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Replying to: bluearm (Jun 17, 2005 6:43 pm) on that week i went to mount baldy the roads were very uphill . some places the car couldn't go over 45 could that be the reason? or could it be the tires they are almost worn off! thank you |
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Replying to: bluearm (Jun 19, 2005 10:00 am) Mt Baldy in Southern California? Peak elevation of just over 10,000 feet? From an elevation of 1,200 feet or less? Yes, you would get poor mileage driving in the mountains. Track your mileage while driving around without driving in the mountains. I think you'll see that it gets better. JM2C |
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I bought this car back in Jan. to be my commuter. My commute is roughly 50 miles round trip. About 35 miles of it is 55mph open road, the other 15 mixed city. The car had 163,000 miles when purchased & is a 5 spd. After new tires, alignment & a tune up I got it on the road in late Feb. At the time I was very dissapointed in mpg as epa est was 49/52 & I was averaging 38mpg. After about a month I checked tire pressure & found they were underinflated by about 4 to 5 psi. Front is supposed to be 35 rear 33. Now that temps have warmed + summer fuel & running front & rear tire pressures at 35psi I average about 55mpg. Worst since April has been 47mpg, best has been 59mpg. On my last fill-up I got 404mi. out of 7 gallons. It's only an 8 gal tank & I normally don't run it that low. I love this little car, 62hp motor is quick to 30 mph & it turns on a dime. The only downside, my fiance & dog. One slides around in the hatch area & the other thinks it rides too firm. 
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I drive a 1997 Civic HX w/ CVT trans and ~172,000 miles. I'm pretty good about tracking my mileage and I average about 40 MPG. I'm going to tune it up soon and I'll be curious to see if my mileage changes significantly.
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Replying to: oluap (Jun 19, 2005 8:29 am) Well, add our Civic to the list, 2002 EX, AT. We get about 27 MPG around town, sometimes as poor as 25 MPG. I have gotten it up to 35 MPG on the freeway during trips. The car is dealer maintained, and I don't think it needs any tune ups. The tires are wearing evenly. Just went over 30K miles.
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jun 30, 2005 9:43 am)
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Replying to: theracoon (Jun 27, 2005 4:17 am) yes pretty cool mountain , i reached the summit twice very dangerous in the winter though! i changed my engine oil now i'm getting 29 mpg city !!  i didnt think engine oil would make that much difference in gas mileage! or probably it was from the uphill roads.
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