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Re: For the other "older people"..... [tankbeans]
by thegraduate
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Apr 10, 2008 (12:57 pm)
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Replying to: tankbeans (Apr 10, 2008 11:29 am)
You and me both. I check mileage at every tank, although I don't log it. I'll be 21 in August.
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Re: For the other "older people"..... [thegraduate]
by tankbeans
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Apr 10, 2008 (1:38 pm)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 10, 2008 12:57 pm)
My mom says I'm hyper-anal. She says it's not necessarily a bad thing, but it gets on her nerves. Once in a while I will forget to check otherwise I always at least check it with my calculator. I guess it's a tick. I first started when I had my van. That thing was a hog. 10 mpg in a good week. 7 in a bad week. It had issues.
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Re: For the other "older people"..... [tankbeans]
by viet
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Apr 10, 2008 (1:45 pm)
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Replying to: tankbeans (Apr 10, 2008 1:38 pm)
It's nothing wrong to check MPG on every single tank of fuel.
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Re: For the other "older people"..... [viet]
by isellhondas
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Apr 10, 2008 (1:58 pm)
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Replying to: viet (Apr 10, 2008 1:45 pm)
I'm sorry I said anything.
Nothing is "wrong" with checking gas mileage constantly or keeping a detailed log book or an excel spreadsheet.
If that is important to you, go for it.
Me, I don't care. It's going to get whatever it gets and I have better things to do than agonize over it.
"Older" drivers also hate space saver spares!
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Re: For the other "older people"..... [isellhondas]
by tankbeans
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Apr 10, 2008 (2:24 pm)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Apr 10, 2008 1:58 pm)
I took no offense to anything you said. I agree that I'm sort of neurotic about small things once in a while. I hate space savers too as they are more of a waste of time. I'd rather have a full size spare so that I can put it on and forget it, just get the other fixed. Anyway, no offense taken. 
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Re: For the other "older people"..... [tankbeans]
by ljgbjg
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Apr 11, 2008 (5:03 am)
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Replying to: tankbeans (Apr 10, 2008 2:24 pm)
I am just thankful I do not have to drive often - only put about 5-6000 miles a year on the car. I cannot imagine driving an SUV or 4x4 and commuting long distances with gas at these prices. And the '08 Accord also has the largest gas tank in its history too - 18.5 gallons. So let's say you get it down to 1.5 left - that's 17 gallons  3.40 gallon in NY = $57.80 to fill up. If I were having to fill up every week I think I'd be driving a Civic 4 cyl 5 speed. I once had a Pontiac with a 26.5 gallon tank and in even in 1981 cost me about $30 to fill up. That is when I got our first Accord 4 cyl 5 speed = 35 MPG all around and 42 on the highway - tripling my fuel economy!
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Re: - [dudleyr]
by ezshift5
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Apr 11, 2008 (7:07 am)
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Replying to: dudleyr (Apr 10, 2008 6:03 am)
...EZ - you will get 40 eventually. That sixth gear is your secret weapon. Have you tried 0w-20 synthetic yet? Have you tried 40 psi (or the max sidewall - should be 44). Choose the warmest day you can stand without A/C. Check the weather channel to make sure there won't be wind (or you could cheat and look for a tailwind) and I think you can make it.
...appreciate the feedback, Senor D.
..certainly agree the 6th gear OD and 3.28 final drive are big time aids to 40 MPG club membership.
I'll forego the lite-weight synthetic and the 40+ tire pressure for now, (but I am planning to use GM SynchroMesh FM for the 6M soon).
It's a great car (well, that clutch............) for the $23.4 I laid out brand new!
thanks again, ez....
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Re: - [ezshift5]
by ljgbjg
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Apr 11, 2008 (8:07 am)
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Replying to: ezshift5 (Apr 11, 2008 7:07 am)
Wow - stumbled onto a hornet's nest of problems with 2007 6 speed 2-3 shift when I looked into the Series 7 6 speed fuel economy. Sorry to read that. My faith in Honda engineering continues to be eroded. That problem is unacceptable and inexcusable for a service manager to call "normal". Maybe when there was no such thing as syncromesh! The gall! Good luck to you guys. Honda had better start heeding their loyall customers or they won't have any any more. 
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MPG on 2008 Honda Accord LX Automatic
by mazda6dude
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Apr 11, 2008 (8:28 am)
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My mpg average for the first 1000 miles has been 30MPG. Following is a break down:
374 miles on 12.90 gallons
424 miles on 13.61 gallons
200 miles on 6.70 gallons
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