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Replying to: burgdorf (Feb 18, 2007 8:44 pm)  and it does not look like I am going to get more than 160/320 for half and full tank mileage. Honda has a good engine but at this rate, I'm dumping the Honda and going back to the tried and true Nissan VQE in the Murano. This is my first Honda purchase and I am not happy at all with the gas mileage. My vehicle did sit on the lot for 6 months, so maybe something is up with the air filter being prematurely bad |
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Replying to: muggz (Jan 16, 2006 3:17 pm) The mileage before the first oil change wasn't much better than my OJ Simpson Bronco with the big V8. When I had my first oil change at 6500 miles, the mileage went up to 15-18 in town and 20 plus on the road. It gets better mileage on long road trips with the trunk loaded, the inside loaded and both my wife and I in the front. We just drove from the wine country to San Pedro fully loaded for a cruise and back. The first tank averaged 23 mpg. The second tank inspite of heavy traffic down 405 and back on 405 averaged 20.5 mpg. Average speed was between 65 to 70 when we were out of the slow traffic. We had the AC on for about 2 hours on the return trip. It was cold when we left and both front tire lights had the warning lights on re low tires. The Big O guy filled the tires to what was recommended, and he said that we should get better mileage. I fill it with the lowest price regular gas. There appears to be some variance with the Safeway gas getting the best mileage. The next best mileage is from a generic station on the way to some of my fishing spots. The Costco mileage is all over from the low to a fair high. A friend of one of our sons has the same 2007 Ridgeline year/color, and his mileage was terrible until his first oil change. He has over 24 k and gets very good mileage in town and exceptional on the road with full loads. He has a friend with over 36 K on his Ridgeline, and his mileage improve slightly to the 30 K and stabilized. |
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Replying to: eddiem (Dec 05, 2007 8:26 am)
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Replying to: jewillm (Feb 12, 2008 8:35 am) There are a few points I would like to say, (bummer, I forgot his name... the retired guy after 45 years of the business.(congrats)) but he said alot of very good stuff. one that he failed to mention I thought that we would surly souch on is NEW... a new engine takes a little while to brake-in all of them do, they always have, I sell hondas and there are 4 in my near by family driveways; Grandpa has an 07 CR-V 4WD with around 12k on it, my wife has an 08 with about 4,500, and we get no were near the same mpg... (grandpa is a lead foot) we get 22 most of the time, hiway trips 40-75 minutes we have done better than 30 (the SUV hypermiling family) My dad has a certified used 07 Ridgline RTL and before we bought it, we put the A.R.E topper on the truck, his drive to work sucks, its only about 6 minutes and its one stop light, the truck barely gets warm, but he still gets around 18.5 most of the time, we took a 1500 mile trip and he avg 23.4 (all hwy from MN, to AK for some late duck hunting, and back) we dont have numbers about the truck when it was new, but I hear at work the 14-17 is about it for the first 7k. I cant wait to get 10k on my wifes CR-V and see if we can keep the avg over 24! the 4th Honda is mine, and I beat the crap out of it... its an 89' prelude. and I have never once check the MPG on it... I have had it about a year and maybe put 2,500 on it. (weekends only)
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I don't understand owners' "disappointment" with the gas mileage with the Ridgeline. My 3 year old Ridgeline with 30,000 miles consistently gets within the current EPA 15 city-20 highway estimates (usually surpasses the highway estimate by 2 MPG on extended trips). It has averaged 17.2 MPG on regular fuel during it's life. It's not a hybrid. It's a 4000+lb. truck!
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Replying to: bjgw66 (Feb 12, 2008 9:06 am) I too spent a lot of years in the automobile business, including 12 years with a major Japanese company as a District Service Manager. That was twenty years ago. Times have changed... I didn't get the Dakota. We bought another Ram. Very nice truck, and during it's first 273 miles, it burned 13.1 gallons of gas. That comes out to around 20.8 MPG. I expect it will do around 22 once it breaks in. Most of our driving is in the mountains. Not a lot of city driving. Regards, Jack |
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| What type of mileage results are we getting on 2008 ??? First tank 16MPG suburban 60% HWY 40%. Looking for drivers who take it easy not the lead foots. All results are appreciated. | |
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Replying to: namakan59 (Apr 12, 2008 6:50 am) Just read back thru the previous 58 entries here, this should be about the same for 2008 models. |
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Replying to: namakan59 (Apr 12, 2008 6:50 am)
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Replying to: speed09ridge (Apr 24, 2008 4:25 pm) Tank 1 15.9 50/50 Tank 2 17.5 50/50 Tank 3 18.7 80/20 Tank 4 19.99 95/5 Tank 5 21.03 85/15 Tank 6 21.4 85/15 Average since purchased 18.7 MPG total 1800 miles since purchase. Took a trip to Chicago last weekend and average speed was 71 MPH on the highway. When I drive I do slow starts coast to red lights and try to time them by reducing my speed. I started doing this with my Sienna and seen a 20% improvement in gas mileage. Driving around the Twin cities I hope to average 19/20 MPG when broken in. I think I should be able to do 23/24 on the HWY. I do not impede the flow of traffic by my driving, just take it easy and watch my starts and stops. |
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