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SuperC · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2005, 08:29 AM

Everyone here said to be patient, and that the Accord's mileage would improve as it broke in. I believe that the combination of the car getting limber and my learning how best to optimize its capability through driving style are paying some benefits.

Last Friday I took another road trip and made my best mileage so far. 207 miles on 4.8 gallons for a pure highway mpg of 43.125.

I drove around town for the remainder of the day and all of the following day and filled up before coming home. The city driving was 245 miles and I put in 7.4 gallons for 33.1 mpg.

I'm noticing that the car seems to use the assist more. Perhaps that's because I'm getting accustomed to the pedal and how to let it work the way Honda designed it.

I'm very pleased at 1600 miles and anxiously looking forward to the next trip to see if it continues to improve. Even if it doesn't, I'd be thrilled to get 43mpg on a somewhat regular basis!