"nblomgren" <nblom@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:46:24 -0500, "Kent Finnell"
> <kentfinn@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>>"nblomgren" <nblom@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>news:ba10a250hc3svas9g516q54hpno9pai1al@4ax.com. ..
>>>
>>> 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.
>
> It's a huge step up from the old car. Though the first two Saturns
> were reliable and _cheap_, Saturn's moved away from those ideals.
>
> The Civic wasn't cheap, but definitely worth the price. And now that
> I'm a grownup and a professional (and have been for a LONG time), I'm
> finally comfortable with the idea that it's okay to have something
> nice
>
> And reliable. And efficient.
>
>
>
> There will be a drop in mpg after the first tuneup? Why does that
> happen?
>
Sorry, I didn't mean to leave that impression. There MIGHT be a slight drop
BEFORE that major tune up. With the scheduled oil changes, the mileage
should remain consistent. I kept Excel spreadsheets on both my Hondas (1996
EX and 2000 Si). Both were remarkably consistent and A/C always on.


--
Kent Finnell
From the Music City USA