several civic hybrid questions from newbie
#11
Re: several civic hybrid questions from newbie
a block heater is an aftermarket heater which is attached to the engine block. it keeps the system warm when not being driven, and therefore when you start driving you are a lot closer to warm and better fuel economy. i have one and my car is warm at 2 miles instead of 10 like it was last winter.
at 1000 miles, both you are your car are still in the break in and learning stage. if you watch your display, you will see what makes the mileage go up and what makes it go down, and you will learn to adjust your driving habits.
some of the things that will help are:
slowing down
coasting to stops, rather than running up to them and braking hard
practice gentle accelerations and watch to make sure you don't run down your IMA
overinflate your tires if you are comfortable with that. i am running my snow tires at about 55
if you commute, trying checking different routes which might have less stops or hills
you will get better, i promise. right now it's all new, but once you learn to adjust your driving, you will see results.
i am here in frozen minnesota and by taking backroads and driving slower, i am still hitting 60MPG on my morning commute.
good luck
#12
Re: several civic hybrid questions from newbie
Hello Everyone!
I literally purchased my 08 HCH II today!! A gorgeous silver/blue combo. I traded in a Toyota 4runner (V8) which, on bad days, would only get me 10-13 mpg so this car is a dream for me. I did notice the engine "breaking" itself or so it seems to me which was very strange and although I do wish there were an "auto stop off" button I could press when I know I'm going to be creeping up and may stop for only a second I think I'll get used to that as well. I must have a super-civic because on my test drives (car had only 7 miles on it) I averaged nearly 56.6 and that was around town (probably 12 miles total). On my way home from the dealership when the car was warm I zero'd out the MPG to get another reading and it was 82.2 (my home is probably 6/7 miles away from dealership! Unbelieable. I'm going to track my miles on this forum and let everyone know my experience with this vehicle and I will try to post pics if I can figure out how to do that as well. My 4runner had a MPG that updated itself as you drove but it was always off by 1 or 2 miles (it underrated the MPG pr. my calculations) so I'm curious to see if that's the case with this car as well as if the mileage improves the more miles that I put on it.
I literally purchased my 08 HCH II today!! A gorgeous silver/blue combo. I traded in a Toyota 4runner (V8) which, on bad days, would only get me 10-13 mpg so this car is a dream for me. I did notice the engine "breaking" itself or so it seems to me which was very strange and although I do wish there were an "auto stop off" button I could press when I know I'm going to be creeping up and may stop for only a second I think I'll get used to that as well. I must have a super-civic because on my test drives (car had only 7 miles on it) I averaged nearly 56.6 and that was around town (probably 12 miles total). On my way home from the dealership when the car was warm I zero'd out the MPG to get another reading and it was 82.2 (my home is probably 6/7 miles away from dealership! Unbelieable. I'm going to track my miles on this forum and let everyone know my experience with this vehicle and I will try to post pics if I can figure out how to do that as well. My 4runner had a MPG that updated itself as you drove but it was always off by 1 or 2 miles (it underrated the MPG pr. my calculations) so I'm curious to see if that's the case with this car as well as if the mileage improves the more miles that I put on it.
#14
Re: several civic hybrid questions from newbie
Thanx to the OP for raising those questions. I myself just bought the 07 HCH this week and after using Rejex and Scotchgard on it, was able to drive today on a long distance. 60 miles total.
Most of my questions were answered, however, some remained. Maybe someone can help.
1. I am getting 25mpg on the odometer reading???? How is that possible? On display above it I see the mpg typically staying just below 50mpg. So what gives?
2. The car does autostop, but sometimes it doesn't. All other conditions being similar.
3. Is the engine shutting down while cruising and going slightly downhill? I notice my mpg jumped close to 100mpg.
Thanx
Most of my questions were answered, however, some remained. Maybe someone can help.
1. I am getting 25mpg on the odometer reading???? How is that possible? On display above it I see the mpg typically staying just below 50mpg. So what gives?
2. The car does autostop, but sometimes it doesn't. All other conditions being similar.
3. Is the engine shutting down while cruising and going slightly downhill? I notice my mpg jumped close to 100mpg.
Thanx
#15
Re: several civic hybrid questions from newbie
Regarding #1: When I first got my car (used) I noticed the display numbers were disappointing. 23. 24. now it's 25. Once I saw the pattern, I realized I was watching miles accumulate on a trip meter. It wasn't the mpg reading, but the total miles for a trip going up slowly. Try resetting your trip meter.
#16
Re: several civic hybrid questions from newbie
I can't isolate the symptoms enough to do anything about it, so I stopped thinking about it. For example, there's no sense in stomping the brake at the very last moment before stopping.
All of the above assumes that cold weather driving isn't a factor, such as using the defogger or the system hasn't warmed up enough.
#17
Re: several civic hybrid questions from newbie
I've gotten used to mashing the brake hard just as I come to a complete stop... but occasionally I goof and the ICE still restarts. At longer lights, I end up shifting to neutral and shutting the ignition off (forced autostop)
I REALLY wish there was a forced autostop button!
#18
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I REALLY wish there was a forced autostop button!
#20
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True, but it doesn't restart when you take your foot off the brake. You have to turn the key, then shift back to D.
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