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Replying to: stevedebi (Sep 22, 2008 1:56 pm) Hondas are great cars, but no enterprise of that magnitude can get 100 percent of their products perfect. My previous two cars were a 1989 Prelude Si and a 1994 Civic Si and I consistently beat the old over-inflated EPA mileage estimates in both cars (and in conditions flat, hilly, and in between).
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Replying to: dpp8f (Oct 06, 2008 7:32 pm) Sorry, I saw one of your subsequent posts, and thought that you were in San Francisco. One thing I found with my 2003 was that I needed a brisk acceleration up to speed, rather than a slow acceleration. Slow acceleration used more gas. So I found that a steady acceleration was better. Try setting it to around 2000 = 2200 RPM until up to speed. THEN try and stay at speed. All vehicles get better mileage when they are coasting, so try and plan for those stops. Speaking of which, are your trips perhaps very short (5 miles or so)? That kills MPG as well. Another thing to try is changing brands of gasoline, and stay with a brand for several months. The worst I ever saw was 18, and that was hot-dogging the accelerator. Your CR-V has more gears than mine had, so you should be doing better than a 2003. |
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I put 2.6k miles on my new '08 CR-V LX AWD over the last 4 weeks. Honda's mpg estimates seem to be pretty accurate for the average driving style. BTW, CR-Vs now sell for invoice or slightly below, so may be a good time to buy  I usually average 20mpg in the city and 25-26 mpg highway. If I drive feathering the gas pedal, I get 22.5 city and 27 highway, but that temps the cars behind me to use their horns.  On the several highway trips through hilly northeast, having the criuse control at 67mph for the entire tank gave me 27.5mpg. At 74mph for the whole tank, I got around 26.2mpg . I also tried runnig at 62mph, which gave me 28.5mpg, but I could not take driving that slow for more than 95 miles. The computer estimate of average mpg has been very accurate, but a little optimistic, showing about 0.5 - 0.8 mpg over the real figures. I also noticed the oil quality display drops by 10% every 1200 miles or so. I'll do an update when I get 10k+ on the car. |
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Replying to: dpp8f (Oct 06, 2008 7:32 pm) If one were to combine that with lots of short trips where the engine is running cold as often as it is running hot, it wouldn't be surprising at all to achieve only 14.5 mpg, especially in a model with such a large 4-cylinder as the CRV has. Your last two cars had much smaller 4-cylinder engines, so they would be bound to do a lot better if a lot of your driving is in town, especially if it is mostly short trips (5 miles or less). |
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at around 400 miles now, overall mpg is 23.5 with 300 of the 400 miles on highway. will it get any better?
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Replying to: niteflite888 (Nov 10, 2008 2:47 pm) I seriously doubt it. My best mileage was during the first 1,000 miles, even with switching to full synthetic and duralube additive. I'm getting about what you did with 30,000 miles now. Also listen for clicking in the rearend on turns. I was warned and, sure enough, have just had to have the clutches burnished and new fluid in the rear end, under the warrenty. |
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Replying to: niteflite888 (Nov 10, 2008 2:47 pm) Your mileage will depend a lot on your driving style, load, terrain and traffic conditions. I consistantly get 2-4 more mpg in our 03 CR-V than my wife does, under the same conditions. . Keep in mind that high speeds produce more wind resistance and burns more fuel, Also every time you touch the brake and the pressure and duration of that touch indicates you just did or are about to waste some fuel. Kip |
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Our 08 AWD CRV LX is one year old and here is the data I've accumulated and condensed. Before 1st Oil Change -(Regular Mineral oil) Overall - 23.7 Mpg After First Oil Change - (Honda/Mobil 1 5w-20 Synthetic) Overall - 27 Mpg (Same driving technique, same route and same amount of miles put each day) Overall City 19-22 Mpg Overall Highway - 29-32 Mpg Worst observed 18.9mpg (  5mph in a snow storm traffic jam) Best observed 39.8 mpg (Flat road, 55 mph, a/c on, slight tailwind) Data collected at every fuel filling. Only additives used: Fuel system cleaner before oil change Present mileage 16000 Miles Air-conditioner on or off made no accountable difference. Driving Style: Very light foot, low electrical demands, 2 occupants, one dog sometimes, about 130 lbs cargo load in the car at most times. I hope the above information serves as a guide for anyone interested. If anyone can give me any tips to improve my mpg without spending $$$ - I'd appreciate that. 
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Replying to: d07 (Nov 17, 2008 10:42 am) Hwy mileage can be improved easily. Slow down. 65 mph gets you better mileage than 75, and 55 mph is even better. Most of us, though, aren't going to poke along at 55 mph and some think 75 on the open road is too slow. The trade off is time versus money. |
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I have a 2003 CRV automatic front wheel drive with 84,000 miles. I have consistently got 23 mpg on about 50-50 driving. This last tankful, I got about 16 mpg and it seems I am on track for that mileage on this latest tankful. After reading some of the posts it seems the ethanol in the gas may affect it some. Also, someone mentioned a lazy O2 sensor and the fact that it did not register on a check engine light as being bad. Probably not a bad idea to have the injectors cleaned. Considering the mileage on the vehicle, would it be worthwhile to go ahead and change this out or have the diagnostics done? Also, it still bothers me that you cannot change the fuel filter on the 03 CRV. Supposedly it is permanent and built in to the fuel pump. I guess if the fuel filter gets clogged, you have to change the whole fuel pump. Any thoughts?
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