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Old 06-17-2016, 07:57 PM   #213 (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 MetroMPG View Post
... Even funner fact: the info display doles out a "score" plus eco-driving tips after each drive. After the "coaching" lap, where I was encouraging the driver to cause the ICE to fire up and use brisker acceleration when the road ahead was clear, the car told us acceleration was too brisk (or words to that effect). Yet the MPG of that lap was well over 10% better than the same driver's "granny style" baseline lap! ...
That's interesting, and I guess I want to say not surprising. What was the owner's response to such vivid dissonance and apparent incommensurability?
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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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