Good morning Oppo!

"Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom" (jeremyhampson)
02/25/2014 at 08:35 • Filed to: Fuelly

So, got some good ol gas this morning, and I was pleasantly surprised

Barely started using fuelly for the last few fuel ups, but it seems that my little 86 Accord is getting some pretty awesome mileage.

And yes, my car is named Emelia, as in Emelia Earhart, because this damn car has enough miles to go around the world quite a few times.

DISCUSSION (26)

The Dummy Gummy > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 08:39

When your car dies, will you push it into the sea?

/Too soon?

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > The Dummy Gummy
02/25/2014 at 08:40

Let nature take it back!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 09:05

Here's mine, haha. Best I've done is 24.5... My commute is so short now that my MPG's are shit + it's winter.

https://www.fuelly.com/driver/yowen/t…

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/25/2014 at 09:17

Not too bad for a V6, especially if it's a lot of stop and go. My commute one way is 26 miles, and like 22 of those are on the interstate, and I don't go above 60 usually, plus I coast a lot as well. But hey anything above 20 in my book is pretty good.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 10:33

Haha, I am currently around 17, when it warms up and once I get my tune I bet I'll be able to go north of 20 again.

My Jetta I used to be able to average 30ish at times.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/25/2014 at 10:36

Yeah, winter isn't the greatest for getting good mileage, the way I drive for my commute, once summer hits I think I'll try for 35, that would be awesome.

I love seeing 30 miles a gallon, it is pretty awesome. Even more awesome is that I only have a 12 gallon gas tank, so its like 36 bucks to fill up, then I drive around for a good 400 miles or so if I drive really conservatively

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 10:38

Hah that is nice. 35mpg would be awesome to see, haha. I would love to see 30 out of my SHO, I'll try for it during a road trip sometime.

I had a Ford 500 before this, that thing was surprisingly good on gas, on a road trip from I managed to push that thing to 32mpg, I was going at or slightly above speed limits the whole time.

JawKnee > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 10:39

Yes yes this is all well and good. On to more important things like CHARGE YOUR PHONE! dead before 8am... Some people's kids

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/25/2014 at 10:40

If it was mainly highway below 62 mph, I could see a SHO getting close to 30.

32 mpg isn't bad at all.

Getting good mileage is still surprising to me, because my daily before I picked up my Accord was a 944, and I like to drive that thing, shall we say, a bit spirited.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > JawKnee
02/25/2014 at 10:42

Hey now, I fell asleep early and forgot to plug it in.

I'm an IT guy so I've managed to get enough chargers planted everywhere that no matter where I go during the course of my work day I can charge my phone, so there!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 10:43

Haha yeah, I can't help but stomp on the gas pedal of the SHO... frequently.

I think i can definitely hit 30mpg after my tune, a tune on that car is known to increase mpg's significantly. So will better-gapped spark plugs and downpipes :D

I bet you'd hit 35 easy going 60-ish mph.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/25/2014 at 10:47

Yeah, it's the same thing with my 300 as well, even with the thing completely stock it still sounds ridiculously nice for a V6, and it's rev happy as hell.

Do it! A tune, some minor upgrades and some good summer tires and you should be getting some great mileage.

Oh I'm definitely going to try, even when I drive this car a little spirited, I get good mileage it really is awesome, I think I may end up keeping this little Honda, it's a fun car.

Mercedes Streeter > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 10:57

Fuelly is an extremely fun tool. My car is currently experiencing a major thermostat issue, so whenever the temperature drops below 20*F, my mileage drops into the 30s.

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/neonspi…

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Mercedes Streeter
02/25/2014 at 10:59

Damn man those are some pretty impressive numbers.

And what thermostat issue? Getting stuck?

Edit: And I added you as a friend!

Mercedes Streeter > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 11:20

Awesome! :)

From the looks of it, the thermostat appears to be getting partially stuck open in temperatures under 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The engine isn't getting up to running temperature and it's causing a whole host of problems.

I contacted smart USA (since the vehicle still has warranty) and they have their crack team of engineers in Germany trying to figure it out...because my dealer refuses to do any engine work without a CEL present.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Mercedes Streeter
02/25/2014 at 11:28

Really, your dealer won't do anything?

