Originally Posted by gunner252
30mpg at 80? that doesnt sound right. no disrespect, just saying that usually the mpg ratings of a car aren't at a speed of 80mph. and a 2004 rsx-s is rated at 31mpg - hwy. and considering were around 3500 - 4000 rpm at 80 in 6th..... i dunno, just my 2 cents. i mean, sure you may AVERAGE 30mpg on the whole TANK, but obviously mpg goes down, as speed & rpm's go up.
No, I just did it, filled up when we left and when we got back filled up again, at the same gas station by my house, it took 5.537 gallons and the round trip was 170.6 miles. We got better mileage in our 2002 RSX-s averaging about 35 mph on long drives at steady highway speeds, which for me is between 80 and 85mph. I have always beaten the highway mileage on the window sticker by a good bit, except in my 99 Dakota 4wd 3.9L V6, which was always carrying a load and had ladder racks on it, and I was happy as hell getting 15mpg. When I had the bed loaded down with about 1500# of tile I was lucky to get 12mpg, but it was a work truck, not a toy.
When we are buzzing around the local areas and in the city we get about 25-28mpg, and neither my wife or I aren't easy on the gas pedal at traffic lights.