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Replying to: KarenS (May 31, 2005 6:53 am) I use my cruise control whenever possible, drive close to the posted limit, and watch my acceleration and braking to avoid wasted fuel. The absolute worst I have ever gotten with this Civic is 32 MPG, and that was basically driving like an idiot, just testing the car in "real world conditions" like most of the people in the Madison area do. This is my 4th new Honda in 18 years. My others were a 1989 Honda Accord Ex Coupe, a 1990 Honda CRX Si (the most fun I have ever had on 4 wheels) and a 1994 Honda Civic EX Coupe. I never checked the mileage on the '89 Accord, but the CRX did 38 to 46 MPG consistently, the '94 EX Coupe got high 30's to low 40's always. That one thing that has impressed me with Honda over the years (besides the quality of there cars) is their ability to achieve a MPG higher than what is stated on the window sticker, I have always been able to do better than what they say the vehicle will.
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| my 98 has almost 150,000 in it and i just took a road trip to mich from carolina 881 miles best tank 36 worst tank 34 all highway anywhere from 65-90 mph. | |
first tank from the dealership 44.99mpg. mixed 35%city, 65%highway. temperature in 90's with air set at 71F, on recycle. some cruise control at 70mph in the hill country central texas. i am very pleased so far. 
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Just filled up after the first oil change, 37mpg on my commute. I leave early and miss some traffic, but still spend about 10 minutes in school traffic dropping off junior. Then lots of stoplights and some heavy traffic with some cruising between from 40-50 mph. About 25 miles to work, then usually go out to lunch. Average day with Walmart trips is 75-90 miles a day. I had hoped for 35, very happy that under 6k miles I'm getting this mileage. Still room for improvement as it fully breaks in. Not much a/c yet, so we'll see what happens when the brutal summer heat arrives. My mileage has been 30 mpg or better since new. Going up to 32, then 35 after a trip, now 36.5 and 37. I would have expected mileage like this only with a manual trans. So, I'm happy, love the car. Just need leather and power seats!
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Replying to: mycivic (May 11, 2006 7:49 am)  and i dont drive crazy or anything. |
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Replying to: boonedog (May 11, 2006 11:24 am) |
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Replying to: beetlebat (May 13, 2006 11:33 am)  
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Replying to: butterflyjones (May 17, 2006 8:33 am) Yes, I noticed the noise early in my car. I notice it mainly when cold, leaving my subdivision which is hilly and has a slow speed limit. It seems to have gotten better. But, it doesn't bother me at all mainly because I know Honda will take care of any problem. They have before, I'm confident they will again. |
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Replying to: casifan (May 16, 2006 6:12 pm) |
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Auto Civic EX consumer reports MPG data: CU's overall mileage, mpg 28 CU's city/highway, mpg 18/43 CU's 150-mile trip, mpg 34 Manual Civic EX Consumer reprots MPG data: CU's overall mileage, mpg 31 CU's city/highway, mpg 22/40 CU's 150-mile trip, mpg 37 the majority of my driving will be on the freeway at around 75-80mph with no traffic. I have always owned manual cars but was considering the auto. The EPA ranks mpg in the auto higher on the freeway. The only way this makes sense to me is if the auto is at a lower rpm lets say at 75mph than the manual. Does anyone know the RPM at 75mpg for both cars?
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