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#1392 of 2058 worse than I thought by perlster Dec 10, 2007 (7:26 am)
Replying to: eldaino (Mar 22, 2007 10:26 am) Between fillups in Solvang and L.A., almost the entire drive on freeways with free-flowing traffic, my MPG came out to be 33.5 Replies to this message: thegraduate (Dec 10, 2007 9:20 am) ruking1 (Dec 10, 2007 9:44 am)
#1393 of 2058 Re: worse than I thought [perlster] by thegraduate Dec 10, 2007 (9:20 am)
Replying to: perlster (Dec 10, 2007 7:26 am) Average speed? Hills? Temps? A/C use? Do you pass often or stay in the right lane? Downshift much?
#1394 of 2058 Re: worse than I thought [perlster] by ruking1 Dec 10, 2007 (9:44 am)
Replying to: perlster (Dec 10, 2007 7:26 am) Wow! Sans the various "rush" hours, Highway 101 from app Gilroy to LA is like a mini American autobahn. It of course runs right through America's "fruit and bread basket" (agricultural heart) so to speak. So on many levels, a very interesting north/south (vice versa) corridor. For 4 or so years, I have made monthly R/T 's on that corridor from the San Jose area to normally Santa Barbara. Maybe every quarter, I wind up in Santa Monica.   When I have taken the Civic, I get app 38/40 mpg. More normally, I take a Jetta TDI and depending on speed, get 48-52 mpg as a comparison. I generally go slower in the (gasser) Civic, as it is not as road worthy, nor gets as good fuel mileage as the TDI Jetta. I swag if I drove it like the Jetta I'd lose maybe 1-3 mpg. Conversely, I swag if I drove the TDI Jetta like the Civic, I'd gain anywhere from 2/3 mpg better.
#1395 of 2058 Sold by sebring95 Dec 10, 2007 (10:22 am)
Well I broke a record. I sold the '07 Civic after two months and 6,000 miles. I really hadn't planned to sell it but the seat comfort really nagged at me on some long trips last week and the offer presented itself. Lost around $500 in two months. Cheaper than a rental.   Average mpg according to logs was 34mpg in a relatively heavy highway use at 70mph. No problems except for a buzzing in the headliner and a clanging noise in the front door (when you shut the back door.....). Dealer was performing first service at 6,400 miles (25% on OLI) and fixing the headliner buzz when the deal was struck.   The good news is I don't travel nearly as much for the next few months so I'm going to spend that time finding a formidable replacement. Most likely a very very well maintained, mint, used TDI. The bad news is whatever driving I do will be in either my gas guzzling Odyssey or Tundra. C-ya on the TDI forum Ruking1. Replies to this message: ruking1 (Dec 10, 2007 10:46 am) sebring95 (Dec 10, 2007 11:05 am)
#1396 of 2058 Re: Sold [sebring95] by ruking1 Dec 10, 2007 (10:46 am)
Replying to: sebring95 (Dec 10, 2007 10:22 am) Way cool! Actually your results confirm (my own) Honda research done before I bought my 2004. Got to say I am happy for you! So good luck in your up coming search!   While I do not think the new 35 mpg, 2020 standard has started to necessarily firmed up prices for THOSE vehicles that do in fact GET 35 mpg NOW, for my .02 cents it makes sense to have at least one vehicle (going forward) that does in fact get app 35 mpg.   If I was on the market for a used TDI, it would be probably for a used 2003 Jetta/New Beetle/Golf (boring I know) or some variant of the MB E320 diesel. Not to rag on VW, but I am alright with bypassing the TDI PD engine. However I am lead to believe the 2006 (TDI) had a huge jump in quality. Some say it approaches BMW quality. I have gone to the local show room to see them and watched almost in horror as the salesman climbed on to hang off an opened drivers side door, but since there was no CA TDI didnt really want to take one (gasser) out. Replies to this message: sebring95 (Dec 10, 2007 11:05 am)
#1397 of 2058 Re: Sold [ruking1] by sebring95 Dec 10, 2007 (11:05 am)
Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 10, 2007 10:46 am) Timing was everything on this deal. I bought one of the last '07 Civic's around for $300 under invoice. Then while getting serviced my salesman called in a customer that was wanting to see my color combo (tango red/ivory) as they didn't have any in stock. Guy ended up with a nearly new car for far less than an '08 model and I kicked a couple hundred to the salesman since he was losing a new car sale. Two weeks before or after and I likely would have paid a lot more for my new car.   I'm looking for a '06's. Really like the bigger car and features. Neighbor has an '05.5 manual with close to 100k and no issues. Except he got rear-ended too, but just needed a crush panel and bumper cover.
#1398 of 2058 civic mpg by caaz Dec 12, 2007 (9:06 pm)
i would really be interested in knowing how many of you get 40 mpg traveling at a constant 80 mph......Also...id like to know how you rate the wind & road noise at those speeds....tyvm........ p.s. I went to the website Greenhybrid.com...saw a very interesting advertisement for a 200.00 dollar add to any car...using water turned hydrogen..... his toyota corrolla is getting 61 mpg using it....and its just water?..For that price i'm willing to try it..Would def out do a hybrid, for 200 dollars. Replies to this message: blufz1 (Dec 12, 2007 9:24 pm) shipo (Dec 12, 2007 9:36 pm) sebring95 (Dec 13, 2007 4:27 am) mjsten (Dec 13, 2007 4:50 am) kipk (Dec 13, 2007 4:42 am) drmbb (Dec 13, 2007 5:14 am)
#1399 of 2058 Re: civic mpg [caaz] by blufz1 Dec 12, 2007 (9:24 pm)
Replying to: caaz (Dec 12, 2007 9:06 pm) Come,on. Nobody gets 40 at 80.
#1400 of 2058 Re: civic mpg [caaz] by shipo Dec 12, 2007 (9:36 pm)
Replying to: caaz (Dec 12, 2007 9:06 pm) "...saw a very interesting advertisement for a 200.00 dollar add to any car...using water turned hydrogen..."   Cool, somebody came up with a mechanical version of Snake Oil.
#1401 of 2058 Re: civic mpg [caaz] by sebring95 Dec 13, 2007 (4:27 am)
Replying to: caaz (Dec 12, 2007 9:06 pm) I think 40mpg is attainable in the 65-70mph range on long trips. I personally never hit that but never ran a full tank without at least some non-highway driving mixed in. 36mpg was my high tank and that was about 95% highway. I only put 6k miles on the car so it may not have been broken in, who knows.   Rate wind/road noise....that's a tough one. Compared to what? The Civic isn't' the quietest car by a long shot, but probably not bad compared to other economy cars. I didn't notice it being considerably more obnoxious at 80mph vs 70mph. Tire noise was a bit annoying which I'm sure could be fixed with some better tires. IMHO, the Civic is a bit jumpy at those higher speeds though. The steering is a bit over-assisted which also isn't as attractive at high speeds. 70mph felt like the sweet spot to me and that's about where I kept it. It was also rather easily effected by cross wind, again probably more obvious due to the steering feel.   IMHO, you need a heavier, more substantial vehicle to really feel secure AND quiet at 80mph.   Let us know how that $200 upgrade works out for ya. Replies to this message: mjsten (Dec 13, 2007 4:50 am)

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