Honda Car Forum

I drive an 87 automatic 5-door and get between 24-26 mpg on an average
fill up. When I was in high school, I got about 20 mpg climbing over
the really steep hill back and forth to school. I've had about 32 mpg
drivin' interstate from one gas station to the next gas station. I
think it really depends on the elevations in the terrain, your driving
style, and whether you have the AC on all the time. For me, though,
AC is a non issue since when I got the car the pump didn't work, it
had no freon, and I'm sure the hoses have gone the way of the dodo
without use for 6 years.

"Fluffy" <fluffydluna@netscape.net> wrote in message
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>I drive an 87 automatic 5-door and get between 24-26 mpg on an average
> fill up. When I was in high school, I got about 20 mpg climbing over
> the really steep hill back and forth to school. I've had about 32 mpg
> drivin' interstate from one gas station to the next gas station. I
> think it really depends on the elevations in the terrain, your driving
> style, and whether you have the AC on all the time. For me, though,
> AC is a non issue since when I got the car the pump didn't work, it
> had no freon, and I'm sure the hoses have gone the way of the dodo
> without use for 6 years.

You could always try one of those $35 kits from K-mart that converts an old
system to the new one. It also recharges and has some stuff in it to stop
slow leaks. I used one on a '79 Toyota Cressida and it lasted a couple of
years before I junked it.

--Art