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Love this thread, just spent several hours going thru it. I drive a 1990 Nissan pickup truck, bought it new and has gone over 200k miles, still going strong. My nissan averages about 23mpg combined hwy/city but pure hwy driving at 55 mph it will get 35mpg.. if I speed up to 60 mph then it drops down to 24-25mpg.. makes a tremendous difference. Why?, because of air drag.. the Fit is a lot more aerodynamic than my pickup but dont forget speed kills your gas mileage. I get better gas mileage driving manually than if I use the cruise control because it is always trying to compensate for slight hills, wind gusts ect.. drive smoothly if you want gas economy. I have a stick shift and a 2.4liter 4 cylinder engine. It is hard to drive at 55mph, you have to concentrate but after a while you go into a zen like state and you relax.. I find it keeps me awake. I was a big fanatic about fuel economy in the late 70's, grew up to see the gas lines from the first gas embargo. I remember from way back then an article that stated that every extra 70lbs of excess weight in the car would cost you 1mpg (city driving, not hwy), so keep all the junk out of the car and leave it at home. Regarding tires.. tires pressure should be measured COLD, before you have driven the car, driving will heat up the tires as it flexes.. tires should be inflated to the maximun pressure listed on the tire itself, not what the car manufacturer recommends.. it is safer that way, tires overheat and explode if kept under-inflated, modern radial tires will wear evenly if kept at the maximum pressure, they will still wear evenly at lower pressures so it is not an issue. This is not the case with old style bias-ply non-radials, not sure if you can still buy those. Yes your ride will be harsh at maximun pressure but your economy and safety will be maximized. Do not economize on tires, buy premium.. make sure when you replace the tires in your Fit to use low rolling resistance tires (like Hoda did), it will be worth 10-15% in gas economy so dont be penny smart and pound foolish. If the tire dealer does not have those special high gas economy tires go someplace else. From reading all these threads I see the Fit is very sensitive regarding gas mileage.. I believe that the engine is too small for the weight of the car, and so if you are a bit agressive then that will kill your mileage.. so it would actually get better gas mileage if it had a bigger engine.. you could accelerate up to speed quicker, get off the gas pedal and settle down to cruise. The Fit is about 2400lbs, my old 1985 Honda Civic Si was 1800lbs.. big difference. |
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Replying to: marytrary5 (Jun 30, 2008 10:00 am)
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Replying to: goose (Jul 01, 2008 6:24 pm) 
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Replying to: marytrary5 (Jul 02, 2008 6:04 am) Till I finally read something on how to get more miles per gallon. I haven't done much, other than the ol' coast to a stop when you see it red up ahead (or traffic stopped), more gradual starts (keeping my rpms at 2000 or less, and using the paddle shifters every once in a while to shift to 5th when the car wants to stay in 4th at those RPMs, helps get my speed up quicker). In the city I keep my RPMs between 1500 and 2000, and highway under 2500 RPMs (about 72 mph I think). On my city only tanks, I got two tanks of 29mpg and one of 31.5mpg. And I just took a road trip, loaded down with lots of beer and coolers and ice, suitcases, etc, and finally broke the 40mpg wall - 42.83 mpg!!! Almost got more than 400 miles out of the one tank, but I wasnt sure when the next gas station would be, and ended up only needing a little over 9 gallons. I'd gotten close to 40mpg before - a few 200 mile trips that were 39.5mpg, so I was thrilled with 40+. And that's not being too conservative on speed that I felt like I was crawling. I really think RPM is the key factor to getting better mileage, and I'd never heard that before. I just keep an eye on my RPM gauge, and let that dictate how quickly I accelerate.
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Replying to: guidedbyvoices (Jul 02, 2008 9:33 am) Now that sounds like a road trip right out of Animal House! 
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2007 FIT Sport A/T 21K ..Last tank 20% highway 80% city Houston, Texas 327.9 miles 9.7 gals = 33.8 mpg. Was getting about 31 mpg but have eased back a bit driving the speed limit with cruise control on even in 30mph zones. I also try to get in high gear with lowest revs, meaning shifting below 3000 rpm, mostly between 2200-2500. Even here in Texas more people are slowing down but you still have the crazies with their BIG SUV's and pickups who think they own the road. More money then brains!! I LOVE MY FIT..
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Replying to: aaykay (Jun 16, 2008 9:50 am) 33.533mpg (40% heavy stop-and-go and 60% hwy at 65-80mph) 37.126mpg (40% heavy stop-and-go and 60% hwy at 65-80mph) 34.51mpg (40% heavy stop-and-go and 60% hwy at 65-80mph) 42.53 mpg (mostly highway trip at 65-85mph with around 10% city driving) 35.34 mpg (40% heavy stop-and-go and 60% hwy at 65-80mph) I am not doing anything special to increase my mileage at all (except filling up with Shell premium). I shift at around 3000-4000 rpm all the time. I am pleased thus far and know that if I really do some of these "hypermiling techniques" (no intention of doing so, at this time), I can pretty easily break the 40mpg barrier. Point to note is that the engine is fairly buzzy at higher speeds (except when coasting, obviously) and taking curves at higher speeds are definitely hairy, with the skinny "base" tires not helping any. 
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Replying to: milanored2008 (Jun 15, 2008 4:08 pm) |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 01, 2008 6:16 am) "Honda says odometers on 6M cars click off mileage at too-quick pace Updated 2/19/2007 10:10 AM ET "...The carmaker says its odometers were accurate to within 3.75% on the high side and 1% on the low side. "Honda (HMC) is notifying 6 million owners of Hondas and Acuras that they are entitled to warranty extensions and, in some cases, payments because odometers in their vehicles rolled up miles too fast. "That made warranties expire too soon and hit some lease customers with excess-mileage penalties. "...The Society of Automotive Engineers' voluntary standard is plus or minus 4%, or no more than 4 miles high or low in every 100 miles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it doesn't regulate odometer accuracy. "Honda says its odometers were accurate to within 3.75% on the high side and 1% on the low side, within the SAE standard. But it says it will extend the warranty mileage 5% and will pay lease-mileage penalties due to fast odometers, at least $6 million just for overcharges on vehicles leased directly from Honda. "Holmes says the fault was noted by Jay Kutchka, a Fort Smith, Ark., lawyer who drove a Honda Odyssey. "'No odometer is going to be perfect,' says Honda spokesman Chris Martin. But prompted by the class-action lawsuit, Honda realized, 'The customer expectation is that it would be based on zero. We weren't. So we decided to settle the suit.' "Starting with '07 models, Honda tightened its odometer accuracy and centered in on 0%, Martin says. "A U.S. district court in Texas will accept or reject the settlement, probably this summer [2007]. Holmes says it's rare for a settlement not to be approved. "Vehicles covered in the deal: 2002 to 2006 Hondas and Acuras bought from April 13, 2002, to Nov. 7, 2006. Some 2007 Honda Fits also are included."
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