JUST imagine: what if every time you mashed the gas pedal in your car or truck, your mother was sitting behind you telling you exactly — down to the penny — how much money you had just wasted?
Well lead-foots, consider the new Fuel Efficiency Adviser the backseat mom of the future. According to the company’s claims, this nifty device displays statistics and data that can save you hundreds at the pump.
Four informative gauges are displayed simultaneously on an LCD screen and are continuously updated during each trip.
The intelligent trip computer tracks your vehicle’s average speed, driving time, trip fuel economy, distance and time to empty, maximum RPM, fuel used and many other useful pieces of trip data. Presumably, the improved driving habits learned from the Fuel Efficiency Adviser will not only improve your fuel economy but also reduce your carbon footprint.
Digital gauges also monitor coolant temperature, battery voltage, engine speed, digital speedometer, tachometer, manifold pressure, intake air temperature and much more. The Fuel Efficiency Adviser also lets you try different driving techniques and routes and gives quick feedback on how they affect fuel use. Not only does this sound as if it could become downright addictive, it should also improve driver awareness and safety.
Another potentially incredible feature of the Fuel Efficiency Adviser is that it reads standard engine trouble codes. Once repairs have been done, even by backyard mechanics like us, we can finally turn off that annoying “check engine” light and other warning lamps. The Fuel Efficiency Advisor can also check for diagnostic trouble codes, and if found, can display precise information about them.
The best part about the Fuel Efficiency Advisor is that no tools are required for installation — it simply plugs into the OBD-II diagnostic connector under your car’s dash.
The Fuel Efficiency Adviser sells for $159.95. For more information check them out on the web at www.fuelefficiencycenters.com.
— Paul Williamson