Stopped off at an out-of-the-way station on the way home from ork last night. Not having filled up here before, I was unaware how the pump would work. Turns out that I probably overfilled, but:

452 miles
10.1 gallons

44.75 MPG! Not the 45+ I was hoping for this tank, but it'll do.

 

Not the 45+ I was hoping for this tank, but it'll do.

 

I was advised by a mechanic not to put the auto trans in N and coast to red lights, etc. His reason was that the pump in the trans changes output in N and will cause additional wear in the trans. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated as to valid concern or just BS. Thanks for ANY help provided.

 

Three tanks under my belt. 32.2, 33.78, 35.8. just broke 900 miles today, had it three weeks and counting

 

haven't filled up yet, so i don't know how many gallons i've burned, but right now i'm at 519 miles for the tank.

 

I just got my fit a few days ago. Getting about 30mpg. I'm satisfied!

 

519.9 miles / 9.757 gallons = 53.28 mpg

 

NICE Burbio!!! GOOD WORK!

I think I asked this before but what oil weight are you running? Avg speed on highway?

 

don't know the oil... whatever honda puts in at the dealership.
average speed on highway was probably 50-55. let me put it this way: i never went above 55. and the tach never went above 3500.

 

Today I was truely amazed with the fit filling up at the pump. I averaged 29mpg on this tank. Speeding, high revs, A/C etc. were all involved in during the course of this tank. City driving and idling was also a major factor.

I still cannot believe I got 29. Driving this way with my old v6 i would get lucky with 18 mpg.
*Granted i accelerated a hell of a lot faster*. hehe.

 

Thanks. My highway is 60 and 55, 50. I'm at 7200' elevation though and that's what's keeping me under 50mpg so far. Still original oil too.

Off topic, but the 17" rims you have for sale. Did you notice a drop in mpg when you ran them? Is the overall diameter larger then stock?

--D

 

it's hard to say. the tank of gas before my 519 mile tank rendered 21 mpg. it all depends on how you drive. the wheels might have harmed FE slightly, but only because they are a little heavier than stock. and yes, the overall diameter is about 2 inches larger than stock.

 

I figured with the lower profile of the tires there would have been less of a net difference.

I want to do some rims (yours look perfect), but I'm still trying for a 50mpg tank. Once I'm *done* with this whole mpg obsession, dropping a mpg or two (staying over 40mpg) shouldn't be that big of a deal. Maybe you will still have your rims then!

--D

 

Wife has pretty much been driving the car this week (she's not as conservative as I am, plus she drives in town a lot)

She went 302 miles and put in 9.437 gallons = 32 MPG

Not too shabby...

First 3 tanks average - 35.3 MPG

We'll see what I can do this next week!!!

 

I'm getting this same kind of thing too! What gives? I get super great mileage on the first half of the tank and then it just falls off after that so that I only get about 28.5-29 mpg. I want my whole 30. I only have 1100 miles on my the car at this point and have had it just over a month. I'm hoping the mileage goes to 30mpg. I'm still VERY happy with her though. I just came off of a Mazda RX8 - so it's a real treat to get this kind of mileage for little money. )

 

When you guys are going for MPG in city driving do you use the paddles to control shift points, or just acclerate with a light foot in D?

 

Hi guys! Kinda new here. Bought my Fit this May, now have already 8,500 miles on the speedometer. The maximum I got from the gas was 35 mi/gal. Well, 519 mi on the tank is very intriguing for me. Will try to do so.

 

Last 2 tanks have been 29mpg and 37mpg. My wife had the lower number driving it in town and a little on the interstate. Mine was mostly interstate and very little city.

I'm rather impressed... thats a pretty descent average to me!

 

1st tank: 29.11mpg 50city/50highway
2nd tank: 35.489mpg all highway, with a/c on, speed around 75mph

 

i just accel with a light foot. i've found that if i use the paddles i still get worse mileage than if i let the car take over.