"nblomgren" <nblom@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Just got back from a Tennessee-Minnesota roundtrip.
>
> 2006 Honda Civic LX, MT, now with ~4500 miles on it. Almost all
> driving with A/C.
>
> Highest mpg: 42.09 -- Freeway + some town driving, avg 60mph.
>
> Lowest: 37.37 -- Freeway, avg 70-75 mph. Ethanol "enhanced" gas. The
> next tankfull was without ethanol: 39.51mpg.
>
>
> I'm very happy with this. The car is still pretty new; when does the
> mpg usually top out?
>
> --Nan

Break in varies from 5,000 to 10,000 miles. I'd say that you're not going
to drop below 37 mpg (mixed driving) until the first scheduled tune up
(100,000 miles ?). You've got a better car than the tornado blew away and
it should serve you well with minimal care.

I had a 1996 Ex Coupe 5 speed manual that averaged 31.1 mpg over 57k miles,
mostly in and around Madison and round trips to Brentwood (70+ mph on I65) 5
days per week. The low was 28.6 mpg (mostly Inglewood/Madison), the high
was 33.4 (trip to Ft Payne, AL, 3 people on board and luggage, mostly 75 mph
with A/C blasting).

Stay away from the ethanol blends. They generally cost more and are not as
efficient as the "real" stuff. Ethanol blends may be good for the farmers
and may stretch the supply, but they do nothing for YOUR pocketbook and are
not as good for the automobile.


--
Kent Finnell
From the Music City USA