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My wife doesn't think she is a lead-foot either, but there's a big difference in our driving styles. She charges up hills, where I maintain a constant pedal pressure, which costs me a little momentum but saves gas. I coast to every red light/stop sign, where she has her foot in the gas until she starts braking. I ease away from stops, particularly in town (Houston) where I know I can't possibly make the next light anyway, but she's gunning it from light to light. But somehow she's amazed that her MPG is below the EPA estimates. I have no reason to doubt the MPG figures posted here and it gives me something to shoot for. I got 61 MPG out of one tank in my old Civic HF. I agree with whomever it was that wrote that we should be enjoying our vehicles more than we seem to. Thanks for posting; I have really enjoyed and learned from the reading.
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Replying to: cbrunson1 (Aug 14, 2007 8:46 pm) 
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Anyone have a phone number for a technical dept at Honda. Some dept that could answer questions concerning fuel mileage, octane when towing, etc... I tried customer service and got absolutely nowhere! Thanks, Kip |
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Replying to: kipk (Aug 02, 2007 3:15 am) |
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I'm getting 22 mpg this summer while on road trips with the car fully loaded. I even have bikes on the rear hitch. Filters, oil and tires well maintained. I keep my speed usually under 70 mph on the HWY -quite pleased to be getting 22 mpg with a great engine in a SUV that can carry alot and run on 89 octane. |
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Just purchased a 07 LX AWD from Lisle Honda in Chicago. Drove it back to Denver and at 65-70 I avereged 26.2 mpg. Needless to say I was astonished and I am 60+ with a light foot! What a car!
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Replying to: jpb7190 (Aug 22, 2007 5:43 pm) Joe |
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Replying to: jpb7190 (Aug 22, 2007 5:43 pm) Kip |
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Another update on our '06: Went for another round trip in Northern New Hampshire/Northern Maine, all two-lane roads, mostly hilly, small towns every 10-20 miles or so. Used A/C only about 10 minutes on entire 400-mile trip. Kept speed 50-55 given speed limits and traffic, used cruise control maybe half the time. Filled up at beginning of trip and end of trip at same gas station. Factoring in consistent 2.2% odo error, ended up w/25.7 MPG, a personal best. Last year, on similar trip, same area, got 24.7, but used A/C more on that trip. I'm guessing the lower speeds (lower than on the interstate hwys) on the two-lane roads help the MPG but the hilly terrains costs some. Would like to try some flat roads at these speeds/conditions, probably would do better on the MPG. But hard to find flat roads around here, unlike when we used to live in Fla! Went to the dealer the other day, noticed the '08 AWDs now are posted at 15/20 MPG EPA estimates due to their recalculations. Pretty much the same mechanical specs, just different estimates on MPG? Thanks to all the posters who contribute their MPGs here, it really helps to see how we're doing in this age of $50-$60 fillups! feet2fire |
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We recentely took a trip to a lake that was about 500 miles round trip. Had two adults, two kids, gear and a 3,000 pound boat in tow. 15 MPG for the trip driving at 60-65 MPH, no cruise control used. I thought that was very good considering the load. BTW, I installed a Tru-cool transmission cooler before the trip. I needed it on those southern Missouri hills. |
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