How are you doing with mileage? I was worried that I might hit the EPA low of 16 MPG. But, I've just finished my first tank -- 18 MPG -- half freeway miles. I wonder if it will get better as the engine gets broken in?

How are you doing with mileage? I was worried that I might hit the EPA low of 16 MPG. But, I've just finished my first tank -- 18 MPG -- half freeway miles. I wonder if it will get better as the engine gets broken in?

So far on my second tank which is half full at the moment and my trip A odometer shows 180 miles, mostly city driving.

Vertrkr,

If the tank was filled to the top with 22 gallons both times , that means you have used about 30 gallons, which means you are only getting 6mpg :eek: Tell me this ain't true, that you made a typo, or that you have been pulling a boat the whole time, since you got it.


So far on my second tank which is half full at the moment and my trip A odometer shows 180 miles, mostly city driving.

Vertrkr,

If the tank was filled to the top with 22 gallons both times , that means you have used about 30 gallons, which means you are only getting 6mpg :eek: Tell me this ain't true, that you made a typo, or that you have been pulling a boat the whole time, since you got it.

Sorry, shouldn't have posted that. I reset the trip meter at every fill up so it should be 180mile/11gallons=16.36mpg for city driving. Who knows how accurate the gauge is at half full. I'll post again when I refill the tank.

Vertrkr, does the driver info LCD at the bottom of the speedometer give you a readout of fuel economy like in the Ody?

Vertrkr, does the driver info LCD at the bottom of the speedometer give you a readout of fuel economy like in the Ody?

No, and that pisses me off, no trip computer at all. The only readings in that display are Trip A/B odometer, total odometer and oil life, nothing else. The QuickStart guide shows a small screen shot of the nav screen with a "Trip computer" button on the screen but I guess that's a misprint as mine doesn't have it and no other manuals mention a trip computer in text or picture. I called American Honda to inquire about that but I missed their call back and I'll be damned if they'll ever call me back after I left the rep 3 voice mails and called her extension multiple times only to get her voice mail over the past week :mad:

That is too bad. Does it give you a 'range' figure as in the Ody? Or I guess a better way to say it, a 'distance until empty' mileage number?

I really like those features of the Ody. I bet Honda adds those in for the next revision (2007 model year) if enough people squawk about it.

Come to think about it, only us Ody owners know what we are missing! I wonder how difficult it would be to add that package in? Do you think you could get a replacement part (with sending units) from an '05 Ody and put it in the Ridgeline? I really don't see why not.

That is too bad. Does it give you a 'range' figure as in the Ody? Or I guess a better way to say it, a 'distance until empty' mileage number?
I really like those features of the Ody. I bet Honda adds those in for the next revision (2007 model year) if enough people squawk about it.
Come to think about it, only us Ody owners know what we are missing! I wonder how difficult it would be to add that package in? Do you think you could get a replacement part (with sending units) from an '05 Ody and put it in the Ridgeline? I really don't see why not.

Nope, no range, no nothing except the odometers and oil life. No idea about adding it in, I tend to shy away from working on electronic stuff so I wouldn't do it, if it was ever offered as an accessory dealer install later I'd buy it.

I agree with you about monkeying around with the electronics. I would definitely buy one as a dealer installed accessory.

Heck, I may even ask my dealer if they would be interested in such a project. I can't imagine that the parts are that different between the 2 vehicles.

Anyone else have any real data for MPG? I just got mine Tuesday (full tank provided by the dealer) and I'm at 176miles with the odometer JUST under 1/2 tank. Is it really 16city and 21hwy?

My 03 Accord w-Navi had a screen that displayed fuel mileage and estimated distance based on fuel level and current mileage data, a friend had bought an Acura TL w-Navi and the Acura did not have this function which miffed the Acura owners who paid about $10,000.00 more than my Accord. The Navi DVD unit in my Accord had a port for flashing the unit; the Honda Dealer told me that this would be used to add future up-grades to the unit, without the need to replace the entire system. I’m disappointed that this feature was not on the Ridgeline with the Navi, for the additional money some including myself (waiting for my silver RTL-Navi already traded my 03 Accord w-Navi) have paid for the RTL-Navi it seams like a minor issue for Honda to resolve!!!

Anyone else have any real data for MPG? I just got mine Tuesday (full tank provided by the dealer) and I'm at 176miles with the odometer JUST under 1/2 tank. Is it really 16city and 21hwy?

I was on a business trip and I've put 572 miles on it now, with the last 50 or so in town and I used 26.359 gallons which works out to be 21.7 average. I guess because of the delay in getting mine, I'm being rewarded with great mileage.

:eek:
Well, After 250 miles I just filled up the tank for the first time. About half my miles were highway and the other half country roads. No bumper to bumper - stop and go driving. 17 gallons at 250 miles = 14.7 mpg.
That's a far cry from the reported estimated fuel economy!
Yikes - before this, I drove a mini cooper. 12 gallons would go 350 miles. This will take some getting used to..... :(

Kind of early to make any valid and long term projections on fuel economy. Break in periods almost always show marked increase in economy as mileage increase to a point. Further, if you are like me and probably many of us her that first tank gets a lot of pushing and testing of the vehicle and its power around town.

Wait a few tanks and you'll start to see things rise, depending on your driving habbits of course (city / highway).

I have driven my truck now for one week and have 850 miles on it. I am getting better gas mileage then I thought I would. On the first tank I got 20.37 mpg. On the second tank I got 20.79. Most of my driving is highway (85%). I would expect that it will get a little better once it has 5000 or so miles on it. I am very happy with my Ridgeline.

My week-old Ridgeline has 250 miles on the odometer. I filled up for the first time this afternoon, encouraged by a gas station offering regular unleaded for $1.989 (who would have thought we'd ever get excited by a gas price just south of $2???). My first tank registered 15.8 MPG. My ratio of city vs. highway was probably 80-20 so this result did not surprise me. I'll be thrilled if I can average 18 after the engine is broken in. I didn't buy the Ridgeline to get great gas mileage.

I filled up for the first time yesterday. I got 356 miles on the first tank, that was an average of 17.89 mpg. I was really happy with that.

I just completed a 1200 mile trip. Although mostly open highway, I was pleased to get 20.6 mpg. I am happy with that performance and actually expected to get less.

Second fill up. 100 % highway miles with the cruise set at 73 mph the whole way and got 17.7 mpg. Better, but still south of the advertized fuel economy

I must have a lead foot. The best I have gotten in 1021 miles is 17.1 and that's mostly highway driving. If there is one disappointment I have so far, it has to be low gas mileage.

I've got a 1,000 miles on the Ridgeline. I am now getting 19.75 mpg with mixed driving. There has been a steady increase in milage: 16 mpg 17mpg and now 19.75

If you are some where close to the MPG on the sticker you are in the ball park. If you are a long way out and want better MPG best you adjust your driving habits (but damn it have fun enjoy your Ridge) I love the throaty sound of that VETC with rear window open when you pin it. Tests are done in the Lab not real world to many variables. How they test.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/how_tested.shtml I must have a lead foot. The best I have gotten in 1021 miles is 17.1 and that's mostly highway driving. If there is one disappointment I have so far, it has to be low gas mileage.

i haven't had a honda in a really long time, i'm in the process of buying one at the moment. Does it require a cleaning agent in the fuel system like aditives to clean the injector once and a while or is it just better to wait till there's some milage on the RL to put some in?

That's really good figures for a 22 gal tank @ 87 unleaded...better than a 17 gal tank @ 91 unleaded for 1.8 turbo engine @ 276 miles. ;)

Completed my first 100 miles and topped it off today. Right at 15 mpg with some serious acceleration mixed in . I expect it to improve right on up to Honda's figures. Oh mostly in city driving.

Remember, don't top it off. When the pump shuts off, thats it.

Remember, don't top it off. When the pump shuts off, thats it.

Why is that?

Why is that?

I've read it can damage some engine components. If you top it off, the fuel doesn't have room to expand. I think my dealer mentioned this before I drove off the lot, and also heard other people admonish people against topping off on other forums, so I don't chance it.

Second tank was 19.5 mpg. 80% highway at 70+ for the most part.

I just got a little over 14 mpg with about a 80 / 20 mix (mostly city). The last tank was about the same just over 15 mpg. I have just under 900 miles now and it is the third tank.

I have just under 800 miles on my Ridge. I got 17.6mpg on my last tank, which was 100% city/country driving, no highway, no cruise control. This is better than I got out of my Ranger. The motor hasn't seen north of 4000rpm or 1/3 throttle. That starts after 1000 miles. I like to ease into a break-in.

My first fill up reflected a tad over 15 MPG. This was mostly city driving, say 70% city, 30% Highway. I've been keeping my foot off the gas until I get through the break-in oil service interval (the sticker the dealer put on my windscreen says 3750 miles). I have a way to go since I average only 500 miles a month (my '97 Mazda B4000 pickup has a little under 39K miles on it).


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MileHigh

1st 200 miles --- 15.5 mpg --- mostly city
next 300 miles --- 20.1 mpg --- 80% highway

Hope it continues to improve with mileage, but happy where it is. :)

16mpg 50/50 after 1000 miles. Not great.

After my Nissan Armarda - 12 - 16mpg, I am very happy with my Ridgeline, 24.00 from the first tak, mostley highway. My second tank full was around 17.5mpg and my last tankfull was 21.5mpg with mixed highway/city driving. I hope that this continues as I ve only got 600miles so far :D

I just filled up my RTL for the first time at about 300 miles. Averaged out to 16mpg with about 15% highway. I think that is pretty good for the first 300 miles.

