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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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Replying to: dantz (Oct 20, 2008 1:13 pm)  2004 that was not the case. 2009 models (constant improvement) have 36 H auto vs 34 H M. and 25 c auto vs 26 c M, so you still would be half wrong. The bottom line is there are penalties /corrections for automatics vs manuals. There is an oxymoronic thing going on and that is if one does mostly to 100% highway driving, it makes more sense to get a manual as it is cheaper, lighter,with less parasitic losses, and a manual is way cheaper to repair when it/they go out. Indeed the same gearing of which you speak would amplify the M advantage. However if I got 34/36 mpg in my 04 Honda, I would think something amiss. 38-42 mpg. ( in a normal commute auto) So while I have not run like models (sans A/M )side by side, there is no doubt in my mind I would get at least 1 mpg better in a M. But as I have said that is one of the penalites. |
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Replying to: cjhepburn (Oct 19, 2008 4:53 am) For this next tank, I'm driving like a pussy, nice and slow entering highways and keeping the speed under 72, more like 65-70. If this doesn't hit 40MPG nothing will. I wonder what the mileage would be if gas didn't have ethanol mixed in.
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Replying to: cjhepburn (Oct 21, 2008 5:22 pm) 70-80 mph.
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| My 1995 Honda Civic EX 1.6L DOHC VTEC Automatic is rated for 29 MPG combined on the old ratings and 26 MPG on the new 2008 ratings. I achieve a 33 MPG on a 90 day average. MPG is tracked on 4 different sites and I would consider myself a conservative hypermiler. Tire pressure is at max sidewell. I typically drive the speed limit which is 65 MPH or sometimes 55-60 depending on traffic. I've hit 40 MPG on 4 occasions and have had several tanks above 35. If you're not getting the MPG on the new 2008 ratings you're doing something wrong. Newer Civics than mine get better gas mileage so you should be beating my MPG. The older civics such as the Civic VX gets 40+ MPG. | |
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