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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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I am considering buying a 2003 EX 4door with automatic and am wondering what kind of mpg similar people get. This will be a stock car for daily driving so it won't be driven hard. I average 34-36mpg with my 99 LX D16Y7 with auto, so I'm curious how this newer one would do.

What do you think I can expect.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 04:52 AM
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I get 35-38 all City, but I drive the 5-speed manual.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 05:48 AM
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I have a 02 LX auto and I get about 32 on avg.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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it really depends on how you drive.. shifting and gas and whatnot.. i usually get around 35+ with the way i drive..
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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i got 43 on a highway trip not to long ago going about 75 behind a truck... its the fill and calc method so its probably not that accurate.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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651 km's per tank is my max.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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im right around 34 on average cause most the time i drive like a grandma, but some times i like to rip 1-3...
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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i drive like a maniac and get 32-35
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Old Jan 27, 2007 | 07:16 AM
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sweet-- that was the only question holding me back--just picked up the car last night
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Old Jan 27, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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41-50 mpg - avg 46 (1/2 city 1/2 hwy)

hybrid - 5 speed manuel
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Old Jan 27, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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haha awesome i want the smartcar 2007
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Old Jan 27, 2007 | 09:29 AM
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02 LX auto -> 10 liters per 100 kilometers in the city.

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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 06:39 AM
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05 Ex 5-speed. I don't baby it, and have yet to get below 33 MPG, that includes trips to NYC and being stuck trying to get to the Holland Tunnel etc. If I drive thinking about fuel economy I can get high 30's. 40 seems to be a one shot deal, I think the pump might have been inacurate.

My friend has an 05 EX auto and he usually gets around 32 MPG all the time. He's as erratic a driver as a woman PMS'ing.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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Last tank I got just over 30mpg, I was shifting before 3Krpms when I could, but I live in the mountains and have subs in my car.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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I haven't got a bloody clue... when i run out, i just put more in.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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also honda gas meters suck. Don't refill till it goes below empty.

And remember...

E Stands for Enough.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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455 miles on 1 tank. if i drive slower, i might be able to get more.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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I used to get 400+ miles a tank, but lately I've been getting 300 or less. Don't know why? I changed the oil and spark plugs recently, wtf?
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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prob u change the wrong kind of oil ... it happened to me before
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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Ive read about people who in perfect conditions, with no wind or a little tail wind to help yah out getting almost 39 mpg.

(I've actually gotten 53 mpg once with my 04 hybrid, which is nuts. rarely happens, and around 55 mph)
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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about 30mpg in a 2005 lx
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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the wrong kind of oil? like instead of the 5W-20, I put something else? truth be told I changed the spark plugs, but I had my oil changed because I don't have a jack or something. So I don't know what kind of oil they put in there.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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I get ~36 mpg. 01 ex 5spd.
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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Default Neutral less Gas

I saw it on another thread, but never got an answer, does it take more gas to coast in neutral, i dodnt think so, but "7thgenyuk" (I beleive) said it took , more gas
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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WTF?

It takes just as much gas running at idle than it does coasting in Neutral.

What consumes the most gas in your typical car is the act of accelerating.
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