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Replying to: saabgirl (Feb 22, 2006 7:28 pm) |
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From November thru February, I've averaged 23.5 mpg in my '05 CR-V EX AWD during a mild New England winter. The low was 19.3 during a cold snap in December that had a lot of mall crawling and drives through Christmas tree farms. It's been about 50/50 suburban running about and highway on 87 Shell and dino oil. The car now has approx 7500 miles. Since MY '02 every CR-V sold has a 15.3 US gallon capacity. Some may think that is "smallish". To me it seems correct for a vehicle this size. Oops. You are correct as to fuel capacity. Pardon my transposition. I think preference on this matter depends on driving patterns. My second vehicle is a 4 cyl '99 Saab 9.5 which gets about the same mpg as the Honda CR-V. However, the Saab tank holds 19.8 gallons. Granted the Saab is a "cruiser" rather than a "runabout," but the extra range is nice to have on a long trip. For me, two more gallons in the CR-V tank would be nice.
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The question is....how much can you put in it? run it to the low-fuel light... then run it on down to E.. then run it down until the needle has left E behind.. I've still never been able to put more than 12.8 gallons in it... I get the feeling that 2 gallons of that "capacity" is above the fuel filler pipe.. lol. |
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Replying to: saabgirl (Feb 23, 2006 2:37 pm) Because of it's interior size and other features I think people forget that the CR-V is a small, entry level SUV, and it has the mechanicals to go along with it. |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 23, 2006 5:20 pm) 14.8 gallons on my 2003. Never want to be that low again - in any vehicle! Only one I ever got lower was an '89 Hyundai Excel - I had .3 gallons left when I filled it up... in the desert too. Stupid to let a car get that low just because I missed a turn off for gas. |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 23, 2006 5:20 pm) I've still never been able to put more than 12.8 gallons in it First, I salute your determination to get to the bottom, so to speak, of the fuel capacity question. You prompted me to check my vehicle log. Yesterday, with the needle near E, I filled up and, lo!, it took only 10.8 gallons to fill the 15.3 gallon tank, using the automatic shutoff on the pump. I flipped through the pages and discover that the absolute max I ever pumped into the tank, with the red warning light on, was 12.6 gallons, a couple tenths behind you. I opened the 2005 Owner's Manual to look for an answer to the relatively generous reserve capacity. I think I found it on page 62 in the Gauges section: "Avoid driving with an extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel could cause the engine to misfire, damaging the catalytic converter."
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Replying to: saabgirl (Feb 24, 2006 2:12 pm) And..generally.. I never do... Today, I had to fill up at 276 miles... The light had been on for about 20 miles, and I was about to get on the freeway for an 18 mile ride home... A little above E.. 12 gallons on the nose... 23 MPG.. I'm relatively happy with that mileage... Just think, if I was able to use 14 gallons of the 15.3 gal. capacity, I could have put off buying gas another day... and driven another 46 miles.. |
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Replying to: marg2265 (Feb 22, 2006 9:36 am) 
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I've read you only need to warm your vehicle up for 30 seconds. Anything longer than that is a waste, and it can actually be hard on the engine if you let it run for too long. Of course, having heated seats on our SE helps!  We generally get 21-23 MPG with about 8000 miles on our '05. Most of that is short trips in town by my wife, to and from work, which is about two miles through town each way. We got as low on 17 MPG and as high as 25 MPG. We have yet to drive it when it has been broken in during the non-winter months, though, so I'm expecting to see some better tanks this coming year. Also, I seem to get about 2-3 MPG better than when my wife drives, but we're working on that. PS - My 1990 Ford F150 is getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 8-10 MPG this winter, or lower... 
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Replying to: tcasboy (Jan 31, 2006 6:41 pm) I do not know any of you try to use diferent gasoline, but if I use Exxon/Mobil Supreme gasoline I got around 22 - 23 MPG, if I use Exxon/Mobil Plus gasoline I got around 25 MPG. Any body know why? appreciate for the answer |
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