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Replying to: jefferyg (Aug 17, 2007 4:53 am) 2000 rpm seems to be too low, 2500 to 3000 works better to keep from lugging the engine with any headwind or uphill grade. Any rate, I am happy with the Civic. |
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Replying to: ras314 (Aug 17, 2007 7:36 am)  (my wife hates a stick - and if Mama ain't happy...). I was driving on 2-lane state highway a good bit last night so the speed limit's only 55. At 2000 rpm I'm running around 60 mph, so I don't think it's straining. I really think the big issue here is the A/C. It's so hot here right now, you have to run it wide open during the day and well into the evening. No lie - it's so hot here, I saw a handicapped parking sign a few days ago that the plastic coating was peeling off and curling up from the heat. A friend of mine in Alabama told me that the plastic in the rear of his wife's Expedition was expanding because of the heat. Another friend said they got in their car at the grocery yesterday and the car's thermometer was reading 122 degrees on the asphalt. And sadly, it's actually not as hot where I live in South Mississippi as it has been in the Central and Northern part of the state. So, yes, I'm sure the A/C is my gas mileage nemesis. 
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Replying to: jefferyg (Aug 17, 2007 11:37 am) Geez I love living up here in New Hamster, we hit a high of 78 today with a projected low of 55 tonight, and down to the high forties tomorrow night. Talk about great sleeping weather.  Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 17, 2007 8:21 pm) Is that anything like Cow Hampshire my home State?  It'll be good to get back there after almost 5 years of being away. |
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I'm usually the guy with the higher mileage that the whiner don't believe - getting 35-43 with our 06 MT. Now the shoe is on the other foot I guess - 50 mpg? I guess I'd buy that if the touch was feather light and the avg speed was 50 or so. when we're getting 43 or so we are doing 68 or maybe a bit more.
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Replying to: jefferyg (Aug 17, 2007 11:37 am) Local altitude is 5000 to 8000 ft, could be that makes the difference. At least the temps and humidity are usually lower than Mississippi and Ala. As a kid in Ala. I can remember almost leaving foot prints in the asphalt. I haven't been down to desert country with the Civic yet, but over in Tucson,Az in summer I can't hold the steering wheel if parked with the windows up. Temps of 110 seem common, I've no doubt the milage will really drop down there running A/C full time. And yeah, I use a reflecting window screen, there just ain't much shade.
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Replying to: harvey44 (Aug 18, 2007 4:28 am) Yeah, I worked pretty hard at it, slowing on uphills, very light acceleration, etc. A few min. over 2 hours with a couple small towns along the way, so avg was about 50, max 65 or so down hill. Traffic was very light at 2 am, not safe nor very hospitable to drive that slow in the daytime. Wanted to know if it is worthwhile to be this careful, also a little bragging rights maybe? 
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Replying to: ras314 (Aug 18, 2007 7:28 am) For me, it would present too many opportunites for road hypnosis!! Since there might be a perception of driving way under an already "SAFE" speed limit, I have noticed that a lot of folks that drive at dramatically lower speeds (usually in the context of speeds significantly lower than the flow) are in various stages of driving under diminished capacity, i.e., doing other activities while under the influence of driving For my .02 cents, that is probably more dangerous. Also environmentally the times between 10 pm-3 am are the times of the greater accident and fatality rates due to a confluence of risk factors.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Aug 19, 2007 7:47 am) I ride a bicycle for exercise and have to dodge a lot of car parts like pieces of plastic chrome, headlight glass and such on the shoulders. Also I have run across several stranded vehicles with broken radiators and windshields from elk. They really get depressed when the cell phones don't work and they find how far they are going to have to get towed. Used to be worse, nearest tow truck had to come from 100 miles. I will admit to some diminished capacity in my dotage though. LOL. I like to think us senior citizens tend to drive slower because we've learned not to be in such a hurry all the time...especially with the gas prices so high. |
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Replying to: ras314 (Aug 19, 2007 9:04 am) Indeed the majority of fatalities (as well as accidents)occur UNDER 45 mph!!
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