elaine1231@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Feb 4, 9:29 am, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
>> elaine1...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> On Jan 25, 11:23 pm, motsco_ <mots...@interbaun.com> wrote:
>>>> elaine1...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>> I have a 2000CivicEx70k that is getting approx. 24 MPG for about 60
>>>>> highway/ 40 city driving.
>>>>> I recently bought this car and am extremely surprised by the economy.
>>>>> I drive it gently, tires are correct pressure, plugs I believe, were
>>>>> changed around 40k at the dealer, recent oil change and air filter. It
>>>>> needs an alignment, but I am not aware that this would affect the fuel
>>>>> economy this drastically. I was hoping to get at least 30 mpg. Anyone
>>>>> have this problem before? Thanks
>>>> =================================
>>>> We don't know it you're talking Imperial or US MPG, and is it 70,000
>>>> Kilometers or miles? I might suggest you have winter gas where you are,
>>>> but we don't know where you are.
>>>> 'Curly'
>>> NY, USA - 70k miles
>> there's a ton of reasons why. need to be more specific. things to look
>> into include brakes binding, dying oxygen sensor, bad plug leads, wrong
>> oil grade, ignition timing, leaky injectors, etc. my 2000civiccx only
>> got about 34 mpg on the freeway, driven fastish. theexis a little
>> more thirsty than that.
>>
>> also, make sure you have the consumption calculation right. you need to
>> fill to the top, then calculate consumption from the next complete fill.
>> and average it over several tanks.
>
> Thanks for all inputs.
> Just filled it again - 24.5mpg.
> I have noticed that the tach doesn't go down to somewhere near 1000
> RPM's when I take my foot off the gas. Depending on how fast the car
> is going, it hovers around 1500, 2000, or 2500 RPM's.

check the coolant level in the radiator [looking at the expansion bottle
is not good enough]. needs to be full to the top.

> Honestly, I don't like this car. With over 100 techinical service
> bulletins, it is clear I made a poor purchase. I was kind of hoping
> that this was a "known" problem, so that I wouldn't have to spend
> excess money on a troubleshoot. I have never had a mileage problem
> with a vehicle. I will look into the things you mentioned. Thank you.
>