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Old 08-10-2002   #1 (permalink)
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i've been really dissapointed with the mpg on my car as of late. i got the 01 civic ex sedan auto. normally when i go to college, i travel mostly freeway and i get an avg of 33 mpg. i used arco regular gas. now im back in the city of san francisco. yes there is a lot of stop and go traffic, but i still use it mostly on the freeway. but now i get only 24 mpg. and now i use "better" gas cheveron, 76, or shell. i just got my oil change 1.5k mi ago only. i just didn't expect the gas mileage to drop that low. i drive my car really smoothly as well and i dont race it either. is anyone else experiencing this problem?
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This exact problem has been discussed before, you'll get more help by doing a search
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same problem on my 2k2 lx auto, about 9 gallons=254 miles, to wired !
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I get between 36-40 mpg. I drive a 2001 ex auto with intake and exhaust.
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I've been averaging between 34 - 38 mpg on my '02 5-speed. However, when I first got the car I was only averaging 28 - 32, it was unexpected.
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i get around 32mpg, fairly aggressive, stop and go driving with a/c!!
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Maybe it's also due to the steep hills in SF. My Civic seems to eat gas when going uphill.
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Maybe it's also due to the steep hills in SF. My Civic seems to eat gas when going uphill.[hr]
i agree, that sounds reasonable, consider SF is filled with hills.. well.. last time i was there

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[hr]Originally posted by: johnride
I get between 36-40 mpg. I drive a 2001 ex auto with intake and exhaust.[hr]
wth?!?! i have a stock 02 civic ex auto and i avg about 26-28mpg. ARGH~!~!~!!
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I get about 37 with my LX 5spd.
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I live in Berkeley/Oakland, and my mpg is nothing special, probably like 28-30.

I came up from LA to Berkeley last week, and only got like 28 mpg (freeway whole time). That's really disappointing... if my car's an econocar and not a sports car, can it at least be fuel efficient? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG] Then again I was averaging 90-95mph, probably burns a lot less efficiently.

But on average, 30 mpg.
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