The Ecometer Thread

[jwight]

I'm as big a gadget freak as the next person but I'd be just as happy with this:



Great idea in the 70s, back again in digital form.

[Carl242]

Nice. I've heard the ecometer compared to a vacuum meter in some other forums. I think in that respect its very useful, since one of the main features is basically a scale telling you how efficiently your car is running. This one, however, plugs into my OBDII

[Jeanclaude]

I have both the Ecometer and the scan gauge. After using both extensively, I decided to mount the Ecometer permenantly.

I chose the Ecometer over the Scangauge purely for ease of use; The Scangauge has way too much information to be used just for fuel economy. If you are so detail oriented that you need every bit of data that is available on OBDII the the Scangauge is for you.

If you just want the indicators on a gauge that will help you improve your driving habits, then the Ecometer is for you.

I bought my Scangauge for $159 including shipping, and the Ecometer for $69 including shipping.

The Ecometer is less obtrusive than the Scangauge when trying to find a mounting location. The easy to read and well-lit face on the Ecometer makes quick work of interpreting how your driving action translate into fuel economy (or detriment).

The scangauge will tell you more about your engine's performance than you were even wondering about. I will keep the Scangauge and use it when I have an issue with my car's performance, but I'll use the Ecometer for improving my MPG. 49.7 last tank, must be doing something right.

[forestacademy]

Can we get this thread Moved over to the Shiny New area of the forum called Smart Car Fuel Economy ? I'm just asking, I never know where to find it.

[fpage77]

Guess I need a ecometer huh?


... honestly the only reason I got the ScanGuageII was for the MPG feature.

[fpage77]

I ordered a Egometer and will be posting my ScanGuageII forsale in market place for relatively cheap later tonight.

[Kermit]

Originally Posted by fpage77

I ordered a Egometer and will be posting my ScanGuageII forsale in market place for relatively cheap later tonight.

I sense some deep problems with you young grasshopper.

[roobi9]

I'd like to buy an Egometer. better yet - invent one and sell it.

[roobi9]

Can't stop laughing......geez.

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by fpage77

I ordered a Egometer and will be posting my ScanGuageII forsale in market place for relatively cheap later tonight.

If he is replacing the scanguage with an Egometer, I would hate to think how much he might charge for that scanguage to off set the cost