Almost the same results after my first tank. I got 17mpg, but closer to 25% highway miles. :)

19mpg on the first tank, mostly highway.

I completed a trip this weekend about 300 miles round trip (Sacramento Valley to Reno, NV). I got about 19 mpg. :cool:

I am averaging ~18 mpg. It's mostly highway, but very congested highway.

My wife will be using the Ridgeline this week - I'm off to golf in Myrtle Beach.

She will get about 12 mpg - She has 2 speeds, Stop and Go Fast !!!

After 6 weeks and 3600 miles I'm getting 15-17mpg. I drive about 90 miles a day 90% highway and avg about 60mph round trip with cruise set at about 90mph. When i drive those days in the city i get better mpg because of the slower speeds.

First gas I put in. Filled up when I was at 1/2 a tank. Aprox. 70% city/30% Hwy. 17.16MPG.

About what I expected.

Doug

For my second tank of gas I got 17.7 mpg with all local roads.

My first two tanks 19.5 and 19 mpg respectively. Mix of town and some highway. I am light on the throttle, during breakin.

:) :) Its only the 1st fill up... 310 miles of approx 20% highway miles & 18.1 mpg!! woohoo!! I havent seen that in about 20 yrs! and that was a car... never seen in a truck before...I love this vehicle:)
White RTL moonroof, Navi

People, when you post milage, please indicate whether of not you have the roof-rack, and any attachments on it.

Another thing I wondered about is leaving the tailgate down, less drag?

There is a thread on here somewhere about the tailgate question. Most people say there is no drag, no wind in the bed, no truth to the tailgate myth, although one did say that a Tonneau cover would help...

Well, I had my 3rd tank of gas now. 1st was 16mpg on gas from dealer. 2nd was 17.8 mpg on 87octane sunoco. 3rd tank 17 mpg on 89 octane Mobil. Driving conditions essentially identicle with all local driving. I thought gas milage would be better with higher octane, but apparently not in my truck.
:confused:

I just got my first oil change @ 5100 miles yesterday morning and now have 5300. I'm averaging 16-17 city and 22-23 hwy. I figure this is great and don't expect it to get any better, although after 3 and 1/2 years my Accord LX is now getting 30 mpg hwy, so you never know. :)

For those of you that might be interested I dirve between 150 and 200 miles a day. Most of it is on the highway but little in the city. A lot of it is stop and go as I check conditons in agriculture fields. For example yesterday in half a day I was out and in my Ridgeline 29 times.

I have 884 miles on my Ridgeline and my average milage is 18.5 and cost per mile is 10.9 cents. If you all are interested I'll post my average from time to time since I keep records on my fuel use.

Tiger

My Ridgeline has 1800 miles on it. My last tank, 95% city, 18.8mpg. Break-in is over as far as I'm concerned so no more purposeful full-throttle romps, except for fun. Overall this is better than EPA and I'm not babying it.

It sure would be nice to have a trip computer function to figure this out for you :)

With 1192 miles on mine, my milage stands at 19.79 MPG. This includes driving on campus at 15 mph, city driving at 25 - 40 mph, 2 300 mile trips to Phoenix at 75 mph, up down hills that over all see a 5000' change in altitude, and sitting in traffic exiting the race for 3 days.

So overall I am pleased with MPG thus far.

My best between fills has been 20.8 MPG which was mostly highway, but again at 75mph, and with a 5000' over all climb, with many hills up and down along the way.

I started keeping track and here is my mileage so far. No extenal add ons except for a trailer hitch and rear mud guards.

date odometer trip gallons price mileage
4/14/2005 1433 319 18.167 2.119 17.56 hills hwy
4/15/2005 1752 291 16.748 2.119 17.38 in town hwy
4/16/2005 2030 278 15.337 2.119 18.13
4/21/2005 2366 336 18.701 2.175 17.97
4/24/2005 2643 277 15.446 2.169 17.93
4/28/2005 2992 349 18.326 2.169 19.04 speedy hwy

First tank, highway and country 2 lane roads was 19.45MPH. RTS with only the bug guard.

Bliss53,

You know what they say, "you get what you pay for", Your mileage is lower than mine because you pay that much less for your gas. Wow Its been awhile since I saw those prices. :D

I started keeping track and here is my mileage so far. No extenal add ons except for a trailer hitch and rear mud guards.

date odometer trip gallons price mileage
4/14/2005 1433 319 18.167 2.119 17.56 hills hwy
4/15/2005 1752 291 16.748 2.119 17.38 in town hwy
4/16/2005 2030 278 15.337 2.119 18.13
4/21/2005 2366 336 18.701 2.175 17.97
4/24/2005 2643 277 15.446 2.169 17.93
4/28/2005 2992 349 18.326 2.169 19.04 speedy hwy

17.8 mpg with the first tank. Mostly 50/50 street/highway driving.

2nd tank, mostly NYS thruway, 19.2

1,800 miles and just broke 20mpg highway for the first time, 20.25. Usually a little over 18mpg mixed driving. Will have a better idea on highway miles during our 2,000 mile trip at the end of May.

Didn't believe the last fill-up (20.6 miles per gallon) so was extra careful on this tank...20.2 miles per gallon. Truck is pretty well loaded (trailer hitch, full tool box in the trunk, full size spare tire, mud flaps, "Honda" tonneu cover (which I believe has helped with my fuel mileage) etc and the fact that I'm not a "small" person either. Before tonneau cover...about 18 miles per gallon. Will keep checking this. Also, just for the record...the last few tanks of gasoline were "hi-test" 90 octane. Before, used 86 octane. ;)

Hey, I'm at 140mi for a half tank. This assumes that a full tank is going to get me 280. Divided by 22 galons, that 12.72mpg!? Somebody tell me I'm a dips*** and I've got it all wrong...

Its unlikely that you will actually put 22 gallons in your RL. I know Honda doesn't advise running them bone dry. The most I have put in mine has been about 20, so that will be a little better.

I have been fluctuating from 21 to 15.5 and back again for the last 6 weeks and I don't think my driving habits change that much. Who knows.

My 1st tank, which was after the dealer filled tank so I don't exactly trust how much was in to start with, showed 16.7 mpg. It seems I was around 140 at the half way mark, but I'm not sure on that. I remember thinking the mileage was going to be horrible at that point though.

I had been around 17mpg, but the lat tank was just under 15. Car was in the shop at the lat tank so maybe it idled for a while. Wish I could get above 20mpg, but I only have 1000 miles so far.

I had an issue as well with the dealer.. I've averaged 17-19 except the 1 tank when it was at the dealer, it dropped to 14. My guess is they spin circles in the parking lot at full throttle, or they just let it run all day cause its so quiet!

At 2100 miles, 18.7 on my last tank, 95% city. I think break-in is over for the most part.

4 full tanks so far, averaging 16.5mpg. 50/50 split between highway and city driving in NYC, 87 octane. Driving from NYC to Florida in 2 weeks (1100mi), so I'll get a good handle on my highway MPG then...........

is it just me or do these dramatic differences in milage say more about the tuck or those that drive them.

Best I have had so far is 19 US mpg, after making my best effort to drive slow and light with the loud pedal......most of my other tanks have been much less.

This thing is pretty thursty when drivin with clogs or heavy foot. I do love the lively motor though, seems much quicker than my Ody that is comparable in weight.

ps...The milage calculator on the Navi screen is using US mpg and has no option for us Canucks to use it for Imerial gallons. If you have a Canadian Navi model and use the supplied conversion calculator make sure you multiply by 1.2 or just post as L/100km

Actually, I think it's that noone that's posted has reached 10K miles yet. I noticed significant mpg increases on both my civic and liberty after that point.

Actually, I think it's that noone that's posted has reached 10K miles yet. I noticed significant mpg increases on both my civic and liberty after that point.

I think you're right about no one having 10k yet. I believe Ladyridge and I have the most miles so far. We're running neck and neck ( :) ) at just over 6,400 miles with two months logged. My 02 Accord LX has gotten better each year and I'm averaging right at 29.5 mpg, so you may be right. :)

I have 2599 miles on my Ridgelie and the average is 18.3 mpg. My high is 20.3 mpg and low is 16.1 mpg.

I will try and attach my spreadsheet. If it works I'll post it every few thousand miles.

Tiger

I think you're right about no one having 10k yet. I believe Ladyridge and I have the most miles so far. We're running neck and neck ( :) ) at just over 6,400 miles with two months logged. My 02 Accord LX has gotten better each year and I'm averaging right at 29.5 mpg, so you may be right. :)

Turned 6554 today with the same time logged. :)

ps...The milage calculator on the Navi screen is using US mpg and has no option for us Canucks to use it for Imerial gallons. If you have a Canadian Navi model and use the supplied conversion calculator make sure you multiply by 1.2 or just post as L/100km

What do you mean "milage calculator on the Navi screen"? Do you have a trip computer on your Ridgeline?

If so we need to talk!

What do you mean "milage calculator on the Navi screen"? Do you have a trip computer on your Ridgeline?

If so we need to talk!Slow down...he did say "calculator". :)

Gas mileage is a little dissapointing. Only 16.7 and 16.8 on the 1st two tanks (I'm at 420 to 440 miles now). I'm hoping this will go up with some additional miles. The majority of my driving is Interstate at 75 mph. My V8 F150 averaged 17.5 on the same stretch of road.

I have yet to get over 17mpg after 2,000 miles. I don't know if others here are relying on the nav to do the calc or doing it themselves. I do it myself, reset odometer, fill take and divide at next fill up. I don't know how some that have posted can get over even the hwy mileage thats quoted by Honda of 21mpg. Usually the stated mialeage is always high compared to what one actually gets. I have driven with a light foot and don't know what else to do to improve the mileage, if its even possible. Any comments? :confused:

I don't have the navi, so I have to calculate it by hand. I zero the counter when I get gas and divide by mileage. Hard to screw that up. I'll post back after I get some more miles on it and let you know if it goes up.

