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Old Oct 25, 2007
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

please do not come here with that crap anymore. We've all heard it before and it is total nonsense. I don't want noobs here trying it and getting in a wreck or popping their tires. Tire pressure is determined by the car manufacturer, NOT the tire company. Look in your owners manual if you still have it. Meanwhile, i'll continue to get 42mpg without overinflating my tires and laugh at anyone who spends thousands more on a hybrid just to get a small fuel economy increase. Which btw will not even make up for all the extra money you spent on the car until maybe 15 yrs later. Not to mention your battery packs are bad for the environment as it is, but i wont even get into that. You do have a hybrid right? those forums you posted make it pretty obvious. Anyway, i doubt anyone here is stupid enough to even give your posts a second thought.
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Old Oct 25, 2007
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

Oops.
You forgot to read.

I drive an '89 Volvo 240.
Don't want a hybrid.
For the same reasons you posted.

I thought a non-hybrid Civic might be a good idea for my next car, but you might convince me otherwise. Doing a good job so far.
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

im not really a salesman nor do i work for honda, but okay. what i said applies to any car. actually they all have their recommended tire pressures written on the door sticker.
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Old Oct 26, 2007
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

03 Civic EX
Manual Trans.
Average/city: 39-42mpg Best: 45.9mpg
Average/Highway : 41mpg Best: 46.3

Note: I also shift around 2 grand all the time and I coast like crazy. I/H/E and pulleys really does help with this also. Also Royal purple Tranny fluid seemed to help a little...
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Old Oct 26, 2007
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

03 Civic EX Sedan

Get around 33-34 in the city and at highway speeds (73MPH) i get 40-41mpg....the best I had was going from athens, oh to syracuse, ny all via highway....got 485 to my tank for an average 43.8MPG

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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

Yo gearbox.......


http://www.officer.com/article/artic...on=19&id=27281



Take it from an autoXer, mechanical engineer, and someone who spent 4 years on a formula 1000 team. Take it from someone who took a college class called "race car vehicle dynamics", take it from someone who knows, not "gearbox".....

Put as much tire pressure as possible in your tires, go to the max sidewall rating, there are many pros and not many cons.......lower pressure really only has one advantage: more ride compliance(read: softer ride).
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

ya ive read that before, some correct and alot of wrong information. and none of the cars on the road even qualify for any of that. they are driven by normal people, not race car drivers. as far as i know, auto-x is not happening on public roads. if i can use the recommended 30psi from honda and have my car ride like a cadillac with the tires lasting 50k+ miles and getting 42mpg, why in the hell would i overinflate them?
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^woot wooot.......go gearbox =]
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

damn i suck. i average 220 miles per tank. thats cause i do alot of short trips cause my high school is so close
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

i was traveling back from texas it was 1200 miles and i filled up 3 times and when i got back still had more than half a tank i got around 450 per tank
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

i gotta be doing something wrong.... 401 KM per full tank with no ac..... 2001 LX Auto
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

Originally Posted by okita368
i gotta be doing something wrong.... 401 KM per full tank with no ac..... 2001 LX Auto
50/50
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

easy way is fill up a full tank, reset the trip meter, then when gas light comes on, fill tank again and see how much gas you added. take total miles divided by gallons you pumped.
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

97 Civic Coupe DX
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126K+ on the odometer

Just took a trip on I-5 in California, 75-80 MPH, A/C on for 80% of the time.

Got 35 MPG.

Does anyone remember $1 a gallon gas? (it was just 6 years ago!)
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

i got 256mi today on half a tank. yay.

i usually only fill my tank to the half mark cuz i figured it'd save me alot of weight....
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

Originally Posted by bashea
97 Civic Coupe DX
Manual Trans.
126K+ on the odometer

Just took a trip on I-5 in California, 75-80 MPH, A/C on for 80% of the time.

Got 35 MPG.

Does anyone remember $1 a gallon gas? (it was just 6 years ago!)
i remember.... it was .98 to be exact....hahaha good old days
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

i get 230-250 miles per tank. O_o 50/50 city highway
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Re: Best Gas Mileage on ur civic ?

Originally Posted by sl33pyriceboi
i remember.... it was .98 to be exact....hahaha good old days
Haha....you Cali boys got ripped....it dropped to as low as .69 in Cleveland
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