Davis Instruments CarChip

[Jason Foster]

http://www.davisnet.com/drive/products/carchip_products.asp
http://www.davisnet.com/drive/Charts/Compare.asp

I was wondering if anyone uses this component. I've known about them for awhile, however, I never bought one.

Davis Instruments (same as the weather station folks) make it, and it basically is a data logger that plugs into the OBDII port and records various driving, car and engine perimeters. I thought this would be a great way to monitor ones driving to improve fuel efficiency, put less wear-n-tear on the car, and make one a better driver overall. I also believe Progressive insurance uses such a module (perhaps made by Davis) in their "My-Rate" discount program.

With all the talk about how chaser's drive today, I thought this might be proof, if anyone so felt like posting their driving habits along with their storm chase reports. I just love looking at charts and messing with data, so I'm seriously considering one.

 

[J West]

Interesting, but I'd rather use something that displays data real-time so I can see a problem as it's happening rather then hours or days later when the Davis unit is downloaded.

Something like this could be a useful tool for those with teenaged drivers, so you can see how they are really driving the car when you're not with them.

 

[Jason Foster]

Interesting, but I'd rather use something that displays data real-time so I can see a problem as it's happening rather then hours or days later when the Davis unit is downloaded.

Something like this could be a useful tool for those with teenaged drivers, so you can see how they are really driving the car when you're not with them.

Davis actually does have a real time monitoring system. However, the cost is outrageous. I like the "fleet" version because it can be combined with GPS".