My mileage is too high, what can I do to bring it down?

lakedude · 06-10-2006, 07:13 AM

Good weather has one heck of a tank going. This tank was 88.5 mpg displayed at the RTP so at the pump it should calculate at about 85 mpgif I can keep it up. Color me excited! The weather forcast is looking favorable for a record tank.

b1shmu63 · 06-10-2006, 03:42 PM

Yikes! Are you sure you don't drive an Insight?

lakedude · 06-10-2006, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1shmu63

Yikes! Are you sure you don't drive an Insight?

Pretty sure?

Had to fight a headwind going to work so the tank is already down to 88.1 displayed.

lakedude · 06-15-2006, 04:57 PM

Update:

Well I couldn't hold on to 90mpg displayed but the car seems to be leveled off at about 86mpg displayed for this tank. 86 is certainly a personal best and maybe a record for the HCH?

Rick · 06-15-2006, 10:54 PM

Far as I know that's the highest I can remember hearing of.

lakedude · 06-16-2006, 08:57 PM

Update:

So far so good. Don't let the pic fool you, it is artifically high cause I live in a low spot. Gotta climb out to get gas. The tank is bouncing between 86.2 and 86.6 at the RTP.

lakedude · 06-17-2006, 05:28 AM

Today was great. 87 even at the RTP!

lakedude · 06-24-2006, 06:35 AM

Calling it a tank at 303.1miles. Calculated was 81.6 mpg (slightly disapointing) 87.4 displayed.

Rick · 06-25-2006, 12:48 AM

What does the civic's display max out at? IE you start decelerating and reset a trip meter.

06-25-2006, 11:48 AM

Hi Rick:

___The HCH-I maxxes out at 120.0 and the HCH-II at 150.0.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes