Hello one and all at Civinfo !

trehern · 19th January 2007, 23:18

Hello from sunny Suffolk in the UK. I'm a proud owner of 2.2 i-CTDi EX Civic in Royal Blue Pearl with 18" Altimo alloys.

I've had the car for 6 months now and I'm still in the honeymoon period with it.

The only gripe that I have is with Honda's fuel consumption claims for the diesel powerplant as I struggle to get the average fuel consumption above 47mpg. Does anyone else struggle with mpg or is it just my heavy right foot ?

Regards to all

Trehern

czechplastik · 19th January 2007, 23:31

Hello from sunny belfast! Welcome to the forum! Great choice in car firstly, we were recently discussing how lovely the royal blue colour is! One of the rarer ones.

I'd be delighted with 47mpg! I'm currently on less than 40! My right foots obviously heavier than yours! What sort of milage have you done so far, hopefully it will improve as things loosen up a little!

Brodick · 19th January 2007, 23:35

Welcome to the forum

Glad to hear you are enjoying life with your civic

I think there are quite a few folk on here with the old heavy right foot

trehern · 19th January 2007, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by czechplastik

Hello from sunny belfast! Welcome to the forum! Great choice in car firstly, we were recently discussing how lovely the royal blue colour is! One of the rarer ones.

I'd be delighted with 47mpg! I'm currently on less than 40! My right foots obviously heavier than yours! What sort of milage have you done so far, hopefully it will improve as things loosen up a little!

Thanks Czechplastik and Brodick for your respective replies.

The characteristics of the i-CTDi engine certainly tempts the pedal to go to the metal. It's certainly a more rev happy diesel unit than my old Audi A3 130bhp TDi and perhaps its the willingness to produce power further up the rev range that allows the fuel consumption to suffer.

I've done 12500 miles (& I'm just past the first service).

Cheers

Trehern

czechplastik · 20th January 2007, 00:06

Its not unusual to find real MPG figures to be below manufacturer claims, they produce the figures after special tests which do not accurately reflect real road conditions and driving. Is 55MPG not the official figure? I'd be very happy with 47!

totallyAcRo · 20th January 2007, 04:20

What means MPG? Miles per gallon? In Germany we use Liters per 100 km.

Honda says the diesel drinks 5.3 liters (city and motorway combined) per 100 km.

I think I drive 60 of 100 km in the city an it needs 7.9 liters. Hondas specs say, it needs 6.7 liters in pure city drive.

czechplastik · 20th January 2007, 04:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by totallyAcRo

What means MPG? Miles per gallon? In Germany we use Liters per 100 km.

Honda says the diesel drinks 5.3 liters (city and motorway combined) per 100 km.

I think I drive 60 of 100 km in the city an it needs 7.9 liters. Hondas specs say, it needs 6.7 liters in pure city drive.

Correct... MPG = Miles per gallon
The difference in Manufacturer testing and real life driving is pretty obvious. Manufacturers test such things on treadmills, not accounting for congestion, gradient etc, lots of variables inc. my heavy right foot!

allan40alt · 21st January 2007, 09:40

Hi trehern and welcome.

The trouble with the Civic is that it's so inviting to get that right foot working and your fuel consumption suffers. But if you're enjoying then don't worry about it. Have fun.

trehern · 21st January 2007, 18:54

quote=allan40alt;43275]Hi trehern and welcome.

The trouble with the Civic is that it's so inviting to get that right foot working and your fuel consumption suffers. But if you're enjoying then don't worry about it. Have fun.

[/quote]

You're so right !!!!!!!!

civic-babe · 22nd January 2007, 09:00

Hello trehern,

welcome to the forum and have some fun

ben hinkley · 15th February 2007, 00:05

Hello and welcome

47 mpg is great, i'm getting the oil burner too but not for the economy, i just want a funky looking honda rocket ship. But more than doubling my old mpg will be a bonus.

________________________________
2.2 se NHB to arrive soon

okehciv · 16th February 2007, 08:26

Hi trehern, glad to have you with us, and like most I to suffer from the heavy right foot (and so does my better half )

Brummer · 16th February 2007, 15:59

Welcome to the forum!

Glad to read more people have this "heavy right foot" syndrom.. maybe we can get a group discount a therapist....?

Lexie · 16th February 2007, 16:36

Hi there Trehern. Welcome to the forum.

As far as MPG is concerned, I understand that the longer you have the car the better the performance... Can't say for sure yet (as my signature will tell you)

Pottsy · 16th February 2007, 17:00

Hi.

47 mpg seems about right, I have averaged 46 (measured at the pump, which is about 48 on the trip computer).

mpg39.gif

TTDegs · 17th February 2007, 12:08

yep, even with my driving I'm getting mid 40s, so anyone who is even a little bit less, errrrr, spirited, should get 47 quite easily

welcome aboard!

19th January 2007, 23:18	#1 (permalink)
trehern Valve Cap Join Date: 19th January 2007 Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, UK Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hello one and all at Civinfo ! Hello from sunny Suffolk in the UK. I'm a proud owner of 2.2 i-CTDi EX Civic in Royal Blue Pearl with 18" Altimo alloys. I've had the car for 6 months now and I'm still in the honeymoon period with it. The only gripe that I have is with Honda's fuel consumption claims for the diesel powerplant as I struggle to get the average fuel consumption above 47mpg. Does anyone else struggle with mpg or is it just my heavy right foot ? Regards to all Trehern

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czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,659 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Hello from sunny belfast! Welcome to the forum! Great choice in car firstly, we were recently discussing how lovely the royal blue colour is! One of the rarer ones. I'd be delighted with 47mpg! I'm currently on less than 40! My right foots obviously heavier than yours! What sort of milage have you done so far, hopefully it will improve as things loosen up a little!

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czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,659 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Its not unusual to find real MPG figures to be below manufacturer claims, they produce the figures after special tests which do not accurately reflect real road conditions and driving. Is 55MPG not the official figure? I'd be very happy with 47!

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totallyAcRo Wheelnut Join Date: 22nd October 2006 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	What means MPG? Miles per gallon? In Germany we use Liters per 100 km. Honda says the diesel drinks 5.3 liters (city and motorway combined) per 100 km. I think I drive 60 of 100 km in the city an it needs 7.9 liters. Hondas specs say, it needs 6.7 liters in pure city drive.

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allan40alt Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 6th August 2006 Location: Rugby, Warwickshire. Posts: 2,255 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi trehern and welcome. The trouble with the Civic is that it's so inviting to get that right foot working and your fuel consumption suffers. But if you're enjoying then don't worry about it. Have fun.

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trehern Valve Cap Join Date: 19th January 2007 Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, UK Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	quote=allan40alt;43275]Hi trehern and welcome. The trouble with the Civic is that it's so inviting to get that right foot working and your fuel consumption suffers. But if you're enjoying then don't worry about it. Have fun. [/quote] You're so right !!!!!!!!

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okehciv Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 21st January 2007 Location: shaw gtr manchester Posts: 975 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi trehern, glad to have you with us, and like most I to suffer from the heavy right foot (and so does my better half )

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Lexie Lightning Princess Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 8th January 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 423 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi there Trehern. Welcome to the forum. As far as MPG is concerned, I understand that the longer you have the car the better the performance... Can't say for sure yet (as my signature will tell you)

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Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,448 Thanks: 22 Thanked 159 Times in 95 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi. 47 mpg seems about right, I have averaged 46 (measured at the pump, which is about 48 on the trip computer). mpg39.gif

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	yep, even with my driving I'm getting mid 40s, so anyone who is even a little bit less, errrrr, spirited, should get 47 quite easily welcome aboard!