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Hybrid Vehicles Honda Civic GX (natural gas) Civic GX Worth It For High Mileage Commuting?
18 messages, Last post on Sep 06, 2008 at 8:12 AM
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I will soon start commuting about 180 mile round trip 5 days a week. The is would require daily refueling. There is some doubt that Phil can be installed in my house due to way the garage is set up in relation to the closest gas connection. It would require a long gas run and the car would probably be garaged less than 10 hours a night (probably not long enough to refill the tank after driving 180 miles.). Plus it would add another $5K in costs to the $25K car. There is a high probability I would skip getting Phil and instead fill up daily or even twice daily at a public station. Driving 180 miles a day plus running doing personal driving on the weekend, I would average nearly 1000 miles per week. That means the car would also need to be serviced at the dealer every 10 weeks or so and I hear the maintenance costs on the Civic GX are high. Does this car make any sense financially for high mileage?
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Sep 30, 2006 8:07 am) The CNG-specific parts are inordinately and outrageously expensive, if and when needed. See the list and discounted prices on Majestic Honda's website for the three CNG parts groups. But the fuel costs will be lower, and the basic engine maintenance costs should be lower (burns cleaner) than a Honda Civic. And you cannot beat Honda for reliability. A very high mileage, smaller car might be better, however. Have you considered moving? Or do you like living 15 hours of your week in a car.
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Replying to: rogerbohl (Sep 30, 2006 8:19 am) Not going to move because I only plan to stay at that location 2 to 3 years at the most and it isn't worth giving up the house I have for that and I don't think I want deal with he hassles of renting the house out and moving back in later. I have a feeling it won't be cost effective or livable for long commutes since Phill is so expensive and too slow to refill a tank after an 180 mile drive and refilling twice a day at NG stations will be very inconvenient. Maybe if I had a much shorter commute that allowed Phill to refill the tank within 8 hours and my gas connection was better located, it would make more sense. I was hoping that driving high mileage would accelerate the savings and make the GX cost effective within the 2 to 3 years I'd have it. I also just thought of resale and the fact that there is a limited market of people who would want this car used when I'd be trying to sell it in 2008 or 2009 when diesels would be widely available.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Sep 30, 2006 8:58 am) |
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Sep 30, 2006 8:58 am) You could also buy a used FM4 for around $5k, which would refill the tank from empty in 3-4 hours. The GX is very cheap to operate, so the more you drive, the faster it pays off. I own a 2005 GX.
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Replying to: nostrom0 (Sep 30, 2006 4:58 pm) And it is subject to physical wear!
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Replying to: nostrom0 (Sep 30, 2006 4:58 pm) |
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Sep 30, 2006 8:07 am) Just my 2 cents worth. |
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