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I am wondering what kind of gas mileage to expect from my 2001 accord v6.I
owned it for 8 months or so and decided to see what kind of mileage I was
getting.I did some figuring with city driving and I am getting a
"disgusting"15.5 miles per gallon.
As far as I have been reading,this seems way too low.Anyone else getting
mileage this low in city driving?My tires are up to proper psi,however I
have yet to replace the filters and plugs that may boost it up a bit.
thanks in advance!

"slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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> I am wondering what kind of gas mileage to expect from my 2001 accord v6.I
> owned it for 8 months or so and decided to see what kind of mileage I was
> getting.I did some figuring with city driving and I am getting a
> "disgusting"15.5 miles per gallon.
> As far as I have been reading,this seems way too low.Anyone else getting
> mileage this low in city driving?My tires are up to proper psi,however I
> have yet to replace the filters and plugs that may boost it up a bit.
> thanks in advance!
>
>
2000 Accord EX V6. City get around 24-25 mpg. Highway, 3500 mile RT trip
going about 75-80 mph--got 27-29 mpg, can get higher, over 30, if I slow
down. Don't figure your mileage on one fill up. It will be inaccurate. Try
calculating over several tankfulls and see if that makes any difference. If
not, then you've got a problem.
MLD

try this site:
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/sp...mid=-1&src=vip

"slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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>I am wondering what kind of gas mileage to expect from my 2001 accord v6.I
> owned it for 8 months or so and decided to see what kind of mileage I was
> getting.I did some figuring with city driving and I am getting a
> "disgusting"15.5 miles per gallon.
> As far as I have been reading,this seems way too low.Anyone else getting
> mileage this low in city driving?My tires are up to proper psi,however I
> have yet to replace the filters and plugs that may boost it up a bit.
> thanks in advance!
>
>

"slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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>I am wondering what kind of gas mileage to expect from
>my 2001 accord v6.I
> owned it for 8 months or so and decided to see what
> kind of mileage I was
> getting.I did some figuring with city driving and I
> am getting a
> "disgusting"15.5 miles per gallon.
> As far as I have been reading,this seems way too
> low.Anyone else getting
> mileage this low in city driving?My tires are up to
> proper psi,however I
> have yet to replace the filters and plugs that may
> boost it up a bit.
> thanks in advance!

I've never got any mileage that low. I'm getting
between 28 and 30 mpg in town through the winter with
my Accord (same year and engine as yours).

Brian

that brings up a good point.When they test cars for mileage per gallon,they
should refer to winter time or summer time.It makes a huge
difference,probably as huge as highway and city.

"scrapbook" <ptbrown@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> try this site:
>
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/sp...00&trimid=-1&s
rc=vip
>
> "slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> news:eDA_d.45875$ZO2.22469@edtnps84...
> >I am wondering what kind of gas mileage to expect from my 2001 accord
v6.I
> > owned it for 8 months or so and decided to see what kind of mileage I
was
> > getting.I did some figuring with city driving and I am getting a
> > "disgusting"15.5 miles per gallon.
> > As far as I have been reading,this seems way too low.Anyone else getting
> > mileage this low in city driving?My tires are up to proper psi,however I
> > have yet to replace the filters and plugs that may boost it up a bit.
> > thanks in advance!
> >
> >
>
>

well Brian,I filled it up a week or so ago.Drove around Halifax for that
week and filled up again yesterday.It took 44.13 litres and my odometer read
227 kilometers.
Did I do the math correctly?
"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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>
> "slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> news:eDA_d.45875$ZO2.22469@edtnps84...
> >I am wondering what kind of gas mileage to expect from
> >my 2001 accord v6.I
> > owned it for 8 months or so and decided to see what
> > kind of mileage I was
> > getting.I did some figuring with city driving and I
> > am getting a
> > "disgusting"15.5 miles per gallon.
> > As far as I have been reading,this seems way too
> > low.Anyone else getting
> > mileage this low in city driving?My tires are up to
> > proper psi,however I
> > have yet to replace the filters and plugs that may
> > boost it up a bit.
> > thanks in advance!
>
> I've never got any mileage that low. I'm getting
> between 28 and 30 mpg in town through the winter with
> my Accord (same year and engine as yours).
>
> Brian
>
>

The EPA tests fuel economy for bureaucratic reasons - they are used for
calculating CAFE ratings. Actually, any semblance to the numbers we get are
coincidental.

Mike

"slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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> that brings up a good point.When they test cars for mileage per
> gallon,they
> should refer to winter time or summer time.It makes a huge
> difference,probably as huge as highway and city.
>
> "scrapbook" <ptbrown@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:cnE_d.1085$Ln.50443@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>> try this site:
>>
> http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/sp...00&trimid=-1&s
> rc=vip
>>
>> "slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
>> news:eDA_d.45875$ZO2.22469@edtnps84...
>> >I am wondering what kind of gas mileage to expect from my 2001 accord
> v6.I
>> > owned it for 8 months or so and decided to see what kind of mileage I
> was
>> > getting.I did some figuring with city driving and I am getting a
>> > "disgusting"15.5 miles per gallon.
>> > As far as I have been reading,this seems way too low.Anyone else
>> > getting
>> > mileage this low in city driving?My tires are up to proper psi,however
>> > I
>> > have yet to replace the filters and plugs that may boost it up a bit.
>> > thanks in advance!
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

"slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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> well Brian,I filled it up a week or so ago.Drove
> around Halifax for that
> week and filled up again yesterday.It took 44.13
> litres and my odometer read
> 227 kilometers.
> Did I do the math correctly?

Using your numbers above, I came up with 14.4 mpg. What
is the mileage on your car?

125,000 kms.
"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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>
> "slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> news:cWF_d.69792$fc4.54143@edtnps89...
> > well Brian,I filled it up a week or so ago.Drove
> > around Halifax for that
> > week and filled up again yesterday.It took 44.13
> > litres and my odometer read
> > 227 kilometers.
> > Did I do the math correctly?
>
> Using your numbers above, I came up with 14.4 mpg. What
> is the mileage on your car?
>
>

and by the way...I meant to say tripometer,not odometer :-)
"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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>
> "slider" <daroy@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> news:cWF_d.69792$fc4.54143@edtnps89...
> > well Brian,I filled it up a week or so ago.Drove
> > around Halifax for that
> > week and filled up again yesterday.It took 44.13
> > litres and my odometer read
> > 227 kilometers.
> > Did I do the math correctly?
>
> Using your numbers above, I came up with 14.4 mpg. What
> is the mileage on your car?
>
>