car mileage

[John Formsma]

I will need to replace my Honda Accord in 2-3 years. It only has
250,000 miles on it, and if it keeps going after 300K, I'll keep going
in it. :-)

But, I am seriously thinking about the Honda Ridgeline. Pros are great
storage space - there's a neat storage well under the rear of the bed.
(It's like a small trunk, and it has a seal. Most of my tools and
supplies would fit in there.) The bed would do for action transport
and the occasional tilter use. It has a pretty powerful V6 if you ever
needed to do some towing (5,000 lb towing). Four doors for family
needs, and the truck bed for those few times I need a truck.

Cons are the gas mileage...it's only about 19 City and 25 Hwy (at
best). My 4-cyl Accord gets about 28-30. I can fit everything in it,
but to transport an action I have to do a lot of rearranging.

Sure would be nice to know if gas was going way up...and when.

JF

On 4/16/07, Roadrunner <wpeterson2 at socal.rr.com> wrote:
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> I have an Element 2006.  It is a great car if you put on heavy duty
> Bridgestone Dualers, and buy a non Honda air filter.  The dualers will  take
> 40 psi. I did this to take the sway out of the car.  The best mpg was 24.  I
> average 22.  I call it the poor mans BMW.  It handles like a dream.
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> Bill Peterson
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> From: tom
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> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:34 PM
> Subject: RE: car mileage
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> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
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> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:14 PM
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> Just curious. Has anyone checked out the Honda Element? I know two techs in
> my area who have one and love it. I'm pretty sure the mileage isn't in the
> 40-50 range, but the space to carry what you need seems great!
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> Avery
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> Avery,
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>             I'm intrigued by the Element and am considering that model along
> with some others to replace my 2000 Mazda MPV minivan. (I miss my 90 Toyota
> Corolla wagon!)   A friend has one and loves it. Mileage around 25 MPG
> according to his experience.
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>             Tom Driscoll