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#246 of 786 Re: Honda CRV Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [birdieboy] by kipk Sep 14, 2006 (3:59 am)
Replying to: birdieboy (Sep 13, 2006 7:29 pm) Just bought this car brand new, I haven't finished a tank yet, almost to half and only 117 miles on it. If this is what I can expect to get I'm going to be sick.   My wife gets 21 around town and I get 23 with the '03 CR-V 4WD, 4 speed automatic. She gets 27 in the road and I get 31. The difference is about driving style.   If your first tank is the one you got from the dealer, it may not have been full.   If this car can't get 20mpg I won't keep it more than a year. Can anyone give me any hope?   You need to go back to the beginning of this thread if you need inspiration.   Kip
#247 of 786 Re: Honda CRV Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [birdieboy] by stevedebi Sep 14, 2006 (9:44 am)
Replying to: birdieboy (Sep 13, 2006 7:29 pm) "I was figuring to lose maybe 5 or 6 mpg but this is ridiculous. If this car can't get 20mpg I won't keep it more than a year. Can anyone give me any hope?"   You need to learn how to work with the car to maximize MPG. I got 18 MPG in my 2003 CR-V, then when I implemented some basic techniques, I got between 20 and 22 MPG in the city. My highway MPG ranged from 26 80 MPH to 31 55 MPH.   If you search through this tread, I and others have posted ways of improving driving habits.
#248 of 786 Re: Honda CRV Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [mnf] by birdieboy Sep 15, 2006 (10:36 am)
Replying to: mnf (Sep 13, 2006 7:46 pm) Thanks, maybe I just have to be a little more patient never owned one of these before, they're fun to drive but all my past cars were economy that got 28 to 30 in the city, so it's a little bit of a shock for me. My daughter started college this year so we'll be driving hwy miles every so often, see what we get there. Do you know what that D3 on shift does, someone said it was an overdrive, do I want that on driving the highway? Replies to this message: kyfdx (Sep 15, 2006 10:42 am) saabgirl (Sep 15, 2006 7:23 pm) dromedarius (Sep 16, 2006 2:05 pm) harvey44 (Sep 25, 2006 8:04 am)
#249 of 786 Re: Honda CRV Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [birdieboy] by kyfdx HOST Sep 15, 2006 (10:42 am)
Replying to: birdieboy (Sep 15, 2006 10:36 am) D3 locks out overdrive... You definitely do not want to use that on the highway...   Just put it in Drive and forget it...
#250 of 786 Re: Honda CRV Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [birdieboy] by saabgirl Sep 15, 2006 (7:23 pm)
Replying to: birdieboy (Sep 15, 2006 10:36 am) Do you know what that D3 on shift does, someone said it was an overdrive, do I want that on driving the highway?   A good way to build confidence in your car will be to curl up in a comfortable chair with your owner's manual. Lot of great stuff in there, including an explanation of when to use D3 (no, not highway, unless, possibly, you're in a blizzard). Good luck.
#251 of 786 Re: Honda CRV Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [birdieboy] by dromedarius Sep 16, 2006 (2:05 pm)
Replying to: birdieboy (Sep 15, 2006 10:36 am) In my experience, the mileage gets progressively better as the engine breaks in. We have a 2005 SE, and we are getting at least the EPA rating (27 mpg) on the highway at the 15,000 mile mark. At about 10,000, we were only getting about 25 mpg.   On a sidenote, I sold my 1990 F150 and bought a 2001 Chevy Prizm - talk about awesome gas mileage! For those of you not familiar with the Prizm, it's just a rebadged Corolla. I'm getting right around 40 mpg on the hwy in my little 5 speed! Right now I'm feeling pretty good having two four cylinders in the family garage, even with gas prices coming down.     Replies to this message: harvey44 (Sep 25, 2006 8:04 am)
#255 of 786 Re: Honda CRV Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [dromedarius] by harvey44 Sep 25, 2006 (8:04 am)
Replying to: dromedarius (Sep 16, 2006 2:05 pm) Our 2006 EX MT is getting about 24-25 around (not really city driving, but suburbs) -best I ever did was 28.5 highway. Have about 7000 miles on it. If I kept it at 65 mph I bet I could get 30 out of it.   Mark

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