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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 07:26 PM
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According to my C7 dashboard, I used my 1,000th gallon of gas. At 40,692 miles traveled, that works out to 40.7 miles per gallon! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!



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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by John Ulrich
According to my C7 dashboard, I used my 1,000th gallon of gas. At 40,692 miles traveled, that works out to 40.7 miles per gallon! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!


That is insane fuel economy!
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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 07:44 PM
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Are you always driving down hill with a tail wind?
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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 08:20 PM
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In order to very that kind of mileage, you must be DRIVING MISS DAISY!
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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rayland
John Ulrich

Sir, your thread tag MPH or MPG?

"Great News".


Many thanks,

Ray
My question too.
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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 11:21 PM
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Great Caesar’s Ghost That is damn good! Please update your title to say 40.7 MPG.
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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 11:30 PM
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If I put one gallon of gas in my car and dropped it from an altitude of 40.7 miles up while idling it would run out before it hit the ground.
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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 11:34 PM
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If you are getting that kind of MPG out of the car, yours is one of a kind C7.
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I’m averaging about 14 so good for you lol
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Old Apr 16, 2019 | 11:58 PM
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If that were even remotely accurate, it sounds like a personal problem to me, driving a sports car!
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 01:54 AM
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as long as you don't start any trans-oceanic flights relying solely on the instrument cluster gauges in a GM car, i'll say more power to you!

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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 09:44 AM
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Isn't the fuel used display able to be reset?
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by subieworx
Isn't the fuel used display able to be reset?
I was just going to ask the exact same question...
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 10:27 AM
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#13 & 14 - Yes - Fuel display can be reset as I do when filling tank.
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 11:11 AM
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Good deal bud. Since I have no evidence to the contrary, your story is valid. So, stick to it.......
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Fuel logger probably stops at 1000 gallons, much like the "accumulated information" stops at 10000 miles and the hours roll over to 0.0 after 99.9 hours.
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 11:48 AM
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Thanks for the solution. I'll be out in it later today and will reset the display. The "stuff" you learn every day!!!!
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 01:06 PM
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My experience is that GM MPG displays always read high. From near zero to about 1 MPG on my C7 on each tank of gas. It was worse on the ex's Pontiac. I calculate it from the trip odometer, which I reset to zero at fill up, and gallons pumped on almost every fill up. Not super scientific but the calculation is always lower than what the car's instrumentation is indicating.
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 02:24 PM
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Thats the question i have, fuel used is "lifetime of gallons car consumed" , can it be reset? Whats the purpose of this info? Never seen in any car.
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