Not impressed with MPG!

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Jul 17, 2005

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Originally Posted by noestitch

i get anywhere from 25-34mpg city. I have an 02 civic ex sedan. It has 56k miles. Correct me if i am wrong but all 7th gens were not meant to do over 40 mpg it's in the freaking manual. So for u people claiming close to 40mpg (with exception of the hx), B.S.

Go back and do your math and keep better track of miles and gallons pumped in your gas tank.

I have been keeping track since i bought the car, no exceptions.

Here is the proper way of determining your M.P.G.

on fill ups: assuming u used up all your gas, take down your miles driven on that tank and divide by the number of gallons pumped til full.

example: 347.3miles/12.7 gal = 27.346 m.p.g

Don't insult our intelligence. I keep track of my mileage on every tank. It's not hard. I fill the tank up until the pump clicks. When I get in my car, I reset the tripometer immediately. Then, the next time I fill up I make sure the tank is filled until the pump clicks, then I take my mileage on the tripometer and divide my the number of gallons pumped. It's not uncommon for me to get 420 miles on 10 gallons of gas when I make a non-stop road trip on all highway roads. Some cars simply get better mileage than others. Just because your car doesn't get 42 mpg doesn't mean it's impossible.