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#866 of 924 Re: Civic GX Availability, Motor Oil Type [rogerbohl] by epnfrn Dec 22, 2007 (7:19 pm)
mine is silver, my friend's is blue ... i would say i see more blue than any other color.   ok, i'm a smart guy ... but i'm not sure i understand "$2 per 34-mile gallon" portion?? care to define for me?? do you mean ~ 'cheaper fuel and good mileage' ?   gracias, epi Replies to this message: rogerbohl (Dec 23, 2007 10:08 am) epnfrn (Dec 23, 2007 11:55 am)
#867 of 924 Re: Civic GX Availability, Motor Oil Type [sierrapaul] by rogerbohl Dec 23, 2007 (9:59 am)
Replying to: sierrapaul (Dec 22, 2007 3:34 pm) #865 of 866 Re: Civic GX Availability, Motor Oil Type [sierrapaul] by rogerbohl Dec 22, 2007 (6:37 pm)     Total Posts: 41   Member Since: Jun 26, 2006  Replying to: sierrapaul (Dec 22, 2007 3:34 pm)   I've never seen a GX that wasn't white.     PS: I'm promoting the GX's with a bumper sticker, "$2 per 34-mile gallon; Eat Your Heart Out." Custom made bumper sticker obtained over the Internet for $5.    The manual calls for any oil having a grade of [SJ, as I recall]. Presumably, any synthetic oil meeting that spec would be satisfactory. However, some aircraft owners have had bad experience with one brand of synthetic, so why pay the premium, when an ordinary oil meets the spec. Honda's have great longevity with ordinary care. One of mine lasted 248,000 miles without significant oil consumption.
#868 of 924 Re: $2 per 34-mile gallon by rogerbohl Dec 23, 2007 (10:08 am)
Replying to: epnfrn (Dec 22, 2007 7:19 pm) PG&E charges $2.06 per gallon (Gallon Gas Equivalent) (OK, a little stretch of the literal truth) and in the 1.5yrs we've owned the 1999 GX, we've kept religious (not in the Huckabee sense) records of consumption, and we've averaged over 33.5 mpg (GGE). I included the mileage data as some folks might, correctly, question measuring a gas by the gallon, so there would be no uncertainty.as to the implcation.   In short, "Yes! inexpensive fuel; with quite respectable mileage!" The bottom line is about 17 miles per dollar of fuel. At $3.60 per gal for regular gasoline (CA price), a conventionally fueled car would have to ger over 60 mpg to be more economical! Replies to this message: epnfrn (Dec 23, 2007 11:55 am)
#869 of 924 Re: $2 per 34-mile gallon [rogerbohl] by epnfrn Dec 23, 2007 (11:55 am)
Replying to: rogerbohl (Dec 23, 2007 10:08 am) sounds good ... but if you want to make it even better ... use my religious data -- i'm currently at 38.79 mpg over 26,000 miles on my 06 (all Bay Area commuting). and have averaged about $1.80 per GGE!   thanks for the explanation
#870 of 924 Re: Civic GX Availability, Motor Oil Type [epnfrn] by sierrapaul Dec 23, 2007 (12:31 pm)
Replying to: epnfrn (Dec 22, 2007 3:53 pm) Thanks for the advice. The dealership I have been dealing with (Honda North in Fresno) IS listed as dealership which supports the GX. I am going to give them a little more time, then if they still cannot find a GX for me (I will take blue, silver, or tea green), I will consider going to the Bay Area or Sacramento.   One important question I have is this: If I do get my car at a distant dealership, can I still get all of the service done, without any penalty, at a local dealership? Will the local dealership fully honor the car's warranty? I certainly do NOT want to have to drive 200 miles every time I need service!! Replies to this message: epnfrn (Dec 23, 2007 12:46 pm)
#871 of 924 Re: Civic GX Availability, Motor Oil Type [sierrapaul] by epnfrn Dec 23, 2007 (12:46 pm)
Replying to: sierrapaul (Dec 23, 2007 12:31 pm) yes, any honda dealership will honor the warranty. it is also good to know that they are an authorized GX dealer, b/c otherwise you would have to travel to have any GX-specific word done (aka. high-pressure fuel line, etc.) any honda dealership can work on other aspects of the car - such as suspension, brakes, etc. that aren't GX-specific. as you probably know, the GX is essentially an LX with different fuel system and associated parts.   epi
#873 of 924 Reserve gas tank by bward2 Feb 16, 2008 (10:27 pm)
I have heard that the GX has a small reserve gas tank in the event that the CNG tank runs empty. Is this true and if so, what is the capacity? Replies to this message: jim314 (Feb 17, 2008 5:52 am) lakewood90712 (Feb 17, 2008 8:36 am) adea (Feb 17, 2008 10:50 am)
#874 of 924 Re: Reserve gas tank [bward2] by jim314 Feb 17, 2008 (5:52 am)
Replying to: bward2 (Feb 16, 2008 10:27 pm) I have not read anything to the effect that the GX has a reserve tank for gasoline.

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