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Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic vs Mazda3
1333 messages, Last post on Jun 06, 2008 at 5:37 PM
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Replying to: cchicago (Apr 27, 2007 5:48 pm) To anyone shopping these two cars, I will recommend thinking about how important gas mileage is to you. So far I have gotten approximately 25.5 MPG in my 3. The car hasn't quite been broken in yet, so I assume I will do a little better than that. Yet, The Civic would probably trounce the 3 in fuel economy. I knew this going in, so I'm not too dissapointed. I've been reading that Civic owners really aren't totally getting the EPA suggested MPG either. I hope this helps potential buyers. Basically the 3 is sporty and has more character. If you want to play it safe though, the Civic would probably be a better choice for overall practicality. For me, the 3 had what I needed.
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Replying to: wam161 (Apr 30, 2007 2:54 pm) I have read that a lot of Civic owners are averaging 30mpg. Better then the 3? Yes. But, not as good at the original EPA estimates.
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Replying to: aviboy97 (May 02, 2007 6:33 am) Check out fueleconomy.gov for the full list of models' mileage.
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Replying to: thegraduate (May 02, 2007 5:50 pm) 22/29. the manual gets 22/30 (which is funny, cause thats what my rabbit used to epa for.) quite a differance between the civc and mazda. in the mazdas favor though, the 2.0 gets 23/31, the manual achieving 24/32. the number for the 2.0 i's mpg is interesting, as it dropped 4 mpg in the city. (from 28-24.) suddenly the civics 5mpg drop isn't such a huge crime. the same can be said of the 2.3, which in manual guise, dropped 4mpg as well. (from 26 to 22.) |
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Replying to: thegraduate (May 02, 2007 5:50 pm) |
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Replying to: eldaino (May 04, 2007 6:45 am) A 4mpg drop in the city is not as significant at a 5mpg drop on the highway. Vehicles are supposed to be more economical on the highway, and not as much in the city, unless you are a hybrid. |
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I got 32.67 MPG mixed driving, a couple of childish runs of high throttling against a Rabbit, Altima, and an A4 1.8T, all of course smoked revving my pre-break-in just up to 7200RPMs or so.... Just my $.02
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Replying to: iomatic (May 05, 2007 10:01 am) ah...honda guys sometimes.  great mileage though!
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Replying to: aviboy97 (May 05, 2007 7:55 am) true, but a 5mpg advantage for the civic, even with the new epa numbers, can hardly classify it as un-econimical. imho, its more impressive for it to take such a hit, and still be way on top.
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