do not know right name for it , but many cars have it installed as option. It is showing for example: immediate consumption, daily averege consumption, total averega , sometimes speed etc. Back in Europe have had it a lots of middle priced cars.
- Is it possible to buy and install it here in North America ?
- what are possible brands, prices?

I did a search on Internet, but as I do not know the right name of "thing", it is really hard.
Any advice appreciated in advance.
Pampusik

 

called onboard computer.. found in many bmw's, my friends 635csi has one.. but it doesn't work right, (sensor dead?)

 

I knew that I saw it in 626 back in Europe, .but is it possible to buy some and install it in my Protege . It was quite helpfull in my Skoda Octavia. Immediate consuption can be helpfull to teach you drive economicaly. With VW 1.9 TDi engine inside , I had average consumption 5.4 l/100 km. I can only dream about it with my Protege 1.8 ( just recently apx. 10.6 l/100 km - 24US miles/galon )

When I searching for onboard computer on Google - mostly (95%) it looks like articles about ECU

 

an immediate consumption meter (like the older bmws have) is nothing more than a vaccuum guage with mpg (or kpl?) on the face instead of inhg. you can install a basic vaccuum guage and when you are pulling the most vaccuum you at the lowest consumption. you adjust your driving style to adjust the vaccuum.