mlody
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Can someone give me a report on mileage on a base automatic RSX?
We just got ’02 base auto model and I wonder if mileage I am getting is consistent with others on the forum.
So far my wife has done 3 fill ups and we have 24mpg on the first fill out, 25mpg on 2nd and 26mpg on 3rd. She is mostly driving in the city and her work commute is only 2 miles. She put about 100 highway miles between fill ups which I think would calculate to 30% highway, 70% city driving.
Thanks for any responses.
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bboule
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That sounds low. I keep track religiously by using the trip meter and noting how much gas I put in at each fill up.
On my 05 Type-S, my worst fuel economy since I bought the car has been an average of 26mpg. My best has been 32mpg.
Maybe your car is still going through break in but it sounds off, since the EPA city estimate is 27mpg for your car.
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Hondu
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mlody wrote:
Can someone give me a report on mileage on a base automatic RSX?
We just got ’02 base auto model and I wonder if mileage I am getting is consistent with others on the forum.
So far my wife has done 3 fill ups and we have 24mpg on the first fill out, 25mpg on 2nd and 26mpg on 3rd. She is mostly driving in the city and her work commute is only 2 miles. She put about 100 highway miles between fill ups which I think would calculate to 30% highway, 70% city driving.
Thanks for any responses.
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Does the car have after-market tires? Not sure if that would be the reason, but I've heard that changing tires on some Honda models to more sticky rubber can lower gas mileage. I experienced this on my '97 Integra GS, when I switched from Michelin to Dunlop rubber, but it was only around a 1-2 mpg drop on average.
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BOOMER
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EPA city/highway estimates are 25/34 on the 06 5AT. If your 02 has stickier tres, I think its about right. If I buy the 06 Base w/5AT and change the tires to high performance tires, I would expect a 2 mpg drop in mleage. Its average for about every car I've owned.
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mlody
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The car is all stock, with Michelins tires and has recommended PSI in all four tires. (I forgot the number)
I wonder if low MPG has anything to do with car’s mileage which is only a little over 16000 miles so far even though the car is 2002 model. I have heard that Honda’s engine start getting an optimal mileage after about 20k-25k miles – does this still hold true? Should I expect better mileage as the engine gets more miles?
thanks
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bboule
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Very interesting. I could have sworn the EPA estimates on the 05 Base RSX with AT was 24/31 just like the Type S.
I wonder if they did something to improve the AT in the RSX?
Ben
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Hondu
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bboule wrote:
Very interesting. I could have sworn the EPA estimates on the 05 Base RSX with AT was 24/31 just like the Type S.
I wonder if they did something to improve the AT in the RSX?
Ben
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According to Acura.com, the base RSX auto is rated at 25/34 MPG. Base RSX manual is 27/34 and Type S is 23/31 MPG.
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Hondu
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Sorry forgot to mention, these are the same EPA estimates as the 2005 base models (no changes in mileage from 2005 to 2006 base models, not sure about the Type S).
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RyanDL
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Short trips tend to kill the gas mileage. My daily commute is just over a mile and I tend to get 18-20 MPG on a tank. This could be an issue for you.
Ryan
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mlody
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At this rate I am glad that she is able to achieve 25-26 mpg doing 1-2 miles trips to work.
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RyanDL
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mlody wrote:
At this rate I am glad that she is able to achieve 25-26 mpg doing 1-2 miles trips to work.
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HA! There's your problem. I'd be praising the automotive gods if I could get that mileage with such a short commute. =-)
Ryan
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bboule
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How the heck are you getting 18-20mpg out of any RSX? Heavy mods? I wouldn't think a stock Type S would even drop that low on the racetrack.
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bboule
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Can't imagine starting a car for a 1 mile commute anyway. Hello walking or bicycling. That's probably killing your car.
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Hondu
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I agree, with a 1 mile commute I would be buying a bicycle in a minute, or walk to work on nice days. Not only because of poor gas mileage and high gas prices, but more so that it is got to be hard on your engine and tranny.
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RyanDL
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bboule wrote:
How the heck are you getting 18-20mpg out of any RSX? Heavy mods? I wouldn't think a stock Type S would even drop that low on the racetrack.
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Actually, my RSX-S gets about 9-11 MPG on the track.
Ryan
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RyanDL
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Hondu wrote:
I agree, with a 1 mile commute I would be buying a bicycle in a minute, or walk to work on nice days. Not only because of poor gas mileage and high gas prices, but more so that it is got to be hard on your engine and tranny.
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With proper oil and tranny fluid change intervals, there shouldn't be a problem. A 1.3 mi. walk would take a while and considering I need to cross a couple of major roads during rush hour, bicycling doesn't make much sense. I've debated taking the bike with gas prices on the rise, but currently the afternoon temps are over 100 degrees. No thanks.
Ryan
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Hondu
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RyanDL wrote:
Hondu wrote:
I agree, with a 1 mile commute I would be buying a bicycle in a minute, or walk to work on nice days. Not only because of poor gas mileage and high gas prices, but more so that it is got to be hard on your engine and tranny.
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With proper oil and tranny fluid change intervals, there shouldn't be a problem. A 1.3 mi. walk would take a while and considering I need to cross a couple of major roads during rush hour, bicycling doesn't make much sense. I've debated taking the bike with gas prices on the rise, but currently the afternoon temps are over 100 degrees. No thanks.
Ryan
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The same problem goes for the Charlotte area, there are no bike or walking paths that you can use to get around that well. Of course with 100 degree days around here in the summer, you can't walk anywhere (when I mean a nice day, I also mean half way cool in temp).
I would love to get a motorcycle (a CBR 600F4 would be nice) to use for driving to work in the summer.
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