I forgot to mention..at least in chicago area...its hit or miss if you find quaility gas... BP used to have quaility control and always had a good results.. that went away with inflation.cutbacks etc..
Now I find it pot luck to find a good batch of gas... i tried one station & got 18 in the city..same place... next tank...16.3 in the city...someone outta invent the concept of " we care about our gas " what a concept:)

My first 2 tank I got 16.8 with mostly city driving.

I have driven with a light foot and don't know what else to do to improve the mileage, if its even possible. Any comments? :confused:

Schhhhh...here's the secret, always go down hill. :D

Thanks for the tip. How about I don't turn my engine on will I get good mileage?

I went out of town yesterday to visit a friend, and decided to see what kind of MPG I could get if I didn't drive my usual fast pace. I filled up on the way out of town and again when I got back. I kept it at 60-65, on the mostly level, all freeway drive. The result - 168 miles/6.6 gal=25.4 MPG!

this trip meter thing, is that the same as the gas trip meter? how far you can measure the amount of milage in a full tank? or is it a type of measurement estimated of gas left in comparison to milage? I've noticed that honda has a trip dial that you can reset on every fill up and another type of meter electronic wise of how much gas in the tank and the computer tells you how far you can go from what you have in the tank? just curious?? :confused:

I filled up for the 4th time since we had ours and I'm averaging 20+ MPG, most of my drive is highway, but being in So Cal, lots of times traffic... I'm very please with my Ridgeline :)

I must have a serious lead foot. My last tank delivered 14.51 mpg. Mostlt with 2-4 passengers. I am not goosing it everywhere I go , just normal driving.
Combined city highway on the tank before delivered 15.7.
Honestly, this is about what I expected. I imagine if I spent most of my driving coasting, (there are no hills here) It would improve some, but that would get me killed here, and I do not drive like that anyway.

My first tank got me around 17 mpg, various driving (highway,local). I am on my second tank now and will let you know if it improves (or worsens).

After 1,800 miles my mileage agrees with AHart's.

Third fillup and it was up to 17.4 from 16.7 the 1st two tanks. Let's hope it goes up some more...I'd hate to have to slow down to get better mileage.

Kanji-
If you look around you'll see plenty of threads about the disabled trip calculator on this board. Cars that have them can tell what their current gas mileage is for that tank and how many miles until they run out of gas. My wife likes to see how far she can go on "0 miles until empty"!!

I got 18.7 on my last fillup, but I slowed down from 75 to 70 for my highway driving. Not sure if the increase is a break-in increase or slow-down increase. I turned 1000 miles today before this last fillup.

17.8 on this last fill-up. 50/50 driving.

I just started keeping track after my first fillup.

Well, I just did the 2nd fillup and I'm getting 17.81MPG with 100% in-town driving.

Only have about 570km's on it so far. I'd like to see it after about 1500.

Gilz......Is that US or Imp MPG........?? The calculator on the Navi unit is for US gallon

Well geez, now all my fun is ruined. I just went back and crunched some numbers....the converter I was using displays Imperial Gallons only. I assumed it was US MPG as it didn't specify which type it was.

So, in retrospect, I'm ONLY getting 14.89 US MPG. 100% in town.

That kind of sucks. Hopefully it will be better after some mileage is put on. Right now I'm barely at 600km, which is about 375 miles.

:rolleyes:

Milage update:

1st fill up 4/20/05 last fill up 5/17/05.

4341 Miles dirven
243.6 Gallons of fuel
17.8 MPG

Very little driving in the city but a lot of stop and go and pulling my small trailer with my Honda 4X4. I'm in and out of my Rigeline as many as 80 times a day.

Tiger

I'm in and out of my Rigeline as many as 80 times a day.

If I did that, I'd be popping Oxycontin like Greg House, MD. :)

Just curious to hear how other folks are doing with gas mileage. I always log every drop of gas that goes into my vehicles and what kind of mileage I'm getting, gives me a "heads up" to something being wrong if my mileage goes down abrubtly. I have a 23 mile drive to work every day where the speed limit is 55, if I keep it between 55 and 60 I get 22MPG comfortably. On the interestate @ 70MPH I've been getting 20MPG. Worst tank so far (out of about 15 fill ups) has been 18, and that was early on. :D

I've been getting around 20.5 mpg with in town driving, started out at 16 mpg when I first bought my RL.

I merged the thread that was started by doubledutyemt with this thread that is already in existence.

By the way, what does 'doubledutyemt' stand for (i.e., what is the double duty)?

I've been getting around 20.5 mpg with in town driving, started out at 16 mpg when I first bought my RL.


How many miles on your RL? 20.5 is an amazing figure if your doing a lot of city driving. I haven't been able to hit 17 MPG yet in my first 1400 miles of ownership (much more city than highway). I am anything but a leadfoot.

I have yet to get over 17 mpg. My question for the posters is who actually calculates manually like me. I don't have the NAV. Reset the odometer then refill and divide miles. Are the high mileage owners the ones with the NAV calc? Has anyone with a NAV calculated it manually? It seems strange that some can get 20-25mpg and others can't. We love our Hondas but can the posted sticker mpg for the Ridge be too low? If so, the first I have ever seen where the actually mileage is better than the sticker. I have driven the best I can't get to these mileage figures Any comments? :confused:

I don't have the nav. I carry a calculator. I'm getting between 17-19mpg in 95% city driving. 3200 miles.

I have the nav, but as you may have read on other threads, it doesn't have a trip computer that will calculate mileage. It does have a calculator so you don't have to carry one. I am getting 16-18 city, 20-24 highway; 3300 very fun miles.

I only got 13.5 mpg on the 4th tank of gas. The previous tanks were similar. I drive 50/50 surface street and freeway (mainly tollroad, with little traffic).

I've got the roof rack, I wonder if that has any effect?

I only got 13.5 mpg on the 4th tank of gas. The previous tanks were similar. I drive 50/50 surface street and freeway (mainly tollroad, with little traffic).

I've got the roof rack, I wonder if that has any effect?
Wow 13.5 is low... just a hunch? Many gas stations, at least in Chicago area..even the big boys BP etc.. sometimes have a bad batch of gas they bought wholesale from the docks. Quality control is almost a thing of the past! Results= less mileage and after awhile clogged injectors. I went to a mobile for awhile becuase I got good mileage on a jeep I had.. turns out it clogged the injectors...$200.00 repair.
Anyway If ya find a watering hole for your RL & get good results.. try to stay there:)
So Far Mieyer(typo) in my area is cheapest as well as been getting 17-18 mostly city driving...Light foot slow to excel of course..

I have over 2000 miles in my Ridgeline, and have been averaging 13.5 to 17 mpg (mostly in town). I checked my tire pressure (after driving 15 min at city speeds) and it was 36 psi. It specifies 31 psi all around. I noticed a little more wear on the outside edges of my tires, evenly worn on either side of the same tire, indicating possibly low tire pressure. Next time I gas up, I plan to raise the pressure by 4 psi. :o

Hey Tex, if your tire pressure is 36lbs and it specifies 31lbs you should reduce your pressure by about four pounds, not increase it. That would make it 40lbs of pressure in the tires! With that kind of pressure I think the Ridge would ride like a standard truck!!! BTW, if you can see uneven ware after only 2000 miles due to under inflated tires, something else is wrong as 36lbs of pressure is not under inflated by any means. Oops! Got to edit this as I just noticed you said you checked the pressure after driving around. That could explain it. You need to check it when the tires are cool to get a more accurate reading as pressure builds in tires as the vehicle is driven.

:eek: Yep...Thought I had risen too early...

I used to drive a Ford Windstar van over the same routes, it got 18+ mpg.

13.5 sure seems low. Anything the dealer can check to see if something's wrong?

I used to drive a Ford Windstar van over the same routes, it got 18+ mpg.

13.5 sure seems low. Anything the dealer can check to see if something's wrong?

They can remove the brick from the pedal :rolleyes: Wow that is low, are you heavy on the foot? and is that carrying any loads? Lot of stop and go rush hour stuff? :eek:

Maybe your calculater is broken :D

No loads or anything, no traffic. I might be a bit of a leadfoot :D

I live in a somewhat hilly area of SoCal and I tend to drive more towards 80 mph on the tollroad. But I don't think I drive that much different than I did in the Windstar.

I wonder if the reason Honda did not activate the trip computer was that it would make the poor gas milage more obvious (but then again, I'm constantly on the lookout for black helicopters and have my house wrapped in aluminum foil...).

No loads or anything, no traffic. I might be a bit of a leadfoot

Looks like about 4mpg worth :D Seriously, I've never gotten worse than 16.8mpg city, no load, no stop-n-go, and that was during break-in. What rpm is your motor turning when it upshifts from first to second? 5,000+rpm??? ;)

Most of my MDX's life was @ 80 mph. I did notice a drop with a drop in the speed but nothing near what your getting. When your on a highway on ramp do you find yourself making the rocket noise as you enter the freeway? :eek: How many miles do you have on your RL now?

Just went over 1,500 today.

Just filled up tonight, Truck has 3,100 miles on it. 21.6 mpg. I use premium
gas and drive 75% highway. I'm happy with the fuel economy.
The worst mpg I have gotten was 18.3 This also isn't bad.

I get about 18 mpg. This number includes Highway, Stop and go rush hour and towing a 1000 pound trailer with kart inside.

