All city, mind you, so I realize I am going to be getting crappier mileage since I never have a good opportunity to lock up the torque converter, but this seems a bit excessive. Compare:
01 OB - 3.0L H-6, 3600 lbs, AWD, 190K miles, appears to be very well cared for, all new full-synthetic fluids except the rear diff.
00 Honda Odyssey - 3.5L V6, 4400 lbs (at least), FWD, 300K miles, 1 previous owner who passed along a 1 1/4" thick binder with all records, so obviously, well cared for.
Same city mileage.
FWIW, I have only been able to hit the road with the OB 1X - 160 mi I-10 round trip late at night in heavy rain. On the return trip, I accidentally left it in 3rd gear for over 50 miles; somehow, because of the attention required to go freeway speeds in the wet, I failed to notice the rpms were almost 4K at speed. Overall, I saw about 22 mpg, so I know that when the converter locks up, mpgs improve.
Also, I got it with highway tires, and the manual states that the plugs were done @ 165K, and I have already replaced the fuel filter.
So is this what I can expect or is this a bit lower than reasonable for the mileage? My wife is already talking about getting rid of it because its like having a 2nd minivan when going to the pump.
01 OB - 3.0L H-6, 3600 lbs, AWD, 190K miles, appears to be very well cared for, all new full-synthetic fluids except the rear diff.
00 Honda Odyssey - 3.5L V6, 4400 lbs (at least), FWD, 300K miles, 1 previous owner who passed along a 1 1/4" thick binder with all records, so obviously, well cared for.
Same city mileage.
FWIW, I have only been able to hit the road with the OB 1X - 160 mi I-10 round trip late at night in heavy rain. On the return trip, I accidentally left it in 3rd gear for over 50 miles; somehow, because of the attention required to go freeway speeds in the wet, I failed to notice the rpms were almost 4K at speed. Overall, I saw about 22 mpg, so I know that when the converter locks up, mpgs improve.
Also, I got it with highway tires, and the manual states that the plugs were done @ 165K, and I have already replaced the fuel filter.
So is this what I can expect or is this a bit lower than reasonable for the mileage? My wife is already talking about getting rid of it because its like having a 2nd minivan when going to the pump.