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Originally Posted by ten_year_man
23 MPG with on the first tank with my Sport MT.
I was not lead-footing it, but there were some mitigating circumstances besides the break-in period. My commute is two miles, and the temperature here in Chicago has averaged about zero degrees farenheit in the morning. There were a couple of longer trips on that first tank, but for the most part the car barely had time to warm up before the end of each commute.
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In that case I'd say you are getting exceptionally good milleage. You've just about described worse case scenario.
<eco rant warning>Why do you have to drive two miles to work? A fit adult can walk that in twenty minutes. I could walk it in fifteen without straining myself (I do a 4 mile walk in my lunch break and have 15 minutes left to rest at the end)</eco rant warning>
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I hope these initial conditions aren't harming the long term performance of my new Fit. I let the engine run a minute or two before driving, but I take off before the green "cold" light goes away.
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Hard to say. You are describing very cold conditions. From looking on the web it seems that opinion varies but that below a certain point it may make sense. Either way if the cold light is on you should probably be gentle with it
Note:Hmmm. I've tried not to sound like a nagging eco-warrior here but might have failed. I hope you can take my comments in the spirit of friendly suggestion as they are intended.