Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city 31
highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from the econo
car I thought i wasy buying.

 

Are you driving it hard? What was it rated on paper?

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Mike Mangione
http://www.carforums.net

 

you really still need to break that car in. driving habits and the area the
car is driven in play a big part in gas mileage. if you think you can drive
it however and wherever and the gas mileage should be the same as what it's
rated as that's not going to happen. you'll probably have it fluctuating
depending on different factors. take good care of it and it should be
improving as the engine gets more worked in.

-jeff



-jeff
"Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city 31
> highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from the econo
> car I thought i wasy buying.

 

"Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city 31
> highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from the econo
> car I thought i wasy buying.

Something is not right. I get better mileage on an '05 Accord LX (manual) -
even before I hit 4k miles. Either something is wrong with the car or
driving habits. Unless you have some really unusual driving habits I'd try
a different dealer to have it checked.

-Dave

 

Rich wrote:

> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city 31
> highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from the econo
> car I thought i wasy buying.

Do you live in a winter climate? If yes, that decreases gas mileage. For
winter, those figures would actually be good.

What are your driving habits like?

How are the tire pressures?

And as somebody else suggested, it may not be quite broken in yet.

 

this pretty much mirrors my experience with an '04 civic four-door auto.
23-24 with pure city, for instance, stop and go, lots of idling. It
*finally* improved after huge break-in, 10,000 miles-plus. you will do
better. I have been getting 32-33 in combined city/highway lately, with
17,000 on the odometer now. Don't know about 100 percent highway, I've
never tested it. You can baby the thing a bit more, although that's no fun.
It likes to downshift a lot.

"Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city 31
> highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from the econo
> car I thought i wasy buying.

 

Rich <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in
news:Xns975596B6F8B8CMikdarulermsncom@199.45.49.11 :

> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city
> 31 highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from
> the econo car I thought i wasy buying.



You're expecting WAY too much from your car. Wait until at LEAST 10K miles.
Your engine is still wearing in.

The most important thing for you to do right now is to adhere *precisely*
to the break-in procedure (and maintenance schedule) specified in the
Owner's Manual. Correct treatment this early in the car's life and later on
will enable it to see stratospheric mileages without trouble.

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TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

On 25 Jan 2006 02:30:45 GMT, "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:

>Rich <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in
>news:Xns975596B6F8B8CMikdarulermsncom@199.45.49.1 1:
>
>> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city
>> 31 highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from
>> the econo car I thought i wasy buying.
>
>
>
>You're expecting WAY too much from your car. Wait until at LEAST 10K miles.
>Your engine is still wearing in.
>
>The most important thing for you to do right now is to adhere *precisely*
>to the break-in procedure (and maintenance schedule) specified in the
>Owner's Manual. Correct treatment this early in the car's life and later on
>will enable it to see stratospheric mileages without trouble.



Don't expect anything! Read the monroney sticker on any new car and
it says EPA ESTIMATES! They don't even drive the cars, It's all a
calculation. You will get what you get
Chip

 

I heard that they are going to review the estimate process to take
account of traffic, cold weather etc. The EPA estimate is the maximum
theoretical possibility, practilly impossible to reach ! :-)

 

morshedbashir@gmail.com wrote:

> I heard that they are going to review the estimate process to take
> account of traffic, cold weather etc. The EPA estimate is the maximum
> theoretical possibility, practilly impossible to reach ! :-)

Depending on the car, it is not only possible to reach, but to exceed it
as well. EPA estimated that the 1990-93 Accord automatic gets 28mpg on
the highway. Yet, my '93 Accord consistently gets 32-34mpg.

 

"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:CewBf.14145$H71.337@newssvr13.news.prodigy.co m:

> you really still need to break that car in. driving habits and the
> area the car is driven in play a big part in gas mileage. if you think
> you can drive it however and wherever and the gas mileage should be
> the same as what it's rated as that's not going to happen. you'll
> probably have it fluctuating depending on different factors. take good
> care of it and it should be improving as the engine gets more worked
> in.
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
> -jeff
> "Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns975596B6F8B8CMikdarulermsncom@199.45.49.11 ...
>> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city
>> 31 highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from
>> the econo car I thought i wasy buying.
>
>

I live in a small town outside of phila. I never hit trafic and there
isnt much stopping aside from a light or two. My driving habits are
normal i would think. Im not an 80 year old lady, but i dont redline it
either. It is winter here and i know that has an effect, but when i got
the car in october it was warm and i was getting about 19mpg. I filled
up tonight and got 23mpg. I tried a new gas station. I was using wawa,
and tried hess. I will post an update. Thanks for all the input. P.S.
according to HONDA there is no break in period on thier cars anymore.
Yes I actually called them directly bypassing the dealer.

 

"Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city 31
> highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from the econo
> car I thought i wasy buying.

I got decent mileage on my 03 Civic almost from the start -- right at 35 hw.
Now at 32k I get right at 38-40. Heck even my Prelude gets 27-28 hw at 80
turning 4200.

 

"TWW" <twaugh5@***.net> wrote in news:%OzCf.61643$0G.52136@dukeread10:

>
> "Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns975596B6F8B8CMikdarulermsncom@199.45.49.11 ...
>> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city
>> 31 highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from
>> the econo car I thought i wasy buying.
>
> I got decent mileage on my 03 Civic almost from the start -- right at
> 35 hw.


"hw"? And how did you know?


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"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "TWW" <twaugh5@***.net> wrote in news:%OzCf.61643$0G.52136@dukeread10:
>
> >
> > "Rich" <Mikdaruler@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns975596B6F8B8CMikdarulermsncom@199.45.49.11 ...
> >> Update. I am still getting shitty mileage. Averaging about 24 city
> >> 31 highway. I now have 4,000 miles on car. This is a far cry from
> >> the econo car I thought i wasy buying.
> >
> > I got decent mileage on my 03 Civic almost from the start -- right at
> > 35 hw.
>
>
> "hw"? And how did you know?
>
>
> --
> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

I keep track of things like that -- . Like my wife's Pilot which registered
22 mpg when new (on a trip we took) and now runs from 23-24. I also have a
decent memory -- remember by 71 454 Vette routinely got 16 on the road and
10-12 around town. Going back even further -- I remember the prop and
manifold pressure settings to include the start procedure for the T-28 I
flew in UPT in 1965.