What are you getting for real world gas mileage?

I'm planning to buy a Ridgeline, but not sure if it will be my car or my wife's for commuting to work. I drive a lot farther. What kind of real world mileage do people get in generally rural, mostly highway driving? My experience has been that the EPA specs on vehicles are meaningless. thanks.

try these links
http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11485&highlight=mileage

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12342&highlight=mileage

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3745&highlight=mileage

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10709&highlight=mileage

edit: there is a search feature at the top of the page on the blue bar, but 3 letter searches don't work so gas or mpg would have done you no good.

I'm planning to buy a Ridgeline, but not sure if it will be my car or my wife's for commuting to work. I drive a lot farther. What kind of real world mileage do people get in generally rural, mostly highway driving? My experience has been that the EPA specs on vehicles are meaningless. thanks.

Think I do about the same kind of driving. Rural 2 lane roads, small towns, big city every now and then, and vacation driving. I am usually between 18 and 22 mpg. Worst was 16 but I had several miles of towing. I drive by the tach and let the tranny shift when it wants to. Hope this helps.

I drive mostly on 2-lane back roads (paved, of course) and I, typically, get 18-20 mpg. On the open road, I have gotten 21-22. I use the cruise control ALL THE TIME and try not to bury my foot in it too often.

Good luck!

Sorry fredridge, I didn't know 3 letter searches don't work. Any way to recall a post?

about 150 miles round trip per day during the work week. A mix of interstates , toll roads , and local roads. I set the cruise control when traffic allows @ 85 mph, .

57,000+ miles on the truck, and I get approx 19 mpg all things considered. . A typical tank lasts about 2.5 days during the week, or about 380 miles before needing 20 gallons to refill.

A great commuter vehicle, in my opinion.

edit: there is a search feature at the top of the page on the blue bar, but 3 letter searches don't work so gas or mpg would have done you no good.
T_MAC has said that he is considering allowing 3 letter searches, so any time this is a problem it might pay for us to chat it up a bit to help him prioritize it.

So... Chatter...Chatter...Chatter...Chatter...Chatter... Chatter... :D

I'm envious. From Day One, I have averaged from 16.0 to 16.9 mpg. And I only get the high side (16.9 mpg....hah!) when I travel down to San Diego from LA to visit customers.

Now, I will confess to having a heavy foot in city traffic, but what about the highway drive to and from San Diego? :confused:

Sorry fredridge, I didn't know 3 letter searches don't work. Any way to recall a post?

I used the word mileage, that's why when you click on the links I gave that word appears in red.

I do think the ones I selected will give you all the info on mpg you could want, just a lot to read.

You could try words like fill, full, tank etc. just words that might be related.

16.5 to 17.9 mpg, day in and day out.....all hwy will increase to about 19mpg from my experience --- 07 RTX still new 2k miles on it.

I consistently get in the high 18's with mixed driving and a moderate to heavy foot. I have got as high as 23 on an all highway trip, keeping at 65 mph. We go down to Disney World a good bit, and usually take the wife's Pilot, I decided it was time for the Ridge to see Mickey. With the truck loaded and driving mostly 80, we averaged in the low 18's. I was expecting a little better since the Pilot does the trip with an average 21 MPG's.

wow i think somthing is worng with my ridgeline i only get about 260 miles out of a tank, whats the problem

I too only get around 400km (250miles) out of a tank in mixed driving. I tend to take it easy these days with the right foot so am wondering why my mileage is so bad in comparison to everyone elses. One thing though is that it has been quite cold here the last little while and that can really hurt mileage.

Tom.

If you want 19MPG or better then inflate your tires to 36PSI (and keep them there, check weekly), accelerate gently, coast as much as possible, keep the A/C off as much as possible, and don't keep anything in the bed or trunk that doesn't need to be there (more weight = less mileage). I have 20K miles on my RL and track every fillup and my average is 19.7MPG (50/50 highway/suburbia, 10% ethanol mix year-round). If you do this and still get under 19MPG then you either drive in extreme conditions (very hilly, very congested, very short trips only, etc.) or your RL has a mechanical problem (dragging brakes, clogged air filter, bad alignment, bad sensor, etc.).

