I have a 2003 Civic EX and get 33mpg highway cruising at 75 mph with the
cruise control on. I switched to 0-30 Mobil 1 and the economy dropped. I
went back to the Honda 5-20 weight oil. Mobil just came out with a 0-20 for
Honda and Toyota to replace regular 5-20 oil.
"John Smith" <johnsmi56n@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a new '04 Civic EX 2 door with auto transmission. The alleged
> fuel consumption numbers are 31mpg city and 38mpg highway. I do about 40
> percent highway to 60 percent city driving. So far, for 2 tanksfull of
> gas, I have hovered between 28 and 29 mpg average. This seems a bit low
> to me...I was expecting 33 to 35 mpg on average. What do other Civic EX
> owners get? Should I get bettter fuel economy when the car has been run
> in, or do I have heavy right foot?
>
> John S