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a low of 60 degrees! Never used synthetics,
but with the new Accord V-6 debating whether
to try to switch. Been getting 18-21 MPG on
the first couple of fill-ups (50/50 freeway/city).
Kinda disappointing MPG, since I thought the VCM
would improve the overall MPG.
I hope this improves as the engine breaks in.
Been reading the posts and owners are getting
anywhere from 18 to 28 MPG.
Wife uses the A/C a lot.
I know without the A/C, mileage will be better.
I actually use 0w-20 as it flows a little better in the winter and meets the same specs as the 5w-20. Mobil claims it is their most fuel efficient oil.
Here's Mobil's site on th 0W-20 oil.
https://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_1_0W-20.aspx
I've used 0W-20 in my F-250 and a reliable older Lincoln that recently bit the dust
I should have keep it under 2500rpm for better mpg...
My latest mpg was 26.365, I went 296.9 miles on 11.265 gallons. It probably could have been better, but there were a few times when I had to gun it to get around some really stupid people (ie those who can't figure out that the merging lane is for speeding up and that once on the freeway you have to go with the flow instead of diddy-bopping around, also those that can't chose a lane and keep wandering back and forth.) It cost me $39.87 at $3.53/gallon :mad: .
Oh if it makes you feel any better, COSTCO is usually behind the curve with price movements and this week will be over $3.00/gallon - probably around $3.25 for regular.
While NY gov't has figured out how to investigate and arrest cigarette "smugglers" and liquor "smugglers" they haven't figured out how to catch us "gas smugglers"! Save $8.00 a tank in gas taxes by going into NJ - problem is you cannot get back into NYC without paying a toll - every bridge and tunnel has a toll - from $4.50 at the Tappan Zee to $8.00 at the Lincoln Tunnel without EZ pass
In Jupiter, Fla , my fillup today ran $3.789 per at my local Sunoco while half a mile way Mobil was $3.919 a gallon. MPG was 25.7 in mixed city/rural without a/c. The heavy humidity came in last night; its here for another six months.
1st Tank: 26.6 mpg 2nd Tank: 27.1mpg
.....with four cylinders at a steady 65, my money is behind you for 35 mpg.......
Even tho' I remain charmed by the fuel efficiency, power and low maint. of my 6M at the 50k benchmark, every now and then the spectre of a new coupe with a four banger and a clutch looms...................
Seriously, 35+ is yours with a little discipline (and cruise control)............
best, ez....
At 60mph he should be pulling down 40mpg, if it is truly all interstate.
60 on an interstate with 65 MPH speed limits and most doing 70-75, including 18 wheel trucks, is dangerous. You want great mileage - take the old alternate route, stay off the interstate, and do the 50-55 MPH speed limit allowed there. Sorry - I simply cannot condone going less than the speed limit on an interestate - I think it is danerous and can get you killed.
speaking of mileage - the Smart Car is a big disappointment - 33 overall? Heck, you can do that with a Civic or a Fit!
I concur. With 100% hwy at 65 MPH he should easily get over 35 mpg... although he did say he got 'only' 30mpg with 90% hwy at 60.
This tank consisted of 70% hwy and some baaad traffic and A/C use. This isn't nearly as good as what many people have posted here, but, I'm quite happy with the results!
IF not hello dealer I'm here!!! lol j/k
397 miles 43.6 mpg. Needle 1 tick under half tank. Filled at same pump, same way, same day. 43.2 mpg on scangauge.
Way there ... 37.8 mpg 40 to 48 degrees slight headwind, 65 mph.
Way back going for max mpg. Tailwind, 1600 ft elevation drop over 200 miles, dropped speed to 55/56 mph, ideal temp of 65 ... no a/c, but still warm for efficient running. 52.1 mpg.... first time over 50 mpg. (yes I coasted when it did not slow me down)
32.9 mpg lifetime, 35.2 mpg last ten tanks. 2007 se i4 mt. 0w-20 mobil one, 40 psi tires.
well done.
best, ez....
gleen6191.... it is not possible with 85% city unless you are an extreme hypermiler ... much more than me. You also need the patience to drive slowly and steadily. Wayne Gerdes gets 59 mpg in city driving with an MT I4 Accord. He actually turns off his engine while coasting, and he coasts a lot. He drives real slow as well. Google him.
