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Mixed Hwy / City for the weekend was 29.4 mpg. I drove around the LA beach and did a 70 mile highway run to go to Chinatown and back. I only spent $11.00 in gas this weekend so that is not bad at all. I am getting over double the mileage my BMW convertable gets but I sacrafice in not being able to put the top down... Your damed if you do and damed if you dont.... 
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Ok, I filled up the gas tank on the way to work Monday morning. I drove all week back and forth to work, all city traffic. Saturday morning I drove to Palm Springs where I stayed overnight and most of the next day. On the way back home to LA and with 1/4 of a tank left I stopped too fill up the tank. The gas mileage for the week city/hwy was 32.60. I hopped onto the highway with the full tank and drove back to the city. We hit some bad traffic and had some slowdowns but ended up getting 35.41 mpg for the highway ride home. Not bad.... 
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400 miles 39.5 mpg 200 miles 39.9 mpg Expressway commute, flat, little AC necessary and 65 for 23 miles to work. Not bad at all. I expect with 5w20 syn. at first change and break in to easily and regularly get the advertised 40 mpg which feels pretty good especially when seeing the bosses secretary get out of her full size hummer--and she is 5'2" --no joke. I personally see no need for hybrid since it is great in pure city driving which I do not do often at all.
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Replying to: inkyofok (Oct 14, 2005 6:30 pm) "I personally see no need for hybrid since it is great in pure city driving which I do not do often at all." Congradualtions! Your MPG is commendable and you'll be saving alot of money vs driving it hard as many do. However, your hybrid comment isn't correct. While the Prius does best in city driving, the HCH is a great long runner. I commute 98 miles 5 days a week. Just under half is rural country road, just under half is freeway with a few miles of terrible Atlanta rush hour traffic. Most people see mid-upper 40's in the HCH. Short, light to light stop-n-go traffic typically gets low 40's, but quite a few get low to high 50's in both city and highway. Since gas is so expensive I take it to the extreme and get mid to upper 60's and +900 mile tanks. Your mileage is truly great, and if you desire to go higher , your own car is capable of doing so.....  If anyone would like some great tips on driving for efficiency I'd be glad to post a long one. |
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Replying to: inkyofok (Oct 14, 2005 6:30 pm) |
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Replying to: inkyofok (Oct 14, 2005 6:30 pm) If you are receiving the EPA highway in your 06 Civic already, you would have multiple 60 + mpg tanks in an 06 HCH when it arrives. The real interesting piece is that a hybrid when pushed can absolutely kill a non-hybrid in the FE department and that is irregardless of an all city or all highway commute. They were truly setup to beat the non-hybrids. Given the 06 HCH w/ the tax credit and possible local or state tax credits piled on make the HCH-II ~ the same cost as an 06 EX make it all the more interesting. Good Luck Wayne R. Gerdes |
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I find all the HCH comments interesting. With the upcoming tax credit of about $2500, the Federal government will be subsidizing all hybrids for a while. I agree, the comparison becomes more even with the tax credit. I wish a manual HCH could be had in the new one. The subsidized HCH will be about MSRP of $22,000 but with $2500 reduction when you file 06 taxes--it will be only about $1000 more than an automatic EX sedan depending on your dealing. The sunroof was big negative on that to me. the MPG would be little loss. Honda woke up and added to HAH this year since they want Acura TL prices for them. If one adds a sunroof for about $1000 aftermaket (Yikes) then HCH 2k more and the 50 plus mpg would be nice. ON syn oil, since 10k interval may be computed, synthetic is good choice and good for .5 mpg depending on brand. That partly covers the extra cost and you have peace of mind using the MID interval of up to 10k. I felt pretty good about my mileage until you guys burst my bubble. I know the HAH is a failure in mpg area. A four banger HAH makes more sense just like Camry will be doing soon. |
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Replying to: inkyofok (Oct 15, 2005 11:21 am) You MPG is great and hope you keep up the good results! 
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Replying to: inkyofok (Oct 15, 2005 11:21 am) I did not want to discourage you by any means either. I know that if your EX is pushed, it has a 55 mpg tank waiting for it too but you are lacking the tools to see the results and adjust your driving habits in real time is all. The same tips and tricks that work for the Hybrid’s generally work in the non-hybrid arena as well but with a lot more manual manipulations vs. automatic. I hope you find the time to look some of these tips and tricks up because although 40 mpg is great, I know it is worth so much more when pushed as any hypermiler would. These tips, tricks, and driving habit changes are not all that hard to learn/comprehend and use in the real world but it would have helped if you had the opportunity to spend a few tens of thousands of miles behind the windscreen of a hybrid of any type first The Insight, HCH, Prius II, Escape HEV, Accord Hybrid, etc. have displays that will teach you the right way to push tanks. Most everything else from every manufacturer is lacking in the FE saving display department thus leading to most receiving truly ugly FE results because they do not know any better. I can bet most manufacturers would prefer that you not know what you are receiving in real time or over a segment or tank because of how poor it actually is in almost every automobile. On a similar note, if you were to take away the FE saving displays of most hybrid’s, their FE results would prove to be just as poor on a percentage basis vs. the EPA as well  In regards to synthetic, 0W-20 works just as well in the 06 Civic as it does in just about any other Honda. And fill it to between the marks, not to the top of the mark. Just check it more often is all … Another FE saving - setup tip Enjoy your new 06 Civic as it is a very nice automobile! Good Luck Wayne R. Gerdes
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What Wayne is saying makes alot of sense. I've been asked several times in the past (Especially my colleges at work) what is the best physical modification(s) to be done on a car to improve their MPG. Among their thoughts are manifolds, modified injector, tires, oversize air filters and fuel magnet gimmicks. Most of the time they are very surprised about my answer: 1. A good, reliable tire gauge used weekly 2. An easy to read Fuel Consumption Display placed in eyeshot of the driver, and the ability to use it. My next commuter car, what ever it is must have #2. If it doesn't come with one--- I'll install one, or have it installed...it matters that much. Compare it to flying a plane on a moon lit night without instrumentation. It can be done, but with more difficulty. |
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