How Do You Determine MPG On A Vehicle?
Determining the miles per gallon (MPG) for a vehicle can be very useful. MPG can be used to help determine how many gallons of gas will be needed for a road trip. MPG can be useful for budgeting and financial planning, by allowing the driver to be able to figure out approximately how much will be spent weekly on gas based on the average number of miles driven. MPG can also alert the vehicle owner to a problem. If the car got 35 miles per gallon and now only gets 15 miles per gallon, there might be something wrong. Many instructions that can be found for determining gas mileage on a vehicle involve emptying the gas tank completely. But emptying the gas tank completely could leave you stranded on the side of the road somewhere without any gas. Go to the gas station and fill up the automobile’s tank of gas. As soon as the pump clicks off, stop pumping. Do not top off the tank. It doesn’t matter whether you had an empty tank or a half full tank. Once the tank is full, read the vehicle’s od