My Lady has 9,124 miles on her as of 10 minutes ago. :D
9,124 FUN MILES just like Ahart!!

Hmmm, seems I better have mine checked out (but not by Ray Fladeboe Honda!).

At that rate, LadyRidge, you're gonna need a new one in two years!!! Just in time for the 3.7L V-6!!!! :) :) :)

At that rate, LadyRidge, you're gonna need a new one in two years!!! Just in time for the 3.7L V-6!!!! :) :) :)

Just what I'm headed for!!!! :D

My 1st 2 tanks were below 17 and my last 2 have been above 18 (close to 19). I turned 2000 miles yesterday and it looks like this tank will probably be around the upper 18's to 19 based on where the fuel gauge is and the number of miles on the tank.

We took our first short trip yesterday. Sinton to Houston 451 miles round trip. Set the cruise on 65 MPH until Houston and then on the Toll Road 23 Miles and 1 hour and 25 min. later we got out of that mess. On the way back I set the cruise on 65 MPH and had very few interruptions. Our average was 19.88 MPG. After 6487 miles we are averaging 17.6 MPG. Very little in the city but a lot of stop and go in the fields and short trips on country roads.

An interesting side note. A Texas highway patrol car we met turned around and after a few miles pulled up beside me looked us over gave us a thums up and turned around and headed the other way. On the same trip we had two truckers give us the thums up. So far so good.

Tiger

An interesting side note. A Texas highway patrol car we met turned around and after a few miles pulled up beside me looked us over gave us a thums up and turned around and headed the other way.
Tiger

Betcha did a double take on your speed when he flipped around to look you over. :D

17 mpg on the last fill-up. I would estimate a higher percentage of city driving that the previous 2 fill-ups.

First fill up 20.1 MPG. 50/50 hwy/city, no AC useage. Second tank 17.5 MPG
25/75 hwy/city, mostly with AC on.

How does everyone possibly know what their gas mileage is? After all, the trip computer has been removed from the Navi system so there is no way to know, right? Yous guys must be pretty fart smellers, no, no, that would be smart fellers, an has figgered owt how to cipher dat dare long division dat dey trid to learn us in grade skool. Maybe if Honda figures out that their customers are not as dumb as they think we are they will give us the full functions that we paid for.

I hope that isn't too far off topic. I have averaged 18.8 MPG for the first 1100 miles. Not too bad considering that I live in the mountains and the engine is note quite broken in yet.

How does everyone possibly know what their gas mileage is? After all, the trip computer has been removed from the Navi system so there is no way to know, right? Yous guys must be pretty fart smellers, no, no, that would be smart fellers, an has figgered owt how to cipher dat dare long division dat dey trid to learn us in grade skool. Maybe if Honda figures out that their customers are not as dumb as they think we are they will give us the full functions that we paid for.

I hope that isn't too far off topic. I have averaged 18.8 MPG for the first 1100 miles. Not too bad considering that I live in the mountains and the engine is note quite broken in yet.

Not to hijack the thread, but I agree 100% with your comments about the navigation system trip computer being deleted.

If someone could provide a valid email address for Honda customer service I would create an online petition regarding the issue.

Anybody have a valid email address for Honda customer service?

I just use the calculator function of the NAVI system. I punch in the numbers before leaving the pump (as long as nobody else is waiting, of course).

A trip computer would make this a lot easier, though. ;)

Shhhhhh! Better keep that a secret or they will take the calculator function away too! I do exactly the same thing, but I'm not tellin'. Lets us keep it a secret. :rolleyes:

Regarding my bad mpg, it had been very warm in SoCal during April and early MAy, and I left the climate control set to 70. Most of my driving was during the day, so the milage may have suffered from the A/C running all the time.

Londo - I don't think that is it. I was driving at 80 mph with A/C typically at 70 and getting 16 MPG highway or city. I have slowed up a bit to 65-70 mph range and now am seeing about 20/21 MPG

I got 21.7 on my last tank (at 2750 miles now after a full month of ownership) and didn't drive any differently than normal. I did it a lot of traffic coming through Knoxville and probably ended up driving a bit slower through there, but otherwise, 75 mph and a couple of quick bursts on top of that.

Prior to this trip, my best was 18.7.

My 3rd tank was 17 MPG, mostly city driving. Being in FL, I am always running the AC set at 71. I'm sure that constantly running the AC is adversely affecting my mileage.

since using synthetic oil i have been getting 22mpg, hopefully once i get the toneau cover fro the bed it will increase even more i know when i had my f 250 powerstroke after i put the toneau cover on my mpg increased by 3-4 miles pg

I have 2200 miles and have averaged 14 to 15 mpg. I do have the tonneau cover. When I checked my tire pressures, it was 36 psi on all tires. I decided to increase them to 40 on my last fill up. I then made a 70 mile run on the highway, doing 75 mph. I checked tire pressure and read 42 psi. I then filled up and averaged 17.4 mpg. Not too happy with mileage so far. Next experiment is going to be without the tonneau cover, leave tire pressure at 40 psi and cut the speed down to 65 mph...will advise.
ps. I did check the accuracy of my tire gage with dial pressure gages in the shop. :(

I have 2200 miles and have averaged 14 to 15 mpg. I do have the tonneau cover. When I checked my tire pressures, it was 36 psi on all tires. I decided to increase them to 40 on my last fill up. I then made a 70 mile run on the highway, doing 75 mph. I checked tire pressure and read 42 psi. I then filled up and averaged 17.4 mpg. Not too happy with mileage so far. Next experiment is going to be without the tonneau cover, leave tire pressure at 40 psi and cut the speed down to 65 mph...will advise.
ps. I did check the accuracy of my tire gage with dial pressure gages in the shop. :(
Have you tried the proper pressure of 32 psi? You'll wear out the center tread too quickly running over inflated.

I will adjust the tire pressure down after I experiment with the tonnaeu cover removed. It was strange to find the tire pressures were set to 36 psi from the dealership in the first place. I am keeping an eye out for any signs of wear on the treads.

Hi Members...

Well, I glad I am not the only one getting some lower then expected mileage on City Hwy driving. My first tank full was 16.9, then gradually it has been dropping in the 15 range...couple of days ago I refilled from half a tank and it was at its yet all time low of 14.9er..

Please let me know if you are getting similar results.

I have yet to get over 17mpg no matter how I drive. 2,500 miles

it may just be me but im tired of seeing people talk about gas mileage. I know people think that just becaue this is a honda it should get good gas mileage but this is not and I4. This is a v6 and this is a heavy turck. Now I know honda says epa is 16/21 but dose any car or turck really get the epa. V6 engines push out alot of power for being a v6 and when you look at v8s they get the gas mileage but more power.

This may just be a rant for me but i just cant stand to see all of this. If you really want good gas mileage then get a civic. If you want something that is large, had power, can tow and will last forever becaue it is a honda ridgeline get be happy with it and please please stop talking about the gas mileage. It like a guy i know that has and srt 10 and is only getting 5 in city but the sticker says he can get 8.

I think it is something that you have to get used to as most people that move up to something that takes more gas will have to pay more. I have a i4 accord but play on getting a ridgeline soon and I know I will have to fill up just about every other day as I drive about 200 miles a day to work. Hey if someone can spend 35k for a car or truck i think they can afford that gas. If no then you should not have gotten it.


end of rant :D

Well most people are getting what Honda said this truck will...with 50/50 driving you should be getting around 18-19mpg...most people have reported this :cool:

The problem for some people, is that others are getting better than EPA, and they think there's something wrong with their truck. Either their engine isn't broken in yet, or they have a problem with their right foot.

I'm consistently getting between 16-18mpg in 95% city driving.

it may just be me but im tired of seeing people talk about gas mileage. I know people think that just becaue this is a honda it should get good gas mileage but this is not and I4. This is a v6 and this is a heavy turck. Now I know honda says epa is 16/21 but dose any car or turck really get the epa. V6 engines push out alot of power for being a v6 and when you look at v8s they get the gas mileage but more power.

This may just be a rant for me but i just cant stand to see all of this. If you really want good gas mileage then get a civic. If you want something that is large, had power, can tow and will last forever becaue it is a honda ridgeline get be happy with it and please please stop talking about the gas mileage. It like a guy i know that has and srt 10 and is only getting 5 in city but the sticker says he can get 8.

I think it is something that you have to get used to as most people that move up to something that takes more gas will have to pay more. I have a i4 accord but play on getting a ridgeline soon and I know I will have to fill up just about every other day as I drive about 200 miles a day to work. Hey if someone can spend 35k for a car or truck i think they can afford that gas. If no then you should not have gotten it.


end of rant :D
Then don't read the thread. The topic is clearly labeled as being about gas mileage.

I merged the 2 threads that are discussing this topic. I chose the thread with the oldest start date to be the 'parent' thread.

Saw a thing last night on "Myth Busters" where they compared driving with the A/C on to driving with the windows up or down. Since they were only going 45 mph, the windows-down thing probably was not a valid test (since drag goes up as the square of speed).

However, they saw a 15% reduction in gas milage running with the A/C on with windows up vs. running with no A/C and the windows up.

This was on an Expedition SUV, so I suspect the reduction may be similar to what the RL would experience. So, assuming the RL got 20 mpg with no A/C. it might only get 17 mpg with the A/C on :-(

My first tank I got 15.2 mpg but that tank was filled by the dealer. I drove mostly in town miles and up and down from the mountains where I live. I've taken 2 trips over the Divide now and used 2 more tanks each time getting pretty close to 20 mpg. I'm a little disappointed that I don't have quite the range that I have with my Dodge 2500 but it only gets 11 mpg so I'm still quite happy with the Ridgeline.

