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Jun 26, 2010 | 10:41 AM

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Lasvegascivix

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Re: Your HCH driving technique

I did take it and the dealer said all is well. I might try another dealer, I do not trust the service department where I purchased. The demand on AC systems in Vegas is high, it gets 105 plus degrees for about 90 days.

Jun 27, 2010 | 08:18 AM

#142

rrgy2k

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Re: Your HCH driving technique

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Originally Posted by Lasvegascivix

It's seems like the slightest incline kills the mpg the transmission seems to not upshift properly. Also the AC is so weak wemtook my coworkers Ford 250 gets about 10 Mpg because the Civic AC is so weak.

These things are true of all vehicles:
- Inclines kill the mpg, because it takes fuel to climb a hill. You get it some of it back on the reverse side of the trip, but everyone gets worse mileage in hilly country.
- AC is going to be challenged by the desert in the summer.

Ford F250 owners I know get mileage in the middle teens, not 10. Maybe some of the same forces that impact the mileage in your Civic also impact the mileage in the Ford F250.