Type R fuel economy - Page 8

Munro · 31st March 2008, 20:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by angie4m

Thats impressive ctrdaveg.....I'll maybe be going the M6 to my mates which is all downhill the way there but uphill all the way back. I'll make sure I put down the MPG there and back. I can only hope its as good as that

It must be true that England is downhill from Scotland - I got 37.5mpg on the way down to England at Easter, and 34mpg on the way back.

type r on the motorways

chaffordred · 7th April 2008, 22:10

I did a 460 mile round trip and caned it i.e. keeping it in the 5500 rpm+ range. Result £110 in fuel. Not good as my Golf 2.0tdi would do the same trip using around £45 of diesel!

I recently did the same journey in the CTR and took it easy. i.e. kept the revs in the sub 4500 rev range and spent £65 in fuel.

The car is like hot and cold. Keep it in the VTEC rev range and boy will it punish you!

angie4m · 7th April 2008, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaffordred

I did a 460 mile round trip and caned it i.e. keeping it in the 5500 rpm+ range. Result £110 in fuel. Not good as my Golf 2.0tdi would do the same trip using around £45 of diesel!

I recently did the same journey in the CTR and took it easy. i.e. kept the revs in the sub 4500 rev range and spent £65 in fuel.

The car is like hot and cold. Keep it in the VTEC rev range and boy will it punish you!

But we all knew that when we signed up for one and we all want to be punished (or is that just me lol!!!)

chaffordred · 7th April 2008, 22:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by angie4m

But we all knew that when we signed up for one and we all want to be punished (or is that just me lol!!!)

Very true

We didn't buy one to drive Miss Daisy.

Sod the crap MPG. Bring on the VTEC!

angie4m · 7th April 2008, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaffordred

We didn't buy one to drive Miss Daisy.

How? Thats my name on a Sunday......lol! Aye right!

stevectr50 · 9th April 2008, 21:51

Look what I can get my average up to, ha ha! Ok it was 0.7 miles from the garage when I filled it up. Its a little game I like to play when I fill my car up with fuel - reset the trip and see what I can get it up to. Sad I know. I've had it over 65 before!

charlas · 9th April 2008, 22:00

You do know you can get the car to automaticaly reset the trip computer at fill up?

stevectr50 · 9th April 2008, 22:10

Oh really, how's that?

charlas · 9th April 2008, 22:13

One of the options in the menu. (from memory) Put key in and turn the car on, but dont start it, hold the info button on the wheel down for a few secs, the config menu will come up and it's one of the options in there.

If you can't find it let me know and I'll have a look in the morning for you.

stevectr50 · 9th April 2008, 22:14

Im sure i'll work it out, thanks very much for the pointer!!

charlas · 9th April 2008, 22:16

Just a note though, I 'THINK' it reset's whichever trip you have selected when you start the car after filling up. So if you have B selected it will reset that and if A that one, so make sure you remember to have the right one selected before filling up.

Dimplyred · 9th April 2008, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlas

You do know you can get the car to automaticaly reset the trip computer at fill up?

Really!!!

I must get around to reading that handbook one day.

stevectr50 · 9th April 2008, 22:22

Duely noted, cheers Charlas!!

SHADEMASTER · 9th April 2008, 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlas

Just a note though, I 'THINK' it reset's whichever trip you have selected when you start the car after filling up. So if you have B selected it will reset that and if A that one, so make sure you remember to have the right one selected before filling up.

I set the auto reset a few months back,
It only ever resets trip A after filling, trip B can only be reset manually

charlas · 10th April 2008, 01:02

Just checked, and yeah, only reset's A.

angie4m · 10th April 2008, 08:41

I have that switched on, but its only worked once! And that was on the second fill after I set it up, checked it again last night and its still set to on, but it picks and chooses when it works!

ku2t · 20th April 2008, 20:27

28.4 mpg over 6900 miles. Never got more than 23mpg out of the rx-8.

SHADEMASTER · 23rd April 2008, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by ku2t

28.4 mpg over 6900 miles. Never got more than 23mpg out of the rx-8.