Man am I bummed. It's been much cooler the last couple of weeks and so not as much A/C needed. Filled up last night and got 13.9 mpg. And I mainly drive wide-open toll road and free-flowing limited-access surface streets. I'm only getting a usable range of about 250 miles! That's way less than my old Windstar minivan!

And yes, I checked to make sure the parking brake is not on....

I checked the VIN and my RL is number 5xx off the line. I wonder if something is messed up, since it's a "guinnie pig"? Or could that stupid service department at Ray Fladeboe Honda have screwed something up?

Accelerate from a standing stop the way you drive normally every day. At what rpm does the tranny shift?

1-2 xxxx rpm
2-3 xxxx rpm
3-4 xxxx rpm
4-5 xxxx rpm

What is your highway cruising speed?

That will help figure this out.

I just filled up. 20.4mpg, 90/10 city/hwy, 4010 miles. Best yet. Still on the breakin oil with a little dino 5W-20 to top it off.

I've got 3,300 mile on it, and I'm right around 18 to 19 mpg consistently. Mostly mountainous highway.

I've got 3,300 mile on it, and I'm right around 18 to 19 mpg consistently. Mostly mountainous highway.
Same here. Turned 3000 miles today and 18.7 mpg at my fill up. Not sure I'd say "mountainous," but definately hilly highway.

I had 2,000 miles averaging 18+ stop n go short commute and city, but just put 3,000 more on it this week from CA through NV to UT and AZ and averaged 21 mpg at high speeds and elevations, including dirt roads and many site seeing stops.

Great trip!!

Sounds exactly like what I get. I was beginning to think I was doing something wrong.

I just hit 1,000 miles yesterday....i've been averaging 17-18.5 so far on the three or so tanks used. And that's in semi-mountainous terrains in northern AZ.

Like the post that someone mentioned, I agree that I didn't buy this RL and expect to get the posted mpg. It rarely happens with vehicles because that's just loopholes they have to manipulate the government (test track driving probably).

We just got back from a two week vacation with my wife's new '05 Ody, supposedly gets 28 mpg on highway. 2k miles there and another 2k miles back, we never averaged better than 24.7 mpg, with every tank being between 24 - 24.7

So, if my RL only gets 15 in the next tank, so be it. I love my truck!
(now if gas ever gets to 4 per gallon, then it's time to get a civic!)

Here are the shift points:


1-2 xxxx rpm - 3800
2-3 xxxx rpm - 3800
3-4 xxxx rpm - 3200
4-5 xxxx rpm - 3200 (sometimes less)

What is your highway cruising speed? - 75 mph

I just hit 1,000 miles yesterday....i've been averaging 17-18.5 so far on the three or so tanks used. And that's in semi-mountainous terrains in northern AZ.

Like the post that someone mentioned, I agree that I didn't buy this RL and expect to get the posted mpg. It rarely happens with vehicles because that's just loopholes they have to manipulate the government (test track driving probably).

We just got back from a two week vacation with my wife's new '05 Ody, supposedly gets 28 mpg on highway. 2k miles there and another 2k miles back, we never averaged better than 24.7 mpg, with every tank being between 24 - 24.7

So, if my RL only gets 15 in the next tank, so be it. I love my truck!
(now if gas ever gets to 4 per gallon, then it's time to get a civic!)
I'm with you. Tried everything to increase mileage...the best is 17.5. Ah well, no matter, I still will keep her. Some beauties are high maintenance!!

Londo, that sounds really high RPM's for you. The only time I got close to 4,000 was going up steep grades over high mountain passes...hit 4000 - 4500 rpms a couple times.

Otherwise, I think it should shift closer to 2500 - 3000 and cruise at 2000 or less going 65 - 70. Going 70 - 80 it cruises about 2200.

Maybe you're wearing those size 16 weighted cowboy boots!

:mad: I am bummed. I have had my Ridgeline for 1.5 weeks. It is not getting very good gas milage. Or not what I expected. I'm only on my second tank of gas. My first tank I got 15.6 with mostly highway driving. I don't think i'm doing any better on my second tank. Is this normal? Based on the post to this thread is seems that there is a wide range of experiences with gas milage. :( Should I not expect better gas milage.

:mad: I am bummed. I have had my Ridgeline for 1.5 weeks. It is not getting very good gas milage. Or not what I expected. I'm only on my second tank of gas. My first tank I got 15.6 with mostly highway driving. I don't think i'm doing any better on my second tank. Is this normal? Based on the post to this thread is seems that there is a wide range of experiences with gas milage. :( Should I not expect better gas milage.
I got 16.7 on my first 2 tanks and am getting 17.8 to 18.7 (with 21.7 best on a longer highway ride) now. I have just over 3000 miles on mine now. So, hang in there, it will probably improve some as mine did.

Londo, that sounds really high RPM's for you. The only time I got close to 4,000 was going up steep grades over high mountain passes...hit 4000 - 4500 rpms a couple times.

Otherwise, I think it should shift closer to 2500 - 3000 and cruise at 2000 or less going 65 - 70. Going 70 - 80 it cruises about 2200.

Maybe you're wearing those size 16 weighted cowboy boots!
You must really baby yours. I have to be very conscious to shift below 3000 RPMs. Maybe I'm just a lead foot, but I feel like I'm poking to accelerate easy enough to get shifts as low as you're stating. My "normal" shift is around 3500...at least for the first few gears.

not really babying, but not peeling off the line either. Probably a little lighter than most city drivers who can't wait to get to the next red light! (It's not how you start, but how you finish that counts.) Also, no matter how fast you start, you can get it to shift where you want by letting the accelerator up all the way for a split second. This is very "surgy" though, and I'll bet it uses a lot of gas (when starting out fast). I think this is how it is with most automatics.

BTW, on our 3,000 mile trip, I was driving pretty hard on the highways and still averaged 21 mpg.

With almost 2000 miles on the odometer, my mileage is beginning to show some improvement. I didn't break 16MPG on any of my first 3 fill-ups. Yesterday, I got 17MPG for the first time (never thought I'd get excited about 17MPG). It's real obvious that the engine is behaving differently with a few more miles on it. I never bought into the "break-in" period stuff but my RL is convincing me otherwise. Be brave, new RL owners- better gas mileage is ahead!

First Tank

300 miles / 16.8 gallons = 17.85

Not much highway, I babied it. Let my Wife take it to work because She would be doing local drives that I would not really call City.

Next tank should have some more highway, can't wait to break it in.

:)

With just a bit over 3700 miles I just fueled up and 404.9 miles/18.389 gallons = 22.02 miles/gal, mostly highway @ 65 MPH.

:mad: I am bummed. I have had my Ridgeline for 1.5 weeks. It is not getting very good gas milage. Or not what I expected. I'm only on my second tank of gas. My first tank I got 15.6 with mostly highway driving. I don't think i'm doing any better on my second tank. Is this normal? Based on the post to this thread is seems that there is a wide range of experiences with gas milage. :( Should I not expect better gas milage.

WhiteRL, this is the same experience I and others have had, about 16 on the first couple tanks, then 17's, then 18's over 1,500 miles or so. Then on a long trip I finally broke 20+ after 2000 miles. I expect to get 18+ now (everyday driving), unless it keeps getting better over 5000 miles. And hey, every 2 mpg is over 10% increase!

I think the problem with RL is the low-torque 6 cyl. engine and 5-speed transmission. A truck should have a torque-y engine and a 3-spd auto with overdrive. Changes in power demand seem to confuse the engine/tranny.

I know that we need to remember that gas mileage is evaluated in a controlled enviroment, away from the elements of rain, wind, snow, rush hour, etc. The mileage posted on the vehicle at the dealership is the best possible mileage the vehicle did in testing conditions. Honda is required to post those numbers. The operative word is "controlled enviroment" which we do not live in. I do not know the exact process of testing but I know that we do more on and off the gas pedal on the roads than is done in the testing barn which will give you the variance.
Before I went into Customer Relations, I was a Service Advisor and this is what was explained to me by our Honda Rep. I hope it helps.

LadyRidge, you are an asset to the customer relations department of your dealership and this board.

Too bad you are not located at my local dealer.

trouble falling asleep?

try:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/info.shtml

LadyRidge, you are an asset to the customer relations department of your dealership and this board.

Too bad you are not located at my local dealer.


Thanks EBone. How nice of you to say that. :o

I think the problem with RL is the low-torque 6 cyl. engine and 5-speed transmission. A truck should have a torque-y engine and a 3-spd auto with overdrive. Changes in power demand seem to confuse the engine/tranny.
I wouldn't consider this truck a low torque engine. Your gas mileage would really suck with at 3 spd tranny. :rolleyes:

It's low torque compared to a PowerStroke diesel. :D

I have 5100 miles on mine that I picked up on May 14th. So far in the city flat 17 and on the hwy best so far 22. I had set the cruise at 60 and took my time.

I have 5100 miles on mine that I picked up on May 14th. So far in the city flat 17 and on the hwy best so far 22. I had set the cruise at 60 and took my time.

Wow ... Set the Cruise at 60 on the Highway :eek: . I would feel like I'm standing still. I set my cruise at 80 and people are still passing me. I'm sure that does not help my Gas mileage :D .

I usually fly at 80-90 but i had my family in the car and did not want to end a dynasty.

1st tank was 17.2 miles per gallon some small town driving and some 2 lane driving and 2nd tank predominantly highway was 20. still working on the 3rd tank.

My 6L Power stroke has a 5 speed auto..........you wanna talk about bad milage...........doesn't matter if towing a house or thru town or on the highway.....its crime.

