Honda Car Forum

Brian Smith wrote:
> "Jez" <jeremy@ainsworth.me.uk> wrote in message
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>>OT: Miles per gallon is an outdated and ambiguous measurement. A standard
>>(e.g. litres/100km) should be adopted worldwide.
>
>
> That's a crock! Being able to see at a glance how many miles I can travel is
> a lot easier than having to think about the conversion to a useless Metric
> measurement.
>
> Brian
>
>

I'm not disputing the fact that mpg is useful for some people on a local
basis. When you drive miles and fill up with gallons it makes sense to
use Miles Per Gallon.

My point (which I didn't make clear) is that it's not suitable as an
international measure because it's impossible to tell whether or not US
or Imperial gallons have been used in the calculation. If I said that my
car can do 46mpg, how do you know if it can really do 46 or 38 in your
country?

"Jez" <jeremy@ainsworth.me.uk> wrote in message
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> I'm not disputing the fact that mpg is useful for some people on a local
> basis. When you drive miles and fill up with gallons it makes sense to use
> Miles Per Gallon.

We use litres and kilometres. But I grew up using miles and gallons
(Imperial), so that is how I continue to view my vehicle's fuel consumption
and mileage.

> My point (which I didn't make clear) is that it's not suitable as an
> international measure because it's impossible to tell whether or not US or
> Imperial gallons have been used in the calculation. If I said that my car
> can do 46mpg, how do you know if it can really do 46 or 38 in your
> country?

It's easy enough to do when someone mentions what their mpg rate is, a
simple question (if they haven't offered the information already) would give
you the knowledge of what size gallon they are using. Dealing in an
international forum such as this one, it only makes sense for participants
here to make it clear as to what unit of measure they are using. I try to
make it clear that when I say that my V6 Accord's fuel consumption ranges
between 29 and 42 mpg, that I am using Imperial Gallons.

Brian