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Replying to: cliffclaven (May 12, 2009 8:22 am) |
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How long was the trip, how fast were you going, was there a wind, was it raining? Did you spend any time at all in traffic, do you give the car lots of gas when you pass somebody, were there any stoplights, do you stop abruptly or coast to a stop, were there any hills, were there any tolls, did you use gas with some ethanol, was the a/c on, were the windows down, was anything on the roof, what is your tire pressure, do you use synthetic oil, what weight of oil do you use? All of these are factors have an effect on mpg, add them up and the effect is huge. To me a straight run means I don't stop even once. Just a few stops or hills make a difference. I can be 200 miles into a trip and a long steep uphill can drop my trip mpg by 1 or more. One of the first questions I ask people who get poor mpg is how long do your brakes usually last? Quick wear means less mpg friendly driving. For example I changed the front pads on my Integra for the first time at 185,000 miles. My Accord has 61,000 miles in two years and I can hardly tell the pads are worn at all. Anticipate stops far in advance and just glide in. For anybody who wants better mpg a scangauge will tell you exactly what the problem is. Another option is the new Garmins that are coming out next month. They have something called ecoroute that calculates the best route for mpg and if you plug in the EPA city and highway numbers it will take a guess at your mpg based on speed, stops etc. It will also grade your driving based on how smoothly you stop and start etc. I highly recommend this. If you have a current nuvi 2x5 or 7x5 it can be upgraded to the new software. http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/ecoroute/ http://scangauge.com/ BTW - I forgot to add my latest lifetime mpg on my last post. Now at 33.80 mpg
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Replying to: dudleyr (May 13, 2009 8:24 pm) I agree 100% !  Every item in your first paragraph are "Right On". I believe the brakes are the # 1 enemy of MPG in local driving. The more they are used, and the harder they are used, the worse the mileage. Of course, the throttle and how it is used are also great contributors to poor mileage. On the road the throttle and speed are # 1. We don't own an Accord, yet. But we do own an 03 CR-V. It is heavier and pushes a lot more air than the more aerodynamic Accord. Engine is the same tried and proven 2.4, and the tranny is a 4 speed auto. I would expect that the 5 speed auto would get a bit better mileage. With me driving locally, 25 mpg is fairly normal. On the road, 30-31 mpg is fairly routine. My wife gets 3-4 mpg less, across the board. The CR-V is her car. At 40K +miles, the front brakes and all 4 tires needed replacing. She is not a "Hard" or fast driver, but she tends to stop rather than coast to traffic lights and stop signs. From a stop, the tranny shifts at closer to 3000 rpm,for each gear, and she rides a bit close to the cars in front of her, requiring little braking on her part, but more on and off the throttle. She likes to go a bit faster, on the road, than I do. So mpg is less. Also agree about the "Scan Gauge". Wonderful tool. Kip |
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Yesterday I filled up at $2.26  , but my calculation showed 26.3 or something above 26, not sure of the exact number, and I wasn't exactly kind 100% of the time. There was some fast acceleration and speeding, but this is how I've been all year so I think it's good. I take this to mean that summer blend has hit our region, upper midwest, again and we'll all start to see an improvement soon. My rolling average, since March 2, 2008 is currently 25.289. I've gone 14828 miles on 586.335 gallons. If anything the combined rating, for me is spot on accurate. It does do a good job of evening out the differences that are inevitable from tank to tank. Overall, with my combined average, over the course of a year and a couple of months, being as close to sticker as it is, I'm happy.
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In the most recent 900 miles, my trip computer says we've averaged 26.7 mpg. This is on our 2008 EXL navi 4 cylinder 5 mt. About 70% city and 30% hwy. Not bad, imho. Course, it's spring, and so we're not using the ac much. In summer I assume it will go down a couple of mpg. |
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| Very pleased with my mileage. Currently averaging 24.632 on my first 5 fillups of the new car. My last fillup just registered 27mpg. Most of my driving is a 50/50 split. I'm more than happy with the power this car has and getting this kinda of mileage. I'm higher than the combined EPA which is great! I'm pretty confident I can get above 30mpg on a pure hwy trip. Most of my driving is in the ECO mode which helps. I'm getting more used to VCM and who knows how much of a difference it makes, but the mileage is going great for a new car. I expect it to get marginally better as it breaks in. | |
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Replying to: dc10plt (May 23, 2009 2:37 pm) |
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Replying to: blufz1 (May 24, 2009 8:47 pm) I try to get into those top two overdrive gears ('05 6M coupe) with all possible haste. And y'all can see the resultant................... all the best on this Memorial Day weekend, ez.......(USNR) |
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Replying to: blufz1 (May 24, 2009 8:47 pm)
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Replying to: blufz1 (May 24, 2009 9:34 pm) best, ez.........
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