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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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Replying to: andysd (Jul 05, 2008 8:16 am) |
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I have been infatuated with the Fit since I 1st saw one in Panama in 2005. I admit that I am a Fit forums voyager, Truth be told,I love Hondas & have owned about 10 Civics since my 1st 85 wagon. I want an excuse to get a Fit Here is my hang up. Overall I get the impression that most people who consciencious drive to get good mileage (not necessarily hypermiler fanatics) appear to get 33-36 highway mpg - that is pretty dang good mileage. Some occasionally break 40 mpg. But I can't understand why the Fit with its 109 HP engine & all the goodness of Honda engineering can't do 40+ mpg consistently on the highway with occasional runs of 45+. My 92 Civic Si consistently got 30-35 in the city & 40+ on the highway. Same with 2 Del Sol Sis - the manual DS got consistently topped 40 on the highway & AT DS got 43-45. Both rarely dropped below 30 in city/suburban driving. All the Sis had 125 HP & pretty good scoot! My 92 HP VX consistently topped 50 mpg highway.. Admittedly the VX was a very light, bare bones car, specialized fuel mizer. But then doesn't that also describe the Fit (althought the definition of "bare bones" has changed in the last 15 years). Even my wife's Audi A4 1.8T CVT consistently gets 33-36 highway. Compared to the Fit the Audi is huge & vastly more comfortable. So what is it about the Fit & the current crop of fuel misers that they don't seem to be able to consistently break the 40+ mpg barrier? Can't Honda do better with the most fuel efficient car it sells in the US? 
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Replying to: 204meca (Jul 07, 2008 10:43 pm) I'm thinking the Fit was designed to be more of a Town Runabout. The engine is quite small and the shape of the car may not be as aerodynamic as it could be, due to it's "utility" nature. Therefore, running at 70+ mph may place quite a strain on it's drive train. Living on both this and the Civic forum have shown me that the Civic, with it's larger and more powerful engine seems to consistently exceed the Fit in real world mileage on the highway. The Toyota forums also indicate that the Corolla equals or betters the Scion/Yaris models on the road. Late model cars are strapped with stricter EPA requirements than the older ones were. In the early 80s I had a Dodge Colt hatch back that consistently exceeded 40 MPG and it had a carburetor. No fuel injection, no computer. Also a Civic wagon with a 3 speed automatic and carburetor that delivered 32 mpg in most any type of driving. However, I also had an early model MT Ford Pinto that would consistently deliver 21-23 mpg on the highway at 70 mph. That is not a Type-o. 21-23 on the road! What a POS that was. Kip |
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