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My wife's care was 12 years old and it was time to get rid of it. Everything was going out.
Anyway, bought her a new 2010 Honda Civic with auto transmission.
She drives maybe 5 miles a day so her driving doesn't count.
I seldom would drive it but when I do we will be going on long trips (1800 miles round trip) and I am wondering what kind of mpg can I reasonably expect to get?
68 to 75 mph on freeways.
What kind of mileage can I reasonably expect to get?
My wife's care was 12 years old and it was time to get rid of it. Everything was going out.
Anyway, bought her a new 2010 Honda Civic with auto transmission.
She drives maybe 5 miles a day so her driving doesn't count.
I seldom would drive it but when I do we will be going on long trips (1800 miles round trip) and I am wondering what kind of mpg can I reasonably expect to get?
68 to 75 mph on freeways.
What kind of mileage can I reasonably expect to get?
You can go to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/ (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/***/findacar.htm - broken link) (find and compare cars) and see both the EPA estimates and the user entered values. You should check 2009 and 2010 to get a reasonable sample.
If wifey is driving it 2.5 miles to work then 2.5 home, it won't warm up fully in such a short trip, your mileage will be considerably worse than in normal operation. You may also have problems with sludging in the engine. As Clint says: "...that's just the way it is."
My wife drove one 3 miles for years never had a problem.The vehiuce lasted 11 years and drove as good when she sold it as new.The electric fan car warmup much faster than those with engine driven belt fans.
6.65 gallons which got us right at 186 miles giving 28.0 mpg.
To many it might not be great but coming from a vehicle that got 15 mpg, not to mention a $100 bill it took to fill er up, on a good day it is rather liberating.
Of the 186 miles 80 were highway and 106 were in town, stop and go when my wife traveled back and forth to work. Work is about a mile away and has 2 stoplights, 2 stop signs and a 30 mph speed limit. If I watch it, drive the speed limit which is 70 mph here, I imagine I won't have a problem getting 35 mpg on trips.
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