Gas Mileage Sucks, part II
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[hr]Originally posted by: myhonmyhonda
does anyone know if honda will do anything about this poor mileage thing? hey, we paid for this honda technology. they say our cars can do this and that, but its not doing all that. is honda lying to us. whats up with that. i bought a car that will go over 40mpg on a highway and i expect it to go over 40mpg on the highway. any comments.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: myhonmyhonda
does anyone know if honda will do anything about this poor mileage thing? hey, we paid for this honda technology. they say our cars can do this and that, but its not doing all that. is honda lying to us. whats up with that. i bought a car that will go over 40mpg on a highway and i expect it to go over 40mpg on the highway. any comments.[hr]
Nevertheless, anything over 25 mpg city, with an ordinary engine is still pretty good, not too many cars get it. Although, I wonder if it has more to do with the fact that the Civic, at around 2,500 lbs. is about the lightest car on the road, rather than its 'advanced' engine.
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Rep Power: 0 Hmm...I have average about 33.5 mpg since I got my car. However, I have been consistently getting 35-36 mpg for the past few months. I am quite pleased.
Oh, and the numbers on the sticker are estimates and not derived from actual vehicle testing to my knowledge.
Oh, and the numbers on the sticker are estimates and not derived from actual vehicle testing to my knowledge.
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Rep Power: 0 01 LX Auto coupe here... 29-31 is what I get...
As for city/highway, its a matter of semantics...
My commute is 13.2 miles, 1.5 of which is "city". Then its the Interstate all the way to school, and school is 1 block off the interstate. Well, Interstate doesnt always mean highway driving.
This 13.2 mile trip takes me 20-25 mins on a good day, 40 mins on a bad day. I'm pretty much convinced that highway driving (IMO, remember) is a trip from Portland to Seattle, or something to that effect. Driving in the Portland Metro area at rush hour on the highway is city driving as far as I am concerned...
I'm going to try the tire pressure thing and see how it goes. I am not unhappy with the 31 I got last tank, since I changed the air filter.
One many's highway is another man's city [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] I used to live in Austin TX, and for roughly the same type of commute, Austin truly was about 90% highway. You hop on to a 65mph highway, and could cruise that easily since people were usually going about 80. Rush hour was a bit slower, but still above 50....
In PDX, the 7am commute means going 60 for a little bit, then 50 (speed limit on parts of the Interstate) and then 20-25 when it gets a bit twisty (curves marked for 50). Hard to say that is highway driving. And lots of the sidestreets in the suburbs are single lane each way with 40mph limits and traffic lights. Heck, you could sometimes drive through a neighborhood faster [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
In Austin, my mom's 97 Auto EX was getting 27mpg with my driving it... some cruising on the highways at ~80mph (not good for mileage either). Overall, if I can get above 30 each tank, I'll be happy. Maybe the tire pressure is the key...
As for city/highway, its a matter of semantics...
My commute is 13.2 miles, 1.5 of which is "city". Then its the Interstate all the way to school, and school is 1 block off the interstate. Well, Interstate doesnt always mean highway driving.
This 13.2 mile trip takes me 20-25 mins on a good day, 40 mins on a bad day. I'm pretty much convinced that highway driving (IMO, remember) is a trip from Portland to Seattle, or something to that effect. Driving in the Portland Metro area at rush hour on the highway is city driving as far as I am concerned...
I'm going to try the tire pressure thing and see how it goes. I am not unhappy with the 31 I got last tank, since I changed the air filter.
One many's highway is another man's city [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] I used to live in Austin TX, and for roughly the same type of commute, Austin truly was about 90% highway. You hop on to a 65mph highway, and could cruise that easily since people were usually going about 80. Rush hour was a bit slower, but still above 50....
In PDX, the 7am commute means going 60 for a little bit, then 50 (speed limit on parts of the Interstate) and then 20-25 when it gets a bit twisty (curves marked for 50). Hard to say that is highway driving. And lots of the sidestreets in the suburbs are single lane each way with 40mph limits and traffic lights. Heck, you could sometimes drive through a neighborhood faster [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
In Austin, my mom's 97 Auto EX was getting 27mpg with my driving it... some cruising on the highways at ~80mph (not good for mileage either). Overall, if I can get above 30 each tank, I'll be happy. Maybe the tire pressure is the key...
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