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Replying to: civicdave (Aug 24, 2007 4:48 pm)  ). I think the difference is that my wife always has her foot on the gas. She hasn't learned yet (despite my suggestions) that the key to better fuel economy is having your foot off the gas pedal as much as possible, and when it's on the gas pedal use a light touch. Keep in mind that your new Civic is a much larger, heavier, more powerful car than your 1993 DX, and you are comparing a MT to an AT also. So 27-28 mpg in mostly city driving with the AC on all the time is not too bad, IMO. But I'll bet you can do better over time.
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Took a 300 mile round trip over the last couple days, up into the mountains of central Colorado. What impressed me was that in spite of the 9000+ foot altitude, 3 people in the car, and weekend bags in the trunk, I still got 34 mpg in my Si. That also included me having to constantly switch between 5th and 6th gears to keep moving up the mountains, because of the speed limit being between gears, and my car being quite heavily loaded... So yea, I continue to be impressed with my car, in both performance and mileage. On the highway, I average between 34-36, in town between 28-31. And this from a car EPA rated for 23/32! And yet, when I kick it into lower gears and let the tach fly up to 7000+, every second is a joy. |
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Replying to: ruking1 (Aug 13, 2007 1:21 pm) Still trucking! Car is approaching 50,000 miles. Same ole same old commute (27 miles each way, 40 min to 1.5 hour commute). Trend is up! The last 2-3 tank fulls at 41 mpg. (actual 41.111) 10,000 miles on the OCI, 10,000 miles left on this OCI. 35 psi on the oem tires. |
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On a 250 mile trip from Birmingham, AL to Hattiesburg, MS - all interstate except about 15 miles running around in Tuscaloosa - I got 36.5 mpg. I was running around 75 mph on the interstate with the A/C on the whole time. Again I say I can't wait for cooler weather to see what the car can do with the A/C off. At least it's averaging better than the 2008 ratings. 27 is the worst I've ever recorded and that was all local driving. Kork, you make me sick.   I looked at and even test drove an Si and the salesman told me most customers were getting better than the numbers posted on the sticker. But my wife just can't stand a manual transmission. The only thing I didn't really like was the black interior. Actually, I should say I love the looks, but hate the upkeep. I've got a 7 and an 8 year old and black is so hard to keep clean.
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Replying to: ras314 (Aug 18, 2007 7:14 am) If your car is running only 47 mph in 5th at 2000 rpm and 58 mph at 2500, then your car should be getting much worse gas mileage than mine with the automatic. Perhaps the altitude makes a difference. Maybe it's running the A/C ALL THE TIME here. I don't know. 
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I just bought an EX sedan automatic a few weeks ago, and on my first tank of gas, I got 17.6 mpg, with 95 % city driving (San Francisco). I never used the AC, and I drove fairly conservatively. I can only assume that all you people who get crazy high mpg don't live in big cities. I'm not surprised at the low mpg I am getting either as I was already told by Consumer Reports that the Civic only gets 18 mpg city. Consumer Reports gave the civic a 18/43/28 mpg for city, highway, overall, respectively. Seems to me like Consumer Reports has it pretty accurate. |
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Replying to: damocles (Aug 25, 2007 7:58 pm) |
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Replying to: backy (Aug 24, 2007 5:20 pm)
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Replying to: civicdave (Aug 26, 2007 11:00 am) |
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Replying to: damocles (Aug 25, 2007 7:58 pm)
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