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Re: new subscriber/v8 miles to go calculation
At 09:57 AM 9/21/98 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 9/21/98 9:19:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>rmyers@inetone.net writes:
>
><< The accuracy of this particular computer function has been, historically,
> laughable. :-( >>
>
>I'm talking emmy winning here....
Emmy, Oscar, Big Bird... It doesn't seem to matter. :-)
>the readout of miles to go on fuel actually
>goes UP while driving, and has shown upwards of 700+ miles to go with
about an
>eighth of a tank remaining......
Totally absurd. GIGO?
>the fuel gauge however seems to be accurate
>(as possible).
IME also.
>I have NEVER experienced this on the cq, which i presume has
>the same computer?
Presumably.
>It has usually been nearly always accurate, unless a
>radical change in driving style overwhelms me.
What?!? You mean you sometimes get a case of the heavy foot? Shirley, you
jest. :-)
>Anyway, I have removed the instrument cluster in the coupe, which is fairly
>straightforward, but the V8's looks more ominous.. not so?
No direct experience with the V8 here, but pulling the cluster on my old
'89 200tq or my present '95 S6 is essentially the same procedure. Only
slight model to model obvious variations. I suspect if you've done it on
your CQ you will have no great difficulty on the V8. Just use your eyes
and your head and figure it out as you go. If your steeering wheel has the
tilt and in-out feature, tilt if as far toward you and as close to you as
it will go.
>thanks for the reply.
Good luck - meanwhile, don't trust the computer. :-)
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Bob
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