Great Scott!

[fbhjr]

This morning I filled up the car after the trip to Maine.  It got 48.46 MPG
on the drive and in the month (tomorrow) that I’ve had it has an average
MPG of 46.40.  This means it has saved me about $106 in the month.  That’s
pretty good.

When you buy gas for it, it asks you what you paid so it can update its
records on what your trips cost.  I have yet to remember this and be fast
enough to enter the data before it decides I’m not going to get around to
it.
So, as I was exiting the gas station, I tried to hit the right buttons
while making sure there weren’t cars coming and stay on the road.
I managed the second two.

A few miles later, I looked down at the controls and it said my speed was
88.
I was surprised by this as the speed limit was 55, and I didn’t seem to be
going faster than anyone else.
Nor did I see the sparks and such that might indicate that I was about to
travel to 1955.  That might be OK as I know the road I was on, route 9, was
there in 1955.  But, if I got onto 495, I’d be risking cow fields.
I do have a flux capacitor app on my iPad.  Maybe if I had it going while I
was doing it something might have happened.  I know it never would have
worked in the old Saturn as that had way to much plastic.

Then, as I pondered the lack of 1955 in front of me, I noticed that it said
in tiny letters KPH, not the usual MPH.

That made a lot more sense.  It certainly explained why traffic I get
frustrated over rarely going the speed limit had not suddenly decided to
exceed it by 60%.

Now I have to figure out how to get it back to MPH so I don’t have to keep
multiplying by .63 to see if I’m speeding on not.
Sadly, I can’t find that in the manual.
Maybe I have to buy more gas…

Comments

[brickhousewench.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I can’t find that in the manual.

I was going to suggest that you read the fine manual, but I see you already tried.

Bad technical writer for leaving that out, bad!

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

When you buy gas for it, it asks you what you paid so it can update its records on what your trips cost.

my Honda doesn't do this. although now i wish it did.

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

Well at least you don't have to worry about dealing with Libyans for Uranium....