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Exactly. Don't buy the car if the gas it requires is an issue.
I haven't read through this entire thing, but the initial post is crazy. If you have a 17.1 gal tank, you can't run the dang thing dry! you will at most put 13 MAYBE 14.5 gallons of gas in on a almost 'bone dry' tank. In anycase, I would love to get 500 miles on 13 gallons of gas. *sigh*. I am not sure exactly how some folks are getting 10mpg unless you are fighting a lot of traffic, or like hearing the intake purring. personally, I am a stop light racer, so i know exactly why my mileage is where it is. I have gotten above 30mpg going 80mpg from seattle to portland, so i know it's possible in the car.
Hope you all are enjoying your TSX's...
Oil has no effect on milage and there's no new oil to be put in. That 80% oil life left may reflect the fact that the car had some "tough" time during its demo days. The oil life depends on how long and how hard the car is being driven.
Something that I've noticed is that even when the needle is almost to E, I can still only put around 13 gallons into the tank. Both the fuel light and guage seem to have quite a safety margin built in.
My overall average, calculated based on miles divided by actual gallons used, is around 24.5 MPG. However, it seems to be running around 1 MPG lower since ethanol was mandated in gasoline.
Word!
Will post back after I burn through a few thousand miles. Looking forward to even greater numbers!
I did drive it from Dallas to Houston when i first bought the car (~240 miles) and averaged 27-28 mpg.
I just came from a trip of central NJ to Boston (250 miles) and averaged 32 mpg (no A/C) on my TSX which has just 1200 miles now. I think its pretty good for a new car then why so many people say you get less mileage for first few thousand miles on the car :confuse:
Anyways, i just loved my first long drive and it was fast!
Oh btw, i averaged 22 mpg in city.
Anyone have like numbers?
Just curious, are those the numbers calculated by the car or based on your own fill-up calculations? I hear that the car might calculate 1 or 2 mpg higher than manual calculation.
The remainder of the trip was about 150 miles, and I ended up getting better than 34 mpg. Usually, I'll get mileage of about 32 mpg (according to the car computer) on premium (93 octane). I'm confused as to why the mileage was that much better on 89 octane. Is the gas at this station so much better than other stations I've filled up at? I've heard that, while premium fuel is required is required for the TSX, cars, in general, run best on their intended gas type. This is 91 octane for the TSX. In my area, you rarely see 91 octane. Premium gas is 93 octane, and mid-grade is 89 octane. Could it be that the TSX runs just as well on 89 as 93, and the rest of the mileage improvement is due to higher quality gas?
cheers!
Using the MID to gauge millage could be misleading - real millage should be computed between fill ups by measuring millage/gal of fuel. Lots of factors could have contributed to the slight increase from 32-34mpg and the gas could be one of them. BTW if you mix 93 and 89 just right you'll end up with the recommended 91.
I assume you don't run right to empty before filling up again, so 2 1/2 tanks would be equal to about 30 to 34 gallons? Divided by 675 miles gives you 20 to 23 MPG.
Not unreasonable for a brand-new car driven in mixed conditions during break-in. Keep an eye on it and look for an improvement after break-in.
I get 22-23 MPG in the winter and 24-25 MPG in the summer with most of the miles being open city roads or congested freeway.
I track mileage on every tank of gas and the first tank after I bought the car is still the worst I've seen. The mileage definitely gets a little better as the engine breaks in.
I took a trip from Albuquerque to Denver (and back) and I averaged 29 mpg with an average speed of 81 mph. I thought was pretty good because the lowest elevation was 5280 ft (Denver) and the highest was +7500 feet at Raton Pass. I had the occasional run of 90-95 mph between Colorado Springs/Denver.
The TSX is an excellent car to travel in at +80 mph.
Anywho... Did you record the RPMS on the TSX by any chance? The TSX tac needle is usually high so I'm surprised you got the almost 34mpg. Any particular tips?
Anywho, again, The TSX desperately needs a 6th gear with automatic and a higher final drive ratio if it cruises at 3.6krpm. My accord(95 v6) is around 3.4krpm with a 4speed auto at 80mph! Honda definitely needs to get to it with the trannys larger(6-8speed) transmissions.
I hope the TL's rpm at 80mph isn't that high. My next car is likely to be a Acura TSX, TL, or MDX between the 2004 and 2006(07 for TSX & TL) model years.
I'm sure if the TSX had a 6th gear or higher final drive, it would cruise at 80mph at 2.3krpm. That should translate to maybe 36mpg highway. Not to mention the TSX(accord euro) diesel that gets 42mpg in other parts of the world. I'm still holding off for it ...
-Cj
As for break-in, I drove it pretty easy for the first 5-600 miles. One thing I did was use manual mode to put it into 5th and floor it a few times for a few seconds each. I don't recall the details, but apparently the high compression of full throttle helps with seating the rings. A Google search could provide more info.
I've heard this before too. The next best thing I did in my Accord 4-cyl (automatic) was put the car in 2nd gear, which prevents it from dropping to first (there is no manumatic in Accords). From there, I did full-throttle starts to about 3,000 RPMs a couple of times.