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2058 messages, Last post on Aug 26, 2009 at 6:19 PM
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Replying to: cartagram (Aug 18, 2008 3:52 am)
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Replying to: dantz (Aug 18, 2008 11:21 am) Thought about a hide-a-key somewhere underneath the Civic but I don't know where it would be safe or pot-hole-proof. |
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2007 civic EX AT total miles to date: 33,500 (~25k/year) ave mpg to date: 29.11mpg, std dev 1.65mpg. fill to stop and squeeze to next highest full $. fairly aggressive 62 miles RT/day, 20% stop and go surface streets, remainder hwy at stop and go (rare) to 65 median and bursts to 80+ when passing. yeah, it's Houston traffic....A/C appears to make ~ 1.0 mpg hit altho the data is unclear. Dealer (not factory) tires replaced at ~23k due to bad alignment when HFP kit installed. 225-40-18 (mentioned since these probably affect mileage negatively).
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Replying to: kenlw (Aug 25, 2008 8:15 am) |
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Replying to: kenlw (Aug 25, 2008 8:15 am) |
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wai: the 225-40-18 do not interfere at all, but realize the HFP kit does lower the car about 1", so that may impact clearance. My understanding is that the lowering is required for 18", but I can't be certain of that. I just like the looks.....  Better performance would be nice, but let's be real: it's a Civic, not even an Si. If I had wanted performance i would have chosen something with at least 2 more cylinders, probably the Accord or Altima v6 coupe. But I wanted a good looking car that would last a long time..with good mileage. so it's a civic for me for the next 10 years (i hope). Honestly, it's my 1st Honda and the lack of torque is very irritating after 15 years of driving v6 Camrys. It takes a LOT of getting used to! Other than the lack of torque, I'm very, very happy with it. My previous car was a 97 Camry v6, and at 10.5:1 it did see some benefit from 89 or even 91/93 fuel. 89 seemed to be the best bang-for-the-buck, but realize that car has a lot more HP and a ton more torque. (197/212?). I moved that car from 195 to 215 tires just to help keep them planted in normal traffic. On the Camry, I noticed more improvement with 89 over 87 than I did with 91/3 over 89. I've never tried anything other than 87 in the Civic so I can't say if more octane would make any difference or not. it may be worth a try if you are interested in doing so over a few tankfuls, I would be interested in what you find.
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Replying to: kenlw (Aug 29, 2008 12:30 pm) The key to this isn't the "Honda" part, but the fact that you stepped from a 3.0L or larger V6 into a 1.8L 4-cyl. Having driven both a Corolla with a 4-speed Auto, the Civic actually feels a lot more lively. Welcome to Honda.  I doubt you'd complain about lack of torque in a V6 Accord. 
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| Over the first 8,500 miles, I've averaged about 33 mpg. Up to 40 on the highway, no lower than 30 around town. | |
| If you want the civic to feel lively then get the manual transmission. It is quite a bit quicker and gets better mpg. | |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Sep 03, 2008 7:17 am) not now, for sure! But the older Honda V6 engines were pretty upside down with much higher HP than torque, and requiring rather high RPM to get the rated HP. Mercifully they've changed that on most of their engines and they're pretty much in lock step with Toyota. I think the s2000 still needs over 8k to get the rated HP, iirc. I still love driving that 97 v6 camry (my son now has it, 230,000 miles!), I put almost all of those miles on it myself over 10 years of Houston commuting. But, alas, the newer Camrys are battleships and imho, just ugly. The Hondas have won me over with far superior styling. If i didn't need the superior mileage (I commute 65 miles daily), I would have that 08 Accord V6 coupe in a heartbeat. Absolutely one of the best lookers on the road today. |
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