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Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I'm thinking it's mostly the driving habits of whoever's driving. On
our 2003 Accord V6, there's a big difference depending on how its driven. Normally, driving calmly with my wife, with a light steady foot on the gas, we are consistantly getting low 20's in local driving(low speed, some stop and go) and 31-32 on our trip to visit our son(275-300 miles), nearly all highway--no lights, steady 70 mph execept last few miles when we get into a city with traffic lights. But, occasionally when I'm driving by myself, and feel the urge to accelerate rapidly on the expressway, punch the pedal when traffic lights turn green etc. (just for the feeling) I'm embarassed to say how much lower the mileage is. Ken snoopy_@excite.com wrote: > Hello, > I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is > not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car > for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 > Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, > 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure > 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else > see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is > this MPG. Thanks. > |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I'm thinking it's mostly the driving habits of whoever's driving. On
our 2003 Accord V6, there's a big difference depending on how its driven. Normally, driving calmly with my wife, with a light steady foot on the gas, we are consistantly getting low 20's in local driving(low speed, some stop and go) and 31-32 on our trip to visit our son(275-300 miles), nearly all highway--no lights, steady 70 mph execept last few miles when we get into a city with traffic lights. But, occasionally when I'm driving by myself, and feel the urge to accelerate rapidly on the expressway, punch the pedal when traffic lights turn green etc. (just for the feeling) I'm embarassed to say how much lower the mileage is. Ken snoopy_@excite.com wrote: > Hello, > I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is > not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car > for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 > Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, > 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure > 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else > see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is > this MPG. Thanks. > |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I'm thinking it's mostly the driving habits of whoever's driving. On
our 2003 Accord V6, there's a big difference depending on how its driven. Normally, driving calmly with my wife, with a light steady foot on the gas, we are consistantly getting low 20's in local driving(low speed, some stop and go) and 31-32 on our trip to visit our son(275-300 miles), nearly all highway--no lights, steady 70 mph execept last few miles when we get into a city with traffic lights. But, occasionally when I'm driving by myself, and feel the urge to accelerate rapidly on the expressway, punch the pedal when traffic lights turn green etc. (just for the feeling) I'm embarassed to say how much lower the mileage is. Ken snoopy_@excite.com wrote: > Hello, > I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is > not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car > for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 > Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, > 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure > 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else > see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is > this MPG. Thanks. > |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I'd first average over five refills, because the pump shutoffs
are uneven and can be a gallon or so early. Note this is 10-15% ethonal season which lowers mileage about 10% in my experience. Some of the more modern engines detect ethonal and optimize engine parameters, but I dont think Honda's do. |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I'd first average over five refills, because the pump shutoffs
are uneven and can be a gallon or so early. Note this is 10-15% ethonal season which lowers mileage about 10% in my experience. Some of the more modern engines detect ethonal and optimize engine parameters, but I dont think Honda's do. |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I'd first average over five refills, because the pump shutoffs
are uneven and can be a gallon or so early. Note this is 10-15% ethonal season which lowers mileage about 10% in my experience. Some of the more modern engines detect ethonal and optimize engine parameters, but I dont think Honda's do. |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
2006 Accord EX-L - - 60% City - - 40% Highway ( ~20 Miles at a time ) => about 28 MPG Occasional long trips ( > 200 Mi ) => about 33 MPG I also have kept meticulous records re: gas purchases etc. over the 10K miles I have had car. Steve |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
2006 Accord EX-L - - 60% City - - 40% Highway ( ~20 Miles at a time ) => about 28 MPG Occasional long trips ( > 200 Mi ) => about 33 MPG I also have kept meticulous records re: gas purchases etc. over the 10K miles I have had car. Steve |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
2006 Accord EX-L - - 60% City - - 40% Highway ( ~20 Miles at a time ) => about 28 MPG Occasional long trips ( > 200 Mi ) => about 33 MPG I also have kept meticulous records re: gas purchases etc. over the 10K miles I have had car. Steve |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
99 accord EX (4 cyl / auto) 80% hwy 20% city = 28-30 mpg On 16 Nov 2006 16:50:37 -0800, "stvnjns" <smjns51-local@yahoo.com> wrote: > >2006 Accord EX-L > > >- - 60% City >- - 40% Highway ( ~20 Miles at a time ) => about 28 MPG > > >Occasional long trips ( > 200 Mi ) => about 33 MPG > >I also have kept meticulous records re: gas purchases etc. over the 10K >miles I have had car. > >Steve ----------- Elbert ask@me.com |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
