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#2486 of 2672 Re: mileage [hondaowner10] by tankbeans Feb 08, 2009 (7:21 pm)
Replying to: hondaowner10 (Feb 08, 2009 6:51 pm) ...hit a patch of ice in early January and totaled it... I'm sorry to hear about that.   That would make me sad. Though if it happened to me I think I'd go with a Civic SI or something similar. Slight downgrade in size, but upgrade in mileage. Replies to this message: hondaowner10 (Feb 08, 2009 9:43 pm) tankbeans (Feb 09, 2009 7:20 pm) hondaowner10 (Feb 10, 2009 8:37 pm)
#2487 of 2672 Re: mileage [tankbeans] by hondaowner10 Feb 08, 2009 (9:43 pm)
Replying to: tankbeans (Feb 08, 2009 7:21 pm) I was really sad to see it like that but at least I walked away from it without any injuries. The rear of the car up to the window was pretty much crushed. My insurance company gave me a nice check for it. Thank goodness for excellent Honda resale values. After paying off the rest of the loan, I used to rest to pay for half of the price of the 09 Accord. I went with the sedan mostly because my new job (since last July) allows me to have weekends and holidays off so I get to spend more time with friends and family. It's easier to put people in the backseat with the sedan. Maybe I'll post a photo of the car after the accident. Replies to this message: tankbeans (Feb 09, 2009 7:20 pm) hondaowner10 (Feb 10, 2009 8:37 pm)
#2488 of 2672 Re: '09 LX-P [icyou812] by packer3 Feb 09, 2009 (5:05 pm)
Replying to: icyou812 (Feb 08, 2009 6:25 pm) I have the automatic so there are some differences right there to start with, how was the mpg with 5k on it. Replies to this message: icyou812 (Feb 10, 2009 7:22 pm)
#2489 of 2672 Re: mileage [hondaowner10] by tankbeans Feb 09, 2009 (7:20 pm)
Replying to: hondaowner10 (Feb 08, 2009 9:43 pm) Thank god for great crash test ratings. At least you were okay. In the end cars are easy to replace we aren't.   In any event enjoy your new car. Replies to this message: hondaowner10 (Feb 10, 2009 8:37 pm)
#2490 of 2672 '05 EX-L 4 cyl 5 speed by stickguy Feb 10, 2009 (5:06 am)
Have been doing a long commute for about 6 months now. 42 miles each way. Mostly "highway", but it includes a toll bridge, a little local, and various amount of stop/go each way. Drive takes anywhere from 55 minutes to a high of 2.5 hours (usually about 1:15 or so home, and 55 minutes in). Assorted local running around on top of the commute (~2,500 miles/month total)   In NJ, so winter blend fuel. Even with the cold stretch, I have been getting a consistant 32ish. Last tank was 34, and the current one looks to be running close to that.
#2491 of 2672 Cold January Impacts MPG by dpmeersman Feb 10, 2009 (8:34 am)
From Jan 4th thru Feb 9: 1,130 miles using 60.61 gal of crappy winter blend New England petrol. Over a month 18.64 MPG. While this looks bad it is what you can expect from either the 4 cyl or 6 cyl when temperature in that time frame avg 19 deg with many early morning starts zero to 6 below and average distance driven was 7 miles per trip. I haven't put on any hwy miles in months. Will report back next week after a 3-400 mile trip which I'm guessing will avg 27-29 even with winter blend fuel. Heavy car, cold weather and short trips will never yield bragging writes to good fuel economy.   08 EX-L V6 16,600 miles on ODO.
#2492 of 2672 Mostly Local Driving by wildman63 Feb 10, 2009 (3:24 pm)
My 2006 EX-L 4 cylinder has rarely achieved 30 MPG. Worst has been about 25 MPG and average so far is 28 MPG.   We live on Whidbey Island in Washington State where the max speed limit is 55 MPH on our two lane roads.   Recently we did a round trip run to Vancouver BC (about 75 miles each way on Hwy 5) and got 33 MPG on that tank. Looks like the car is very susceptible to highway vs rural or city driving. We're building a "low mileage, easily used car" since we just passed 18K miles. BTW, my 2001 Dodge Dakota just passed 43K. Replies to this message: tallman1 (Feb 10, 2009 3:38 pm)
#2493 of 2672 Re: Mostly Local Driving [wildman63] by tallman1 Feb 10, 2009 (3:38 pm)
Replying to: wildman63 (Feb 10, 2009 3:24 pm) Whidbey is a pretty place. I'm in the south Puget Sound area.   You must make a lot of short trips though because I'd think that with the mild weather and lack of heavy traffic you'd do fairly well. 18k probably confirms that.   My 06 EX-L has 62k. But I don't live on an island.
#2494 of 2672 Re: '09 LX-P [packer3] by icyou812 Feb 10, 2009 (7:22 pm)
Replying to: packer3 (Feb 09, 2009 5:05 pm) At 5K We were getting 30 +/- about 1mpg depending on amount of in town driving and running the A/C last fall. The 5 speed and auto. have the same mpg ratings, highway anyways. I always try to upshift before 2500rpm. My wife drives it the most though and she doesn't ever push it hard either. It gets driven on 4 mile short round trips to drop the kids off at school 5 times a week and driven at 70mph on interstate to Iowa City - 60 mile round trip. That's probably why we get the mileage we do. And it helps tremendously too that we don't use ethanol. We really enjoy the manual, but it would be a pain if we lived in a city. Rowing through the gears gets a little old in heavy stop and go traffic.
#2495 of 2672 Re: mileage [tankbeans] by hondaowner10 Feb 10, 2009 (8:37 pm)
Replying to: tankbeans (Feb 09, 2009 7:20 pm) I'm posting a couple of pictures of my former 05 Accord coupe in the photos section of the site. Take a look.   Thanks.

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