Average Miles Per Gallon
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Re: Average Miles Per Gallon (scorp508)
I just got back from a 150 mile road drive. Drove between 70 and 80 mph with a couple tire frying first through second adventures, still averaged 26 mpg for the trip. I didn't build the car for mpg, but it sure is nice to have 450 or so hp and still get import car economy. Of course the story changes a bit in town. For some reason, the bigger my smile, the worse the fuel mpg ;)
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Re: Average Miles Per Gallon (scorp508)
I'm getting 21.8 with my combo on the highway.
I can't believe it eather :confused:
I can't believe it eather :confused:
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Re: (scorp508)
[QUOTE]I also thought most cars' fuel economy typically dropped off in winter due to different gasoline additives. :confused:
I hope this is the case, I want my missing ones back. :)[/QUOTE
The additive their using is MTBE and is considered a carcinogen. The bozo idea for this it lowers emissions but we end up using more fuel to go the same distance. Gov't idiots.
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I hope this is the case, I want my missing ones back. :)[/QUOTE
The additive their using is MTBE and is considered a carcinogen. The bozo idea for this it lowers emissions but we end up using more fuel to go the same distance. Gov't idiots.
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Re: (scorp508)
methyl tertiary-butyl ether or MTBE is an additive designed to oxygenate gasoline I think and lower emmisions. The problem is not the fumes, rather it's tendency to leak out of underground storage tanks and contaminate drinking water. Also, MTBE is found in gasoline year round here in CT. I have always been under the impression that fuel economy suffers slightly in the winter; maybe it is due to cars running a richer mixture in the cold weather, as well as a possible seasonal formulation.
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Re: Average Miles Per Gallon (scorp508)
but then again this time a year I always start the car for about 10 minutes before I head out.....that really kills my average!
I would think you use very little gas at idle. Plus it doesn't get figured into the average as there is no forward momentum.
I would think you use very little gas at idle. Plus it doesn't get figured into the average as there is no forward momentum.
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Re: Average Miles Per Gallon (Justin1984)
.......as one of it's fuel saving measures, stops the engine at stoplights and restarts as soon as the accelerator is depressed. Idling must consume a measurable amount of fuel in order for the Honda to include this feature, unless I totally misunderstood the reason :D
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Re: Average Miles Per Gallon (scorp508)
Yeah that is actually pretty poor milage right there. I normally average about 22-23 on that particular stretch of highway because you area constantly going up and down hills. When I went to bowling green I averaged 27.5mpg. I'm trying to find out why it is down about 4-5 right now. Other people in the immediate area have reported the same thing, so it is sort of odd.
My average fell a couple of MPG when November hit, thats when they oxygenate the fuel in VA.
