"Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in news:reRGf.97$Tf3.4@dukeread09:
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> > "higgledy" <higgledy@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> Anyone with a new Civic willing to share real-world gas mileage? BTW,
> >> I really love the look of this gen Civic. Not an "economy" car
> >> anymore.
> >>
> > Interesting answers for this post. In an earlier post I recall
> > reading where an 06 Civic owner was getting in the mid or low 20s
> > which was dismissed because the car was not broken in -- after 4,000
> > miles. The mileage quoted here is what I would expect even on new
> > cars.
> >
> >
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> Thats my car and I am closing in on 5k now and last fill up mixed
> driving mostly highway and i averaged 26mpg. I live in PA and weather
> has turned cold not sure if this is a factor. My old cadillac got same
> mileage in mixed driving. Im thinking I should have got the accord.

Thought I had seen your post -- gives some perspective. Puzzling though,
new cars getting 36mpg. Perhaps weather and the type of gas are factors.
Still think you should be getting better mileage. I get that on an 01
Prelude running 80 on the highway and running it up into the VTEC. But,
then I have use premium.