Doing some digging, I found at least three apps (Fuelpad, Car Mileage Calculator and Carman) that somehow measure car mileage, mpg, etc., after some input from the user. Maybe there are others.

Not sure which of these applications would work for what I need or which does or will work in Maemo 5 (as I have an N900 on pre-order like most others on this forum). I drive (and fly) a lot for work and must record my miles driven for my monthly expenses. Unfortunately, I frequently forget to write my starting miles from my odometer down (am typically in a hurry) and am constantly estimating my miles driven when I compile my monthly expenses at the end of each month.

It would be great if one of these apps could utilize the N900's GPS upon starting and stopping the app (or pressing "start" and "stop" within the app) as far as registering miles (or km) driven, and would then send that data to a log file, or log it within the app. Is this possible? Is it possible with any of the aforementioned apps?

Of course, I'd still have to remember to "start" the app when getting in the car!

Any input appreciated!