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#51 of 981 doin' good, I think by biscuit1941 Oct 17, 2005 (3:08 pm)
Bought my EXL in Apr and have not worried much about mileage as it was "in-town" or in HILLY, TWISTY roads. Finally took a long trip and just got back and did the math. Sioux Falls South Dakota, through farm country, 65-75 MPH, down to I80 and 75 MPH constant from North Platte Neb to Williams CA, all up and down mountains. At Williams, over to rural coastal CA, high speed up and down hills again.   22.8 overall! I think that is great with a VERY full load at high speed up and down mountains etc. Total mileage for test was 1961. Total mileage on car 7700 Replies to this message: mldj98 (Oct 20, 2005 11:18 am)
#52 of 981 Re: 2006 Pilot 2WD MPG [pup] by opus4 Oct 19, 2005 (3:34 pm)
Replying to: pup (Sep 29, 2005 11:52 am) One tank of city driving = 17.6mpg   Two tanks of a road trip on the interstate (drove around 72mph), close to 25mpg Replies to this message: farkle (Oct 24, 2005 7:11 am)
#53 of 981 Re: doin' good, I think [biscuit1941] by mldj98 Oct 20, 2005 (11:18 am)
Replying to: biscuit1941 (Oct 17, 2005 3:08 pm) Sioux Falls, South Dakota !!! There is something you almost never see...that city listed anywhere....let alone on a Edmunds webpage.....And I ought to know because I was born and raised there.... And before anybody asks....yes we had indoor plumbing....and electricity! :o)
#54 of 981 Re: 2006 Pilot 2WD MPG [opus4] by farkle Oct 24, 2005 (7:11 am)
Replying to: opus4 (Oct 19, 2005 3:34 pm) My Amazon has almost 500 miles on it and has been getting better than posted gas milage so far. Just over 18 in city driving. Got right at 25 MPG on a 200 mile round trip to the beach with A/C on auto 74. Hope this continues when we hit the interstate and the engines broke in good. I can hardly wait to use the rest of the forward motion pedal!
#55 of 981 MPG Pilot 2005 vs. 2006 by wlodek Oct 25, 2005 (5:34 pm)
I assume that all MPG numbers for 2005 models are AWD, right? I wonder if we should expect any differences between 2005 AWD and 2006 AWD?. Also please advice me on which model to choose in 2006 series, 2WD or AWD, what factors I should take under consideration apart from towing heavy stuff. My wife says she would prefer AWD because it is safer, I would prefer to save couple bucks on gas, we live in Chicago, not much snow, planning to move to NC, and do no expect to tow a lot of stuff. Replies to this message: mldj98 (Oct 26, 2005 2:37 am) mimeo (Oct 28, 2005 8:14 am)
#56 of 981 Re: MPG Pilot 2005 vs. 2006 [wlodek] by mldj98 Oct 26, 2005 (2:37 am)
Replying to: wlodek (Oct 25, 2005 5:34 pm) boy that's a tough choice. Given your wife thinks the AWD is better because she will feel safer in it might be the actual reason to buy one. Although as you mentioned, if your not going to tow anything big, not really going to be living in snow country (although if your going to stay in Chicago, AWD for sure), then maybe the 2WD would be better suited. The gas mileage difference is not that much when it comes to piece of mind. NC does get some stormy weather, maybe not snow, but plenty of heavy rain and other conditions. Obviously, the AWD is going to cost you more, but both would be a solid choice. If your wife is going to drive it the most then maybe you should leave it up to her....your wallet may be lighter for doing that....but in the end your wife will seem to have that piece of mind while she is driving it knowing that she has an AWD vehicle and when called upon it will engage. I think the safety factor goes up even further if you have children....when we went to buy our 05 Pliot, the main selling point other than it being a Honda, also that it will run forever, maintain value, etc...etc...was that it was AWD....that was enough...sold! So it's not the product line that you need to worry about.....that's soild! Ask the boss, SHE will make the decision....like they always do! :o) Just my .02. Good Luck!!!
#57 of 981 MPG by spring3 Oct 26, 2005 (3:10 pm)
We recently purchased a 2006 Pilot awd exl. Just took it to Tahoe from the Bay area. We got 20.3 mpg in 360 miles of driving. The light comes on for the gas with about 2.3 gallons left.
#59 of 981 Re: AWD Pilot 2005 vs. 2006 [wlodek] by mimeo Oct 28, 2005 (8:14 am)
Replying to: wlodek (Oct 25, 2005 5:34 pm) We had a 2WD SUV and Audi Quattro in Chicago, and even though Chicago does a great job of cleaning streets the AWD Audi was substantially better on side streets and in the rain. Not that I had any trouble driving in 2WD, but the AWD added a better feel of control. One caveat, AWD does not stop any better than 2wd .
#60 of 981 2004 w/ 48k miles by area123 Nov 08, 2005 (10:13 am)
I just bought a certified 2004 w/ 48k miles. Drove up I35 at 78mph average w/ AC, got 23.2mpg, with about 5% city driving.

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