Here is a question. If you are coasting with the engine off and are hit, will the airbags deploy? I suspect not since isn't the system dependent on electrical sensors?
do you not also lose the anti lock braking?
I really don't know - haven't tried it and don't want to!
I noticed you also had your tires at 40 psi and use 0w20 mobile one... I'm not gonna try 40 psi (too stiff for me) but how much would you say using 0w20 help your fuel efficiency? Or you got similar numbers when you were using 5w20 too(that's what Honda recommends, I believe), you just used 0w20 instead for other reasons?
43.6 mpg is awesome!!! I'm seriously amazed by your numbers everytime.
Hard to give an exact number on the help from 0w-20. I would guess going to synthetic helps a couple percent and going to 0w helps another couple. Maybe 5 percent total. At 40 mpg that gives another 2 mpg. The tires pressure probably helps about the same. The biggest thing is driving slow and smooth.
btw I know that 38 and 52 average 45 not 43.x, but doing the math shows that the numbers will be biased towards the less efficient side because more gallons were used, and the average is weighted.
I also use the 0w because it gets real cold in SD and mobil claims it is a match for the 5w in the heat.
https://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_1_0W-20.aspx
BTW thanks catmike for the interesting link.
I have a 2008 Accord V6 EX-L with the VCM system.
I just finished a trip from Fort Myers, FL to Maryland which is about 1100 miles total. At the start of this trip the car had just over 5000 miles on it and I had just had the oil changed to Mobile 1 synthetic 0-W30 weight oil. I did not know that there was an ZERO weight oil. I asked for 5W30 telling the mechanic that the lower weight oil provided a slight more MPGs. The mechanic said there was ZERO W30 weight oil, so I am now using this oil.
On the first leg from Fort Myers to Brunswick, GA, which is just over 400 miles, I averaged exactly 28 MPG. This was on regular fuel from Sam's Club which contained 10% Ethanol. This leg was driven on I-75 until just above Ocala, FL where I picjed up US-301 to Callahan, FL where I got on to I-95. I used cruise control as much as I could set on 65 MPH.
In Brunswick, GA I willed up with an off brand gasoline without an ETHANOL at $3.469 a gallon. This was on 8 May 2008 at 11 PM. The very next morning it was $3.599 a gallon. Again I drove with the cruise control set on 65 MPH and drove just north of Florance, SC on I-95 and got 33 MPG. This was just over 200 mile in distance.
On the next leg from SC to Exit 104 on I-95 in VA which is about another 200 miles I got 30 MPG again using 100% gasoline without and ETHANOL. About 1/2 of this 200 miles was done at 65 MPH and the other half at 70 MPH.
All fill-ups were to the absolute top of the tank.
For normal every day driving the MPG varies from 20 to 23 MPG depending upon whether I leave the engine idle with the A/C on while waiting for my wife to come out of the super market. At traffic lights which have along wait where the cycle includes two left turn lights and one straight thru for the other side of the intersection I usually turn the engine off completely which saves about 1 minute 30 seconds of idle time.
Driving at a conservative speed, 60 to 65 MPH, and using 100% gasoline without any ETHANOL makes a real difference in MPGs.
AND BTW ETHANOL IS THE BIGGEST LIE EVER TOLD. IT SAVES NOTHING! IT TAKES MORE ENERGY TO PRODUCE ETHANOL THEN WHAT IT CONTAINS.
THE ONLY REASON IT IS COST COMPETITIVE WITH GASOLINE IS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SUBSIDIZING THE COST OF PRODUCTION WITH THE TAX PAYERS MONEY.
DIVERTING CORN FROM THE FOOD CHAIN TO ETHANOL HAS DONE NOTHING BUT INCREASE THE COST OF ALL FOOD TO INCLUDE CHICKEN, PORK, BEEF, BREAKFAST CEREALS, DAIRY PRODUCTS AND ALL OTHER FOOD CROPS. Since fertlizer is needed to produce the corn, more demand for fertlizer has increased and therefore its price has increased. Therefore the production of all food has increased.
The next time you vote think of this. All those in Washington, DC who voted to support the production of corn based ETHANOL are to blame, both Republicans and Democrats. Kick them all out of office.