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Old Apr 9, 2015
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What's everyone's avg MPG

(Yr, Coupe/Sedan/Hatch, Sub model, Engine, Trans)

I want to see if I'm where I should be.

I'm in an 89 Civic Sedan LX 1.5L Automatic and get 30mpg.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

Sounds like you are! I get about 27 right now (350mi/13.2g tank), but it seems like all I make are short trips. Back when I lived farther from my work and drove for longer distances on highways, I could squeeze 430 miles out of my tank, or 32mpg.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

Now that the weather is consistently staying above freezing again, my daily commute mileage is creeping upward. Finally saw a solid 27 again today.

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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

Originally Posted by trav719
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I want to see if I'm where I should be.

I'm in an 89 Civic Sedan LX 1.5L Automatic and get 30mpg.
1999, Coupe, DX, D16y7 (1.6), MT

My average for the past 3 months (with steelies/winter tires) has been 37 mpg (all highway).

Really though MPG varies a lot from person to person and car to car. Two different people could drive the exact same car on the exact same route and have quite different mpg.

Good mileage for an average Civic would be mid 30's though.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

02 coupe, crower stage 1. 27-28 winter, creeping up to 33 now, sometimes hit 39 in 14 mile HWY drive - yeaaah!
until Interstate -24 turns into interstate parking lot 24 during the rush hours... 1st, 2nd, brake, stop, stop, stop, 1st, 1st, 1st, brake, stop, stop, stop, stop, 1st, 2coooooondbrake, stop, stop, stop, what is that semi doing in the HOV lane?!? hey there's 3 trucks in the lane next to HOV!!!! more passengers cars in the right lane than semi's in the HOV, 3rd lane.... 1st, stop, 1st, stop, cluuutch!!!!
hey, there's a ram 3000 hauling 5 cars in the tow, running 50 MPH in the 70MPH zone... huh? 500 yards to the car in front of the tow truck?!? 1st, stop. LOL!

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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

I just bought a 2001 Civic EX. I get 28 mpg around town and 38-40 on the highways. My son just replaced my plugs and my valve cover gasket...runs great. I did get the check engine light with the P0420 code but it's running great...I have 2 things to search on. If I don't give it time to warm up a little it'll go, then hesitate...act like it's going to stall then it goes. Then...the notorious P0420 code. Now...to find the proper forums for these goodies
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

I've got an 89 EF hatch with a d15b2 and I get between 35 and 43 mpg. I drive like I'm in a go-kart.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

still awaiting to find out ( needs engine replacement ) =0)
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

Stock 95 EX Coupe manual 34 mpg
stock 96 EX Coupe manual 34 mpg
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Stock 91 HF 35 mpg 300k miles
when I had my 85 HF 50 mpg
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

After spending the last four days driving all over Tennessee (including rush hour Nashville), I had the pleasure of seeing this at the pump today:





That's about 34.75 miles per gallon, $.11 per mile... and I had a little more gas to spare! Those long trips are ABSOLUTELY the Civic's strength.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

Originally Posted by trav719
(Yr, Coupe/Sedan/Hatch, Sub model, Engine, Trans)

I want to see if I'm where I should be.

I'm in an 89 Civic Sedan LX 1.5L Automatic and get 30mpg.
Is that highway or street or both? I have a 1991 sedan 1.5 automatic as well. And I usually average 200-220 street and 280 highway
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Originally Posted by joee182
Is that highway or street or both? I have a 1991 sedan 1.5 automatic as well. And I usually average 200-220 street and 280 highway
That's an average of both, but It's mainly all highway miles as I drive 110 miles a day to work and back. It's all stock except for a K&N air filter (stock replacement, not cold air or ram air).
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

2001 honda civic. Just freeway 36 mpg. But im a grandpa driver so that helps ☺ i also run 5W-20 oil and i always maintain good pressure.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

1995 Civic DL. Stick shift. 44.2mpg on a recent trip. 38.5mpg over 2015 so far.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

Originally Posted by joee182
Is that highway or street or both? I have a 1991 sedan 1.5 automatic as well. And I usually average 200-220 street and 280 highway
Thats about what I get on average, 220 per tank combined city/highway.
1993 Civic Sedan w/ 96 1.6l sohc and automatic.
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Re: What's everyone's avg MPG

Driving through the Rocky Mountains, figured I'd stop in Cortez for a final fill-up. The trip meter had me at around 360 miles but the fuel gauge was just under 1/2 tank. I figured it was off until the fuel pump stopped at 8 1/2 gallons or so. I calculated it at about 41mpg! This was with me constantly slamming it into 4th gear to get around slower traffic (I was booking it at over 60mph) and up mountains. I even had it in 3rd on a particularly steep climb! My car's still got it!
 
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