i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

i use to have a 94 civic hatch VX manual
gas was greatttttt. it felt like a full tank lasted me forever
now i have a 96 civic hatch DX automatic
and a full tank has no chance, everyday im like ****tttttt whered my gas go

are manual gas generally thisssss much better with gas? or is there something wrong that i should check out

RE: i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

manual cars*

RE: i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

manuals are usually slightly better than automatic but maybe 2-3 mpg better

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Also maybe the tank is smaller in the one you have now than the previous one you had and do you know what kind of mpg you were getting before?

RE: i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

not off hand... but it was good enough to keep me happy.

RE: i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

from what i read your car gets around 230 miles to a tank does that sound about right?

RE: i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

Look up both vehicles at www.fueleconomy.gov, I think you will find there is a big difference in their mileage estimates. If I am reading it right the '94 gets 37/45, and the '96 gets 24/32. Does that sound about right?

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Next time you gas up write down the cost and the number of gallons you put in. Then reset the miles on your gauge. Once you get to empty, write down the amount of miles in total you get. Then calculate it out to find your mpg.

Older cars will get worse mpg, if you get 28 mpg or higher your fine. If it's worse than you might want to clean your injectors ( At a shop, or just run fuel injector cleaner a few times through the tank like chevron techron). And use seafoam through the vac line. Maybe possibly clean the throttle body out aswell.

RE: i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

I don't know if this might help, or if it was even related in anyway...but try to change your oil. I changed the oil on my car a couple months ago (i'm due for another one now..) and saw an increase, about 4-5 mpg...it might help for a while.

RE: i have a feeling my car is eating gas
 

well i know lately my milage has droped ruffly 5-6mpg BUT thats due to such the HIGH HEAT and running my AC almost nonstop ;)

sure it sucks BUT price ya pay to stay cool... hahahha


whats the temperature in your area? if its hot like it probably is.... ;) ive noticed the temperature around 60-70s is when i typicaly get my best milage..... road trips in the morning ALWAYS gets beter milage than return trips later in the afternoon....

now i dont have any proof.... BUT just something ive noticed personaly ;)