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491 messages, Last post on Nov 26, 2009 at 7:32 PM
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I've just purchased an 06 EX/RES with the knowledge of many owners getting poor gas mileage. My van had only 5 miles on the odometer when I took it on a test drive. On the way home I've to tried to follow the Motoman's break in method MotomanUSA by varying the speed and loading the engine through the gears. I am thinking maybe the "ECO" mode is preventing proper break in of the Ody engine. I'm probably wrong, but the Motoman makes a good argument about the piston rings. I'm sure most new owners drive their new Ody home very gingerly, which could cause rings to not seat very well, especially with no load on three of the cylinders. I'll see what kind of gas mileage I'll be getting soon enough. I haven't changed out the oil, yet. The dealer told me not to change the oil until as scheduled because it has some kind of additives in it, but I'm thinking I should as Motoman recommends. |
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Replying to: iluvuall (Sep 01, 2005 9:58 am) I look at the other minivans and it doesn't seem you would be getting much, if any, better mileage with them. So if you're in the market for a minivan, would you agree that this may unfortunately be as good as it gets or darn close? |
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| I recently purchased an 06 EX-L RES with VCM in Florida and drove it home to Illinois. First tank we av. 22 mpg city and hwy. Subsequent tanks on the interstate 24mpg, 26mpg(!); than 22 when driving through Chicago. Van had 2 adults and 350 lbs cargo with ac on and 70 - 80 mph. Very happy with mileage on new engine. Drives beautifully. Keep the ECO light on. | |
| Top off tank shortly after getting car. Drive on freeways and suburban shopping trips. A/C on all the time. MPG similar to '04 EX I traded in. Might want to check tire pressure on new car as all 4 tires were 3.5 PPSI underinflated. Tire pressure is the easiest item to help increase your MPGs. We are taking a trip of 3500 miles next week and will report on the open road MPG. We really like this van as it seems so much more refined in a lot of little ways. The tranny certainly seems smoother and more responsive. I"m getting to be an ECO watcher. | |
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I have 11,000 miles on a 2005 Odyssey EX. I only check mileage on the highway. Driving 70-73mph A/C on I get 23MPG. Driving 60-65 MPH, I get 25MPG. I have done these checks several times. The EPA conditions for "sticker MPG" is done on a computer model set at 48MPH, level road, no wind, & no A/C. Most stickers are inflated 10-15% and some are even worse. |
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| I have a 2003 with (believe it or not) 101500 miles on it. I bought it new and drive 95% or more on the freeway. I am using Mobile 1. southern California Chevron 89. If I go 60 mph and keep the A/C off, I get 27 mpg. With the seats out and the hitch removed, I get slightly over 28, which is really pretty good for a minivan. The tank holds 21 gallons topped off, and I have been able to go 550 miles on one tank. Keep in mind that extra weight (like the hitch, which is not being used most of the time), A/C, cross bars on the roof causing drag, and going over 60 reduce the efficiency. I read that most cars lose about 7% in fuel efficiency for every five mph over 60. BTW, I haven't checked the mileage without the spare...yet! | |
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Replying to: KarenS (May 31, 2005 6:35 am)  My '04 Odyssey gas mileage recently took a horrible turn for the worse. I used to see 23mpg in our regular driving. At my last fillup, I calculated 13 MPG! Honda dealer is giving me the runaround, since there is no check engine light, etc. It will be going in to be looked over, but I have a feeling I will be in touch with Honda and the Better Business Bureau shortly. It seems this poor mileage is not that uncommon, but I was getting decent mileage until recently, and our driving habits haven't changed. 13mpg is muscle car and Hummer territory, this is ridiculous. Even my turbo and AWD vehicle gets 20+mpg. Thanks for any input.
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| Purchased my Touring in April, broke it in for about 2200 miles. Just returned from a 6300 mile trip west through Oregon, south along the Pacific on 101 and then back east through Colo., Kansas, Missouri and then back north to Wisconsin. There was a lot of mountain driving in Idaho, Calif., and Colo. ALways drove at the speed limit +3-4MPH. Had the Airconditioner on all the time and Averaged 24.9 Miles/Gal-based on Odometer-B. Verified by my records. I attribute the good milage to constant use of the Speed control--in the mountains as well as on the plains. It does a much better job than the driver of keeping the engine from laboring unnecessarily. I am well satisfied with that milage 0ver-the-road. | |
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Replying to: bentruong (Sep 02, 2005 12:51 pm) We live in Utah. We have had our 05 Ody Since First day they sold in Sept 04. We have, without fail, kept every statistic in our gas spread sheet. We only fill it up each time so we can easily have the spread sheet calculate the MPG stats. We get 12-15 MPG in the city. and 19-24 (usually 22) on the highway (constant highway speed with 99% cruise (just start and stops not on cruise). We have taken the same (long) trips across Utah, Colorado, and Nevada several times now (approaching 20K miles) While we don't get 29MPG on highway - I can predict, now that we will get 22.3 MPG from SLC to Fort Collins. 21.8 MPG from Fort Collins to Glenwood Springs, 22.3 MPG from Glenwood Springs to St. George, and 22.1 from St. George to SLC. We have done this trip 3 times now in the Ody'05 First trip started at 1,600 miles, second trip started at approx 6,400 miles, and third trip started at 13,100 miles. We always stopped at the same stations and use Cruise control full time on the highway. Only the 100ths digit differed with each trip and basic loading was 2 adults, 2 toddlers, and 1 10 year old plus minimal suitcase for each. (no exterior cargo boxes etc.) So much for 20/29!!! But hey, in some laboratory taking the Dyno Wheel average of 45mph and applying some formula, hey they got me to buy it! The funny thing is, I own a 91 accord (311,000) and a 94 Accord (269,000) and they both get 4+ mpg over the original sticker on highway driving the exact same routes, speeds, and using cruise control. I think I know why it is now called "American Honda" and not just "Honda". But hey, the leather is nice and as far as the ergonomic design - we love it. Hard to remember at almost $3/gal though. I bought this car because I was loyal to Honda after my last two accords. Don't know what the future holds now. Lot's of wind-noise, rattles (more than my old accords already) 5 recalls so far (5 more than my last two cars put together and in only the first year) and they still can't figure out how to fix the headphones that don't always work witht he RES (although there is a tech note on it?) |
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| Traveled from AZ to IA and back for a total of 3200 miles. AC on 60-70% of the time and run with the traffic flow. A similar trip this past summer with my '04 EX Ody yielded 26.6 MPG. My best tankful was near 29 and the worst was just under 24. I'm hoping I can improve on the 25.5. Around home we travel mostly freeways and suburban side streets to shopping centers and such with no heavy duty stop and go areas and we have gotten around 22 MPG with the '06 closely in line with the '04's MPG around home. Somewhere in these forums someone asked why there is an off switch for the VSC. Owner's manual says to turn it off if you put on the spare tire as it is a different size from the others. | |
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