[rescue] LCD monitor diagnosis

[Gary]

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Don Y wrote:
> We track our gas mileage (autos).  Currently, by logging the
> elapsed miles (disciplining ourselves to reset the trip odometer
> at each fillup) and the printed receipt from the gas pump
> (thousandths of gallons).  And, a few seconds of mental arithmetic
> to divide one into the other.
>
> The other day I mused that the car should be able to do this
> *for* us.  After all, it knows how many miles it has traveled.
> Just type in the number of gallons consumed (or, with accurate
> metering of the injectors, let it figure that out as well!).

Most newer cars have this built in.  My '05 Pathfinder does this exact 
thing.  You can get a real-time MGP, and the estimated number of miles 
left until you're out of gas.  It's very handy, especially since I travel 
a lot.