37 mpg on my Accord!!
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37 mpg on my Accord!!
Hi,
I bought a used 2003 Accord LX about 2 months ago (had 37,000 miles on it). Yes, I am a treehugger and do everything in my capacity to get that last yard out of my gas. Nothing great has happened in the first month after I bought it but after a 600 mile trip last week, I noticed my gas mileage spike to 37.1 miles/gallon. It is rated at 33 for highway driving. That is 12% more than the rated number. I am thrilled but I am also skeptical. Am I the only one or is there someone out there getting similar results??
I bought a used 2003 Accord LX about 2 months ago (had 37,000 miles on it). Yes, I am a treehugger and do everything in my capacity to get that last yard out of my gas. Nothing great has happened in the first month after I bought it but after a 600 mile trip last week, I noticed my gas mileage spike to 37.1 miles/gallon. It is rated at 33 for highway driving. That is 12% more than the rated number. I am thrilled but I am also skeptical. Am I the only one or is there someone out there getting similar results??
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RE: 37 mpg on my Accord!!
Nothing magic, just one time driving that trip, the weather was nice, and there wasplenty of speed traps(cops wereEVERYWHERE). So a nice constant 65mph for 500 miles without stopping. Switch off the testosterone, sit back & relax even when the traffic goes down to 60 or 55.
If there wasn't 400 pounds of my daughter's junk in the car I bet it would have broke 40mpg.
Mine's a 5-speed, which should do better than an auto. Don't know which type you have...
If there wasn't 400 pounds of my daughter's junk in the car I bet it would have broke 40mpg.
Mine's a 5-speed, which should do better than an auto. Don't know which type you have...