New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
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Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
Well, my baby arrived last night and she is a beauty! Love the color...Magnetic Pearl and the seat combo looks great too!
I had the trunk liner put in and that will help to keep things neat and tidy in the trunk area. Now for all the set-up tips...need to learn how to use the nav system too!
My son had a quick question as all teenagers would, can you play a movie in the DVD and view it on the nav screen? Can you control the menu to select the movie?
Has anyone tried this yet?
HBJ
I had the trunk liner put in and that will help to keep things neat and tidy in the trunk area. Now for all the set-up tips...need to learn how to use the nav system too!
My son had a quick question as all teenagers would, can you play a movie in the DVD and view it on the nav screen? Can you control the menu to select the movie?
Has anyone tried this yet?
HBJ
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Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
But it looks like you still need a dvd player...I'm not sure that the dvd drive in the nav system is what they are referring to with this adapter. Have you used this before? Did you use the plug and play option? I didn't notice the price on this device either...?
HBJ
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Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
Same here. I like to have Trip A distance and the exterior temperature showing while driving. Trip B doesn't offer that display combination.
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Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
Neither trip A or trip B will do "Lifetime" mileage--just your mileage for a rolling 10,000 mile period. My gauge is off enough compared with calculating at the pump that I hardly trust if for 600 miles, let alone 10,000....
Last edited by kristian; Aug 20, 2008 at 11:21 AM. Reason: Added "Neither Trip A or Trip B" vs. just putting Trip A
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Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
Congrats HBJ - its a good fuel efficient car.
Yes demand/supply way high now. Got mine last day of Feb 07 for $20k (no nav) with $2.3k tax rebate still in effect.
33k miles on mine now and they appear to be going for $23k or higher USED at this mileage. Anyone want to buy mine - never over 65mph?
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Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
Congrats HBJ - its a good fuel efficient car.
Use A trip for tank average, B for current trip average, GH database for lifetime average.
Yes demand/supply way high now. Got mine last day of Feb 07 for $20k (no nav) with $2.3k tax rebate still in effect.
33k miles on mine now and they appear to be going for $23k or higher USED at this mileage. Anyone want to buy mine - never over 65mph?
Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
Hi Bob,
Twenty months and 75,000 miles in, I would offer the following MPG tips that are not related to driving style and that I have not seen mentioned so far:
1) Inflate the tires close to the maximum PSI listed on the side wall. I think the OEM Dunlops have a max rating of 48 PSI and I would inflate them to about 95% of the max rating or about 45 PSI. I had service done a couple of weeks ago and forgot to tell the dealer to keep the tire inflation as it was. They reduced them to 32 PSI and on my next trip to work my MPG dropped from an average of about 53 MPG this time of year to 49 MPG.
2) Consider adding the block heater or, at the least, covering up the gaps in the grill during the winter. You can find several good threads on the HCH II forum on both topics. I found the block heater added 2-3 MPG in the winter. I'm guessing your NJ winters are similar to those here in coastal RI so you would see a similar benefit.
3) Don't use the AC if you don't need it. If you need it, use the Auto mode and start with the temperature setting higher than you might be used to in a "regular" car. I'm not a big fan of hot weather, but have found that I really don't need the AC all that much on my RI to Boston commute. Also, when I first started driving the HCH, I found the climate control settings somewhat confusing and found that I had the AC on several times when I did not want it on. I now make sure the display says "AC Off".
4) If you want to get really "geeked out" consider getting the ScanGauge. I find some of its display settings, especially the ones showing throttle position and engine load, help me pay attention to how hard I'm hitting the gas pedal. Also, with the dashboard display, you have to chose between displaying MPG and coolant temperature. I like to know the coolant temperature as an early warning that something is wrong and the SG takes that dilemma away. I also use the MPG display on the SG to show when the engine has stopped using fuel and I can really max out the MPG by using the tips in Tarabell's post.
I hope you have a blast with the HCH II.
Twenty months and 75,000 miles in, I would offer the following MPG tips that are not related to driving style and that I have not seen mentioned so far:
1) Inflate the tires close to the maximum PSI listed on the side wall. I think the OEM Dunlops have a max rating of 48 PSI and I would inflate them to about 95% of the max rating or about 45 PSI. I had service done a couple of weeks ago and forgot to tell the dealer to keep the tire inflation as it was. They reduced them to 32 PSI and on my next trip to work my MPG dropped from an average of about 53 MPG this time of year to 49 MPG.
2) Consider adding the block heater or, at the least, covering up the gaps in the grill during the winter. You can find several good threads on the HCH II forum on both topics. I found the block heater added 2-3 MPG in the winter. I'm guessing your NJ winters are similar to those here in coastal RI so you would see a similar benefit.
3) Don't use the AC if you don't need it. If you need it, use the Auto mode and start with the temperature setting higher than you might be used to in a "regular" car. I'm not a big fan of hot weather, but have found that I really don't need the AC all that much on my RI to Boston commute. Also, when I first started driving the HCH, I found the climate control settings somewhat confusing and found that I had the AC on several times when I did not want it on. I now make sure the display says "AC Off".
4) If you want to get really "geeked out" consider getting the ScanGauge. I find some of its display settings, especially the ones showing throttle position and engine load, help me pay attention to how hard I'm hitting the gas pedal. Also, with the dashboard display, you have to chose between displaying MPG and coolant temperature. I like to know the coolant temperature as an early warning that something is wrong and the SG takes that dilemma away. I also use the MPG display on the SG to show when the engine has stopped using fuel and I can really max out the MPG by using the tips in Tarabell's post.
I hope you have a blast with the HCH II.
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Re: New 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Owner
Best I can tell from the owner's manual and my own observations is that the MPG in either Trip A or Trip B is not reset at 10,000 miles. The mileage count returns to zero only because five digits to the left of the decimal place are kept on the display.