No snow and temps in the 9C.... 75% hwy and 25% city I got 20.26 mpg this week...yeah baby !! :D :D :D when I was doing about 80% city and 20% hwy last year I got avg 18 - 18.5 plus my Ridge has been problem free since day one... I have 16K miles on her.:D

I am a gardener and almost always have tools in the back of my rl . I have rarely seen over 16 city , I do 90% or greater town driving but when I do drive a long highway trip I get 21. My rl has more than enough pep and I have a somewhat heavy gas foot. I was used to driving a Chevy with a 350 V8 and in comparison the rl is much slower in the 0 to 60, but it is quick enough.

17.2MPG average over 20,000 miles and nearly 2 years of ownership. Best was 23.2MPG on a highway trip. My commuter mileage is usually 15-16MPG (no highway, just a free stop lights, mostly 40-45MPH). No major complaints with mileage, especially with gas under $2 a gallon again.

I get about 15 in the city,20-25 on the highway at 65 most of the time

I live in Norway, so we don't use gallons and miles, but I run my Ridgeline on LPG (Liquified Propane Gas), cause it's 1/3 of normal gas-prices.
But back to the question...

I've managed to get 1,37 litres pr. 10 km.. and that's pretty impressive, when you consider how heavy my car is... it's pimped out!! :D

But I have no problem getting it up to 2,5 - 3,0 litres pr km... Just to get that clear... The key is using hills to get "free miles" with the "N", and building speed gently when you know there is a hill up ahead...

Thats my x-mas feedback on this subject!

PS: If anyone wants to know, I'm posting pictures of my ridgeline as soon as I get my ass in gear!!!

MERRY X-MAS AND A BETTER NEW YEAR!!

RidgelineForFun...:cool:

My Ridgeline has a great many qualities: safety, comfort, utility, design . . . but I would not consider it a commuter vehicle.--unless you were carrying heavy cargo on a regular basis as well as fellow commuters, in which case this vehicle makes VERY GOOD sense.

Otherwise, I'd personally opt for a Prius as an ideal commuter car . . . and say this as someone who commuted to work by bike for the past 25 years.

'Now happily retired and enjoying my 2007 RTLNAV which averages 16 mpg in mostly freeway driving.

I'm planning to buy a Ridgeline, but not sure if it will be my car or my wife's for commuting to work. I drive a lot farther. What kind of real world mileage do people get in generally rural, mostly highway driving? My experience has been that the EPA specs on vehicles are meaningless. thanks.

I live in Norway, so we don't use gallons and miles, but I run my Ridgeline on LPG (Liquified Propane Gas), cause it's 1/3 of normal gas-prices.
But back to the question...

I've managed to get 1,37 litres pr. 10 km.. and that's pretty impressive, when you consider how heavy my car is... it's pimped out!! :D

But I have no problem getting it up to 2,5 - 3,0 litres pr km... Just to get that clear... The key is using hills to get "free miles" with the "N", and building speed gently when you know there is a hill up ahead...

Thats my x-mas feedback on this subject!

PS: If anyone wants to know, I'm posting pictures of my ridgeline as soon as I get my ass in gear!!!

MERRY X-MAS AND A BETTER NEW YEAR!!

RidgelineForFun...:cool:
Welcome...it took me a bit to do some coversions:)

I'm planning to buy a Ridgeline, but not sure if it will be my car or my wife's for commuting to work. I drive a lot farther. What kind of real world mileage do people get in generally rural, mostly highway driving? My experience has been that the EPA specs on vehicles are meaningless. thanks.

I'm getting 19mpg and going over 350 miles before the low fuel light comes on..But I cruise slow at 55-60 on hwy, not 70-75 like the ones whining about bad gas mileage and blaming the RL's performance....I drive slow and enjoy every mile..I creep slow on purpose so folks will look and see me in my Ridge, its hillarious..

Hello, You will enjoy driving the Ridgeline, it drives like an SUV, not a truck, but the gas mileage is in my opinion poor. I have just over 2000 miles on my new 2007, and the best average fuel economy I have gotten is 16.2 mpg. I have been driving very conservatively to break the engine in. Not my normal drive it like a rental driving. I am one of those nuts who keeps a log book of everything that goes in my vehicles. From reading wht others have written my fuel economy should go up a bit after the engine loosens up, but I don't have high hopes of hitting 20 mpg.

20mpg on the highway, sure. In town, good luck. The sticker says 15/21. This is what most get.

The sticker on the window when I bought mine was perfectly truthful when it came to EPA estimated MPG.