How did you manage to get 23mpg from an RX8?

I have managed to get an average of 30mpg+ from my CTR over the past 300miles with no difference in my driving style,
I have finally discovered the off switch for the climate control

-=Stella Artois=- · 23rd April 2008, 22:27

Best I got was 32mpg, worst was 92 miles on a tank. Now she averages 18-20.

SHADEMASTER · 28th April 2008, 21:54

I have noticed a few people on here say that they would buy a Type R but they could not live with the fuel costs.
I decided to go for a 20 mile drive on Sunday to see how many miles per gallon i could get.
I drove on a mix of A roads, B roads and a short run on the Motorway.

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This thread is about: Type R fuel economy, it's in Type-R at the Honda Civic forum Civinfo; Originally Posted by angie4m Thats impressive ctrdaveg.....I'll maybe be going the M6 to my mates which is all downhill the way there but uphill all ...

7th April 2008, 22:10	#142 (permalink)
chaffordred Valve Cap Join Date: 7th April 2008 Location: Chafford Hundred, Essex Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I did a 460 mile round trip and caned it i.e. keeping it in the 5500 rpm+ range. Result £110 in fuel. Not good as my Golf 2.0tdi would do the same trip using around £45 of diesel! I recently did the same journey in the CTR and took it easy. i.e. kept the revs in the sub 4500 rev range and spent £65 in fuel. The car is like hot and cold. Keep it in the VTEC rev range and boy will it punish you!

9th April 2008, 21:51	#146 (permalink)
stevectr50 Valve Cap Join Date: 10th October 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Look what I can get my average up to, ha ha! Ok it was 0.7 miles from the garage when I filled it up. Its a little game I like to play when I fill my car up with fuel - reset the trip and see what I can get it up to. Sad I know. I've had it over 65 before!

9th April 2008, 22:00	#147 (permalink)
charlas i-VTEC Junkie Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2008 Location: Leics/Warwick Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You do know you can get the car to automaticaly reset the trip computer at fill up?

9th April 2008, 22:10	#148 (permalink)
stevectr50 Valve Cap Join Date: 10th October 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh really, how's that?

9th April 2008, 22:13	#149 (permalink)
charlas i-VTEC Junkie Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2008 Location: Leics/Warwick Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	One of the options in the menu. (from memory) Put key in and turn the car on, but dont start it, hold the info button on the wheel down for a few secs, the config menu will come up and it's one of the options in there. If you can't find it let me know and I'll have a look in the morning for you.

9th April 2008, 22:14	#150 (permalink)
stevectr50 Valve Cap Join Date: 10th October 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Im sure i'll work it out, thanks very much for the pointer!!

9th April 2008, 22:16	#151 (permalink)
charlas i-VTEC Junkie Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2008 Location: Leics/Warwick Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just a note though, I 'THINK' it reset's whichever trip you have selected when you start the car after filling up. So if you have B selected it will reset that and if A that one, so make sure you remember to have the right one selected before filling up.

9th April 2008, 22:22	#153 (permalink)
stevectr50 Valve Cap Join Date: 10th October 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Duely noted, cheers Charlas!!

10th April 2008, 01:02	#155 (permalink)
charlas i-VTEC Junkie Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 29th January 2008 Location: Leics/Warwick Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just checked, and yeah, only reset's A.

10th April 2008, 08:41	#156 (permalink)
angie4m Why Do I bother? Civinfo guru Join Date: 28th September 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,405 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	I have that switched on, but its only worked once! And that was on the second fill after I set it up, checked it again last night and its still set to on, but it picks and chooses when it works!

20th April 2008, 20:27	#157 (permalink)
ku2t Valve Cap Join Date: 21st October 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	28.4 mpg over 6900 miles. Never got more than 23mpg out of the rx-8.

23rd April 2008, 22:27	#159 (permalink)
-=Stella Artois=- Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 8th June 2007 Location: Peterborough Posts: 358 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Best I got was 32mpg, worst was 92 miles on a tank. Now she averages 18-20.