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400 miles Interstate balance good secondary roads avg 35-55 mph. Never revved over 3,000 RPM, top speed of 75 MPH. Started in Worcester, MA to RT 3 to RT 93. Left interstate to lunch  Lake Winnipesaukee, then over to RT 16 thru North Conway to Gorham, NH. Crossed over to Maine and back sunset Friday evening to look for Moose(did see a couple). Left Gorham Saturday morning to Lydonville,VT via RT 2. Lyndonville,VT to Leicester,MA on Sunday via RT 91 & Mass Pike. 513.4 miles, 16.76 gal = 30.63 MPG. Hot weather during southern legs of this trip so had to use AC. Northern parts ran mostly with no AC. Quite hilly and terrain took me from near sea level to over 2,000 ft elev. Nice to know that 500 mile+ between fill-ups is easily attainable. VCM was ever present and I don't mean by ECO light activity but small albeit noticeable drive train surges. I'd have to say on this trip with this type of fuel economy in a car as large as the 08 Accord is, the slight presence of VCM returned great dividends. |
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Replying to: dpmeersman (Apr 27, 2009 3:16 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Apr 27, 2009 4:38 am) 
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Replying to: stephen987 (Apr 27, 2009 4:38 am) 60. Replace your oem plugs at 7 years with the ngk oem spec. platinum plugs and you are good for another 7 years. Also,check your motor mounts. I just had 2 replaced at 97k.
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Replying to: blufz1 (Apr 27, 2009 7:07 am) That's the same RPM that the 2003-2007 4-cylinder runs at that speed. The 5-speed allows engines to run at about 300 RPM lower than in the 4-speed. Makes a notable difference! |
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I was told inventory at dealerships were high and some incredible deals were going to happen in the next couple of months? Does anyone has the scoop?
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Replying to: thommy135 (May 10, 2009 2:59 pm) |
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| My last three fill-ups averaged over 31mpg. That's driving about 50/50 highway and rural with a little around town errands (maybe 20 miles per week). Avg speed on the highway is 70-75 and the rural driving is an average of 40 mph. | |
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Weather is getting warmer and mpg is going up. My 10 tank rolling average is now around 37 mpg (up from a low of just over 30 mpg this winter). My last tank was 467.2 miles on 10.89 gallons (would have waited longer but found a really cheap gas station). This is 42.9 mpg - scangauge II indicated 42.5 mpg. 2007 I4 MT , 40 psi, 0w-20 Mobil One, 60,000 miles on odo. BTW I just noticed that the new 2010 Camry has a 6 speed MT available and now gets 2 mpg better highway mpg than the Accord (they used to be rated the same). Very impressive. How about a 6 speed Honda so those of us with an I4 can get some real low revs on the highway and get really impressive mpg.
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Replying to: dudleyr (May 12, 2009 6:22 am) Let's hope they can push it into the next generation. Especially since not even 2 years ago I thought they should make 5 speeds standard because I was used to 4 speed autos. Then 5 speeds became standard. It's only a matter of time. My next Accord will probably be late gen IX or gen X. Hopefully by then I'll have a better grip on a manual so I can get a 6 speed, unless they put them in automatics. |
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