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Currently at 45 mpg lifetime across 5400 miles, and here is a picture of my 4 last trips for reference. Pretty much all my trips are 50+ still.

Honda Civic 10th gen Gas Mileage 45 mpg lifetime
Honda Civic 10th gen Gas Mileage civic 4 trips
 

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Sitting at a stoplight for a few mins causes my mpg to tick down by 2-3mpgs. That can easily add up over several lights.
 

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I always make sure to slowly cruise to stop lights for that reason to maximize movement. I'm rarely stopped more than 5 seconds.
It must be nice to live in an area where doing this doesn't just result in 5 people cutting in front of you and 5 more people tailgating you.

This is probably the reason my lifetime average is only 34mpg...
 

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It must be nice to live in an area where doing this doesn't just result in 5 people cutting in front of you and 5 more people tailgating you.

This is probably the reason my lifetime average is only 34mpg...
That is true, and it happens no matter where you live, but probably a little less when you live in Florida with a bunch of retirees in no hurry to get anywhere. I still am able to do it though in all but the tightest of traffic, I just follow closer that I would on a wide open road.
 


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It must be nice to live in an area where doing this doesn't just result in 5 people cutting in front of you and 5 more people tailgating you.

This is probably the reason my lifetime average is only 34mpg...
People still pass me, which I really don't understand the urgency to speed to a red light.. But people still do it, and they still end up behind me when the light turns green.
 

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People still pass me, which I really don't understand the urgency to speed to a red light.. But people still do it, and they still end up behind me when the light turns green.
Well, there is a time it's acceptable to speed to a red light: if there's no one waiting at the line and you know there's a sensor there that controls the traffic light sequence. There are a few points in my commute where missing one of those sensors easily adds 2-3 minutes to my commute.

But yeah, in most situations, the speed at which I approach a red light is determined by how fast the person behind me wants to get there.
 

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Well, there is a time it's acceptable to speed to a red light: if there's no one waiting at the line and you know there's a sensor there that controls the traffic light sequence. There are a few points in my commute where missing one of those sensors easily adds 2-3 minutes to my commute.

But yeah, in most situations, the speed at which I approach a red light is determined by how fast the person behind me wants to get there.
Yeah we had those sensors in Florida, but most were able to be triggered by headlight flashes. Here in Michigan there are no sensors and everything is based on a timers, which is idiotic because there are lights where you can be waiting two minutes at 3am with no one else on the road.
 

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I've only driven my Civic Sedan Touring for about 500 miles. My last fill up til my current one was about 330 miles, at about 9.7 gallons. So it was roughly 34 MPG with eco on. Right now I'm driving with eco off to see if it makes any difference.

I noticed that in stop-and-go traffic (on the highway!) it gets around 26 MPG, and on the free-way with almost no traffic it gets anywhere from 38 to 48 MPG depending on what speed I go:
- At 55 MPH I get a solid 48MPG
- At 65 MPH I get around 40MPG
- At 70 MPH I get around 38MPG or even lower.

My trips are about 19 miles each. Round trip would be around 39 miles. I'd say its practically 95% highway.

It looks like there is a optimal sweet spot at around 45-55MPH where you can get crazy mileage.
 

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It looks like there is a optimal sweet spot at around 45-55MPH where you can get crazy mileage.
The best is 35-45 mph I believe but most routes don't always make that feasible. That's how I got over 65 mpg on one trip. If I keep it under 60 mph I'm always 50+ mpg.
 


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Most of the lights on my commute don't have sensors and the ones I always get stuck at have 3 minute light cycles. These are major 4 lane roads that also have to allow time for left turns. I coast to the light but still end up waiting anyway. Brake hold comes in handy for these traffic lights.
 

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Since May'16 when I bought my car new, I hardly ever got MPG to exceed 28 mpg in city traffic on my commute. In early-Oct, I disconnected the battery for 2 weeks (while away on vacation). After re-connecting the battery, the system re-set itself, and the MPG immediately improved by approx. 5 mpg on the same commute! I was getting decent highway mileage before (in the mid-40's on flat long stretches of freeway) but haven't tested it out since the battery reconnect.
Anybody else notice a change in MPG after resetting the electrical system?
 

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I currently do 40-50 with city driving living in LA and 50-55 highway. Combined is somewhere around 48-50. I have the 2.0 NA and my current lifetime is 44.
 

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I hit 45mpg the other day using ACC set at 65 for about 15 miles or so. That does include the 10mins to get to the highway and I got about 35 before I hit the highway.
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