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Old 06 Oct 2003, 12:53 pm
Randolph
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Default Re: Civic EX Coupe Gas Mileage

My '94 Civic Si has gotten 30.7 MPG over the past 12 months. This is
with virtually no highway driving.

ravelation wrote:
>
> What are you getting around town in your Civic? What's considered
> "normal" for gas mileage? My son says he's getting around 17-18 mpg with
> a/c use and 17's mounted as wheels, and a fart bomb exhaust ('99 Civic
> EX coupe). As we didn't mount the wheels, I am guessing the speedo gear
> wasn't changed when the new wheel and tire size were mounted, so the
> actual mileage may be off from that, as well.
>
> Also, can you get a true reading of MPG when you fill up at half a tank?
> The reason I ask is it always seems like the first half of the tank is
> used more quickly than the second half? Myth, or true?
> TIA.

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