Mileage off??
#1
Mileage off??
Hello,
With my '06 Civic Hybrid the guage is indicating around 35 mpg average around town. Obviously that seems low. I read a writeup online and they were saying that the best they could do was about 38 mpg on average no matter how hard they tried. Am I missing something here?(besides a few mpg's )
Also, how long is it possible to drag things out before getting an extended warranty? I realize that it starts from day one once you pay for it but how long can I wait?
Thanks for your help.
With my '06 Civic Hybrid the guage is indicating around 35 mpg average around town. Obviously that seems low. I read a writeup online and they were saying that the best they could do was about 38 mpg on average no matter how hard they tried. Am I missing something here?(besides a few mpg's )
Also, how long is it possible to drag things out before getting an extended warranty? I realize that it starts from day one once you pay for it but how long can I wait?
Thanks for your help.
#3
Re: Mileage off??
Warranty question - you have until 6000 miles I believe - check some of the past threads as I believe this was covered.
Mileage question - Is this your first tank? If so - how long are your trips, what weather (temp and rain?), hills or not, etc etc... Give us some more information and we'll try to give some more specific advice. 35 in town for the first tank isn't out of the question if there are a lot of short trips. There is a learning curve that goes along with driving this car - it takes a few weeks or even months to really learn how to drive for best mileage.
Eric
Mileage question - Is this your first tank? If so - how long are your trips, what weather (temp and rain?), hills or not, etc etc... Give us some more information and we'll try to give some more specific advice. 35 in town for the first tank isn't out of the question if there are a lot of short trips. There is a learning curve that goes along with driving this car - it takes a few weeks or even months to really learn how to drive for best mileage.
Eric
#4
Re: Mileage off??
Heh heh... My drive to work is 4.1 miles and has over a dozen stop lights. The absolute BEST I get under those conditions is 41 MPG. But look on the bright side: If you were driving a conventional Civic, your FE "hit" would feel more like a sucker-punch.
#5
Re: Mileage off??
Originally Posted by williaea
Warranty question - you have until 6000 miles I believe - check some of the past threads as I believe this was covered.
Mileage question - Is this your first tank? If so - how long are your trips, what weather (temp and rain?), hills or not, etc etc... Give us some more information and we'll try to give some more specific advice. 35 in town for the first tank isn't out of the question if there are a lot of short trips. There is a learning curve that goes along with driving this car - it takes a few weeks or even months to really learn how to drive for best mileage.
Eric
Mileage question - Is this your first tank? If so - how long are your trips, what weather (temp and rain?), hills or not, etc etc... Give us some more information and we'll try to give some more specific advice. 35 in town for the first tank isn't out of the question if there are a lot of short trips. There is a learning curve that goes along with driving this car - it takes a few weeks or even months to really learn how to drive for best mileage.
Eric
#6
Re: Mileage off??
35 mpg is about what I get when there's lots of traffic -- stop signs are easy to plan for but traffic is very difficult to get good mileage with. However, non-hybrids get about 20 mpg in the same traffic; they just don't tell you that since they don't have MPG displays. Remember, NEVER try to compare real-world driving with EPA estimates; a regular Civic would *not* get 30 mpg in traffic.
Also, the trip MPG displays really do seem to underestimate mileage quite a bit. My manual calculations are always higher than what the digital display led me to believe.
EDIT: OK your above post was written while I was writing mine. So in response to it, it's very important to keep your foot as light on the gas pedal as possible without slowing down. Once you reach the speed you want to drive at, gradually release your foot and you may find (at least on level roads) that your speed won't be affected but your mileage will improve. Also, when you need to slow down or stop up ahead, COAST. It's really easy and even enjoyable coasting, it benefits all cars, and it's usually pretty significant.
This car is particularly sensitive to foot pressure and to speed. You can see I average 39 mpg over 11500 miles, and my highest tanks, which were at least 50% highway, were 42 mpg. For example, driving between San Diego and LA, round-trip, at 75-80 mph, usually nets 42 mpg.
Also, the trip MPG displays really do seem to underestimate mileage quite a bit. My manual calculations are always higher than what the digital display led me to believe.
EDIT: OK your above post was written while I was writing mine. So in response to it, it's very important to keep your foot as light on the gas pedal as possible without slowing down. Once you reach the speed you want to drive at, gradually release your foot and you may find (at least on level roads) that your speed won't be affected but your mileage will improve. Also, when you need to slow down or stop up ahead, COAST. It's really easy and even enjoyable coasting, it benefits all cars, and it's usually pretty significant.
This car is particularly sensitive to foot pressure and to speed. You can see I average 39 mpg over 11500 miles, and my highest tanks, which were at least 50% highway, were 42 mpg. For example, driving between San Diego and LA, round-trip, at 75-80 mph, usually nets 42 mpg.
Last edited by CGameProgrammer; 05-14-2006 at 03:57 PM.
#7
Re: Mileage off??
Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer
This car is particularly sensitive to foot pressure and to speed. You can see I average 39 mpg over 11500 miles, and my highest tanks, which were at least 50% highway, were 42 mpg. For example, driving between San Diego and LA, round-trip, at 75-80 mph, usually nets 42 mpg.
#8
Re: Mileage off??
Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer
35 mpg is about what I get when there's lots of traffic -- stop signs are easy to plan for but traffic is very difficult to get good mileage with.
EDIT:This car is particularly sensitive to foot pressure and to speed. You can see I average 39 mpg over 11500 miles, and my highest tanks, which were at least 50% highway, were 42 mpg. For example, driving between San Diego and LA, round-trip, at 75-80 mph, usually nets 42 mpg.
EDIT:This car is particularly sensitive to foot pressure and to speed. You can see I average 39 mpg over 11500 miles, and my highest tanks, which were at least 50% highway, were 42 mpg. For example, driving between San Diego and LA, round-trip, at 75-80 mph, usually nets 42 mpg.
#9
Re: Mileage off??
Did you ever get the EPA rated mileage in your prior auto?
I suspect not, if you drove it 70-80 MPH. (And I'm right there with you. Consistently slowing down will be a challenge for me.)
And if not, why would you expect to get EPA (of 50) in this car?
There ARE people getting EPA and better, but most if not all of them are driving MUCH slower and with MUCH more attention to driving techniques that improve MPG than the average driver.
Personally, when I get mine (June ), I'll be thrilled with 40-45 MPG.
I suspect not, if you drove it 70-80 MPH. (And I'm right there with you. Consistently slowing down will be a challenge for me.)
And if not, why would you expect to get EPA (of 50) in this car?
There ARE people getting EPA and better, but most if not all of them are driving MUCH slower and with MUCH more attention to driving techniques that improve MPG than the average driver.
Personally, when I get mine (June ), I'll be thrilled with 40-45 MPG.
#10
Re: Mileage off??
Originally Posted by gumby
And if not, why would you expect to get EPA (of 50) in this car?
Different cars are affected differently from aggressive driving. And the difference between EPA and real-life is not consistent. For instance, the regular 2006 Civic was reported by many people to get 37-38 mpg at 80 mph with all highway driving. Its EPA highway is 40, 2-3 more. The hybrid's EPA highway is 50, yet it gets around 40 mpg at that speed, 10 less than the EPA.
That's why there's all the fuss about hybrid EPA values being inflated. They are much more inflated than for regular cars, except maybe the TCH, though of course 40 city isn't realistic.