"ARWadworth" wrote in message
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I have just done my first fill up on a N reg 1.6 Honda Civic and it shows a
return of 27.5 MPG. This seemed a little low to me. I am sure when I used
to drive cars of a similar age I always managed a minimum of 30 MPG and a
little more on a motorway run.

I doubt there is anything wrong with the car and maybe it is me who has
got used to a diesel van that does over 40MPG for my normal motoring.

Something is wrong with it. Those little 1.4/1.5/1.6 vtec-e's are very
efficient and should do 40mpg in mixed use easily!!

Tim.