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Old Apr 1, 2006
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43 mpg all city no mods pure driving habits.;..

i wish i had some mods... maybe i'll start seeing 60! like one person i know who has a honda del sol and he went all out.
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I filled my tank this morning: 11.97 gallons for 719 miles. Almost 60 mpg exactly.

Since the weather has turned nicer, I have been able to approach 60 mpg regularly.

My average (year round) mpg is 53.1 mpg. I use sythentic 0w20 (Mobil 1) and do a mix of highway (75) and country (25) road driving.
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I filled my tank this morning: 11.97 gallons for 719 miles. Almost 60 mpg exactly.

Since the weather has turned nicer, I have been able to approach 60 mpg regularly.

My average (year round) mpg is 53.1 mpg. I use sythentic 0w20 (Mobil 1) and do a mix of highway (75) and country (25) road driving.
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Yup, it's true!

During the summer/fall of 2005, I had 16 tanks in a row, with 700+ miles. My best tank was 810 miles, which translates to 63.1 mpg.
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Hybrid?
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Old Apr 3, 2006
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Correct. 2004 HCH MT.

Spectre Air/cc filters
Tires at 44 psi (sidewall max)
FP60 and LC20 treatment
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2001 EM2, 5 - speed

109,145 miles, all commuter - 28-31 mpg

Varies between 87 and 89, depends on my mood and how i feel like driving.

98% Commuter, 20 miles one-way to work, + girlfriend lives same distance. To and from work i drive between 70-82, and at 2 o clock in the morning when dropping off gf it's 80+

I - aem cai, converted to sri for winter, / H- dc - 4-2-1 / E - DC TCS - 17inch low profile MR7's - Tein SS coils with 1.5 inch drop, cambers etc etc. also... heavy *** kenwood amp and box, soon to be replaced.

-5w-30 synthetic, every 3,000 on the dot or less
-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
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Old Apr 3, 2006
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-what vehicle is it? (include year, make, model, auto/manual?)
2003 honda civic lx 4door 5speed **edit**30,152miles

-what grade gasoline? (IE: 87 reg, 89 plus, etc)
93 octane, gas additive every oil change

-how are your driving habits? (granny, tracking, fairly hard, highway, city, include details)
granny speeds, aggressive lines and turns, engine braking, heel-toe downshifting when im not lazy

-what are your mods (only state the mods that could affect mileage IE: intake, exhaust, wheels, etc)
tints, hand polished oem muffler, and mudguards

-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted? (IE: 5w-20/5w-30/etc)
royal purple 5w30 w/ stock oil filter

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
most important thing is tires... make sure your tires are near 30psi check them at least one amonth...this will help imo the most...if you check them once a week i can almost guarantee you will never get blow out a tire because you will notice the slow leaks before they turn into catastrophic failure..ie blown tire...

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2002 Honda civic Ex coupe

32,000 miles

89 octane

city/highway

Skunk 2 catback exhaust system, DC Sport SS header, Injen CAI

5W-30 Castrol syntec
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Old Apr 3, 2006
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i get about 27-32 mpg

-what vehicle is it?
2005 honda civic lx coupe manual 13,206miles
-what grade gasoline?
87
-how are your driving habits?
i drive it hard. i got a heavy foot.
-what are your mods?
aem cold air intake
-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted?
5w-20
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Old Apr 3, 2006
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- 2001 Civic Si (Ex in the states) Coupe, 5spd - I have 53 930km's on it, bought it with 31 525km's last April 14th
- 87 regular
- Driving habits: city driving, 'normal' most of the time, unless I'm in a bad mood, in a rush, or just feel like givner (on avg, I usually get about ~575 KM's per tank)
- AEM CAI
- 5w20 oil was last used on the last oil change
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02 em2 with 73,000 miles, i get like 15miles/per gallon, turbo and untunned...

-what grade gasoline? 93 oct


-how are your driving habits? easy
-what are your mods turbo

-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted?
group 7 oil filter, 5w20 valvoline
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Old Apr 3, 2006
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22 mpg 93 Octane Mods: K20 swap, K-pro Tuned, Injen SRI, Apexi World sport, DCRH, IMG.

5w 30 Mobil 1 Hamp oil filter

Driving habits: foot in the throttle about 45% of the time.
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Old Apr 4, 2006
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2002 civic LX auto.
I have 66K miles , consistently get 34-35 mpg, rarely bring rpms above 4000. I plan on getting 200k miles out of her. All stock, except I had a K&n installed for awhile. I have only had the oil changed once somewhere other than my garage. No problems with this car except broken driver window and coin holder. Next maintenance item will be brakes but they are still at 1/4 inch.I use 5w20. castrol and nippon oil filters.



