"Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:3%HBg.5122$xp2.3680@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> All the ac's in the smaller cars suck these days because the freon
> replacment is inadequate. It takes a big car to get good ac. My 94 LHS
> with the freon replacement had enuf ac to freeze a small house but our new
> Accord can't handle 90 degrees.
>
Have an 06 Accord coupe I4 and I find the a/c in middle GA with temps around
95-100 will freeze you out. We also have an 03 Civic LX 5 spd and have
routinely achieved 36-44 mpg.

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> "Jay A" <cajay@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:5gfAg.4658$ee1.2997@trnddc06...
> > Well after being an '06 Civic owner for 3 months now, I can honestly say
> > that the mileage in this thing is so overrated it's a shame. EPA states
30
> > city 40 highway but in reality, it depends more on whether the air
> > conditioning is on than anything. Yes I have gottan close to 40
(actually
> > about 38 when I had no traffic at all and no AC on during the entire
> > tankful...and that was only one tankful in the 3 months I have owned the
> > car) but in reality, I rarely get more than 33mpg and lately with all
the
> > heat in SoCal, I am lucky to get 26mpg with the air on.
> >
> > What gets me is that the Accord I had prior to the Civic seemed to get
> > just about the same mileage whether the air was on or not. MAN I miss
that
> > car. I am actually beginning to think about dumping the Civic and going
> > back to the Accord. In addition to the poor mileage, the AM radio sounds
> > awful, the air itself feels more like a heater when the car is not
> > moving, and all in all I am not impressed with this vehicle one bit. The
> > Accord is a great car...the Civic? You can have it!
> >
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