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2058 messages, Last post on Aug 26, 2009 at 6:19 PM
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Replying to: mycle1000 (May 20, 2008 6:48 am) |
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You purchased the wrong car, should have gotten a hybrid. You must be driving your car like your at a drag strip. I have a 2007 Civic EX Coupe 1.8 and get 25-28 City, stop and go. Get 40.5  73 mph on the highway (blindfolded). Also, check your math skills. I know Chicago driving, I can understand poor mileage on the Kennedy in a log jam. Do your self a favor, drive 65 mph lile the guy said, check that mileage on a road trip, remember it, and never check your bumper to bumper mileage again. Take the CTA. Quit your job and move closer to home. Sell your home and move closer to work.
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Replying to: ts45 (Oct 03, 2008 5:57 pm) Sell your home and move closer to work. Great advice, plenty of available high paying jobs out there and home prices are at all time highs, also shouldn't take too long to make up the savings in gas. How long do you think? *sarcasm* |
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Replying to: sphere99 (Sep 29, 2008 6:11 pm) |
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| I have an '08 LX MT Sedan that I purchased on July 2. I got 36 mpg on the first tank, near 40 on the second tank and have seen between 41 and 43 ever since. Most of the miles I put on the car are during my 32 mile commute to work. The roads consist of 20% two lane country highways at 55 mph (with some sharp low-speed curves), 70% interstate at 60 mph (with frequent stop and go BS) and 10% surface street driving at 35 mph. I'm pretty happy with the economy I've gotten out of this little car, and am always trying to find new ways to improve it. I tend to stay in the slow lane and give myself plenty of room in front so that I can minimize the odds of having to come to a complete stop. I generally put the car in neutral and coast while going down hills or preparing to stop or go around sharp turns. Plus, I accelerate about as slowly as I can without totally annoying those around me. | |
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Replying to: targettuning (Sep 30, 2008 9:57 am) |
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'08 Civic LX Auto, My commute is 59 miles each way. I'd say about 97% highway. Middle to fast lane driving at speeds of 73-80. First tank was 34MPG, Average after 4000 miles is 38MPG. If I keep the starts smooth and the speed under 75, I get 39. For my current tank, I'm checking aggressive driving mileage, I'll post when I finish the tank, After 200 miles so far, It's looking like it will be 36-37. Not a big penalty for revving it to 5000 from start. Side note, I thought the automatics where supposed to get slightly better mileage than the manuals. After reading a few posts it sounds like the manuals are getting 40-41. What's up with that?
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Replying to: cjhepburn (Oct 19, 2008 4:53 am) Under the conditions that you say you drive the car, I would swag those conditions are the BEST for MPG, (least) wear, longevity, etc etc. In effect you are driving the car in the almost exact (ideal) design parameters (sweet spot). You might also want to check back to survey link I posted some time/posts ago, to see where your mpg results fall. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Your results fall withing app 95-98%, aka not many folks get the mpg you report.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Oct 19, 2008 6:18 am) Not at highway speeds. Because of it's taller 5th gear the LX auto actually gets better highway mileage than the LX manual (36 vs 34 mpg)
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