8th Gen Civic - Concerns on fuel economy

[EuroDude]

New Car = high fuel usage. Because the engine is still wearing in.

Expect the fuel economy to be on par at around 15,000km


My Euro was eating 16L/100km but now its down to 9.xL

[TypeRice]

driving habits can increase your consumption up to 40%.

it is one of the best cars for fuel economy, but you need to learn how to drive economically.

with my integra, I can get 350 for a tank or 500, depending on how i drive.

civics have 45L tank..
and when the fuel light comes on i go refill..
and it gets full at 37L (whilst refilling)
hence you still have 8L in your tank when the fuel light turns on.
and 8L can take u about 100kms extra.

just wondering is your 500kms based on when the fuel light turns on? or using that 8L to push the petrol to the limit ?

[yourfather]

should I get one of these cars?

[clem]

ok i used E10 from caltex.. tank is now empty.. 760km out the tank... wich is manual vti witch is r18a, anyone gettin less then 450 must be flogging the nuts off the darn thing... or using crap fuel...

Not calling you a liar, but may I ask how much fuel you used in doing that 760? Because even if you did use all 50L of your fuel which would cause your car to break down on the side of the road..

calculating your L/100km's

.. 760 / 50 = 0.658 per 1k
0.658 x 100 = 6.58 L / 100km's

So since its impossible to use up all 50L's, lets say you drove with 5L's left in your car..

760 / 45 = 0.59
5.9L/100km's

That is a whole liter below honda's rated 6.9L/100 which people rarely get even if they drove like granny's.

With most drivers here claiming 7-8L's / 100. I cannot see how it's possible your car was able to get 760L's. just like to know what's behind this thats all.

Based on your claim, my assumptions would be:

Caltex E10 is magical fuel

Theres a flaw with how you calculate the fuel usage of your car (maybe you just forgot to reset the odo from the previous tank so the KM's added on.)

[yourfather]

maybe he has a hybrid

[buddah51au]

To everyone complaining about fuel ecconomy from the 8th generation Civic. I purchased a VTI auto in July, 2006 and have kept a comprehensive log book on the vehicle since that time. To date i have travelled 22,000kms at an average of 7.06 ltr/100km. Best recorded is 6.51L/100km, worst 7.5L/100km. I have only ever used standard unleaded fuel from my local woolworths petrol station. As this vehicle is advertised at 7.2L/100km i am fractionally in front of that. To me it is a great car that has given no problems to date.

[buddah51au]

Not calling you a liar, but may I ask how much fuel you used in doing that 760? Because even if you did use all 50L of your fuel which would cause your car to break down on the side of the road..

calculating your L/100km's

.. 760 / 50 = 0.658 per 1k
0.658 x 100 = 6.58 L / 100km's

So since its impossible to use up all 50L's, lets say you drove with 5L's left in your car..

760 / 45 = 0.59
5.9L/100km's

That is a whole liter below honda's rated 6.9L/100 which people rarely get even if they drove like granny's.

With most drivers here claiming 7-8L's / 100. I cannot see how it's possible your car was able to get 760L's. just like to know what's behind this thats all.

Based on your claim, my assumptions would be:

Caltex E10 is magical fuel

Theres a flaw with how you calculate the fuel usage of your car (maybe you just forgot to reset the odo from the previous tank so the KM's added on.)

Clem, add this to your unbelievable list. 667km on 44.5 lts. the first 280 km on that tank around town, so a figure in the mid to high 5L/100km is what i would expect on a long trip....on standard unleaded fuel

[buddah51au]

here is mine everysince I started recording, (2006 Honda Civic VTi-L Auto), no modifications.



you can see it varies alot, I believe the first tank was 80% in the city, 20% highway or less.

