Honda Car Forum

"Pablo" <plongson@cox.net> wrote in news:1139539130.594416.17820
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> Low to mid 20's??? I think it impossible to get those numbers unless
> the guy was running in low gear!!! The auto trans sedan has a final
> gear ratio in 5th of 2.33:1!! That figures to about 2600 rpm at about
> 79/80. It is just designed from the ground up to get good mileage,,,
>

I ride normally and dont push car and have only ever got 32mpg once and
it was all highway driving in warm weather.

Like I said before...first tank running 80 was 36. i will keep you
posted

"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
> > news:1139424068.096820.162250@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> >> 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.
> >
> >
>
> 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.

Gas mileage can varry a lot from car to car. My Brother and my mom both had
99 tercels. Back in 99 when the cars were both new, they went to a gas
station both filled up, and hit the road. My moms was down to a quarter
tank of gas left, and my brother still had half a tank? go figure

"TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in message
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> "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
>> > news:1139424068.096820.162250@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> 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.
>
>

Definately an economy car. To bad that they made them so damn ugly

"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.
>

On 8 Feb 2006 10:41:08 -0800, "higgledy" <higgledy@gmail.com> wrote:

>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.


After reading about so many civics and their gas mileage, I've got a
03 4cyl auto Accord and on a houston to austin round trip (hilly
highway driving), 95 degree weather and slight wind, 600 pounds load
(people + luggage) using cruise control at 65 to 70 mph and a/c, got
37 mpg (about 6000 miles on car at the time). However around town
(short hops 10miles or less) I get about 24 mpg so its a lot less but
no complaints.

I recall once I had a 77 Monte Carlo 305 v8 auto from texas to florida
doing 70mph in summer w/ a/c (no passengers) got 24 mpg.

Robert Barr wrote:
> I'll know by the end of the week.
>
> I bought a grey sedan (4-door) EX over the weekend, and it's now under a
> half tank at about 225 miles. I'll fill it Friday and calculate.
>
>
> higgledy wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>

Current running total, with about 500 miles on it: 28.5 mpg.

last tank 33.5mpg...230 miles on the highway (two days travel to work)
and all the rest was city. PL in Las Vegas

300.4 miles took 9.125 gallons this tank, so I'm up to almost 33 now.
>>
>> higgledy wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>
> Current running total, with about 500 miles on it: 28.5 mpg.

Third tank and I got an honest 37.2 with over 1000 miles on the clock.
It is tough to get EXACTALLY the same amount of fuel in each time and a
VERY small amount, like a quart either way makes a huge differance. I
have to run the same route each day (120 mi) and make it a point to
fill at the same pump at the same station when making my fuel run
calculations. Again, running between 75-80, sometimes kicking it the
ass up to 90 to get around a truck, but coming right back down. One
grade to climb going out but that is one long down hill coming back. NO
HARD STARTS and trying to coast down and not slam on the brakes to a
stop when possible. Remember, hard stops make heat and the heat doesn't
come from the energy fairy (read more gas!!). At $2.55 a gal here in
Las Vegas and 120 miles a day, I am REALLY trying to stretch the fuel
as far as possible...