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Just wondering how i find out if my D.I.C. is Canadian mpg. or L/100 or U.S.mpg.or L/100
U.S.Gallon= 3.78 liters
Can. Gallon= 4.45 liters
U.S.Gallon= 3.78 liters
Can. Gallon= 4.45 liters
Hey...No Prob...No harm done...I must of been Bitchy when i read your post...My appoligies as well for snapping back:drinkI’ve re-read my post and I can see how I might have come across like a jerk. That wasn’t my intention.
I’m also Canadian, and I still don’t see why anyone would want to reference Imperial Gallons for any reason. The vast majority of references to fuel economy are Miles per (US) Gallon, and Litres per Hundred KM. Even in conversations with my friends and colleagues we always talk Miles per (US) gallon. Why? Because everything (99.99%) we read in print, and on-line, is published in Miles per (US) gallon.
I still think this only serves to muddy the waters.
You’re right this is an open forum and this is just my $0.02 worth.
only because our media is primarily amercian based...I’ve re-read my post and I can see how I might have come across like a jerk. That wasn’t my intention.
I’m also Canadian, and I still don’t see why anyone would want to reference Imperial Gallons for any reason. The vast majority of references to fuel economy are Miles per (US) Gallon, and Litres per Hundred KM. Even in conversations with my friends and colleagues we always talk Miles per (US) gallon. Why? Because everything (99.99%) we read in print, and on-line, is published in Miles per (US) gallon.
I still think this only serves to muddy the waters.
You’re right this is an open forum and this is just my $0.02 worth.
I've never noticed this but I would bet that the marketing department has more to do with this than anything because it allows companies to inflate their fuel economy numbers because they know that most people won't bother reading the fine print, and even if they do, no one will bother pulling out a calculator to convert the Imerial MPG to US MPG in order to cut through the marketing b.s.... also, if you notice car adds in canada, they use the imperial gallon...
exactly....they do anything to boost their claims...it does seem almost criminal that they would have a vehicle with a computer using a different gallon from the advertisments just to help claims, right away youll never come even close to matching claimed/idealistic mileage....I've never noticed this but I would bet that the marketing department has more to do with this than anything because it allows companies to inflate their fuel economy numbers because they know that most people won't bother reading the fine print, and even if they do, no one will bother pulling out a calculator to convert the Imerial MPG to US MPG in order to cut through the marketing b.s.