Still fun and you can tow more than 3 X what our out little ridge can, its about 1/2 as refined and much less civilized. (spell)

1st tank was 17.2 miles per gallon some small town driving and some 2 lane driving and 2nd tank predominantly highway was 20. still working on the 3rd tank.

Ok i've gotten 15.6 on my first tank and 15.9 on my second tank. 80 / 20 - Hwy/city driving. I try not to Gun it too often. Actually I try to baby the vehicle(At least compared to the Accord I traded in on my truck). But I'm still not getting 17/20. I do drive 80 mph on the interstate. What are your driving habits? There seems to be a wide variation on gas milage. How fast do you go in the hwy and in the city. Anybody feel free to answer. :confused:

My first tank from the dealer gave me 16.5 mpg (which I think I talked about before on this thread) and my second tank full (by me) gave 18 mpg. I am on my third now and suspect I will get around 18 again. I drive mostly on country back roads with lots of short trips of 10 miles or less and go slower than 65 mph. My guess is your 80 mph highway driving is hurting your mileage figures the most.

80/20 highway is getting me right at 20, even got 21. took a drive through several west tx towns for about 200 miles round trip. stop and go, plus stretches of highway, got 19 mpg.....highway driving is set at 70 or so...........good grief guys, 80-90 miles per hour............wow. wheres the fire?? ;)

I agree. I'm getting 19-20mpg in 90% city driving at 10 over the limit. Now I understand that some people live in hilly areas that can't do this, but the key is to modulate the go pedal to keep the tranny locked in fifth gear. Shifting uses gas. If you're diligent about it you can get great mileage with this truck.

I know, that's no fun.

I agree. I'm getting 19-20mpg in 90% city driving at 10 over the limit. Now I understand that some people live in hilly areas that can't do this, but the key is to modulate the go pedal to keep the tranny locked in fifth gear. Shifting uses gas. If you're diligent about it you can get great mileage with this truck.

I know, that's no fun.
exactly, i remember posting a thought about the 5 gear. in the city you have to kinda work at keeping in 5th. plus it doesn't up shift until about 45-47 mph if i am recalling correctly. that makes it a little difficult because i have to accelerate to that point to get it to up shift and drop the rpms....but then i have to be careful because many city speed posts are well below 50 mph so i dont' want to get a ticket.....its kind of a balancing act to keep in 5 th in the city. no fun yes, and a little dissappointing especially since honda worked on fuel efficiecny aspects for this vehicle.

I am still concerned. Even around town my truck is eating up the gas. My milaege seesm to be lower than others that post here. I will give it a few more tanks and see what happens. If the MPG does not improve I will take to the dealership. :o

with in town driving it's about 45, for 2 lanes 65 and for highway 65-80. i have been making it accelerate smoothly when passing but for the first tank at slow speeds i would accelerate it a little quicker. my 3rd tank was only 18 and that was also mainly highway. with 1200 miles i'm making it accelerate fast enought to hear the nice exhaust quite frequently i figure it's broken in well enough. it's only when i'm passing another vehicle and i would most likely lay off this gas guzzling way of passing in a few more weeks.

I am consistently getting mid-17's with mostly in town driving. However, I have the AC on 'auto' and set at between 71 and 73 degrees. I'm sure the constant AC use is not helping the gas mileage.

If I lived in Melbourne, FL this time of year, I would too. :)

Last tank was 19.6mpg, 90% city, a little A/C, a few throttle blasts because, well, you just have to :) .

, a few throttle blasts because, well, you just have to :) .[/QUOTE]

LOL......LOL.......how true, how true...... ;)

Just got my 6th tank yesterday. I really tried to take it easy on the throttle at lights, etc. and kept my hwy speed to 75 or less. I drove about 70% hwy. I also manually managed the A/C use, rather than just leaving the Auto-temp set to 70. I managed to up the milage to a whopping 14.5 mpg :-(

Time for a visit to the dealer?

Just got my 6th tank yesterday. I really tried to take it easy on the throttle at lights, etc. and kept my hwy speed to 75 or less. I drove about 70% hwy. I also manually managed the A/C use, rather than just leaving the Auto-temp set to 70. I managed to up the milage to a whopping 14.5 mpg :-(

Time for a visit to the dealer?

That's what I would do.
About the same driving as you describe I got 20.5 mpg.
Something must be wrong.

Doug

I managed to up the milage to a whopping 14.5 mpg :-(

Time for a visit to the dealer?


Please post back the results of your visit to the dealer. I believe I am having similar problems. But I am planning to go through a couple more tanks of gas in the hope that it's just my imagination. :)

3K miles and no higher than 17mpg. My Camry was rated 20/28 and I never got over 20 so getting near the stated city range of 16 for the Ridge doesn't surprise me. I'm more surprised by the near 20mpg posts than the lower mpg. Seems like a lot of the better mileage is in the southern states. ;)

. Seems like a lot of the better mileage is in the southern states. ;)

I'm in Alabama. I'm not getting very good gass milage.

First tank running 75% highway was just over 19MPG (19.1x) :p

First tank running 75% highway was just over 19MPG (19.1x) :p

Man oh man :mad: ... i am not getting above 16. What speed do you drive in the highway? :o

Man oh man :mad: ... i am not getting above 16. What speed do you drive in the highway? :o
I average 65 on highway. Some town stuff as well. I read a great article someone posted on this site a week or so ago regarding octane and mileage. I used regular unleaded from local Exxon for 19mpg. For my latest tank I'm using Sheetz regular and I can tell by the gas gauge and trip odometer that the performance is not quite as good. I would recommend finding the link to this article on ROC, read it (very interesting) and experiment. MPG is obviously also affected by driving habits. If your mileage doesn't come up to snuff, talk to the service manager where you purchased the truck.

WhiteRL, the best mileage you can get on a vehicle is one that is drive on the mountains, such as Colorado. Down here in the south, gas mileage is lower than up North, on account of our mountains are just speed bumps in the parking lots.

WhiteRL, the best mileage you can get on a vehicle is one that is drive on the mountains, such as Colorado. Down here in the south, gas mileage is lower than up North, on account of our mountains are just speed bumps in the parking lots.

Not sure I Understand or agree with your statement. I would have thought that gas mileage would be better if you drive on flat terrain. Another poster also felt that vehicles in the south get better gas Mileage.

Just a thought...Can the quality of the gas affect the fuel efficiency? I noticed on some post a ways back that there seems to be an mpg variance depending on the region of the country. Also some gas suppliers have additives in the fuel mandated by state government. You might also want to factor altitude in your comparisons. Higher altitudes have lower levels of oxygen in the air, that will have some impact on fuel combustion.

Anyone else have some facts on this?

I don't want to speak for F6Hawk but I heard this once as well many years ago. The reason given that one gets better gas mileage in the mountains is not so much the impact of high altitude but rather that you coast 1/2 the time. You go up a hill at a steady pace (never very fast of course which always helps) but then you come down the other side in neutral or at least very little in the way of gas peddle use. I don't know if this is what F6Hawk was thinking but I'm not sure I agree with it, as a rule of thumb anyway. I think gas mileage depends more on how you drive and the condition of your vehicle than where you drive.

As far as brands of gas is concerned, I recall in the days of points and carbs I use to always get better gas mileage with SHELL for some reason. But I have not noticed much difference in brands in many years with newer engines and fuel injectors. I try to use Chevron in my Ridgeline only because it is suppose to have among the best additives for cleaner combustion. How that will impact on the mileage I get over the long haul, if at all, I do not know.

Very easy on the gas (break in foot). Mostly highway :)

Gas Mileage
Tank Gallons Miles Average Total Total Gallons Total Av
1 16.8 300 17.85714286
2 13.1 277.6 21.19083969 577.6 29.9

just hit 4000 miles................filled up after about 85/15 hwy/city.........21.8 mpg.............ac on "LO" temp. (if ac is gonna be on in my ride, no need for auto setting, not insulated like a house. just gonna cause it to contanstly adjust in my opinion......i keep fan speed on low and temp at its lowest "LO" setting.) driving 70-72 on the highway.

At 2K mixture of city/hwy AC on auto @74 with some hills getting 20 mpg - normal highway speeds of 65/70ish

I wonder if "oxygenated" gas (with MTB-something in it) containes less energy per gallon than normal gas? Does the oxygenating additive displace some of the burnable hydrocarbon? (I suppose I could research this on-line...)

I wonder if "oxygenated" gas (with MTB-something in it) containes less energy per gallon than normal gas? Does the oxygenating additive displace some of the burnable hydrocarbon? (I suppose I could research this on-line...)
Didn't the manual say not to use the MTB stuff? There were some additives it said not to use if possible, but I don't have the manual in front of me.

OK. now I'm on my 3rd tank of gas. No improvement in my gas mileage. :mad:

1st tank - 15.6; 2nd tank - 15.9; 3rd tank - 15.9

Very consistent ... but no where near the 20+ mpg others are getting. I am trying another type of gas - Exxon as opposed to the no name brands i've always used. Hopefully this will help.

My driving habbits are not erratic but they are by no means docile either. I hope it gets better. :rolleyes:

My truck has MA/CA emissions, burns LE fuel and I got 19.86mpg on my last tank.

I am trying another type of gas - Exxon as opposed to the no name brands i've always used. Hopefully this will help.
I did notice switching from off-brand to Shell or 76 did boost my MPG up 1-2 MPG. Costco gas seems to be fairly decent as well.

I average 17.5 MPG with 50/50 driving and 3600 miles on my RL.

Truck has 4,700 miles on it. Drove to O.C. MD with ac blowin cold. 90% highway. 21.0 mpg. I was really surprised it did so well with ac on. Not much drag on motor either. Still has plenty of go.

