On May 6, 5:21*pm, Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote:
> Grumpy AuContraire <Gru...@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote innews:M91Uj.298799$cQ1.176005@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
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> > Jim Yanik wrote:
> >> Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in
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> >> anybody find 45 MPG city and 54 Hwy a bit of a stretch? I do.
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> > Yep... *The 1300 engine in late gen 2 Civics and early CRX models are
> > the only ones I know of that approached those figures. I also suspect
> > that mileage on those would not be as high with today's crappy gas.
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> > My '83 Civic FE gets around 41 mpg in mixed driving but that also
> > includes keeping it 60 mph or lower. *Noteworthy may be the fact that
> > it has an '81 engine which was not quite as efficient.
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> > Of course, on usenet, anyone can claim anything...
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> Or simply be guessing, or doing the miles-per-tank thing.
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I hear you on this. Yes, the typical 99.999% US moron driver not only
doesn't understand supply and demand and how they affect gasoline
prices, they also don't have a clue as to how to determine actually
fuel economy in miles driven divided by gallon consumed. I, for one,
have been checking actual fuel economy continually for 30+ years as
the door squeaks before I open it. Ask any of the moronic 99.999 and
they will say something like "tanks per week/month/whatever." I don't
mind, because I snap up the full-size late 90's Ford cars for a steal
(Town Cars, Continentals, Crown Vics and Grand Marquis) for their
amazing fuel economy--their owners in their own ignorance consider
those cars gas guzzlers ...go figure.

Some of the reasons why my 95 Civic gets such consistenly great fuel
is economy: Full synthetic oil; tires inflated to 35 psi front, 32
psi rear; super-smooth accelerating; anticipating stop lights; driving
at steady speeds, usually not more than 5 over the limit; minimizing
braking; if it ain't moving it ain't running (no pre-warming/cooling
car); all driving is rural/small town. Also, the wheel alignment is
set at zero compensation for crowned roads or anything (front wheels
dead parallel to one another); frequent tire rotation to provent
chopping and pulling; bla bla bla

My 99 Continental sometimes gets 30 MPG--pretty good for a blazing
fast heavy car.