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#1032 of 2058 Amazed by my Civic by jefferyg Jul 30, 2007 (12:51 pm)
I've posted a few times here and I've heard all kinds of results on the new (06-07) Civics. Over the past week I got to take two trips in my 07 and the results have been quite interesting. On a shorter trip of about 250 miles at moderate speeds (not above 70) and almost all highway, my EX AT cranked out an amazing 48.8 mpg! I almost couldn't believe it myself.   However, on a much longer trip of 657 miles, it showed a much more believable 35.71 mpg. I am still, however, very pleased because on this trip we seldom ran less thn 70 (usually 74-75) on the interstate and we had a little bit of running around in town.   One thing I have wondered about is what kind/Brand of gasoline the rest of you have been running in your Civics. I usually buy Exxon or BP but occsionally will buy another brand if it's cheaper or more convenient. I was running BP when I got the 48.8. I'm just wondering if there could be a difference. My guess is no, but who knows?   I'm going to be taking several more trips over the next couple of months so I'll keep you posted. Replies to this message: ruking1 (Jul 30, 2007 1:09 pm)
#1033 of 2058 Re: Amazed by my Civic [jefferyg] by ruking1 Jul 30, 2007 (1:09 pm)
Replying to: jefferyg (Jul 30, 2007 12:51 pm) When I get "spikes" like that, I usually just average the two together and get the average for those two fills. Since you gave info to extrapolate the gals: the average is 38.58 mpg. Hope you continue to have great fuel mileage.
#1034 of 2058 Re: Vancouver to Squamish Hwy MPG ( US and Can) [shipo] by ras314 Aug 03, 2007 (1:15 pm)
Replying to: shipo (Jul 29, 2007 7:24 pm) ....."I've now had 5 different cars from three different manufacturers that have used an ODB-II based MPG calculation, and all of them have been within a couple percent of DOBA"....   Good enough for me so I have purchased the gadget and am playing with it on a 2003 Dodge pickup as well as the Civic. I'm still in the information overload period, but the mpg readings about double for the Civic on level roads, which is about right. More interesting is how much higher the Civic readings are on downhills which I expect means it's wind resistance is much lower.   If nothing else the ScanGauge can easily pay for itself in a couple "check engine" light episodes. Replies to this message: shipo (Aug 03, 2007 1:37 pm)
#1035 of 2058 Re: Vancouver to Squamish Hwy MPG ( US and Can) [ras314] by shipo Aug 03, 2007 (1:37 pm)
Replying to: ras314 (Aug 03, 2007 1:15 pm) Glad you like it, it's a great little toy.   Keep us posted as you become more proficient at digesting the data it presents you with.   Best Regards, Shipo
#1036 of 2058 How do you guys mount it? by harvey44 Aug 04, 2007 (8:25 am)
Scangage that is. Replies to this message: shipo (Aug 04, 2007 8:40 am) ras314 (Aug 04, 2007 9:34 am)
#1037 of 2058 Re: How do you guys mount it? [harvey44] by shipo Aug 04, 2007 (8:40 am)
Replying to: harvey44 (Aug 04, 2007 8:25 am) Like anything else these days, it all depends.   Best Regards, Shipo
#1038 of 2058 Re: Honda Civic Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [KarenS] by joe147 Aug 04, 2007 (8:42 am)
Replying to: KarenS (May 31, 2005 6:53 am) i live in bc canada, have a 2006 honda civic with about 30,000 miles on it. i added a k&n air filter and can get 48 to 54 miles mpg depending on speed driven. a axle broke on it but other then that i have had no problems. Replies to this message: blufz1 (Aug 04, 2007 9:45 am) shipo (Aug 04, 2007 9:54 am) joe147 (Aug 05, 2007 7:12 pm) and 2 more... kipk (Aug 05, 2007 2:03 pm)
#1039 of 2058 front end problems by joe147 Aug 04, 2007 (8:46 am)
has any one had to have an axle replaced on there 06 honda civic? i have 30,000 miles on the car and one the axles broke. this car is not driven abusively.
#1040 of 2058 Re: How do you guys mount it? [harvey44] by ras314 Aug 04, 2007 (9:34 am)
Replying to: harvey44 (Aug 04, 2007 8:25 am) The ScanGauge is pretty light and small so you can stick it most anywhere with velcro. Probably not a good idea to mount it on top of the dash where it will be in direct sunlight because it seems to run quite warm. The thing is too useful to permantly mount in one vehicle anyway. Biggest problem I've noticed is the cable is fairly stiff and is awkward to route somewhere out of the way.   It can be distracting though, fun to see over 200 mpg come up on downhills! Not so much fun to watch the 5 to 15 mpg readings shifting up thru the gears. No wonder some people get such low city milage.   The thing can even be corrected for speed and mileage, handy for my truck with it's larger than normal tires. My Civic's odometer and speedodometer are pretty close at a bit less than 1% low anyway.
#1041 of 2058 Re: Honda Civic Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [joe147] by blufz1 Aug 04, 2007 (9:45 am)
Replying to: joe147 (Aug 04, 2007 8:42 am) The K&N air filters do not filter as well as the stocker. Go back to the stock air filter. Better for your engine. Ask around the board. Just my .02. Replies to this message: shipo (Aug 04, 2007 9:54 am) joe147 (Aug 05, 2007 7:12 pm) themistocles (Aug 06, 2007 4:06 pm) and 1 more... kipk (Aug 05, 2007 2:03 pm)

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