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Wayne - thanks for the encouragement / kind words. Most appreciated. BTW - I got my oil report today from Blackstone, and I'm sending that to you via email. When you get back in town, give me a call at the number I'll list in the email, and we'll schedule a meetup. I'd like to see what you can do in the car, too
For everyone else, I'll also post my analysis on the board. I've always wondered what was in that 'magical' break-in oil that's supposedly in Hondas; maybe someone else is as well.
I'm thinking that the gas in Madison, WI is a better blend than what we get here in Lake Co, IL, because that mileage was sooo good . It also helped that the car was fully warmed up, and the gas station was literally next to the on-ramp. The reason I only reported the 50 mi. segment was because I ran into about 40mi of road on US Interstate 23 that could most charitably be described as...washboard (hey, that's where the Navi told me to drive! LOL) It was so rough that I know my foot was dancing on the go pedal. But I was really pleased to see 39.7 (?) on the trip odo for the 50mi stretch (65mph limit), if for nothing else than to know that I can match / exceed EPA on both the city *and* highway ratings ( 29 / 37, according to my Monroney ). I've *never* done that before with any car, and it's a very satisfying feeling. With just a few adjustments from my driving style with the old '01 AV6 coupe, I can get 50% better mileage now (39 vs 26 - hwy). Better justifies the purchase, and I traded 'away' nothing in terms of performance, luxury (actually gained in both). Traded away about 4yrs worth of equity, though...
It was still climbing, too - had I not run into that bad stretch of road, I might have seen 41-42 mpg . Seriously. As it was, I completed the 175mi trip at 37+, and that included 25mi of secondary highway w/ more stops than I would have liked.
I've had 1 warm day w/ lighter than usual traffic where I got 37+ on my 22mi trip to work, all on secondary highway.
Bottom line - the potential is there, for those wanting to improve their FE.