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Re: Summer mileage 2003 CR-V EX AWD AT [mhildebrant] by theracoon
Jul 24, 2005 (5:11 am)
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Replying to: mhildebrant (Jul 23, 2005 3:29 pm)

With about 50/50 city and highway miles we average 18-19mpg. Our best so far is 22mpg on an all-highway trip, running the A/C.
 
A lot depends on your driving style.Is the highway mileage driving at 80 MPH? Or at 65 MPH? Faster highway speeds mean lower fuel mileage. City fuel mileage is affected by how fast you accelerate. Slow and steady wins the fuel mileage race.
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Re: Summer mileage 2003 CR-V EX AWD AT [theracoon] by mhildebrant
Jul 25, 2005 (6:47 pm)
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Replying to: theracoon (Jul 24, 2005 5:11 am)

The highway miles we put on are right at 65mph, and the city driving isn't just stop and go, either. Most of the stretches in town we drive are 40mph+. As far as heavy/light acceleration goes, we don't hot rod it, but sometimes it feels so sluggish that it requires a heavier foot to get moving. When we kick off the A/C, it seems to do much better, which I'm used to with 4 cylinders, but this seems pretty extreme.
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Re: Summer mileage 2003 CR-V EX AWD AT [mhildebrant] by theracoon
Jul 28, 2005 (9:10 am)
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Replying to: mhildebrant (Jul 25, 2005 6:47 pm)

As far as heavy/light acceleration goes, we don't hot rod it, but sometimes it feels so sluggish that it requires a heavier foot to get moving.
 
Is this your first SUV? You need to remember that it's heavier than a sedan and is not going to accelerate as quickly. If you try to "push" it to accelerate like a sedan, your mileage will be poor.
 
JM2C
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Apparenly A/C makes a dent by sky23213
Jul 28, 2005 (10:33 pm)
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With a 05 CR-V SE at about 2600 miles, apparently running the A/C makes more of a difference than I thought, but still pretty good MPG. On highway commute with some stop & go and A/C all the time its 23.5 MPG. With no or very little A/C is 26.5. So far I avoid flooring it, even when merging. And always put the mid fuel - Plus 90.
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98 2L 4s auto awd mileage by springsalmon
Aug 11, 2005 (3:41 am)
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wife's '98 2L 4s auto awd gets 25 hwy consistently, any regular 87O unleaded. loves Mobil 1 full synthetic 0w20, improved performance, smoother running, faster accel.
also loves the Bosch 4 platinum plugs, noticible improvement in performance over NGK and NipponDenso. long life 100k plugs.
noticeable acceleration improvement and hill climbing after breakin around 5 to 10k.
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16.7 mpg on my 05 CRV LX!!! by latino71
Aug 18, 2005 (3:46 pm)
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The dealership handed me my CRV with an almost full tank and 15 miles in the tach. Currently the tachometer reads 455 miles and I have put $48.00 in gas. Drive 60/40 since I do many errands around my way and don’t like to speed. So let do the math Figure the dealer put $28 to fill up plus my $48 that’s $76. Divide $76 into 455 that 0.167 or 16.7mpg! Is this correct?
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Re: 16.7 mpg on my 05 CRV LX!!! [latino71] by poodlegirl
Aug 18, 2005 (5:39 pm)
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Replying to: latino71 (Aug 18, 2005 3:46 pm)

No, this is not correct. What you need to do is:
1. Fill up the tank completely
2. Set your trip meter to zero miles.
3. When it gets close to empty, fill it up all the way again. When you do this, keep the receipt and write down how many miles are on the trip meter.
4. Then, your mpg will be equal to the number of miles you wrote down from the trip meter divided by the number of gallons your receipt says you put in.
 
I hope this helps!
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Re: 16.7 mpg on my 05 CRV LX!!! [latino71] by me3
Aug 18, 2005 (5:46 pm)
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Replying to: latino71 (Aug 18, 2005 3:46 pm)

Miles per Gallon (MPG) is calculated by dividing the number of miles driven by the number of gallons used. If you odometer says you've driven 455 miles, you need to know the exact amount of gas put in to get a correct mileage number. So, if you know that you have burned a total of 20 gallons of gas, you would divide 455 by 20 and find that you are getting 22.75 MPG.
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Re: 16.7 mpg on my 05 CRV LX!!! [latino71] by blueiedgod
Aug 19, 2005 (4:11 am)
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Replying to: latino71 (Aug 18, 2005 3:46 pm)

The dealership handed me my CRV with an almost full tank and 15 miles in the tach. Currently the tachometer reads 455 miles and I have put $48.00 in gas. Drive 60/40 since I do many errands around my way and don’t like to speed. So let do the math Figure the dealer put $28 to fill up plus my $48 that’s $76. Divide $76 into 455 that 0.167 or 16.7mpg! Is this correct?
 
How can you divide Dollars by Miles and get miles per gallon??????? What you have is 16.7 cents per mile.
 
To get miles per gallon you need to divide miles driven by gallons used.
The simplest way is to:
1) Wait until your first tank is empty, or until the light comes on.
2) Go to the station that you know you will be able to return to for the consecutive fill up.
3) Fill up until the auto shut off clicks. DO NOT TOP OFF.
4) Reset the trip odometer.
5) Drive as you normaly do.
6) When the gas light is on, return to the SAME STATION, SAME PUMP, SAME TIME OF DAY, preferrably SAME WEATHER CONDITONS.
7) Fill up, until the automatic shut off clicks. DO NOT TOP OFF.
8) Take the miles driven on the trip odometer and divide by the GASOLINE VOLUME (not price). e.g. Trip odometer says 280 miles, it took 11 gallons to fill. 280/11=25.5 miles per gallon or mpg.
9) Reset the trip odometer and repeat procedure 5 or more times.
10) AVERAGE the 5 or more fill ups.
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Re: 16.7 mpg on my 05 CRV LX!!! [latino71] by stevedebi
Aug 19, 2005 (12:44 pm)
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Replying to: latino71 (Aug 18, 2005 3:46 pm)

Your mileage will improve after about 2500 miles. Also, you need to work out the best acceleration methods for in town driving. Try different styles until you find the one that yields the best MPG. I went from 19 MPG to 22 MPG in town just with driving style.

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