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Originally Posted by pdexta
I picked up an 01 Civic several months ago, which is what really got me into ecomodding. Since I got the car I've been after a 500 mile tank, and 7 tanks later, I got it. Right at 500 miles, it took 12.323 gallons of gas which worked out to 40.57mpg (also my first 40mpg tank). I feel like there's a good bit more in it and look forward to more milestones.
All the mileage was done commuting to and from work at rush hour. About 18 lights over a 14 mile drive; 6 miles fairly open road with 4 miles of gridlock stop and go traffic on each end.
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Congratulations! Sounds a much more challenging commute than mine, so extra Kudos for getting over 500 miles!