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Old 08-18-2014, 03:00 PM   #588 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie View Post
What gets me is the % over EPA. ... I mean come on, the top 5 on that list are more than 100% over the EPA rating! ...
I resemble that remark (#4 on the % over EPA list, I am).

It's also interesting how over at the % over EPA list for HYBRIDS you see cars that dominate the team lists for MPG but that have far lower % over EPA scores than the best gasoline vehicles in that category. I'm 120+ % over EPA but the #4 ranked hybrid is only 48.5% over EPA, and has a 90 day average of 78 versus my 66.

We non-hybrid guys have had to work quite hard to score competitive numbers against the hybrids, is the point. I may end up sold on a hybrid, eventually. Grrrr....
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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