2005 Honda Odyssey trip review.

[gfh77665]

In this government scrutinized CAFE driven automotive world we live in, if the 2005 Odyssey gets 28 mpg highway, believe me, Honda would have been advertized as much.

Maybe for a brief moment, driving down a mountain, drafting behind an 18 wheeler, aided by a hurricane tailwind, the H.O. could get 28 mpg, again for a "brief moment".

Over a long trip, no. These are rated at 17/23,

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/21236.shtml

and the 23 mpg is exactly what my van gets on my highway, in Realityville.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Many Honda S2000 owners reported much better highway gas mileage than the official EPA rating of 19/24, even when they drove at speed north of 75-80MPH.

There are no 2 identical vehicles from the assembly lines. Some get better gas mileage than EPA rating and some worse than EPA.

 

[refaller]

Not sure why you feel the need to doubt. http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Spec_G...=100239#trimsel
Notice the original EPA was 20 and 28 for the ones with VCM. Not rocket science to take miles driven and divide them by gallons filled. Actually, I don't have a car that doesn't beat EPA estimates on the highway or city. If you want to really doubt me, my Cube has a lifetime average of 32 MPG- which is higher than the highway rating.

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[Vikas]

99 odyssey started in Mass
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Edison NJ 9.715G 250miles 25.73mpg

Herndon VA 10.449G 264miles 25.26mpg

Colonia NJ 9.140G 237miles 25.93mpg

Hopkinton MA 11.198G 284miles 25.30mpg



Odometer Starting at 204578 Ending 205613 = 1035miles

I really don't know what EPA was supposed to be on this vehicle (18/26??) but I can't complain after 15+ years and 200K+ miles with this type of mileage. These are all real numbers with loaded van. I had gone to bring by son back from school and believe me, he had lots and lots of stuff to haul back. I was not driving like a maniac and traffic for most of the way cooperated. If one can keep speed constant and avoid having to constantly accelerate and break, these behemoths can give respectable mileage.

 

[JTK]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
99 odyssey started in Mass
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Edison NJ 9.715G 250miles 25.73mpg

Herndon VA 10.449G 264miles 25.26mpg

Colonia NJ 9.140G 237miles 25.93mpg

Hopkinton MA 11.198G 284miles 25.30mpg



Odometer Starting at 204578 Ending 205613 = 1035miles

I really don't know what EPA was supposed to be on this vehicle (18/26??) but I can't complain after 15+ years and 200K+ miles with this type of mileage.


Good numbers, but I'd be more curious to see if they got better or worse over an entire tank of gas. 9-11 gallons is quite a way off from a full tank average MPG figure, which IMO, is the only figure that matters.

 

[Vikas]

huh? You need to refresh your middle school math

Total Miles driven: 1035
Total Gallons Used: 40.502
Actual mpg for the over 1000 miles = 25.55 mpg

 

[JTK]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
huh? You need to refresh your middle school math

Total Miles driven: 1035
Total Gallons Used: 40.502
Actual mpg for the over 1000 miles = 25.55 mpg


As is your custom Vikas, you need to consider your reading comprehension skills, but I'm sure you'll miss the point there as well.

 

[rjundi]

Originally Posted By: gfh77665
In this government scrutinized CAFE driven automotive world we live in, if the 2005 Odyssey gets 28 mpg highway, believe me, Honda would have been advertized as much.

Maybe for a brief moment, driving down a mountain, drafting behind an 18 wheeler, aided by a hurricane tailwind, the H.O. could get 28 mpg, again for a "brief moment".

Over a long trip, no. These are rated at 17/23,

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/21236.shtml

and the 23 mpg is exactly what my van gets on my highway, in Realityville.



Maybe he has this one(VCM?) http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=21235

which I have heard of 25-27MPG from friends on the highway with the van.

 

[Vikas]

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I'd be more curious to see if they got better or worse over an entire tank of gas. 9-11 gallons is quite a way off from a full tank average MPG figure, which IMO, is the only figure that matters.
So, what was your point? Are you telling me that mpg for the full tank is different compared to mpg for the half tank? If you are going to snipe at me, at least have the courtesy to spell out where I am wrong.

Your comment about the half tank would have been perfectly valid if single half tank number was provided. When consecutive multiple half tank data points are given, your comment does not apply. I hope you understand the logic behind it and can differentiate between the two cases.

IMHO, *you* who are not getting it.

 

[JTK]

Vikas, at the end of the day we are talking MPG for a specific trip(s), as opposed to daily driving average MPG. You're right. My bad there.

Keep your shirt on. (kidding)

 

[Vikas]

Daily driving? You don't want to know; I am lucky to cross over 15 mpg. In the winter, it was even lower.

To be perfectly honest with you, I often feel that this vehicle indeed gives less gas mileage at the end of the tank but I know that is not physically possible.

 

[JTK]

I hear you there. Out of all three of the minivans we've owned; 2001 Ford Windstar LX, 2008 Odyssey LX and now the 2013 Grand Caravan, they were all very similar daily-driving MPG wise. ~16-17mpg in the cold months and 19-21 warmer ambient temps.

 

[datech]

My cousins husband has a recent make Dodge Caravan base model. He said he got in the high twenties on a return trip last year.

THere are a lot of things that affect fuel economy. Tires, tire pressure, lubricants, ambient temperature, heck, probably even the fuel itself. And the fuel pumps, if they are out of calibration.

I was driving my Saturn from mid Arkansas north and filled up midway through Missouri. I got 34.5 mpg, probably from the steady south wind that day.

Another time I was cruising on I-15 in Utah. Pretty much bumper to bumper traffic at about 65 mph. I was probably drafting without even trying, and got something around 34.

It's only rated 29 highway but that is just an estimate. Even 10% deviation would range from 26 - 32 mpg.