Andy, compare this log book on a VTI Auto

DATE MILAGE FUEL M.P.G Ltr-100 COST SERVICE LABOUR PARTS COST
13/07/06 20 14.6 $20.00
15/07/06 *203 38.67 $49.46
21/07/06 724 39.7 * 37.25 7.62 $50.77
23/07/06 1130 27.3 42.16 6.72 $36.00
26/07/06 1332 1,000km Nil Nil $000.00
28/07/06 Headlight Bulbs $170.00
28/07/06 1565 30.94 39.5 7.1 $39.26
04/08/06 2052 34.15 40.66 7.0 $43.33
12/08/06 2539 35.14 39.36 7.21 $44.59
21/08/06 2992 32.09 40.12 7.08 $40.73
25/08/06 3391 27.12 41.94 6.8 $34.42
01/09/06 3863 33.00 40.41 6.99 $41.55
08/09/06 4307 31.27 40.39 7.04 $39.05
16/09/06 4921 43.57 40.10 7.09 $53.55
17/09/06 4922 Oil & Filter 50.00 $50.00
24/09/06 5455 37.46 40.50 7.01 $44.91
03/10/06 6066 42.26 41.10 6.91 $50.25
30/10/06 6541 35.43 38.14 7.46 $38.58
06/11/06 7011 32.74 40.83 6.97 $35.65
13/11/06 7468 31.89 40.80 6.97 $34.73
20/11/06 7964 35.17 40.10 7.09 $37.59
27/11/06 8424 32.46 40.32 7.05 $34.70
04/12/06 8862 32.73 38.07 7.47 $35.00
11/12/06 9330 31.56 42.21 6.74 $31.84
17/12/06 9801 33.07 37.05 7.27 $38.00
19/12/06 10220 27.76 42.93 6.62 $28.00
19/12/06 10244 10,000km Service $50.00 $50.00
28/12/06 10806 42.90 38.85 7.32 $43.72
06/01/07 11394 39.70 42.14 6.75 $40.45
16/01/07 11887 35.75 39.20 7.25 $38.57
23/01/07 12312 30.57 39.53 7.19 $32.38
30/01/07 12942 43.62 41.06 6.92 $45.76
06/02/07 13388 32.28 39.29 7.24 $31.92
12/02/07 13782 28.52 39.27 7.24 $28.92
19/02/07 14263 33.75 40.51 7.01 $36.75
26/02/07 14724 32.15 40.77 6.97 $35.00
02/03/07 15129 Oil & Filter $49.60
05/03/07 15200 35.08 38.58 7.37 $38.21
12/03/07 15639 31.32 39.88 7.13 $34.11
19/03/07 16090 31.09 41.27 6.89 $33.86
26/03/07 16558 34.45 38.64 7.36 $36.13
02/04/07 17028 32.80 40.74 6.98 $38.67
11/04/07 17564 37.98 40.17 7.08 $44.80
18/04/07 17960 29.53 38.14 7.46 $34.82
09/05/07 18487 38.05 39.40 7.22 $44.48 (Average fuel consumption @ 21,711km)
25/05/07 18929 33.23 37.84 7.52 $41.50 21,508km 1518.767lts = 7.06lts/100km
11/06/07 19596 44.50 42.62 6.67 $57.81 13,442.5 mls 333.767 gal = 40.27 mpg.
15/06/07 Oil & Filter, Auto trans oil $95.95
19/06/07 20145 37.04 42.15 6.75 $45.52
25/06/07 20698 37.62 41.79 6.80 $48.50
02/07/07 21215 35.62 41.26 6.89 $43.78
09/07/07 21711 34.28 43.72 6.51 $42.13
16/07/07 22196 33.33 41.35 6.87 $40.97

[oniononline]

How you guys get that log? Manually calculation? Or does Civic have built in fuel log program?

[denot]

How you guys get that log? Manually calculation? Or does Civic have built in fuel log program?

hahahaha... built in log program will be cool...

[buddah51au]

Every one using this forum obviously has a computer, so if you go into microsoft word it is quite simple to make your own log book. It takes all of about 5 minutes every week to keep it up to date & with a calculator it is very easy to keep an eye on fuel consumption.
The other reason for the log book is being a qualified mechanic i prefer doing all my own servicing, well i probably over service the vehicle in the hope of a pro-longed life.
After that it is up to each individual to understand what they are doing in the way they drive their vehicles in relation to ecconomy. It is not a matter of treating a car like a baby, just drive it smart.

[oniononline]

There is a fuel used / km traveled program on certain cars, the new Subaru has it and I've even read something like that can be unlocked in Mazda 3 cars, just wonder if there is one figured out by someone haha.