Dave Thompson

I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like Honda
claims

N.E.Ohio Bob

When you fill up the tank, and then immediately drive 400 miles non
stop on a cool fall day with a tail wind and no AC running. bob

Dave Thompson wrote:
>
> I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like Honda
> claims

N.E.Ohio Bob

When you fill up the tank, and then immediately drive 400 miles non
stop on a cool fall day with a tail wind and no AC running. bob

Dave Thompson wrote:
>
> I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like Honda
> claims

Brian Smith

"Dave Thompson" <dthomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6tL6b.19875$875.797447@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
> I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like
Honda
> claims

When you get the engine broken in (approximately 1000 miles), you'll start
to see an improvement in your fuel mileage.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Brian Smith

"Dave Thompson" <dthomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6tL6b.19875$875.797447@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
> I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like
Honda
> claims

When you get the engine broken in (approximately 1000 miles), you'll start
to see an improvement in your fuel mileage.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Gary Newton

I have about 5k miles on mine, and got 36.5 mpg with the AC on with the last
tank I checked. The tank before that was 33 mpg, but suspect a lot of that
was driving 80 - 85 mph for a couple of hours. I think the valves switch
over around 4k rpm and it starts sucking up the fuel. Maybe not though.

"Dave Thompson" <dthomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6tL6b.19875$875.797447@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
> I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like
Honda
> claims
>
>
>

Gary Newton

I have about 5k miles on mine, and got 36.5 mpg with the AC on with the last
tank I checked. The tank before that was 33 mpg, but suspect a lot of that
was driving 80 - 85 mph for a couple of hours. I think the valves switch
over around 4k rpm and it starts sucking up the fuel. Maybe not though.

"Dave Thompson" <dthomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6tL6b.19875$875.797447@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
> I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like
Honda
> claims
>
>
>

James M. Kelly

I drive daily 170 round trip to work at 85 mph and get 33 mpg. Less with
a/c on. If I did 55 mph it would go up, but I would die of the boredom.
"Dave Thompson" <dthomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6tL6b.19875$875.797447@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
> I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like
Honda
> claims
>
>
>

Al Smith

Don't worry about it. Your car will be dead in about six years anyway.


"James M. Kelly" <jmkelly02@charter.net> wrote in message
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> I drive daily 170 round trip to work at 85 mph and get 33 mpg. Less with
> a/c on. If I did 55 mph it would go up, but I would die of the boredom.
> "Dave Thompson" <dthomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6tL6b.19875$875.797447@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
> > I have 450 miles on my 2003 civic automatic 4 cyl
> > my last tank I got 26 miles to the gallon mostly city driving
> > as the car breaks in will I get better gas milage? if so when
> > should I start to see something closer to 30 miles to the gallan like
> Honda
> > claims
> >
> >
> >
>
>