"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns96D2DDE579871tegger@207.14.113.17...
> "A. Smith" <ecarecar@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:11iipt7ddi5mq62@corp.supernews.com:
>
>> Honda's web site says the 2006 Civic gets EPA
>> 38 mpg with the manual transmission and 40 mpg
>> with the automatic.
>>
>> What's "wrong" here?
>>
>
>
> Nothing at all.
>
> Modern automatics are astonishingly efficient. Manuals are subject to user
> ineptness.
>
> I'd say about 99.999% of manual transmission users cannot shift as well as
> a modern computer-controlled automatic. And that includes me.
>
> --
> TeGGeR®
>
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I noticed some automatics were getting better mpg than a manual - sometimes
only for city or highway. Can't remember which.

They both have their good and bad points. I love the control and "fun
factor" of the stick, as long as I'm not in heavy traffic. ie - D.C. or
Manhattan. That only happens sometimes for me when I drive there. Still
bought a '05 Accord LX 5-speed and love the 5-speed. It'll be a pain to
sell later, I know - but don't plan to sell any time soon. Been averaging
27 mpg w/mostly city and some highway. Got over 34mpg round trip between
Baltimore County and NYC last week. The trip was mostly 65-80 mph with the
a/c on during most of the trip.

-Dave