narbeh1983

I have a stock Civic Lx. I keep it pretty well maintained, but unable to break the 30 mpg highway barrier. Is this expected?

blackhatchy

is it auto, or standard? standard usually get better milage than autos.
and it also depends on how you drive it

Aquafina

iTrader: (3)

Depends on how you drive.

96 Civic DX H/B stock
I get an average of 33 MPG with too much hard driving.

narbeh1983

That's the strange thing. Not only is it auto, I never punch it. Seems like companies advertise their mileage optimistically. Either way, I'm happy. Just a few miles per gallon off.

JDM-97CX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Aquafina &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Depends on how you drive.

96 Civic DX H/B stock
I get an average of 33 MPG with too much hard driving.</TD></TR></TABLE>

97 CX H/B stock I got in upwards of 40 mpg on my trip back from WI, and I beat on it a lil bt too.

MikeNice

Its all about how fast you travel and how well maintained your car is. Your car might be stock but if you got shitty spark plugs and a dirty air filter and stuff like that your car won't get that good gas mileage that Hondas usually get.

dxhatch93

my dx hatch gets at least 35 mpg

blackhatchy

there are so many variants that affect the mileage it is very hard to get an exact number.

JDM-97CX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MikeNice &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its all about how fast you travel and how well maintained your car is. Your car might be stock but if you got shitty spark plugs and a dirty air filter and stuff like that your car won't get that good gas mileage that Hondas usually get.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well put.

Louie_EM1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackhatchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is it auto, or standard? standard usually get better milage than autos.
and it also depends on how you drive it </TD></TR></TABLE>
Standard? ....silly goose. lol

Hes right though shift early

H22A EG6

my swap when i was running open header and beating the crap outta it i got like 10 MPG

the-one1

If your going 70mph@ 3k/rpm, its going to use less gas than stop and go traffic with the engine reving to 3k/rpm trying to pull a 2500 lbs car from 0mph. Depends on how much work the eninge is doing.

HondaFanatic708

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by narbeh1983 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I have a stock Civic Lx. I keep it pretty well maintained, but unable to break the 30 mpg highway barrier. Is this expected?</TD></TR></TABLE> I had a D15B in my car with a VAFC II tuned and I would still break the 40 mark sometimes.. Shift early and try to use the highest gear possible that still gives decent acceleration. One thing people know is acceleration uses more gas than cruising but one thing most don't know is braking also uses more gas than cruising. So lay off them brakes and just drive... Otherwise sell your civic and buy and Insight, LOL!

narbeh1983

As far as badly maintained plugs or filters, the car is not even two years old, and I do everything that is recommended in the owner's manual. Is there perhaps better than new honda stock sparkplugs to up the mileage?

Caveman74

I get well over 30 with my EX. I just took a trip down to FLA and got over 30MPG with my Accord doing 80-85 all the way!!

Aquafina

iTrader: (3)

That 33MPG is full throttle for probably 1/8 +/- per tank and when I had a plug wire taking a ****.

Right now I'm probably getting 35 MPG with a little less hard driving.

hobo79

I get about 24-27miles per gallon usually. Most I ever got filling up a tank was 349miles out of it.

Ek9_6

i get an average of 30-32 and thought that was good...but mid 30's-40 wow !!!

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I have a 95 lx bone stock and get 39-40 all day long and I drive it pretty hard sometimes.

Wicker Man

I commute 100 miles a day roughly so I watch my gas mileage alot. Beating on it hard I get 28 mpg in town driving while cruising between 65-85 on the trip I average 38.75 mpg right now with highs of 41 and lows of 36 on the highway. It sounds to me like something is robbing your mpg. Just my .02 worth.

95civic-vtec

24 in winter
26-28 in summer

ex 5speed high flow cat, apexi exhaust, jun chip, dc 4-1 headers

the jun chip kicked my gas mileage in the A$$, do not chip it if you want gas mileage, i lost at least 4-6mpg. didn't do much for performance either.


Modified by 95civic-vtec at 4:28 AM 4/15/2004

94 Civic Si

Can't break 30 mpg on highway??? Sounds like something is up.
I spank my '94 Civic silly. Worst I get is 32, best EVER was 46 mpg...
Maintenace/service may change your scenario.
Good luck

macky_r

yea i can drive forever in that beetch. I love putting gas in my civic on monday and only having to stop at the store for doritos, cigarettes, and red bull

letmeseeyouskip

**** i get 25mpg i use to get 20mpg until i pour in some fuel cleaner

letmeseeyouskip

well sometimes its not about how you drive but how much you weigh