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Old 08-23-2007, 03:21 PM
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Default Re: Erroneous entries in the mileage database

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Originally Posted by AJR View Post
I would suggest that anyone with 3 tanks or less get the data thrown out of the calculation.
You mean for the fleet versus the owner's personal mileage?

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Originally Posted by AJR View Post
First, most that have 0, 1, or 2 tanks are not being maintained and who knows about the data that was put in originally. Second, usually the first 2-3 tanks are screwed up by dealers, learning curves of new hybrid drivers, and showing off the car to others as to what it can do (acceleration tests, speed tests, etc). Usually if a person has come back 3 or 4 times to enter tank data will mean they will usually continue to come back and keep it updated and be fairly accurate.
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Funny you should post this. I'd once asked to have my first tank thrown out so I'd get a hypermiler star at 3,000 miles. I was told no and now it doesn't matter. But I remember how unfair it seemed at the time.

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