At 1300 miles with just city diving, I get 19.6 miles to the gallon. I am very happy.

I posted some of this once before. Here is an update.

date odometer miles gallons price mpg

4/14/2005 1433 319 18.167 2.119 17.56
4/15/2005 1752 319 16.748 2.119 19.05
4/16/2005 2030 278 15.337 2.119 18.13
4/21/2005 2366 336 18.701 2.175 17.97
4/24/2005 2643 277 15.446 2.169 17.93
4/28/2005 2992 349 18.326 2.169 19.04
4/30/2005 3350 358 19.359 2.259 18.49
5/3/2005 3681 331 16.603 2.319 19.94
5/7/2005 4035 354 18.821 2.229 18.81
5/11/2005 4340 305 16.127 2.139 18.91
5/13/2005 4588 248 16.626 2.119 14.92
5/15/2005 4905 317 17.648 2.139 17.96
5/17/2005 5218 313 17.105 2.119 18.30
5/20/2005 5523 305 16.515 2.119 18.47
5/23/2005 5915 392 21.539 2.159 18.20
5/26/2005 6303 388 20.218 2.139 19.19
5/30/2005 6628 325 18.670 2.089 17.41
6/2/2005 7003 375 19.582 1.979 19.15
6/6/2005 7329 326 19.149 2.089 17.02
6/8/2005 7692 363 19.468 2.119 18.65
6/13/2004 8064 372 20.380 2.159 18.25

WhiteRL,

If you feel there's something wrong with your Ridgeline, you should take it to the dealer and run the codes. That said, I'll ask you the same question I asked Londo.

Driving like you do normally, on terrain that is typical for your daily driving, what are the shift points on your tach?

1-2 xxxxrpm
2-3 xxxxrpm
3-4 xxxxrpm
4-5 xxxxrpm

Take it for a run and post the results. It will help determine how hard you are pushing the engine, and thus expected fuel consumption.

I commute 34 miles each day in sunny :cool: Phoenix AZ the sixth largest city in the country so a lot of that is bumper to bumper with A/C always on. I have been averaging 16.5-17 mpg. Trips to Tucson and back (approx 200 miles) at 75 - 85 mph it does jump up to 21.

Love the truck, I just think Honda should pay me for all the demos I do everywhere I go! :)

Hey Delrio, I know how stinkin' hot it can be! Glad to see you are getting good mpg's.

P.S. - Phoenix is now #5 largest city, past Houston in population late last year...... ;)

Houston is the 4th largest. ;)

I commute 34 miles each day in sunny :cool: Phoenix AZ the sixth largest city in the country so a lot of that is bumper to bumper with A/C always on. I have been averaging 16.5-17 mpg. Trips to Tucson and back (approx 200 miles) at 75 - 85 mph it does jump up to 21.

Love the truck, I just think Honda should pay me for all the demos I do everywhere I go! :)


How many Miles does your Truck have on it?

Hey Londo,

Did you every see your dealer about your low Gas Milage? I'm curious to hear what the dealer said. And if they offered any solutions beside driving like an old lady. :D

Thanks, Shingles, I stand corrected :eek: Guess I shouldn't rely on old data....

Ok .. seen an improvement on my gas mileage on my forth tank of gas. I got 16.8 mpg. Difference from prior tanks: Different type of gas (Exxon) and very little around town miles. So when I add around town miles back into the mix my gas Mileage may be 15.9 again. We will see. I have went back to the no name gas to see if that changes anything. Feel like I'm running an science experiment. :D

Second fill up. 100 % highway miles with the cruise set at 73 mph the whole way and got 17.7 mpg. Better, but still south of the advertized fuel economy
As I understand it EPA fuel ratings are STILL based on speed limits of 40 mph city and 55 mph highway. I guarantee you that if you did 65 mph on the highway you would get over the advertised 21 mpg.

Has anyone noticed that the transmission seems to stay in third gear for an extremely long period of time during high-speed highway acceleration. There have been times when I accelerate up to 65+ and it seems to take forever for the tranny to get through 4th and finally to 5th gear. I'm sure this takes a chunk out of my gas mileage.

I noticed this when I test drove the dealer's demo truck and again with the one I bought, so it's not just my Ridge.

Hey Delrio, I know how stinkin' hot it can be! Glad to see you are getting good mpg's.

P.S. - Phoenix is now #5 largest city, past Houston in population late last year...... ;)


I see you are up North! Flagstaff? I really hated paying for heated seats and mirrors just to get the moon roof! :eek: At least you will use them. Hopefully it add to my resale value if I ever get rid of :D

How many Miles does your Truck have on it?


I have almost 2,500 miles on it so far!
I think you might be right about Houston. I think we just passed Philadelphia last year..

I was speaking to a customer of mine today, we were working on his airplane. He is a Ford dealer in town, he was a little displeased that I bought a Honda but he understands.

He was driving one of Fords new Escape's, it is built on a Volvo X/C chasis and uses a simular drive train to the Honda in as much as it is turning the rear drive shaft at all times and engages the rear diferential as needed with clutches. Sound familure. He claimed the they found that just turning this shaft unladen for some reason cost 1 mpg on that car. I would expect the same would be true on our cars.

He also stated that Chrysler is about to come out with cylinder deactivation on their trucks like on the Honda Accord's and Odyssey's. They are starting with a much larger displacement engine, ours would not have enough torque to overcome the high wind resistance of our truck.

He also mentioned that GM gained 1 MPG just by fairing in their head lights and grill work. Aerodynamics can be improved even on a brick with subtle changes, I am sure Honda has already used almost every trick in the bag.

Steve

Good news. Gas mileage has improved on the forth and Fifth tanks of gas.

1st - 15.3 mpg
2nd - 15.9 mpg
3rd - 15.9 mpg
4rth - 16.8 mgp
5th - 17.3 mpg

Over 1550 miles on the truck

No change in driving habits. Still looking for 20 MPG. Hopefully I will get there. :)

Drove my daughter to camp in Maine this weekend from CT. My first real chance to test mileage on a long trip. 340 mile each way and got 21mpg. So for me its 16-17 in mixed and 21 on the highway. I saw 3 Ridges along the way. One was actually driving right behind me for a stretch.

Gas Mileage Figures... 2006 Ridgeline RTS R/S Navi BilletSilver
Miles MPG
2992 19.65 Trip End (Metro DC to Blue Ridge VA)
2660 18.53 "
2354 19.36 "
2170 18.27 Trip Start (Netro DC to Blue Ridge VA)
1886 19.26 Trip to PA
1711 13.71 Metro DC
1639 15.49 Metro DC
1386 15.71 Metro DC
1298 13.21 Metro DC
1205 15.21 Metro DC
1000 18.05 Metro DC
757 16.68 Metro DC
687 21.28 Trip to PA Camping
378 19.86 Trip to PA Camping
135 15.92 Metro DC

As you can see I'd say this is right in the range of the posted mileage range. My metro DC driving is quite agressive in nature so is on the low end. I've been learning to do a slow push on the gas since this truck don't need the half push down to get it rolling off the line. Mileage seems to have went up by 2mpg just by using a lighter foot off the line from a stop. Also the Blue Ridge Trip was thourgh the mountains and very twisty roads along with highway speeds of 70-80mph crusing... This IMHO is really good MPG for a 4500lb truck...

first 300 miles. 18.9 mpg

first 300 miles. 18.9 mpg

Welcome to the ROC family Ridgelude!! We're glad you're here.
Congratulatoins and enjoy the ride!!

Good news. Gas mileage has improved on the forth and Fifth tanks of gas.

1st - 15.3 mpg
2nd - 15.9 mpg
3rd - 15.9 mpg
4rth - 16.8 mgp
5th - 17.3 mpg

Over 1550 miles on the truck

No change in driving habits. Still looking for 20 MPG. Hopefully I will get there. :)

My numbers are almost exactly like yours. Just got 17.8 on a tank that included about 120 miles of highway (got 335 miles on the tank). I'm taking an extended highway trip in 2 weeks- I expect to come very close to 20.

My numbers are almost exactly like yours. Just got 17.8 on a tank that included about 120 miles of highway (got 335 miles on the tank). I'm taking an extended highway trip in 2 weeks- I expect to come very close to 20.
You know I was reading all this and thinking this isn't that bad, then I read this quote about 335 miles on the tank with a 22 gallon tank and was like WOW!. I have 400 miles on my Civic right now on this tank, I will probably drive another 80 to 100 miles before filling up again. It has a 13gallon tank. I hadn't let the gas mileage sink in yet, but this sort of turned on my lights. I think I will just deny that I saw this and go back to being happy about my Red Ridge.

If I remember correctly, the owner's manual states fuel tank capacity is 22.1 gallons??? Must of really cut it rather close the other day...filled up with 23.4 gallons and averaged 18.887 miles per gallon.

If I remember correctly, the owner's manual states fuel tank capacity is 22.1 gallons??? Must of really cut it rather close the other day...filled up with 23.4 gallons and averaged 18.887 miles per gallon.
Do you top off? If you do this could be the reason you get more fuel in than capacity. It means you are filling the neck (which isn't part of the capacity) and some of it may be going into your vapor chamber which can damage the vapor chamber of your vehicle. This is used to catch gas fumes and is there for environmental and safety reasons. You should not overfill your car. When the nozzle turns off, you are full. If you consistently use this method, you will be able to reliably gauge your gas mileage over time since it will be based on actual usable fuel.

