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Car Forum / Honda Cars / September 2007Question about Mileage and Civic Hybrid
I've got a Civic Hybrid with about 3,000 miles. It's only getting around 39 or 40mpg. The salesman told me it would get significantly better mileage after a 5,000 mile breakin. Was he lying just to sell the car, or should I expect better mileage? Thanks, - Jeff www.odd-info.com javawizard <javawizard@aol.com> wrote in news:1190837955.829132.110920@ 19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com: > I've got a Civic Hybrid with about 3,000 miles. It's only getting > around 39 or 40mpg. The salesman told me it would get significantly > better mileage after a 5,000 mile breakin. Was he lying just to sell > the car, or should I expect better mileage? According to www.fueleconomy.gov , you can expect about 42mpg combined. Go here: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm Navigate to your model. I've found their numbers to be fairly close to real-world. Maybe even a bit on the low side.  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > I've got a Civic Hybrid with about 3,000 miles. It's only getting > around 39 or 40mpg. The salesman told me it would get significantly > better mileage after a 5,000 mile breakin. Was he lying just to sell > the car, or should I expect better mileage? Dude, my 11K mile Prius gets 45mpg with me driving it like a normal car around town, with mixed street/freeway use and the climate control set to where I'm comfortable. I've gotten up to 53mpg on the highway, doing 70+mph. If you're getting 40mpg in a Civic hybrid around town, that's probably realistic. Yes, probably.......http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/honda-civicii.html > I've got a Civic Hybrid with about 3,000 miles. It's only getting > around 39 or 40mpg. The salesman told me it would get significantly [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > - Jeff > www.odd-info.com Actually, the 2008 was just posted to Honda's web site, the "NEW" EPA rating is for 40/45 hybrid & 25/?? gas....so you are doing just about right, follow the link I gave you below & try some of the high mileage driving tips & see if you can't improve a bit... I do understand it takes a while for these cars to break in, I have heard 3,000-7,000 miles but if you look at the hypermilers, most of their driving is on the freeway, at reduced speed, with the a/c off, drafting big rigs.....sorry, 55 mpg isn't worth that to me, my 40-45 is just fine for now, > Yes, probably....... > http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/honda-civicii.html [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> - Jeff >> www.odd-info.com |
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