rookie gets 67.26 mpg in CRX

[doviatt]

Don't worry or beat yourself up over this. Patience and consistency is king. There are so many variables influencing things you can not control them all on one tank. Relax, run a bunch of tanks with focus. Your average will climb slowly. Otherwise it might not be valid. If you see spike in someones chart it was probably an anomaly that will get averaged out. My rule (for me is) You can't claim a new peak MPG number until you replicate it a few times.

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by davelobi

I'm bummed. Didn't hit the 70 as hoped.

Solution to this problem is to get MPG instrumentation. That way it's not a surprise at fill-up time, and you can adjust your driving to meet your goal from the beginning of the tank. Otherwise you're driving "blind" until you fill up. Using the odometer as a very rough indicator usually isn't good enough.

You'll need an MPGuino since the car is pre-OBD-II.

I don't think she likes the freeway. I had a lot of it on this tank, tried to stay down to about 60mph. I think she really likes the rpm at 45 mph on the country roads.

Most cars prefer 45 mph vs just about anything else. See: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...you-15182.html

[drainoil]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Most cars prefer 45 mph vs just about anything else. See: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...you-15182.html

x2. My vx can attest to that