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Replying to: lori2 (Feb 09, 2005 3:01 pm) How short is your commute? How much do you use the defroster (which in many cases uses the A/C)? How much is stop and go red lights versus getting on a freeway and cruising? How many miles on your car? What is your tire inflation? Do you garage the car or does it sit outside? Have the roads been generally dry or wet/icy? How many passengers? There are dozens of variables in getting high MPG - it's a GAME.
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Replying to: larsb (Feb 09, 2005 3:11 pm) You are quite right Larsb. Let me add some more. Abrupt acceleration and abrupt braking badly impact the MPG. Also, cold weather impacts the battery and the performance. My battery now gets charged over 85% as the weather is getting warmer. Do not use defroster too long. Do not open windows while driving. Do not turn on AC too long. Check and inflate tires to required pressure. Do not carry too heavy loads (many women's favorite hobby is buying many heavy things, keeping them in the trunk and carrying around for easy exchanges/ returns...). That's my wife's hobby. Many things may badly impact the MPG. Drive comfortably and take it easy, Lori2. Enjoy your HAH. I constantly get 30 MPG in cities since the first day. In order to truly appreciate the real power of the HAH I will have to visit my friends in remote cities soon to test its MPG on highway. |
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| The MPG mostly depends on driving style. I used to get 22.5 - 23 MPG combined driving on my EX V6 Accord as I have calculated it on almost every gas tank (for fun and follow up with the engine performance, of course, not for penny pinching). When I gave that car to my son, he got only 17 or 18 MPG. I noticed sometimes he pressed the accelerator hard and ran the engine at 4000 RPM. I have never got to that kind of crazy RPM. Even at 80 MPH on highway that V6's 200 HP engine only spins about 2500 RPM the most. | |
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Gliding: It's amazing how good you can get at coasting! I've experienced the same thing and the way my garage is I have a very small margin of error. I'm "hitting the mark" about 90% of the time now. Turning Off: I also have gotten into the habit of turning off the ignition while still in drive. I then shidt to park. I've wondered if there are any SERIOUS ramifications to this but so far it seems to be ok. It may leave the tranny in a state that is not ideal for restart but I've only noticed the occasional hesitation into drive after starting the car. Thoughts on that?
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Replying to: azhah (Feb 17, 2005 10:45 pm) When you turn off the engine without shifting the tranny back to park position one or some pulleys is/ are still pulling. Watch out or you may damage the pulley(s) as my friend did it with his Maxima since he turned off the ignition key while the engine was running. I am not quite 100% sure on that. You may want to check with Honda engineers to be sure if you should turn off the ignition key that way.
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Replying to: viet (Feb 17, 2005 11:51 pm)
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Replying to: viet (Feb 18, 2005 12:14 am) As far as I know, you can do no harm to a torque-converter automatic by shutting down the engine with it still in drive, AS LONG AS THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. |
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I just got back from a +20 mile trip in sunny/65 degree weather. The car was warmed up from a previous short trip but _never_ did the auto-stop "work" i.e. it never shut the engine off when the car was stopped. I've got 1350mi and I thought that the AS wasn't coming on because of cold weather the last few days, but that's not the case today. I've also noticed that the re-gen braking doesn't happen as much as in the beginning, not to mention that the battery level indicator hasn't gone above the #4 position for a week or two. Anyone else seen similar problems? Could this be my "driving style?" please let me know, -t |
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Replying to: tx_bbq (Feb 28, 2005 12:29 pm)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Feb 28, 2005 12:53 pm) -tim |
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