2005 TL base 6 speed MPG on a 550 road trip

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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 04:48 AM
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2005 TL base 6 speed MPG on a 550 road trip

Drove from San Diego to Sacramento averaging 34mpg on the dial and 32.8 with hand calculations. Then few days later averaged the sams
mpg on the drive back. Cruise control was set at 65mph the entire time. This will be my commuter for a long time so my goal is to drive the speed limit and baby it every chance i get. Didn't hit vtec once on those drives either way.
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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 06:24 AM
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it was made to redline.
ESPECIALLY the six speed.

the car will actually LOVE you, if you hit vtec once in a while

butt CONGRATS! on the gas mileage!!!
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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by justnspace

it was made to redline.
ESPECIALLY the six speed.

the car will actually LOVE you, if you hit vtec once in a while

butt CONGRATS! on the gas mileage!!!
^^What he said. I think their going to bury me some day in my 6MT so I'm pretty easy on it but you have to let loose too. I was getting 32MPG on the highway last night with snow tires too. Can't complain about that.

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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 07:19 AM
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Adobeman one of the OG's.
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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 08:52 AM
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I love my car in the colder temps above 4k rpm's! Can't wait to get my intake/exhaust on. Hurry up Spring!
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