better or worse mileage than EPA?
#1
better or worse mileage than EPA?
so i have a 93 si hatchback, and although it has new plugs and a brand new air filter... on my last tank i drove 330 miles most of which are highway and averaged 40.5 mpg when i got back to town and checked my mileage...
I mean i do drive very conservitavely... and i'm in nuetral a lot because i anticipate lights and whatnot... but 40 seems pretty high to me, and i know that i have the D16Z6 in there...
i'm just wondering what anyone else is getting according to what the EPA estimates for their vehicles are
I mean i do drive very conservitavely... and i'm in nuetral a lot because i anticipate lights and whatnot... but 40 seems pretty high to me, and i know that i have the D16Z6 in there...
i'm just wondering what anyone else is getting according to what the EPA estimates for their vehicles are
#3
RE: better or worse mileage than EPA?
Are you sure you did the math right? You would have had to be around 3/4 of a tank before you filled up with those numbers... I haven't even come close to those numbers in my '00 EX... I'm around 31-32 with mixed driving no a/c... 27 with a/c (and a bad compressor clutch bearing... adding more mileage/power loss)
This is what EPA (fueleconomy.gov) says...
This is what EPA (fueleconomy.gov) says...
#4
RE: better or worse mileage than EPA?
well that epa rating is adjusted for fasdter driving (80 and up mph) and the use of a/c
my car needs an alignment and starts shaking at like 72-73... so i was going like 65 to 70 miles an hour the whole time with nothing but my radio on... my tires were at like 36 psi
i definately did the math right, i check my mileage every single tank and the worst tank i've had with my civic was the majority of city driving and i used the a/c because it was a heat wave... and i still averaged 32 on that tank, i mean every single tank i've done with this car has been 35-37 with an even mix of city and highway, so i guess mostly highway @ 40would make sense compared to all those numbers
my car needs an alignment and starts shaking at like 72-73... so i was going like 65 to 70 miles an hour the whole time with nothing but my radio on... my tires were at like 36 psi
i definately did the math right, i check my mileage every single tank and the worst tank i've had with my civic was the majority of city driving and i used the a/c because it was a heat wave... and i still averaged 32 on that tank, i mean every single tank i've done with this car has been 35-37 with an even mix of city and highway, so i guess mostly highway @ 40would make sense compared to all those numbers
#5
RE: better or worse mileage than EPA?
Since you check your mileage every single tank, show us your logfile. I have posted mine here several times.
Somehow I cannot see the EPA rating gas mileage at "80 MPH and up". Would you post a link to that info please?
Somehow I cannot see the EPA rating gas mileage at "80 MPH and up". Would you post a link to that info please?
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