Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

Is this Accord a V6? or a itec 4?

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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?
 

Lynn McGuire wrote:

> My wife's 2005 Civic EX 5 speed coupe was EPA 32/38. She gets
> 25 mpg driving around town (lots of 1st and 2nd) and 35 mpg on the
> road at 70+ mph. She drives it agressively !
>
> Her 1997 Civic EX 5 speed coupe was the same way.

My 2004 Civic LX automatic averaged 40mpg on a recent 350 mile stretch,
mostly on the highway doing 55-65mph.

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

Lynn McGuire wrote:

> My wife's 2005 Civic EX 5 speed coupe was EPA 32/38. She gets
> 25 mpg driving around town (lots of 1st and 2nd) and 35 mpg on the
> road at 70+ mph. She drives it agressively !
>
> Her 1997 Civic EX 5 speed coupe was the same way.

My 2004 Civic LX automatic averaged 40mpg on a recent 350 mile stretch,
mostly on the highway doing 55-65mph.

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

Lynn McGuire wrote:

> My wife's 2005 Civic EX 5 speed coupe was EPA 32/38. She gets
> 25 mpg driving around town (lots of 1st and 2nd) and 35 mpg on the
> road at 70+ mph. She drives it agressively !
>
> Her 1997 Civic EX 5 speed coupe was the same way.

My 2004 Civic LX automatic averaged 40mpg on a recent 350 mile stretch,
mostly on the highway doing 55-65mph.

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

In article <1163515290.222869.313010@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
"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.

I've had the exact opposite experience with my 2006 Accord. I've never
gotten less than 30mpg, and I've gotten as high as 35mpg when I do all
highway driving. Really, no kidding!

Mine is the 4 cyl, Automatic Transmission.

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

In article <1163515290.222869.313010@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
"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.

I've had the exact opposite experience with my 2006 Accord. I've never
gotten less than 30mpg, and I've gotten as high as 35mpg when I do all
highway driving. Really, no kidding!

Mine is the 4 cyl, Automatic Transmission.

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

In article <1163515290.222869.313010@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
"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.

I've had the exact opposite experience with my 2006 Accord. I've never
gotten less than 30mpg, and I've gotten as high as 35mpg when I do all
highway driving. Really, no kidding!

Mine is the 4 cyl, Automatic Transmission.

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:55:03 -0800, snoopy_@excite.com wrote:

> Yeah, but this is a 4 cyl.
>
> If I knew I would have gotten 18, I probably would have bought her a
> bigger car, but she has this thing about fuel consumption. I drive a
> lincoln town car that has a large V-8 and it gets 18 MPG around town;
> and it's 6 years old.
>
>
> John Horner wrote:
>> snoopy_@excite.com wrote:
>> > My wife drives the car,
>> > she is kind of a fast driver, she refers to the car as her "zippy" car.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Ah ha! If you put your foot into it the Accord can certainly burn
>> plenty of fuel, especially if you have the V-6.
>>
>> John

I get better mileage in my '06 Si, and I drive it like it was meant to be
quite often (which is hard and fast). I average about 26, and on long
trips have gotten 33, which is over the EPA estimate and that was doing 80
for most of the trip...

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:55:03 -0800, snoopy_@excite.com wrote:

> Yeah, but this is a 4 cyl.
>
> If I knew I would have gotten 18, I probably would have bought her a
> bigger car, but she has this thing about fuel consumption. I drive a
> lincoln town car that has a large V-8 and it gets 18 MPG around town;
> and it's 6 years old.
>
>
> John Horner wrote:
>> snoopy_@excite.com wrote:
>> > My wife drives the car,
>> > she is kind of a fast driver, she refers to the car as her "zippy" car.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Ah ha! If you put your foot into it the Accord can certainly burn
>> plenty of fuel, especially if you have the V-6.
>>
>> John

I get better mileage in my '06 Si, and I drive it like it was meant to be
quite often (which is hard and fast). I average about 26, and on long
trips have gotten 33, which is over the EPA estimate and that was doing 80
for most of the trip...

Re: 2006 Honda accord with low gas mileage. 20MPG? Anyone else?
 

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:55:03 -0800, snoopy_@excite.com wrote:

> Yeah, but this is a 4 cyl.
>
> If I knew I would have gotten 18, I probably would have bought her a
> bigger car, but she has this thing about fuel consumption. I drive a
> lincoln town car that has a large V-8 and it gets 18 MPG around town;
> and it's 6 years old.
>
>
> John Horner wrote:
>> snoopy_@excite.com wrote:
>> > My wife drives the car,
>> > she is kind of a fast driver, she refers to the car as her "zippy" car.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Ah ha! If you put your foot into it the Accord can certainly burn
>> plenty of fuel, especially if you have the V-6.
>>
>> John

I get better mileage in my '06 Si, and I drive it like it was meant to be
quite often (which is hard and fast). I average about 26, and on long
trips have gotten 33, which is over the EPA estimate and that was doing 80
for most of the trip...

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.