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#2497 of 2672 Re: Mileage for 2nd fill up [hondaowner10] by kipk Feb 13, 2009 (5:20 am)
Replying to: hondaowner10 (Feb 12, 2009 5:53 pm) Something I saw on TV recently said that it is better on the car to crank it and begin driving it immediately, gently. They said that warming a car in the drive way is hard on the engine and results in serious carbon buildup on the valve train over time. I've hear and read that before!   Kip Replies to this message: tankbeans (Feb 13, 2009 1:16 pm) packer3 (Feb 13, 2009 3:53 pm)
#2498 of 2672 Re: Mileage for 2nd fill up [kipk] by tankbeans Feb 13, 2009 (1:16 pm)
Replying to: kipk (Feb 13, 2009 5:20 am) I've been reading things to that affect for a while. I've only been driving for 6 years, but I have spent some time trying to find the best way to save a little gas. I don't warm the car up as my trips are generally short anyway.   Double whammy when it comes to warming up and short trips. I just start it and go. The only time I warm the car up is to get the cabin warm and that's only when my nephew will be riding with, he's only 5 so he can't warm himself up that well.   A lot of this I learned from my dad, who is a penny-pincher in the extreme, he won't even fix his car if he can avoid. I'm not that bad, but I just see wasted gas if I let it warm-up. With my short trips I'm already not getting optimum mileage out of my 03 Accord I4.   Anyway sorry for the bloated post. I agree it is counterproductive to let the car warm up if it doesn't have a carb, most don't anyway.
#2499 of 2672 Re: Mileage for 2nd fill up [kipk] by packer3 Feb 13, 2009 (3:53 pm)
Replying to: kipk (Feb 13, 2009 5:20 am) The old days you had to warm up the car because of the Carb. with fuel inj. start and go don't give the car any to think. I'm 55 and I have driven and started all my cars every which way and I have never seen any mileage diff. or have any kind of issues with fuel inj, having a Carb was a whole different story.
#2500 of 2672 Finally Some Hwy Miles by dpmeersman Feb 17, 2009 (3:48 am)
Central Mass to New Hampshire & Southern Maine, 496.4 miles overall using 18.396 gal = 26.98 MPG's. Low temps in the teens with afternoon temps in the high 30's, 20-40 MPH gusty winds. Used CC most of the time and did not exceed 75 MPH. 17,269 total miles using 771.28 gal for 22.39 avg for life of car. Those new EPA mileage estimates seem to be spot on.   08 EX-L V6 Replies to this message: blufz1 (Feb 17, 2009 8:06 am) ezshift5 (Feb 17, 2009 5:34 pm)
#2501 of 2672 Re: Finally Some Hwy Miles [dpmeersman] by blufz1 Feb 17, 2009 (8:06 am)
Replying to: dpmeersman (Feb 17, 2009 3:48 am) 22 mpg on my 02 v6 accord highway,pump to same pump. Not bad when you consider winter blend,ethanol,and,oh yeah,towing my Bass boat. 55-65. Replies to this message: ezshift5 (Feb 17, 2009 5:34 pm)
#2502 of 2672 ....87 Octane.... by ezshift5 Feb 17, 2009 (5:34 pm)
Replying to: blufz1 (Feb 17, 2009 8:06 am) ...didn't see any ethanol disclaimer; - - - probably winter blend - even in (chortle) sunny CA   zero towing........   .....last 30 days on my 2005 6M calcs out at 27.9 MPG around the state capital...   all the best, ez....
#2503 of 2672 Highway Mileage by jhu1972 Feb 17, 2009 (8:36 pm)
Drove my '08 V6 automatic coupe from Central Mass. to Philadelphia and back this weekend (600+ miles). Average 28 mpg. Some cruise control. 75-85 mph on the highway. Typical mpg to date (14K miles) is 22. Some of that is time spent warming up car during sub-freezing weather. Pretty happy with mileage. Trip to Myrtle Beach in March will give me a longer trip to track mpg.
#2504 of 2672 Most recent fill up. by tankbeans Feb 18, 2009 (6:30 pm)
Hello all, just wanted to report back after getting my tires and my transmission fluid exchanged and my oil change. Overall mpg for the last tank was 23.XX. I think the oil was getting worn out and the transmission fluid was due for a change. My car seems to shift a little bit smoother and at lower rpm than before, which could contribute to the mileage being slightly better.   I'll post back when I get gas again, this tank seems to be doing better than average for me for this time of year. I'm sitting at just over 3/4 tank and have gone 65 miles. I could be hallucinating the shifts at lower rpm, but I think that the new fluid is helping some.
#2505 of 2672 MPG overall to date by hondaowner10 Mar 08, 2009 (6:19 pm)
My 09 Accord has averaged 26mpg since I picked it up at the end of January. I drive a mix of highway and rural (steady 40-45mph). This past week it edged up over 27mpg. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Mar 09, 2009 9:27 pm) hondaowner10 (Mar 10, 2009 5:16 pm) packer3 (Mar 11, 2009 2:08 pm) and 18 more...
#2506 of 2672 MPG for one year by musicislife Mar 09, 2009 (10:02 am)
Bought my 2008 I4 EX-L at the end of February last year. Because of mistakes by the dealer I got several free full tanks of gas and didn't start paying for gas until April. Since April 17th I've gone 10,240.8 miles and burned 376.777 gallons of gas, giving me an average of 27.18mpg. I'm averaging about 430 miles before refilling. My best mileages - five tankfulls near 28.5mpg - were between September and November (no air conditioning and before the winter gas changeover).

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