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05 CRV EX AWD. Just completed a one day, 13 hour, nearly 800 mile, trip from Yellowstone to Reno Nevada. We had 4 adults, the cargo compartment was filled with our travel stuff, probably 50% of the trip was at 80 MPH, 65-75 MPH for 40%, and 10% for cautious mountain driving, Altitude varied from 8,000 to 4,500 feet. A/C was used better than 80% of the time as temperatures got into the high nineties to 102 range, via the car temperature gauge, most of the time. Glad I've been using MOBIL-1 for the last 3 years. The CRV ran great except for dead pan acceleration response in passing situations on 2 lane roads. It's okay, just allow for plenty of safety margin in the opposite lane and click off the A/C during those critical flat-out moments. MPG was right at 22. Have fun, Ted
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Replying to: 10years (Jul 27, 2008 9:43 am) If you push the throttle hard, the A/C compressor will cut out automatically to give you maximum power until you back off the throttle; no need to push the button.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Aug 11, 2008 9:57 am) If you push the throttle hard, the A/C compressor will cut out automatically to give you maximum power until you back off the throttle; no need to push the button. Yeap, OP was not pushing CR-V hard enough. The A/C cuts out when the engine is pushed. Don't be affraid to rev that puppy. It is made to rev.
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Aug 12, 2008 10:59 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Aug 14, 2008 7:39 am) Thanks for tip about the automatic A/C cut out at full acceleration, I’ll try it out. Doing the manual A/C shut off in crunch passing situations is an old habit of mine that goes way back. Fangled techo-gadets  Oh Yeah, I revved the heck out of it, to the floor boards, on most of those passing occasions. Reflecting back I believe the dead pan passing acceleration could be attributed to: 1. 900 pounds of passengers and baggage. 2.High altitudes. 3.85 Octane fuel dispensed in that beautiful Big Sky country. The CR-V is the wife’s and she averages about 23 MPG year round running around town and work. It can vary a couple either way depending on seasons. Normal Highway MPG for us is in the 26-28 range with 87 Octane fuel. |
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We had just bought a very nice, used CR-V. 2000 SE with 113K mi. The first full tank of fuel with about a 40/60 mix of city/hwy driving yielded 26.3 mpg. We did drive the speed limit and tried to maximize the mileage but at that point it was probably achieving at least 28 mpg on the highway. I had previously owned a 99 EX, bought new and don't remember getting more than 25 hwy. at that time. Maybe it just wasn't completely broken in. Probably needed the first 100k just to loosen up enough. 
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Replying to: mjb56 (Aug 16, 2008 5:56 pm) Was your previous CR-V 4WD? Is this one?
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Replying to: thegraduate (Aug 17, 2008 7:25 am) |
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| Just completed a 800 miles trip to niagara falls from New Jersey on my 2008 CR-V. While going I was doing 60 to 65 mph and got 29.7 miles per gallon. while coming back doing 70 to 75 mph. overall MPG 28.1. Satisfied with CR-V's MPG. | |
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New 2008 CRV 2WD Around town: 22 MPG HIghway travel going 70: 31 MPG Much better than my 2005 Pilot, which got 15-16 around town and 18-19 highway. |
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