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116 messages, Last post on Apr 15, 2009 at 2:44 PM
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Replying to: pepsicolacat (Aug 03, 2008 8:52 am) Well technically, the 08 awdex is 1 mpg less efficient than the fwdex, on both the highway and city side.
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Replying to: 0311vn (Aug 03, 2008 9:50 am) Well, not really. For that, I picked up the Cargo Cover, so people can't peer into the area behind the back seats. But it's not really a "locking compartment", like say, the trunk on a Civic. If someone wants to get into your car, they will. But if you hide your stuff well and don't leave any clues as to what might be inside... you should be relatively safe. By clues I mean - no stickers advertising stuff you like - Nikon, Apple, stuff like that. Guns...? Not sure. But most thieves won't break into a car if they don't see anything of value right out in the open (wallet, camera, watch, computer bag, etc.). So the Cargo Cover should help with that. Out of sight - out of mind! 
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Replying to: ccirelli (Aug 03, 2008 3:04 pm) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 24, 2008 10:52 pm) OK, for my 2nd tank, I used my baseline of filling the tank between $.50 and $.75 over the "click" of the gas pump handle. Driving conditions: - maybe 5% highway - 95% back roads, 40 to 50 mph, pulled lots of hills - used Sunoco fuel 87 octane MPG: 26.80 An increase of 1 mpg, even more back road driving this time. Still driving slow & steady, taking it easy going up those hills. Essentially I am doing the speed limit, maybe 5 to 10 mph more here & there. Nice & light on that gas pedal. For my third tank I am curious to see what I get - I filled up with Sheetz fuel. I don't expect the same as Sunoco, but we'll see. And, I will be doing some more highway driving over the next few weeks. I will keep tabs on the general percentage of highway vs. back roads.
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Replying to: ccirelli (Aug 03, 2008 3:20 pm) (so don't get too upset if the Sheetz tank is way off what the Sunoco gave you ...) |
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Replying to: ccirelli (Aug 03, 2008 3:20 pm) |
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I've driven my stock (except for new tires) 05 AWD EX M/T for 3 years now in various conditions and driving mixtures. I'm convinced that approximately 28 mpg is the best I can do. I just got that mpg again on a trip with about an 30/70 mix of city and hwy, AC and no-AC, uphill and downhil. The gas light comes on after about 330 miles or 12 gallons (3.9 remaining). In other cases, "good" mileage on my E is about 24.5. Average "bad" mileage is about 22. 20 mpg is about the worst I ever do, but that's fairly rare. The beefier new Toyo tires did seem to lower the mpg it for a while. Now it seems to be back to where it was before I replaced the stock good-years. I do agree that choice of gas does seem to cause some variance. I am curious about the gas saving plates from earlier, but that sounds sketchy to me. There is a lot of chatter on this list lately. I'm cuious, are folks buying Es right now downsizing from larger SUVs and trucks?
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Replying to: dslightam (Aug 05, 2008 10:04 am) Personally, I just traded an '07 Civic EX for my Element. Took a hit in mpg (averaged 36 mpg in the Civic) but I LOVE the room and versatility of the Element. I rescue / train / show dogs, so it is a perfect fit for me. Essentially it is costing me about another $80 per month to drive, but it's worth it. And now my wife - who never liked them before - totally wants one. They are contagious...  craig
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26 mpg with awd/auto is superb
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Replying to: micweb (Aug 05, 2008 4:53 pm) |
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