Oh yeah 800 miles on a tank you must have an Insight or something even the hybrid would barely get that...sighs.
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Old Apr 4, 2006
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I didn't see the format for this, sorry, here is a recap:

What type of car: 2004 HCH MT 58k miles
What type of gasoline: 87
How do you drive it: Fast, but accelaration is geared for high mileage -- 120 miles per day round trip commute 75% hway 25% country roads
Mods: Spectre air, CC filters -- 44 psi on tires
Motor Oil: Mobil 1 0w20 with treatment

Highest mileage tank 810 63.1 mpg
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Old Apr 5, 2006
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-What vehicle is it?
2002 Honda Civic Ex Manual Coupe

-What grade gasoline?
Unocal 76: 87 Octane / True Blue 105 once every 2 months

-How are your driving habits?
Split between city/highway, split between "Driving Miss Daisy" & "Indy 500"

-What are your mods?
No engine mods, just 18" wheels

-What grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted?
5W-30

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
Clean air filter + clean oil + low shifts = Lots Of Miles!
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Old Apr 5, 2006
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^^You didnt post your mileage.
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I have an 04 EX AUTO.

I have an aem v2 intake.

Most of my driving is stop and go . . . I only floor it when I "need" to.

My average gas mileage is about 26 mpg.
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-What vehicle is it?
2004 Honda Civic DX with AC Manual Coupe

-What grade gasoline?
87 Octane / Chevron with Techron

-How are your driving habits?
Drive with load, drive without brakes, shut off engine if coasting more than 30 seconds, 5th gear pulse and bleed, 50 PSI in all four tires and the will to treat gas like gold.

-What are your mods?
Completely changing my driving style, high fuel economy is my most important factor.

-What grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted?
5W-30 Honda stock oil, oil level filled between MAX and MIN levels.

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
get up to speed, get a fuel economy indicator (like scangauge), control your throttle input, anticipate red lights and learn to conserve your momentum so that you can make it through the light without stopping, driving with load (when climbing a hill, I do not increase throttle input to maintain speed), and bump starting when my coasting speeds has reached to its minimum.

Average gas mileage used to be 35, now starting to climb into their 40's and soon 50's when I refine my techniques. AND NO I DO NOT DRIVE A HYBRID, i can get mileage just fine WITHOUT THEM.
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Old Apr 24, 2006
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Originally Posted by philmcneal
Average gas mileage used to be 35, now starting to climb into their 40's and soon 50's when I refine my techniques. AND NO I DO NOT DRIVE A HYBRID, i can get mileage just fine WITHOUT THEM.

50's..... My aunt is at 56 MPG right now, and no that's not a hybrid either.
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-What vehicle is it?
2005 Honda Civic EX with AC Manual Coupe

-What grade gasoline?
87 Octane / Whatever's Cheapest!

-How are your driving habits?
Rarely downshift, shift at 3K RPMS except while merging onto freeway, then shift at 5K RPM's until at speed. Generally drive 10MPH above speedlimit

-What are your mods?
I have 1 12" woofer and box in the trunk, and 19" Konig Absolute wheels that are heavy as a bitch!

-What grade motor oil was used?
5W-30 Penzoil done at Midas since I bought the car w/22,000 Miles on it.

-MPG
I used to get around 385 miles per tank city/highway, and my best has been 425 miles per tank STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. But since I installed the wheels I get around 340 miles per tank. I have that crappy thing where the gas guage isn't very accurate below a quarter tank...

-Odometer?
~50,000 (I know it's a lot for an '05, it's all highway!!! My wife used it to commute 7hrs a day 3 times a week to college, plus 1 trip to Louisiana that was 21 hours each way!)

-Tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
Keep it below 3K RPM's and lay off the downshifting. I brake really easily as well so as not to wear down my pad's quickly. Tire pressure is checked every week and kept at 32PSI. Change oil every 3,000 miles and oil filter.
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-what vehicle is it? (include year, make, model, auto/manual?)
2003 Honda Civic EX 5SPD - 29,xxxmi.

