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Re: Interesting Civic DX/LX/EX MPG Poll [shipo] by ruking1
Dec 14, 2007 (3:15 pm)
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 14, 2007 2:51 pm)

Oh GEEZ! I hope that person isn't one of THOSE that cut off the engine, throw the car in neutral and coasst down a 2/4 mile downhill slope to boot!!!!??? OVER 700 miles on a 13.2 capacity tank is literally running the car on fumes past 689 miles. (if he is REALLY getting 53 mpg) The information really does not pass the probablility test on triangulation.
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Re: Interesting Civic DX/LX/EX MPG Poll [ruking1] by shipo
Dec 14, 2007 (3:48 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 14, 2007 3:15 pm)

Yup, he proudly proclaimed that he was a hypermiler and would leave no stone unturned in search of that last 0.00000001 mpg. Geez, I'll bet that if you came out with a negative twenty "W" zero (i.e. -20W-0) oil and claimed that it would improve fuel economy at the expense of engine longevity, he'd buy a 55gal barrel in a heartbeat.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo
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Re: Interesting Civic DX/LX/EX MPG Poll [ruking1] by drmbb
Dec 14, 2007 (5:32 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 14, 2007 1:31 pm)

The range reported at www.fueleconomy.gov (in the user postings) is 21mpg to 42mpg for the 2007 with auto.
 
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=browseList2&make=Honda&model=Civic
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Re: Interesting Civic DX/LX/EX MPG Poll [drmbb] by ruking1
Dec 14, 2007 (6:00 pm)
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Replying to: drmbb (Dec 14, 2007 5:32 pm)

So would you care to do the analysis for the % for each range? There were 583 in the sample vs 59 for the fed quote you cited.
 
So really it would take far more effort to get the data in more usable form with the smaller sample than the larger sample. So in the sense it would be interesting to see if the smaller sample was indicative of the larger sample or even differences in variance.
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noisy tires by caaz
Dec 14, 2007 (8:14 pm)
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Im about ready to get rid of mmy noisy civic, in favor of an accord, but before doing so, can anybody tell me what tires are really really quiet?...
p.s. ive been averaging about 43 mpg in my 2004 civic overall.
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Re: noisy tires [caaz] by blufz1
Dec 14, 2007 (9:09 pm)
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Replying to: caaz (Dec 14, 2007 8:14 pm)

Go to tirerack.com and look at the reader surveys of tires they bought. They've got a scale for quietness. Don't get a new car,just get some quieter tires. Makes more economic sense,doesn't it?
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Re: noisy tires [caaz] by kipk
Dec 15, 2007 (3:05 am)
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Replying to: caaz (Dec 14, 2007 8:14 pm)

I agree with blufz1 . Quieter tires do make more economic sense.
 
We all have our priorities and often times will go out of our way to justify them.
 
Personally, my everyday scoot around car needs to be inexpensive to purchase, economical, easy to park/maneuver, and low maintenance.. However for highway trips we are more concerned with comfort and room. So we take the Pilot, which gets considerably less mileage than the scoot car.
 
If we only had one car and it was too noisy, we would probably consider trading for a compromise
 
It is about priorities!
 
Kip
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Re: Interesting Civic DX/LX/EX MPG Poll [ruking1] by drmbb
Dec 15, 2007 (6:33 am)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 14, 2007 6:00 pm)

I was merely pointing the thread readers to another example of real world driver's experiences. Nothing more intended other then to show additional mpg reports from civic drivers.
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Re: Interesting Civic DX/LX/EX MPG Poll [drmbb] by ruking1
Dec 15, 2007 (7:41 am)
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Replying to: drmbb (Dec 15, 2007 6:33 am)

It was more a reaction to raw data, sort of globbed/ arranged by model year. I guess that was my (subliminal) reaction to the fed agency that actually EMPLOYS statisticians and actuarial but either can't or will not give the public data digestible forms or useful formats even if it is at taxpayer expense. There was nothing intended beyond what I said. Yet we get a more usable and digestible form by someone probably not schooled in statistics and actuarial sciences and NOT at taxpayer's expense. Par for the course or GO FIGURE!!??
 
Indeed just looking at the raw data, it is amazing how Congress really expects the OEMS to really put a 35 mpg AVERAGE SET of vehicles out there when one of the best current (non hybrid) ones has a hard time getting any consistency. I mean EPA of 29/38 is way good!!! Yet there is still a variance of 24%!!?? Yet on the other hand they try and succeed in banning Jetta's TDI that gets EPA 42/48 !!!?? This seems not to be really about 35 mpg. This seems to be really about significanly increasing the cost per mile driven.
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Re: noisy tires [caaz] by ruking1
Dec 15, 2007 (8:32 am)
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Replying to: caaz (Dec 14, 2007 8:14 pm)

I have read good things about the GY Comfort Tred, being almost the premier quiet tire. My sense is that when you drift away from oem or known high mileage tires, you will most likely get less mpg over the life of the tire. (80,000 miles warranty) The one caveat of course is that any switch to new tires almost always experiences LESS mpg for a (conceptual) break in period.
 
..."What We Liked: Good ride quality and low tread noise
What We'd Improve: Road handling and wet traction
Conclusion: A quiet, comfortable tire that lives up to its name
Latest Test Rank: 2nd (June '06) "...
 
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/TireTestServlet?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=- - - - - Assurance+ComforTred&tirePageLocQty=%26partnum%3D87TR4ACT%26i1_Qty%3D4&vehicleSe- - - - - arch=true&index=3
 
Not to rain on your parade, but is that increase in power, features, etcand almost for sure massively more $ bux., which you will probably marginally use, or have nothing to do with good fuel mileage or noise reduction: worth all those disadvantages?

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