Here is the EPA info on this: http://www.epa.gov/donttopoff/

If I remember correctly, the owner's manual states fuel tank capacity is 22.1 gallons??? Must of really cut it rather close the other day...filled up with 23.4 gallons and averaged 18.887 miles per gallon.
Most vehicles have a reserve above the stated tank capacity. My '90 Civic had a capacity of 11 gallons but I once pumped over 12 gallons into it (no, I didn't top off). My 1999 Dakota had 21 gallons and I frequently pumped in excess of 22. Yes, I do wait until the gague is WAY past the E :eek:

It is not so much reserve as it is an expansion area at the top of the tank above where the neck meets the tank itself. This is to allow the fuel to expand in temperature changes and the like. If you pump fuel into your tank with the vehicle on an incline you can sometimes fill into this area before the fuel backs up the neck a little to kick off the pump. This area isn't really intended to have fuel pumped into it, it is there to allow your tank of gas to expand into that area without endangering you or your vehicle. But you would have to be on a pretty steep incline to get enough in there to really endanger yourself. This is different from allowing it to back up all the way into the neck and flow into the vapor chamber.

My numbers are almost exactly like yours. Just got 17.8 on a tank that included about 120 miles of highway (got 335 miles on the tank). I'm taking an extended highway trip in 2 weeks- I expect to come very close to 20.


Unfortunatly the miles on my truck are 90% highway miles. Sounds like you have a good number of city miles. My current tank of gas seems to be going away rather quickly. I'm thinking 17.3 will still be my highest mpg after I do the next calculation. :confused: I am doing exact same drive; 29 miles one way to work on the interstate; setting the cruise at 80. I've thought about setting the cruise at 70 to see if the mpg increase. But I'm afraid I will get rear ended. :eek:

I'll bet you'll get 2-3mpg better mileage if you a) don't use the cruise, and modulate the pedal to stay in 5th gear, and b) slow down.

I'll bet you'll get 2-3mpg better mileage if you a) don't use the cruise, and modulate the pedal to stay in 5th gear, and b) slow down.

Why would using cruise give you worse gas mileage? The speed limit in these part is 70 miles per hour. Just about everyone including the big trucks go faster. At 80 i slowly ease past each big truck. And alot of people are passing me. Maybe I should have stuck with my Accord. Did not have to worry about Gas mileage. :(

The key to getting good mileage in the Ridgeline is to modulate the throttle. It's a fly by wire system, so it's very sensitive. The cruise control has a tendency to downshift at the slightest change in grade. You can keep it in top gear by driving with the throttle.

The Ridgeline isn't an Accord. It weighs, what, half a ton more? It has full time all wheel drive. The sticker clearly said 16/21. You can do better if you work at it.

Good luck and enjoy your Ridgeline.

The key to getting good mileage in the Ridgeline is to modulate the throttle. It's a fly by wire system, so it's very sensitive. The cruise control has a tendency to downshift at the slightest change in grade. You can keep it in top gear by driving with the throttle.

The Ridgeline isn't an Accord. It weighs, what, half a ton more? It has full time all wheel drive. The sticker clearly said 16/21. You can do better if you work at it.

Good luck and enjoy your Ridgeline.


I did not use the cruise today. I did notice as you say above that I could keep the truck in the top gear for most of the ride. I was noticing yesterday that it would downshift as much a 2 gears going up a hill. Anyways what is the point of a cruise control if is gives you worse gas mileage. Sounds like a design issue. Never noticed this in my prior vehicles. :o

Most other vehicles you are talking about were probably cars, the change in grade has less of an effect on them because the wind resistance they have is lower than your vehicle. A truck is always fighting harder just to maintain its current speed than a well designed car is. It has been said there is only one perfect shape for aerodynamic vehicles, and believe me it isn't a Ridgeline. Because your vehicle is fighting just to keep itself at that speed, changes in grade amplify this problem and will cause the vehicle to compensate. You can compensate for it because you can anticipate hills and grade changes, the cruise control can not. It only knows, I must keep the car at this speed. Now it could be that it is over aggressive at maintaining a speed, because in many cars there are two places on the peddle that you can hold the same speed, one will take more gas than the other but you will still maintain approximately the same speed. This is something Hybrid drivers learn to work at because it improves their gas mileage. The cruise control in the hybrid Civic is actually pretty well tuned to work at the low aggressive setting but only on flats, when you have to climb a lot of inclines it quickly becomes worse than the driver again because it can't anticipate the hills.

You know I was reading all this and thinking this isn't that bad, then I read this quote about 335 miles on the tank with a 22 gallon tank and was like WOW!. I have 400 miles on my Civic right now on this tank, I will probably drive another 80 to 100 miles before filling up again. It has a 13gallon tank. I hadn't let the gas mileage sink in yet, but this sort of turned on my lights. I think I will just deny that I saw this and go back to being happy about my Red Ridge.

But keep in mind that I never wait until vapors to fill up. My light had just come on and the fill-up was less than 19 gallons. Your Civic was made to sip gas. The Ridgeline was made to be functional while providing above average fuel economy for a vehicle of it's capabilities and weight. I'm sure your Civic is a wonderful little vehicle but try hauling 1200lbs of landscaping material with it. My RL is now averaging more than it's minimum advertised fuel economy. I'm satisfied with what I'm getting with the hopes that it will continue to gradually improve.

But keep in mind that I never wait until vapors to fill up. My light had just come on and the fill-up was less than 19 gallons. Your Civic was made to sip gas. The Ridgeline was made to be functional while providing above average fuel economy for a vehicle of it's capabilities and weight. I'm sure your Civic is a wonderful little vehicle but try hauling 1200lbs of landscaping material with it. My RL is now averaging more than it's minimum advertised fuel economy. I'm satisfied with what I'm getting with the hopes that it will continue to gradually improve.
Oh I am well aware of this, which is why I own a RL as well as the Civic. The Civic is our commuter vehicle, our drive around town vehicle and basic family type car. The RL is our utility vehicle, camping vehicle, and all around bad weather vehicle. I could probably put another 200 miles on my Civic over the 400 if I wanted to go to fumes, I generally refill at about 450 to 500 miles. I wouldn't want to carry 1200lbs of landscaping materials in my Civic, but then I wouldn't want to really just drive a couple hundred miles in the RL if there wasn't a use for its utility at either end of the trip. Why spend twice as much on fuel when I don't need to? Either way you still can't have my RL, its mine mine mine!!! ;).

...The Civic is our commuter vehicle, our drive around town vehicle....
My commuter vehicle is a 1994 Chevy Cavalier wagon I bought for $600 from a little old lady going into a nursing home. Had 53,000 miles on it when I bought it.

Doesn't get washed, no vacuuming, dents and scratches are not a problem. She hit her garage door while entering and wasn't sure if she heard any thing so she kept going. A nice rusted gouge from front to back adds to its character.

30 miles to the gallon.

My commuter vehicle is a 1994 Chevy Cavalier wagon I bought for $600 from a little old lady going into a nursing home. Had 53,000 miles on it when I bought it.

Doesn't get washed, no vacuuming, dents and scratches are not a problem. She hit her garage door while entering and wasn't sure if she heard any thing so she kept going. A nice rusted gouge from front to back adds to its character.

30 miles to the gallon.

Man ... something to consider. Especially if the price of gas continues to go up. It has set the wheels in motion.

I like the quote in red on your post. Awesome Philosophy :D

Just did my first fill up. I didn't wait for the light as we are going on a small trip today. Put in 17.8 gallons and had 295 miles on the truck = 16.5 mpg. Not bad considering there are NO highway miles and I live in the country :)

Good news. Gas mileage has improved on the forth and Fifth tanks of gas.
1st - 15.3 mpg
2nd - 15.9 mpg
3rd - 15.9 mpg
4rth - 16.8 mgp
5th - 17.3 mpg
Over 1550 miles on the truck
No change in driving habits. Still looking for 20 MPG. Hopefully I will get there. :)

Gas mileage Continues to get better: :)
6th - 18.2 mpg
7th - 18.7 mpg

I have changed driving habits a little. I don't use cruise as much nor do I drive as fast. Still looking for 20mpg.

Is there any way to get the dealer to adjust the computer to run the the truck leaner to get better gas mileage? Gas prices just keep going up and up. It's p1$$ing me off. :mad:

Gas mileage Continues to get better: :)
6th - 18.2 mpg
7th - 18.7 mpg

I have changed driving habits a little. I don't use cruise as much nor do I drive as fast. Still looking for 20mpg.

Is there any way to get the dealer to adjust the computer to run the the truck leaner to get better gas mileage? Gas prices just keep going up and up. It's p1$$ing me off. :mad:

Good for you! I have tried everything you can think of to improve mileage!! Airing tires to 40, slowing down to 65 hwy, easing off stop signs, etc. Not one bit of difference!! I have 3000 miles, and never got past 16.5 mpg!! :mad: But, I am trying not to focus on this and just keep enjoying my Ridgeline! :D

On my second fill up, got 19.5 mpg. Pretty good I think considering we live in the country, have a couple of big hills to climb.

My Ridge has 4300 mi on it. I live at 4800' elevation. Tucson is about 2000' and thats where I do shopping and errands. The road into town is posted @ 55 MPH and I set the cruise @60 MPH when I can. 1/3 of the 30mi into town is stop and go. I get 19.7 MPG consistantly. When I get to use the Freeway on a trip in the fall and don't need AC, I expect to see 22 MPG. Secret is I try not to exceed 3500 RPM when passing or taking off.

Hey everyone,

Here's my latest data. I haven't posted for quite sometime. I now have 14,200 miles on my Ridge (delivered date of 3/5/05). I've been averaging 16.5 in the city and 22.5 on the highway. I drive almost 75-80 % on the highway. Keep trucking! :)

This first 316 miles, 17.5 MPG all in town driving.