Cannot tell you if it is good with an auto. I won't have an auto until they offer the CVT; it drops the rpm to idle whenever you get off the gas, plus it is geared higher.

Why Honda won't offer a high mileage model with taller gears I cannot understand. I have to drive like an old man to get over 40 mpg. I think this car could easily beat 50 mpg without heroic driving technique with the right gearing.

What are you talking about?

Driving normally in my Fit, I got a best of 36 mpg for a tank average. When I started doing the pulse and glide (accelerating then pushing in the clutch and coasting) I got 47 mpg as a tank average.

So please explain how that is pointless...

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more importantly, pushing the cluth in puts pressure on the thrust bearing which will cause it to wear faster. I always get on the clutch and get off as soon as possible. I leave it nuetral with the clutch out when waiting at a light.

I would not shift a tranny in to nuetral when the car is moving. I would think it would put more wear on the tranny when shifting back in to drive as it will have to catch up with with the axles. And I don't see any benifit by doing so because the tranny should be in the lowest gear possible when coasting and if the t- converter remains unlocked, the rpms with be even lower minimizing engine breaking

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I would NEVER coast in neutral because some of your most vital systems depend on a running engine. You could lose control of your vehicle and injure or kill someone else.

don't be sorry because your wrong. Under ENGINE BRAKING, an unlocked torque converter will have a lower RPM.

Before you open your mouth and say I'm wrong, go try it!

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No you didn't. Staying a constant speed uses less gas than accelerating a car just to let it coast then having to accelerate the car again.

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That is what I thought too, and I was skeptical until I tried it. For the periods you are coasting at freeway speeds (50-70 mph) you are actually getting around 250 mpg which can be confirmed by a ScanGaugeII. You will want to accelerate with 50-75% throttle to maximize your coasting times.

I am currently at 380 miles and just past half a tank, which should put me on track for 60+ mpg.

If you don't believe me, look at http://www.cleanmpg.com. Look up the pulse and glide (P&G).

It is funny though, how convinced you are that I was wrong or full of shit

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I've read the links before and unless you shut off your engine it's pointless, your still full of shit if you think your going to get 60mpg. But if you feel better speeding up and slowing down 20mph on the interstate, go right ahead. Next post you make will be how to remove a Mack truck from the back of my Honda because I was driving like a idiot.

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My best tank average is 56.4 mpg and I am ahead of that on this tank. My P&G cycle is 70mph to 55 mph with the engine off, so the mph is still within the legal parameters .

Hate all you want, it does not bother me; I drive a Fit

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I wish I had enough time on my hands to worry about shit like this.

I bump start it, so the starter does not get used .

I wish I had more time too. As a full time law student, writing for law review, and working in a law firm; time is pretty tight.

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Quote, originally posted by BudgetFitting »

I bump start it, so the starter does not get used . I wish I had more time too. As a full time law student, writing for law review, and working in a law firm; time is pretty tight.

Well that just filled the missing link in the puzzle...

94 Del Sol VTEC

Yup

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If you have a manual, coast in neutral, you don't have to worry about engine braking slowing you down while you're in gear.

http://www.webbspeed.com

Don't be a smartass. You know what he means.

94 Del Sol VTEC