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Honda Civic GX & HOV Lane Access

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What is this discussion about? Honda Civic, Automotive News, Alternative Fuels, Hybrid Cars, Hatchback


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Re: Good questions. [dejapooh] by jvenglass
Apr 04, 2008 (2:39 pm)
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Replying to: dejapooh (Apr 04, 2008 2:10 pm)

How much dose a tank hold? and how many miles do you get on a tank?
 
Do the home fill units cost alot?
 
Are the full filters hard to do yourself or do you take it to a dealer to do?
 
We have the 91 toll lane and the 241 toll roads done here in So.Cal. dose any one know if the Silver stickers save on the cost of tolls on these?
 
Thanks for all the great info and insite guys it is a big help.
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Re: Good questions. [jvenglass] by epnfrn
Apr 04, 2008 (3:19 pm)
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Replying to: jvenglass (Apr 04, 2008 2:39 pm)

8 GGE (gas gallon equiv's) ... but probably never be able to put more than 6.7 GGE in. at my current avg of 40mpg, that's about 250+ miles per tank. less with more stop/go or lead-foot.
 
Phil or Fuelmakers cost about $4k or so + install. worth it monetarily in the long run, obviously worth it very quickly convenience-wise. search around the site for more info on those...lots here.
 
filters can be done by decent garage jockey ... and as dejapooh said, people are realizing that industrial fuel supply (PG&E) is very clean ... so perhaps you may not to replace them very often afterall.
 
don't know on toll road.
epi
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Home Fueling by jvenglass
Apr 04, 2008 (6:02 pm)
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How much are the home fueling units and can you have them installed
yourself in So.Cal. ?
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Re: Home Fueling [jvenglass] by pf_flyer HOST
Apr 05, 2008 (3:07 am)
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Replying to: jvenglass (Apr 04, 2008 6:02 pm)

The place to talk about home fueling is the All About PHILL discussion.
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Must buy first/no test drive? by johnmarco
May 11, 2008 (8:43 am)
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I just stopped by my Honda dealer in Huntington Beach, and was told that if I wanted a GX I would have to pay for it up front.
 
Did anyone find one on a dealer lot in SoCal and were you able to test drive?
 
This seems like the car for me but I at least want to drive it first.
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Re: Must buy first/no test drive? [johnmarco] by epnfrn
May 11, 2008 (1:07 pm)
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Replying to: johnmarco (May 11, 2008 8:43 am)

shop around... this dealer seems like a hassle! i'm in norcal, so can't give a concrete report, but this seems stange ... it's a $24k car, not a hard-to-find sports car. i hadn't heard of this before with the GX.
 
epi
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They ARE hard to find by thebundo
May 11, 2008 (9:47 pm)
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MUCH harder to find than all but a few sports cars. There is only about 700 or so released to the public for the 2008 model year, and only through a few dealers in CA & NY. And it's NOT a 24k car really, it greatly subsidized by Honda, they are sold at a big loss
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Re: They ARE hard to find [thebundo] by epnfrn
May 12, 2008 (7:41 am)
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Replying to: thebundo (May 11, 2008 9:47 pm)

my point was that not many dealers allow sports cars to be driven before purchase, not rarity. when i bought my S2000 in '03, NO dealer allowed test drives, and most were charging $5k over sticker. when i bought my GX in '06 ... no problem with test drives, and most accepted my bid of $1k under sticker.
 
there may be only 700, but demand isn't higher than that (at present). come up to the bay area. ask for the GX specialists at Lodi or Mel Rapton in Sac. they were both incredibly helpful to me.
epi
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Toll for Carquinez bridge. by smart888
May 12, 2008 (9:13 pm)
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Hello, I'm new, so hi to everyone. :0)
 
I recently received in the mail a toll violation for the carquinez bridge. The time was 23:44:08. I was in a car with my family (total 3 passengers). I went through the carpool lane, thinking I wouldn't need to pay toll because I have 3 passengers for carpool. Its the first time I travelled that route, and definitely the first time during such late hours. Unknowing that I was outside of carpool hours, I went through without paying the $4.00 toll, which I am now being penalized for of $29.00.
 
I've read in other posts in this forum, that during non-carpool hours, the carpool lane is not available to regular traffic? However, I was able to go through, and honestly believing that I was in carpool and don't have to pay. I also didn't know the toll booth hours operate in that manner, peak and non-peak hours. Seems very confusing for first time travellers.
 
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. In the letter, it also said to sign up for fastrak account to waive the penalty. But that would cost me $20-50, and I will never use the toll tags. Has anyone ever experienced anything similar? Should I contest the ticket? As I recall, I dont' remember seeing any visible signs indicating the hours of operations for that carpool lane. I just passed right through, thinking all is fine.

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