And that sounds like the weirdest problem, maybe they use crappy springs in their thermos?

The Dummy Gummy > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 11:43

So you inspired me to import all my data that I had on my car. Here is my account:

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/robmahi…

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > The Dummy Gummy
02/25/2014 at 11:49

Damn, not bad, with almost even city/highway driving you've got some good numbers there. And I added you as a friend as well, us oppos gotta stick together! And brag about awesome mileage to each other.

The Dummy Gummy > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 12:02

I added you as well. I've tried to be light with the car. You will see over the next few months it will drastically change to highway miles. I travel a 120 miles a day now and a majority of it is highway.

I'm hoping the mileage goes up because I've been warming the car up in the morning before I take off. I'm honestly impressed that an AWD car gets such numbers. My goal is to avg 27, but we will see.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > The Dummy Gummy
02/25/2014 at 12:04

Yay friends!

But yeah I've found that if you let it warm up, take it easy and shift at 3k rpm's always, and keep it below 62 mph on the freeway, you can actually grab up some impressive numbers. I also coast down all hills, but mid 20's for an AWD is pretty good either way.

The Dummy Gummy > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 12:11

Makes sense we are friends now. We think a like. I try to shift around 2500 once I get higher up in the gears and keep the car below 3k rpm. I'm really curious to how my next fill up will go. Today I went extra slow on the highway. I normally book it between 70-80; which has really hurt my numbers. But today I probably avg'd 60 and drafted a big rig for 17 miles. Hopefully I don't get crushed by traffic tonight spoiling everything I did this morning.

It has become a sick twisted game haha.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > The Dummy Gummy
02/25/2014 at 12:15

Well, geniuses do think a like!

I used to draft a bit, but truckers and dump truck drivers here in the Northern VA area really don't fuck around, they'll crush your ass, I stopped hanging around them after I got a chipped window on my 300, and almost got slammed into a jersey barrier by a dump truck. But it is a good way to cut down those numbers.

Usually when I am in stop and go traffic, I try to keep it in second, and keep the rpm's low, in stop and go I'll shift at around 2400 or so, trying to keep a balance between not dragging the clutch but also keeping the fuel consumption down. It's a game for sure, and it definitely keeps me entertained, because I have no radio in my Honda haha, shit gets really boring sometimes.

The Dummy Gummy > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 12:20

Ha. I almost named the car Emilio after your post.

By draft I mean at very least I'm a car length away. They are mostly breaking the head winds. I'm with you on that. I would never follow a dump truck. I completely feel you on the debris. If I hear anything kick around I drop back. I can't tell you how many cracked windows I've had and this wasn't from drafting or riding close to people. I just have extremely bad luck in that department. I want to say I've had 4 replaced windows in the last 8 years.

Solid tips for stop and go.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > The Dummy Gummy
02/25/2014 at 12:24

Hah, why Emilio?

And yeah, those dump trucks just suck, I would hate to be one of their drivers, they probably get an insane amount of shit. I remember one time I was behind a dump truck, about 3 car lengths, and for some reason I got the feeling I should move over, so I did, and proceeded to pass the truck. As I past, the truck hit a bump, it hit it so hard that the back of the truck where they put all their shit lifted off the frame a few inches, and EVERYTHING inbetween those two things came off, it looked like a snow storm of rocks, so happy I wasn't still in that area.

The Dummy Gummy > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
02/25/2014 at 12:27

Ha because your car was Emelia and because the Mighty Ducks (Emilio Estevez).

I never went after the truck to repair the window, but I'm sure a ton do. That's insane about what you saw. I couldn't even imagine. I guess the only thing worse would be like Biff from Back To The Future and a pile of crap dumped on you.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > The Dummy Gummy
02/25/2014 at 12:36

Hah, do it then man, name that car Emilio.

And yeah, I always see a ton of close calls here, I guess that is just the I-95 for you. When my windshield got cracked they fixed it for free for me, it wasn't too bad. They had it sealed in like 10 minutes. And yeah, I feel bad for whoever was behind that, talk about some road rash.