New Pivot Economic Drive Support Monitor

[Blue2]

Saw this new product from Pivot...

Me still trying to understand from the website how the product works..

Wondering if anyone knows how it works...it claims can improve FC...

Another snake oil product?

[Genie47]

Any webby?

[Firstcall]

first saw this product in McWell last week. It cost about $143 + $15 for installation.

 

This product does not automatically helps FC.

It is just a gimicky meter that tells you whether you have been driving economically. If you drive gradually and brake gradually over a distance, the unit will give you an calculated score. Hopefully by following the score you can achieve good FC.

 

The way I see it, it is just using the speed signal and G-sensor to gauge how you are accelerating. (Do we really need this thing to tell us how to drive economically???) I was hoping that it has a realtime FC meter like many continental cars and some upmarket Jap cars that states km/l or l/km measurements. But it does not have. Since it can measure distance and total fuel consumption it could easily find out the FC rate by simple mathematics but I don't understand why it does'nt have one. The rest of the information like speed, distance are plain gimicks which all cars already have.

 

If there is real time FC indicator, I would have bought it. But no, $158 for something I already have or know, nope not worth it.

[Firstcall]

http://e-drive.org/product/flame-e-drive-e.html Edited January 6, 2006 by Firstcall

[Elfenstar]

It only sounds like a gsensor that will tell u to keep it at 0.2gs on acceleration and tell u if you're maintaing a constant speed via the speed wire... nothing much more that that...

 

I think the reason that it cannot work like the inbuilt FC meters to tell u what the consumption is like is coz different cars consume different amounts of fuel (partially from the fuel maps, partially from the displacement) so it will vary between different models.

[BMW320i]

Mcwell advertised for $138 on straits time today. For $138, I'll rather use it for petrol with a remaining $30 for me to purchase some Lays potato chips.

[Morgan01]

[Genie47]

So it is some kind of driving nanny huh?

[Normal_aspirated]

From the specs in the webby as shown below is similar to another product called G-Tech Pro:

 

Easy-to-Wiring.

All you have to do is insert the power into the cigarette lighter and wire to the car speed signal; no need for installing sensors.

 

Driving Monitor=Acceleration calculation derived from speed

Sectionalized Driving Scoring=Subtracted from 100 points

Gasoline Cost/Gasoline Consumption Display=Enter your car's gas mileage and the gasoline cost (per liter)

Compatible Car Models=DC12V vehicles (Speed Signal Compatible Automobiles)

Size=20x60x50 (Depth) mm, at half the size of a pack of cigarettes

 

Installation.

Power=Insert into cigarette lighter Signal=Speed Signal*

*Please follow wiring directions depending on your model of car.

It is also possible to take the speed signal from the cars navigation system.

 

Setting Details.

Speed Signal=compatible with 2,4,8,16 pulses

Price of Gasoline=The decimal point in the numerical value will change depending upon the currency of the country being used. (Units of 1/0.1/0.01) Mileage unit=0.1km/L~49.9km/L

 

The link to MCF thread on G-Tech Pro is below:

 

http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/gforum.cgi...=G-Tech;#365601

Edited January 7, 2006 by Normal_aspirated

[Rustyz]

Share my experince with a similar thing...which work as they say...It is a very good equiment...but u have to be a good driver to keep as constant speed as possible...I got tired of it...Everytime see it so hard pain it reminds me how much $$$ am I burning at the rate of driving...HEART PAIN...

 

U don't really need the machine as long as u have a gentle start off and constant speed will do.

Edited January 7, 2006 by Rustyz

[Genie47]

Actually the cheapest solution to this gizmo is a vacuum gauge.

[Normal_aspirated]

the trouble us with HRF syndrome, we find hard to keep this kinda discipline of routine........

 

can expand instrument panel to become like a pilot corkpit.

Edited January 7, 2006 by Normal_aspirated

[Normal_aspirated]

vacuum gauge..........i got one too, i will try again like the old days to see it will work or not?

[Firstcall]

So it is some kind of driving nanny huh?

 

yep. those who religiously try to get high score from this gadget may soon find themselves becoming a road hogger

[Blue2]

[Southpark2000]

[reply]

yep. those who religiously try to get high score from this gadget may soon find themselves becoming a road hogger

 

Errrr....that's not half as bad as continually monitoring the gadget and eyes off the road....

[Kespher]

can be installed in all vehicles?