including a to-do list, plus some common fluid capacities, part numbers, and a few torque specs, so I don't have to look it up every time. Separate notes for family vehicles I maintain, and the same for my boat & bikes.
I also end up with notes for individual jobs that I don't do frequently, or something I'm doing for the first time, like knuckles, or timing belt on my 4runner. Step-by-step, torque specs, etc. Essentially the boiled down result of many YouTube videos and forum readings.
Never record fuel, but I do calculate mileage at each fill up. Have done that my whole driving life, and a couple times it's been the first thing to tip me off to a budding issue.
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Oh that’s cool, I’ll pick one up.
I kinda envy you younger guys that can use their smart phones for things like this. Being in my 70's, so much of my life we didn't have the luxury of the smart phones. You've developed those skills early in your life and they'll stick with you - just wait and see what changes await us and how easy it is to adapt...lol The touch screen works for mobile devices, but for me, it's awkward for complex actions (like drag & drop, copy & paste, edit...etc) my fat fingers have trouble and I usually muck it up some how with the small screen. With a mouse on a device - I'm right at home. But even then, I prefer a hard copy of documentation as opposed to a PDF. I guess it' called "old school".
No.
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I get it. I was fortunate enough to be born in the early 80’s. AI nowadays takes all the guesswork out of everything and I feel myself getting dumber/lazier by the minute. I could do the math myself for each one of those entries, or I could take two seconds and write a prompt of what I want. Here’s an example:I kinda envy you younger guys that can use their smart phones for things like this. Being in my 70's, so much of my life we didn't have the luxury of the smart phones. You've developed those skills early in your life and they'll stick with you - just wait and see what changes await us and how easy it is to adapt...lol The touch screen works for mobile devices, but for me, it's awkward for complex actions (like drag & drop, copy & paste, edit...etc) my fat fingers have trouble and I usually muck it up some how with the small screen. With a mouse on a device - I'm right at home. But even then, I prefer a hard copy of documentation as opposed to a PDF. I guess it' called "old school".
It becomes an addiction. Stick with your mouse and brains.
The issue with your initial query is that no one who drives an ancient Land Cruiser is concerned about fuel economy especially compared to modern automobiles.
In fact, we drive these ancient vehicles so we do not have to engage with discussions regarding fuel economy.
Fuel economy is literally irrelevant.
Unless you are economically poor. Then, you should not be driving a Toyota Land Cruiser in a first world environment.
In fact, we drive these ancient vehicles so we do not have to engage with discussions regarding fuel economy.
Fuel economy is literally irrelevant.
Unless you are economically poor. Then, you should not be driving a Toyota Land Cruiser in a first world environment.
Don't beat around the bush, tell us what you really think...
I gotta agree, fuel mileage with my 80 is only figured to be sure it's MPG and not GPM...
Edit I guess you just did^
I think @cruiserdan has logged every fill up since ‘94
I kinda envy you younger guys that can use their smart phones for things like this. Being in my 70's, so much of my life we didn't have the luxury of the smart phones. You've developed those skills early in your life and they'll stick with you - just wait and see what changes await us and how easy it is to adapt...lol The touch screen works for mobile devices, but for me, it's awkward for complex actions (like drag & drop, copy & paste, edit...etc) my fat fingers have trouble and I usually muck it up some how with the small screen. With a mouse on a device - I'm right at home. But even then, I prefer a hard copy of documentation as opposed to a PDF. I guess it' called "old school".
I appreciate that not everyone prefers current technology, and I'm still that way over all. You're about my parents' age. I hope this makes you chuckle - I have to remind myself I'm still young, as I'm about to hit 40
Growing up in Alaska, everything was a number of years behind the rest of the US. Thankful for that.
I do really enjoy the convenience of smart phones, but I was a late adopter. I held out until I virtually couldn't get a cheap flip phone anymore, and caved.
I don't wish I had a rotary phone, but I remember!
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I’m not poor, just inquisitive. I’m an engineer by trade so data is interesting to me. My LC is not only my daily driver, it’s the only four wheeled vehicle I own. I love this thing and find every aspect of it enjoyable, including tracking my mileage.
I usually do a quick mpg check after I fill up just to check for consistency. If mpg starts to drop then that indicates a problem. I keep a notebook where I record date, mileage, and oil changes, when I check this I usually find that I'm 5k over when I had planned to change the oil.
It's a Cruiser, don't agonize over the trivial stuff.
It's a Cruiser, don't agonize over the trivial stuff.
Yeah but you drive a Trail Rated Prius. I stopped by the local Toyota dealership asking about the Trail Rated Prius model and was met with dumb stares. So I left.
Certainly not. There's no point to MPG, if looking at a map I figure I have an idea that I get around 10 just because the maths is easier, but I think in distances and ranges more. My speedo doesn't have a trip meter, it's re-geared and on 37s. I'm too old for help from a phone. But I know that I can fill up in town, drive to the Loon Lake Rubicon trailhead, drive the trail, drive Tahoma home and have 1/4 tank left. That's really all I need to know.
I used an app to track fuel usage on my hzj105 because I was contemplating a road trip to the from Sydney, to the top of Cape York.
About a 3500km trip each way, and a big chunk of it offroad.
Hard to estimate fuel costs, spare fuel Jerry can requirements etc without a decent grasp of fuel usage.
The app i used at the time was pretty simple and intuitive to use.
About a 3500km trip each way, and a big chunk of it offroad.
Hard to estimate fuel costs, spare fuel Jerry can requirements etc without a decent grasp of fuel usage.
The app i used at the time was pretty simple and intuitive to use.
I use the Fuelly app on my phone and log each fillup on the 80 and the LX570, between the two cars I've logged 132k miles. It does a good job of calculating mpg average and costs per mile. Along with showing you how much you spend on fuel over a year or a few months. You can get all technical with adding in all of the maintenance items also and it will send you alerts when a service is due.
Pretty helpful if you consistently use it. When I sold my Audi S6 I was able to give the new owner every fuel and maintenance log in a spreadsheet that Fuelly can expert.
Pretty helpful if you consistently use it. When I sold my Audi S6 I was able to give the new owner every fuel and maintenance log in a spreadsheet that Fuelly can expert.
Fuelly - Track and Compare your MPG
Fuelly allows you to tracks your gas mileage over time, helping you calculate fuel expenses as you drive.
www.fuelly.com