I am entirely frustrated with the bull**** Honda proclaims about the good gas mileage their cars get. In addition, they use this same line of defense against producing a V-8 engine as one of their arguments. If this is the case, then why does my 2000 RL consistently get poor gas mileage? Recently, I took a 100-mile trip, which was all highway and my average mpg was a meager 17.9 mpg. That is pathetic. I have friends who drive V-8's that get better gas mileage- in the mid 20's. In addition to that, the RL has a small gas tank - about 280 miles before another fill up. Maybe its just my experience, how is everyone else's gas mileage.