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    Gas Mileage?

    Okay, heres the deal. I've got a 1990 Accord LX (four-door) automatic. It's got just over 269,000 miles. I've owned the car for about 2 years and I've put about 25,000 miles on it in that time. Most of these early miles were from highway driving 220 miles one way from home to college.

    Well now I started delivering pizzas and am putting A LOT of city miles on my car and wanted to see if you all think my gas mileage is good/right and if not, what I should do to improve it? Since I started delivering I've been getting around 19-21 mpg. I live in Wisconsin and its been pretty cold so I let my car warm up and stay running while I'm taking pies to peoples doors, so that probably lowers that number a bit.

    Does that sound normal, or low? I plan to do the plugs, wires, dist cap and rotor once it gets warmer out. I also have been thinking about doing the full Seafoam treatment. Does anyone have any other suggestions to improve my gas mileage or any relatively inexpensive mods/upgrades that might help?

    I know someone is going to mention that I should watch my driving habits and I do, the car is old and the tranny is original so I do my best to baby the car.

    Thanks guys.
    1990 Honda Accord LX, Automatic
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    No matter what, stop-and-go delivery and city traffic is really harsh on your car, especially also during all the idling at lights/bringing pizza up to the doorsteps. 19-21 sounds normal to me for such harsh driving conditions. Sounds pretty good, actually. I cringe at the idea of a poor CB being relegated to workhorse duties as a pizza delivery vehicle though. Just keep up on the oil changes, and try not to let her idle too much (though constantly turning her off and starting her up again can't be that much better either I guess).

    Poor CB!
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      That sounds about right. I've got an F22A1 with an automatic trans, and that is about what I average (I also let it warm up and idle to keep warm before school (though I just graduated, woot!)). In normal weather, with light driving, I get around 27mpg in city.
      Originally posted by sweet91accord
      if aredy time i need to put something in cb7tuner. you guy need to me a smart ass about and bust on my spelling,gramar and shit like that in so sorry.

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        Originally posted by BlackPearl2006
        I cringe at the idea of a poor CB being relegated to workhorse duties as a pizza delivery vehicle though. Just keep up on the oil changes, and try not to let her idle too much (though constantly turning her off and starting her up again can't be that much better either I guess).

        Poor CB!
        I know, it saddens me too! I've been on the lookout for a small beater car (manual trans even better) to deliver in so I can save the accord for useful things (and so it lasts longer) but I haven't had much luck yet. Here's hoping! I'm ultimately looking for a different job (I've got a Bachelors degree but cannot find a job right now) but thats an entirely different topic...
        1990 Honda Accord LX, Automatic

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          Nice to see an original automatic with such high miles
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            Indeed! Mines only got 250,000 on the original trans/motor.
            Originally posted by sweet91accord
            if aredy time i need to put something in cb7tuner. you guy need to me a smart ass about and bust on my spelling,gramar and shit like that in so sorry.

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