used to do sports and i was top 10 national for my age group, so we went to a lot of competitions... nothing but highways, but during the week he still sat in stop and go traffic... 287000 miles in 5 years... never once changed the spark plugs, very reliable van, sold it for 3k.. :D

That would explain it. One of the best vehicles Chevy ever made, they should still make it. Between the two I had I literally drove them far enough to have gone to the Moon and back, with almost zero issues. But, when they died, they died hard!

well i guess we need 2k more miles for it to die! 287000 to your 289000 lol...

i really didn't see the MPG disply

Not quite. It also takes into account your current MPG, so it does fluctuate.

In my previous cars, I pretty much just always tried to fill up when I was around 1/4 tank remaining just to always be safe.

Would GPH actually be that useful to you? Do you know of a few vehicles with this? I know many commercial trucks now cut the motor after idling over certain times.

How much can you idle; its great for boats but why would you want your car to be idling for hours in the first place?

I suppose it's not actually that useful, but it's better than a display that reads "---" or "0.0", which is just completely useless and stupid. Knowing idle GPH might make some people consider turning their engine off more often, and if you're stuck in say a closed off mountain road where you don't know how long you're going to be there, knowing how much fuel idling costs you would help you make a better choice as far as fuel conservation goes. I believe VW cars have the GPH reading in neutral, but not sure if it's across all models or if it even exists in the US (I noticed it in a VW Jetta taxi in another country).