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Originally Posted by johnlvs2run
The Rpm of my Civic is around 2300 at 60 mph, but beyond that, this car has never coasted very well, not anywhere close to as well as my old '89 Chevy Celebrity. However it drops like a rock on moderate to steep downhills, which makes me think there is excess drag in something mechanical in the car, maybe the brakes, that is causing a drag beyond aerodynamics. I changed the trans fluid a couple of months ago. Let me know any ideas, and perhaps I will start a thread about this.
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Seems to me you answered it yourself, with the 2300 rpm bit.
I miss having rpm even that low. My Fit is running 2850 rpm at 60.