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So its really quite economical around town but very poor on the Motorway?
How come? 25mpg around town from a 2.4 litre Accord sounds excellent.
Type R and VTEC owners
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So its really quite economical around town but very poor on the Motorway?
How come? 25mpg around town from a 2.4 litre Accord sounds excellent.
Sorry can't help you there I do not own a Accord, I was replying to Fox's post as he did not believe it was possible for a car to not be much more economical on the longer motorway runs.
Reasonably happy with the fuel consumption on the S2000, worked out at low 30s for the last fill which involved a lot of roof off driving and also a few spirited runs as it's still new to me
wow.
that's very good indeed.
my last fills on the civic returned:
22.5
21.9
23.9
I need to start driving economically
Just seems odd, every car I've ever driven (and looked at the economy of) has been at least 10mpg better on the Motorway than it is doing short cold trips around town.
Soldato
Does anyone else have an EP3 that makes a quiet 'woo woo woo woo woo...' noise, regardless of temperature that increases in frequency/pitch as road speed increases? Road/engine noise drown it out, and it's most noticeable from 25-35MPH.
Mine has done it for 4 years, and 2 Honda garages and my usual mechanic have been unable to diagnose, so it's nothing obvious. It's not got any worse over the years and there are no ill effects at all, so doesn't seem to be a wheel bearing something similar.
Mine has done it for 4 years, and 2 Honda garages and my usual mechanic have been unable to diagnose, so it's nothing obvious. It's not got any worse over the years and there are no ill effects at all, so doesn't seem to be a wheel bearing something similar.
[TW]Fox;22031522 said:
I haven't owned an Accord but I don't think the engine performance in terms of economy would be too indifferent to the K20. I've never had sub 20 mpg out of a K20 except on track, and that's with spirited driving.
My thirsty beast comment was aimed at the auto Accord, it seems to be around 5+ mpg worse off than its manual equivalent.
What tyres have you had on over the years and how often and in what pattern are they changed?
[TW]Fox;22031705 said:
We all know the manufacturers claims can't be taken seriously, but maybe your driving style is bringing your average down around town making your motorway MPG look better on the longer runs?
My previous car averaged around 40 MPG, on the motorway I could only get 50 out of it when being slow and steady on the run to Lancaster and later Leeds every weekend. Driving at 70 would get me 42-45 ish.
Soldato
It did it with the **** budget tyres on when I got the car, and it has remained the same when I've fitted new tyres since (FK452s). Tyre wear has no effect on the noise. It doesn't change with rotating tyres from front to rear, and always sounds like it comes from the front of the car.
Soldato
I hardly ever got more than 200 miles to a tank in my EP3!
As for the woo woo woo noise, is that not to do with the drivers window maybe not seating properly?
As for the woo woo woo noise, is that not to do with the drivers window maybe not seating properly?
Soldato
Been through 2 sets of front calipers/discs/pads and it remains. Could be the rears I suppose.
Defo not the drivers window.
Defo not the drivers window.
FRSU done, not had a chance to test the car out properly.
the jdm arb makes a big difference with how the car feels even going round corners at sedate speeds.
looking forward to giving it a proper going over later tonight.
im not understanding the camber settings on my sheet too much. Gibbo seems to think there is something amiss with them
will post the sheet up here and see what you guys think.
the jdm arb makes a big difference with how the car feels even going round corners at sedate speeds.
looking forward to giving it a proper going over later tonight.
im not understanding the camber settings on my sheet too much. Gibbo seems to think there is something amiss with them
will post the sheet up here and see what you guys think.
wow.
that's very good indeed.
my last fills on the civic returned:
22.5
21.9
23.9
I need to start driving economically
I tend to run the tank down to half before filling up again for various reasons, and am getting roughly 170odd miles to half a tank.
But that's with a long steady trip, stop start/town driving I'm sure would obviously be lower.
An average 45 litre fill will normally last me ~320 miles.VTEC eats fuel but town driving really kills it.
I'm lucky to get 220miles to a tank with just short journeys with the odd VTEC during that time period.
Taking her out to the country for some fun brings the MPG right back up again, even with plenty of VTEC. I got 330miles out of the tank on friday, made up of 70mph cruising on the Duelly and plenty of VTEC around the Scottish countryside.
I'm lucky to get 220miles to a tank with just short journeys with the odd VTEC during that time period.
Taking her out to the country for some fun brings the MPG right back up again, even with plenty of VTEC. I got 330miles out of the tank on friday, made up of 70mph cruising on the Duelly and plenty of VTEC around the Scottish countryside.
Cheers Chris, will post it up when I get a chance to scan it in.
this. 240 miles is about all I get too. I have netted more on occasions but honestly, where is the fun in that.