-what grade gasoline? (IE: 87 reg, 89 plus, etc)
87

-how are your driving habits? (granny, tracking, fairly hard, highway, city, include details)
4k shifts in the city mostly

-what are your mods (only state the mods that could affect mileage IE: intake, exhaust, wheels, etc)
k&n filter

-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted? (IE: 5w-20/5w-30/etc)
M1 5w30

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
none love the car as it is.
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Old Apr 24, 2006
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-what vehicle is it? (include year, make, model, auto/manual?)
04 civic vp manual
-what grade gasoline? (IE: 87 reg, 89 plus, etc)
89 when not at track
-how are your driving habits? (granny, tracking, fairly hard, highway, city, include details)
mostly city but i try not to ride it too hard anymore. we cruise alot though.
-what are your mods (only state the mods that could affect mileage IE: intake, exhaust, wheels, etc)
cold air intake full headersback exhaust, 17 inch wheels of and on.
-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted? (IE: 5w-20/5w-30/etc)
i've used 5w-20 always. and i just started using fully sythetic within the last 6 months
-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
keep it between 1500 and 2000 rpm at 30% throttle
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See sig for milage. Not great but hey, I just got through winter and used my remote start a bunch of times (Talk about hurting your FE).

-What vehicle is it?
2003 Honda Civic Hybrid

-What grade gasoline?
BP: 87 Octane

-How are your driving habits?
100% city, granny driving

-What are your mods?
No Mods

-What grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted?
0W-20

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
Proper maintenance, lower speeds, slower starts, anticipating and timing lights. Use A/C as little as possible
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-what vehicle is it? 2001 HONDA Civic DX coupe automatic trans
Bought her shortly after the 7th gens were released back in the day

-what grade gasoline? regular

-how are your driving habits? granny on the streets, spirited on the highway. daily route is mix of city & highway.

-what are your mods? no engine/performance mods, nothing heavy in the car, recently 2" drop and 17s

-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted? 5w-20

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary! with stock steelies I was consistantly getting up to 38mpg, by not driving over 65 mph. I also found by accelerating softer, I got better fuel economy. Probably will drop a little with my new set of wheels
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Originally Posted by tbaleno
See sig for milage. Not great but hey, I just got through winter and used my remote start a bunch of times (Talk about hurting your FE).

-What vehicle is it?
2003 Honda Civic Hybrid

-What grade gasoline?
BP: 87 Octane

-How are your driving habits?
100% city, granny driving

-What are your mods?
No Mods

-What grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted?
0W-20

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
Proper maintenance, lower speeds, slower starts, anticipating and timing lights. Use A/C as little as possible

on tv i saw a guy get a record 113 miles per gallon with the prius, but a civic is not THAT bad
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-Mileage
39,876

-what vehicle is it? (include year, make, model, auto/manual?)
2004 Honda Civic Coupe, manual

-what grade gasoline? (IE: 87 reg, 89 plus, etc)
87 Regular Unleaded

-how are your driving habits? (granny, tracking, fairly hard, highway, city, include details)
I'm usually hard, mostly doing 75-80+ mph on the highways... around town, like a granny with energies.

-what are your mods (only state the mods that could affect mileage IE: intake, exhaust, wheels, etc)
Nada.

-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted? (IE: 5w-20/5w-30/etc)
Wow, I do not remember what I used. My memory fails me. I was planning to change it to 5W-40 for the next one, btw.

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
Check for correct tire pressure. Plan trips. Don't drive unnecesarily.

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-what vehicle is it? (include year, make, model, auto/manual?)
2003 Civic Ex silver coupe manual

-what grade gasoline? (IE: 87 reg, 89 plus, etc)
87

-how are your driving habits? (granny, tracking, fairly hard, highway, city, include details)
When people are in my car... i drive her hard to scare the **** out of them, and at times i pull my ebrake so it looks like i drift

-what are your mods (only state the mods that could affect mileage IE: intake, exhaust, wheels, etc)
Injen SRS, Tein S. Techs, 16" Rota GT3s w/ 205/45/16s

-what grade motor oil was used when this record of mileage was counted? (IE: 5w-20/5w-30/etc)
5w20 or 30 i forget... 19933 miles...

-tips/advice on how to save gas or anything else that is neccesary!
www.gasbuddy.com use cruise control when no one is on highway and don't go over 65...
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2k2 civic 50k miles, old dino 5w20 oil, all highway, 60mph, lc20/fp60, weapon-r secret intake, rsr exhaust, HVS-GT, lowered, camber kit aligned, 87 gas, ngk vpower plugs, 30psi tires stock 15s, one amp in trunk, no cruise (broken)...42mpg.
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