99 accord EX (4 cyl / auto) 80% hwy 20% city = 28-30 mpg On 16 Nov 2006 16:50:37 -0800, "stvnjns" <smjns51-local@yahoo.com> wrote: > >2006 Accord EX-L > > >- - 60% City >- - 40% Highway ( ~20 Miles at a time ) => about 28 MPG > > >Occasional long trips ( > 200 Mi ) => about 33 MPG > >I also have kept meticulous records re: gas purchases etc. over the 10K >miles I have had car. > >Steve ----------- Elbert ask@me.com |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
99 accord EX (4 cyl / auto) 80% hwy 20% city = 28-30 mpg On 16 Nov 2006 16:50:37 -0800, "stvnjns" <smjns51-local@yahoo.com> wrote: > >2006 Accord EX-L > > >- - 60% City >- - 40% Highway ( ~20 Miles at a time ) => about 28 MPG > > >Occasional long trips ( > 200 Mi ) => about 33 MPG > >I also have kept meticulous records re: gas purchases etc. over the 10K >miles I have had car. > >Steve ----------- Elbert ask@me.com |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D
it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >Hello, > I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >this MPG. Thanks. |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D
it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >Hello, > I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >this MPG. Thanks. |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D
it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >Hello, > I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >this MPG. Thanks. |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D
it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >Hello, > I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >this MPG. Thanks. |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
Jim wrote:
> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D > it would explain the low milage. > > > On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" > <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >> this MPG. Thanks. > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
Jim wrote:
> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D > it would explain the low milage. > > > On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" > <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >> this MPG. Thanks. > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
Jim wrote:
> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D > it would explain the low milage. > > > On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" > <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >> this MPG. Thanks. > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
Jim wrote:
> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D > it would explain the low milage. > > > On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, "snoopy_@excite.com" > <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >> this MPG. Thanks. > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I have been tracking my mileage since September of this year and am
averaging 21.17 MPG. Granted mine is an '05 but there's not that much different "efrank" <frank27603@cox.net> wrote in message news:aeofh.5199$a14.2122@newsfe24.lga... > Jim wrote: >> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D >> it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, >> "snoopy_@excite.com" >> <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >>> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >>> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >>> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >>> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >>> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >>> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >>> this MPG. Thanks. >> > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I have been tracking my mileage since September of this year and am
averaging 21.17 MPG. Granted mine is an '05 but there's not that much different "efrank" <frank27603@cox.net> wrote in message news:aeofh.5199$a14.2122@newsfe24.lga... > Jim wrote: >> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D >> it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, >> "snoopy_@excite.com" >> <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >>> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >>> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >>> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >>> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >>> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >>> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >>> this MPG. Thanks. >> > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I have been tracking my mileage since September of this year and am
averaging 21.17 MPG. Granted mine is an '05 but there's not that much different "efrank" <frank27603@cox.net> wrote in message news:aeofh.5199$a14.2122@newsfe24.lga... > Jim wrote: >> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D >> it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, >> "snoopy_@excite.com" >> <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >>> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >>> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >>> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >>> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >>> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >>> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >>> this MPG. Thanks. >> > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
I have been tracking my mileage since September of this year and am
averaging 21.17 MPG. Granted mine is an '05 but there's not that much different "efrank" <frank27603@cox.net> wrote in message news:aeofh.5199$a14.2122@newsfe24.lga... > Jim wrote: >> There are 2 drive setting on the Honda, if she was useing D3 and nor D >> it would explain the low milage. On 14 Nov 2006 06:41:30 -0800, >> "snoopy_@excite.com" >> <snoopy_@excite.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I purchased a 2006 Honda Accord LX-E leftover and the gas mileage is >>> not much better than my lincoln town car!. I've been driving the car >>> for a few months and finally tried to calculate it. The tank is 17 >>> Galons, I filled it to the top. Then I drove until I was on E again, >>> 280 miles. I filled the tank up and put 13.9 Gallons in it. I figure >>> 280/13.9=20 MPG. It was supposed to be 27 City, 32 Hwy. Anyone else >>> see these type of numbers? Drives and handles great, only problem is >>> this MPG. Thanks. >> > Are you sure tank is only 17 gal? Not 20 gal? |
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