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Replying to: holew (Apr 21, 2008 11:50 am) I can't verify your figures. Where did they come from? Thanks, Kip |
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Just got a 2008 CRV EX-L. Seem to be getting about 24MPG on commute from NJ to NYC. Alot of the driving is fast (75-80) to stay with traffic. Do you think it wll go up after it breaks in, when I change to synthetic oil, etc? Hoping for 26-27. Regards
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Replying to: kevman3 (Apr 23, 2008 9:36 am) |
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Replying to: kevman3 (Apr 23, 2008 9:36 am) The CR-V is pushing a lot of air at 80 mph. You might try running 70 as a max speed and be gentle with the throttle. What is the non freeway traffic like? FWIW: Our CR-V gets around 24 at 80, 27 at 70 and near 30 at 65.  Kip |
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2nd fillup got 25 mpg. Really held back this morning, to around 70 mph, and the display says I did about 27.5, which is great. Tough goin 70 when most are goin 80+ during the early rush hour headed to NYC. But was great to see the improvement. When it breaks in, maybe I'll do even better. Love the car, and the power that i read about being too weak is just fine. More power than the Civic i traded in. Regards
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Replying to: kevman3 (Apr 24, 2008 6:58 am) Congratulations! You got a good one! Going from ( original) 24 to 27.5 mpg is about a 15% increase in mileage. Not bad at all ! !  Looking at it another way. Say gas is $3.50 per gallon. And you are driving 70 at 27.5 mpg. At 80 and 24 mpg, you are "Effectively" paying 15% more to drive the same distance, OR $4.02 per gallon. Even more could be saved at 65 mpg. Your increased mpg at 70 vs 80 is about the same as my CR-V. So, no reason to think you might not get that 30+ mpg at 60-65 mph. A 30 mile drive at 70 mph will take about 25.5 minutes. At 80 mph it will take about 22.7 minutes. I personally would not care to spend "effectively" $4.02 per gallon for gas, to save 3 minutes. Something else to consider is the possibility of getting a ticket when driving 80. How much would that cost for the ticket and possibly increased insurance premiums add to the cost of driving? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to save 15% on the cost of everything? House note, car note, food, healthcare, insurance, etc.. If we earn 15% more, the IRS gets a piece of it. If we save 15%, the savings are ours to keep. How about this. Let's say you paid $22k for your CR-V. Would it have been worth spending 3 additional minutes to save 15% more? In that case you would have paid $18,700 instead of $22,000. Of course we can't save 15% on everything, but we can certainly save a bunch, if we simply slow down a bit. While I'm not stupid enough to to be a hazard and drive 50 in a 70 zone, while most are driving 80, it bothers me NOT to drive 65 to 70. I get in the RH lane and let them do battle in the rest.  Kip |
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Replying to: palmhbr (Jan 16, 2008 7:03 am) In addition, my old Honda was assembled in Japan having 100% Japanese parts. Model '08 has assembled in Ohio having engine made in USA. That is only two points now stopping me to trade in my Toyota RAV4, 2004 ( 100% Japanese car).
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Replying to: fallenangelny (May 06, 2008 6:13 pm) Around town driving we get 20-21MPG. So far our overall avg is around 24-25MPG. We have an early '07 that was assembled in Japan. The other mfgrs, like Nissan and Toyota don't seem to have a problem with their products being built in the USA. I think it has more to do with the assembly process than whose hands are actually doing the work. If the process is detailed enough almost anyone can put together a quality product. |
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