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Both my '97 and '01 Civics seemed weird at first and very sensitive (my '93 wasn't bad though) but most new clutches are like that because they 're not broken in. You have the clutch disc, pressure plate, flywheel, all new parts that have a break-in period as well. I installed an aftermarket street/race clutch in my Integra GSR a year ago and it felt the same way at first. After a couple of weeks the clutch breaks in nicely and then you don't even think about shifting, your foot, or anything. The clutch is just less quirky. In addition your brain, leg, foot, hand on the shifter, etc. will work in harmony in just 2-3 weeks because it becomes a habit and comes natural. When your Civic has 50k mi. the clutch will feel better and you will shift even easier. As the clutch springs wear out a little and stretch more, the clutch becomes less forgiving. The shifter and shift linkage also become a little loose and everything is just easier. Just don't ever grind any gears. You should not try to shift fast when you 've only owned the car a few days or a few weeks. Do that after a couple of mos when you know the car much better. Grinding is the worse thing you can do. Your tranny and shifter will get worse, not better with time if you grind the syncros early on. And remember no racing the first 3k mi. I 've never taken any of my Civics to redline before they hit 3 or 4k mi. but for me that 's about 5 weeks after I buy the car. The first few thousand miles are very important. Not just the first few hundred or the first 1,000. Treat the car nice the first 3k mi. and it will reward you with good gas mileage all the way to a ripe old age. My '01 has 160k mi. and I still get 36+mpg. Mistreat it the first couple of thousand miles, and you will never see its true mileage capabilities, plus it 'll get much worse over time. |
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Replying to: only1harry (Oct 22, 2005 5:49 pm) |
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Replying to: theking (Oct 21, 2005 7:07 pm) |
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I got two quotes recently for a 36 month lease and 26,000 miles per year. The SI was $30 per month more than the RSX-S that was the same as the Coupe EX. Anyone have any thoughts about this and whether it will move much in the next 3 months when the hot new models are more readily available?
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Replying to: davidg3 (Oct 26, 2005 4:53 pm) |
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| I'm getting about 24 miles per gallon on my EX coupe, city driving only, with only around 125 miles on the OD. Later I checked the tires, and found they were at 24 to 25 lbs. Put 32 lbs in, and will see if I get better gas mileage. Of course, the vehicle is brand new, and do not expect to get much higher until around 1,000 miles or so on the OD, which takes me at least 2 1/2 months. Anyone else checked the MPG yet on the coupe ? | |
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Replying to: sr45 (Oct 29, 2005 11:53 am) 24 mpg in all city driving with under-inflated tires and only 125 miles on the car doesn't sound bad at all. 6mpg under the EPA estimates. With properly inflated tires and more breaking in you should see better. Even inflating the tires to proper psi you will see a gain of 2-3 mpg I bet. |
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Replying to: sr45 (Oct 29, 2005 11:53 am) The vtec engine is so smooth & quiet that it is really a blast to rev it to the redline. |
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Yep, I'm just driving in the slow everyday city, and those long red lights. No highway driving yet and yes, it still needs to be broken in, only around 200 miles thus far on the OD. I did put more air in the tires and will do so again, if the 32 lbs that I put in do not do the trick. Maybe around 33 to 34 lbs. Will play with it. So far its better than my 05 Rav 4 automatic that gave me 17/19 miles per gallon.
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