Crazy number I saw in my trip computer....any idea?

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Old 05-01-2011, 09:42 PM
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Crazy number I saw in my trip computer....any idea?

I oil change on time.....any reason to cause it matter to me.

Anyone of you got the same crazy number as i do? please give me some advise. thanks

I only drive local with this tank of gas....
Almost half tank, only 59 miles.....crazy...

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i have it too just like you.... its that stop and go thats killing you. look at your avg mile per hour speed. pretty normal i would say
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ok i wanna just make sure if my cars problem thx
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do u guys know how to fix it or make it more gas efficient? the gas prices are insane now
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Dont idle.
dont city drive.
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drive on the freeway i drive at least 50 miles a day to and from work most is fwy but a mile on both sides is streets well anyways i seem to get around an average of 23mpg... however if i do city only then mid teens
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stop ang go = lot of gas, few mpg
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Seriously. 3hours and 42 minutes = 3.7 hours. 59 mile / 3.7 hours is 15.9 mph average. Considering it probably samples rather than a straight averaging the result of 15 (which is rounded) is perfectly in the range of what can be figured out in one's head.

That said it is odd at first though. I typically think all my miles are highway at at least 65MPH but my averages are well below that on the MID. All that slower time really eats at the average.
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Dude...look how far you went in 3hrs & 42min. You must have been parked for a long time. You should just turn your car off when you come to a standstill if you are moving that slow (similar to the idea behind the Toyota Prius).

I was having similar problems. The stop and go, as people have posted above really does kill your mileage. Traffic in my neck of the woods (Minneapolis) can be bad if you hit it at the right time. When I averaged 25mph in my '07 type S, I was averaging about 17mpg. When I stepped my MPH up to about 45, I went up to 23mpg. Just took a road trip averaging 75mph and got 31mpg...and again in my 07 Type S which is listed to get from 19-28mpg.

It really depends on how you drive.
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Originally Posted by murph145
drive on the freeway i drive at least 50 miles a day to and from work most is fwy but a mile on both sides is streets well anyways i seem to get around an average of 23mpg... however if i do city only then mid teens
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stop ang go = lot of gas, few mpg
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Seriously. 3hours and 42 minutes = 3.7 hours. 59 mile / 3.7 hours is 15.9 mph average. Considering it probably samples rather than a straight averaging the result of 15 (which is rounded) is perfectly in the range of what can be figured out in one's head.

That said it is odd at first though. I typically think all my miles are highway at at least 65MPH but my averages are well below that on the MID. All that slower time really eats at the average.
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Dude...look how far you went in 3hrs & 42min. You must have been parked for a long time. You should just turn your car off when you come to a standstill if you are moving that slow (similar to the idea behind the Toyota Prius).

I was having similar problems. The stop and go, as people have posted above really does kill your mileage. Traffic in my neck of the woods (Minneapolis) can be bad if you hit it at the right time. When I averaged 25mph in my '07 type S, I was averaging about 17mpg. When I stepped my MPH up to about 45, I went up to 23mpg. Just took a road trip averaging 75mph and got 31mpg...and again in my 07 Type S which is listed to get from 19-28mpg.

It really depends on how you drive.
I only drive my car to school and supermarket, which is less than 15 miles per day.
I didn't step the gas really hard, just very gentle. I thought the mpg suppose to be higher than 18 sth...I used to see that number when I only drive local.
I only refill the gas in costco with 91.
I think honda didnt do well on the MPG.....gas is more expensive right now...just want to get a CRZ sth....

And I didnt wash my intake filter for around half year already....anyone think I need to wash it asap? its around 4000 miles after the last wash.
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^your bad for buying a 6 cylinder vehicle.
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you don't need to clean your AEM filter. they can go 15k before you need to do anything with them.
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