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| 2007 EX-L Odyssey - Our best MPG, 31.5, has been on non-alcohol laced gas, 65 MPH, 50 to 60 degrees F with two people and hotel vacation gear. I have installed a K&N air filter, have 20,000 miles, drive very gently and prefer to never exceed the posted limit . In the Northeast, with alcohol in the gas my typical MPG is 27 to 30 on the highway. Most of our driving with this car has been highway, Mass TP and NY Thruway. We drive slower when there is a headwind or uphill and cycle the A/C on and off as needed. We find that with the Odyssey we can be comfortable at higher outside temps than other cars we drive now or have driven. We do drive with the roof vent open often. | |
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Replying to: ozzy088 (May 09, 2008 6:41 pm) 
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Replying to: thegraduate (May 09, 2008 9:08 pm)
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Replying to: ezydriver (May 09, 2008 7:37 pm)  I too strive to keep it no higher than 70, but have never seen those kind of numbers w/ our 05 EX-L. Did you find the K&N made a sig. difference?
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Replying to: ezydriver (May 09, 2008 7:37 pm) |
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Replying to: ozzy088 (May 10, 2008 1:18 pm) Shutting the car off doesn't change the Climate Control settings in the Honda. Want it set on "72 Driver, 66 Pass., recirculate, feet, A/C Off, fan speed 2" all the time? Set it once and never touch it again. It'll hold it the life of the battery. |
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Replying to: bowtiefan1 (May 10, 2008 2:15 pm) |
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Since I bought my 2008 Odyssey EX-L on March 18th, my round-town mileage has averaged 21.26mpg. But here are my conditions: -Usually, I'm just driving myself. (but once I carried 6 people and 6 bikes on a trip to the other end of the Metro area.) -I live in Fla., so my winter mileage is little different from summer. -My driving this spring has been mostly suburban driving in the Tampa Bay Metro area. -I use the A.C. at least half the time. -I check my mileage at every fillup. -I have not been on a real highway trip yet. That will come in July. The around-town mileage is really no better than my previous minivan: a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country Touring. But my EX-L is some 400 lbs. heavier and has a more powerful engine. (241hp vs. 197) |
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Read p46 of the June 2008 issue of "Consumer Reports". They tested a Camry, determining the effect on mileage of using the AC or not using it and opening the windows instead. Driving at 65, using the AC reduced the car's mileage by less than 1 mpg. And opening the windows at 65, the drop in mileage was not even measurable. My guess is that with the much heavier Honda Odyssey, the AC vs. no AC and opening windows would be even less of a factor. Another interesting finding was that while older cars used to get poorer gas mileage with dirty airfilters, newer cars with their computers, automatically compensate for dirty filters by keeping the air/fuel ratio. the same. So gas mileage will stay the same, but in this situation, engine power decreased noticably. This was beared out in their fuel testing of the Camry. |
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Replying to: bowtiefan1 (May 10, 2008 2:15 pm)
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