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#11 of 117 20mpg highway, 22mpg 2ndary roads by rlane Feb 02, 2007 (3:14 am)
I drive lot for work on both highway and secondary roads. I have a 2003 EX auto all wheel drive. I have never had a car that got worse milage on the highway than in the City till now.
#12 of 117 '07 Element MPG by ragets Feb 02, 2007 (3:08 pm)
I'm looking into a 2007 Honda Element EX 4wd how's your guys gas milage and do you know of any tips to achieve better milage?
#13 of 117 Re: Honda Element: MPG - Real World Numbers [steve_] by lawrance Feb 05, 2007 (12:27 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (Jul 11, 2006 1:38 pm) My 2003 EX ranges from 19.5 to 20.9 MPG with mostly city driving and a fairly aggressive foot. I have on long freeway trips achieved 24+ but I usually drive 75-85mph. Coming from an Isuzu Axiom that got 16mpg and an Isuzu Trooper that got 13-14mpg, I'm very satisfied with the milage I get.
#14 of 117 Hoping tires will improve my mileage... by mpolo Feb 06, 2007 (8:32 am)
I've gotten anywhere between 21 and 25 MPG in my automatic AWD Elephant. My average is around 23 MPG.   My driving is about 55% Highway, 40% country backroads, and 5% city traffic.   I'm an aggressive driver - jack-rabbit starts and tight corners. I won't speed up to a light or stop sign, tho'. I instead coast a bit before applying the brakes.   I got my worst mileage carrying a new 275-gallon oil tank home from 45 miles away. It was sticking out of the open liftgate. I got stuck in gridlocked Boston traffic the same week. This was late Autumn.   My best milage was a week I drove country roads almost exclusively. Average speed was about 45 MPH. This was in early Summer without AC.   Country-road driving at 40 MPH returns better gas mileage than highway driving at 70-75 MPH.   Using the AC consumes a little less gas than open windows on the highway. On country roads, the reverse is true.   I've still the original Goodyear Wrangler tires at 44,000 miles. They need to be replaced soon. However, the original brakes are doing fine.   The Hankook AT RH08 look like decent replacement tires. They're not made in 215/70R/16, so it will have to be 225/70R/16. I'm hoping their lower rolling resistance will improve the gas mileage a bit.   Marco
#15 of 117 Bad MPG with my Element by pasicznyk Feb 15, 2007 (3:52 pm)
Hey Everyone,   I recently bought an 04 Element with about 22,000 miles on it. I picked this vehicle because of the great gas mileage and cargo space, ect... I've calculated the MPG over the past 4 months that I've had the vehicle and found that I only get about 12.5 MPG. What's wrong? What would be robbing me of MPG? Any help would be great, thanks. Replies to this message: cwalti (Feb 15, 2007 6:36 pm) pasicznyk (Feb 16, 2007 4:49 am) wildbill (Feb 16, 2007 5:40 am) eldaino (Apr 19, 2007 12:54 pm)
#16 of 117 Re: Bad MPG with my Element [pasicznyk] by cwalti Feb 15, 2007 (6:36 pm)
Replying to: pasicznyk (Feb 15, 2007 3:52 pm) ...maybe your math?   Are you putting every 175 miles 14 galllons of fuel in the tank? Replies to this message: pasicznyk (Feb 16, 2007 4:49 am) wildbill (Feb 16, 2007 5:40 am) eldaino (Apr 19, 2007 12:54 pm)
#17 of 117 Re: Bad MPG with my Element [cwalti] by pasicznyk Feb 16, 2007 (4:49 am)
Replying to: cwalti (Feb 15, 2007 6:36 pm) I think my math is correct. My last fill was about 12.7 gallons of fuel. The mileage on the tank was 155.5 miles. 155 divided by 12 = 12.9 MPG. Any other ideas what could be doing this?? Thanks Replies to this message: wildbill (Feb 16, 2007 5:40 am) eldaino (Apr 19, 2007 12:54 pm)
#18 of 117 Re: Bad MPG with my Element [pasicznyk] by wildbill Feb 16, 2007 (5:40 am)
Replying to: pasicznyk (Feb 16, 2007 4:49 am) You have to be doing somthing wrong in you calculations or else be driving in 1st gear all of the time!
#19 of 117 Re: Bad MPG with my Element [pasicznyk] by eldaino Apr 19, 2007 (12:54 pm)
Replying to: pasicznyk (Feb 16, 2007 4:49 am) i think i know whats wrong...how much you fill the tank up with! The elements fuel tank has got to be at least 14 gal...
#20 of 117 Bad MPG with my Element by ragets Apr 20, 2007 (12:50 pm)
The tank is 15.9 gallons. On my last two tanks I've gotten 25 mpg (mostly city) and my most recent tank 30 mpg (All highway, little bit of city). Mine is a 2007 4wd EX. Gets pretty good, I guess.

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