05-31-2002, 01:39 AM
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i love this car
i just drove to kc and back i filled up before i left. i drove over 360 miles and im still not on E. im prob getting around 38 mpg or more. bc it wont even take 10 gallons to fill it back up. i have a 93 ex. isnt that awesome i drove 65-70 pretty much the hole way axcept for here and there. oh and i killed a ton of bugs whats the best way to get them off besides scrubbing the crap out of it.
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05-31-2002, 01:59 AM
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That is really cool isn't it? The best I've ever gotten out of my car is about 31 mpg, but I'm hoping to see more here in a couple weeks when I drive across the country. Then again, I have a DOHC so I don't get as good mileage as you.
For the bugs, just make sure you try to get them off before they sit for too long. I find just going back and forth over them with a nice soapy car wash works well. Sometimes though I have to take a power spray thing to the bumper.
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05-31-2002, 08:57 AM
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Re: i love this car
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Originally posted by onesojourner
oh and i killed a ton of bugs whats the best way to get them off besides scrubbing the crap out of it.
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Power sprayer at the local do-it-yerself carwash. Unless you have one of your own...
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05-31-2002, 08:58 AM
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I snagged 40mpg going to the Super Summit Show last weekend. Y'all suck 
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05-31-2002, 10:32 AM
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Re: i love this car
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Originally posted by onesojourner
i just drove to kc and back i filled up before i left. i drove over 360 miles and im still not on E. im prob getting around 38 mpg or more. bc it wont even take 10 gallons to fill it back up. i have a 93 ex. isnt that awesome i drove 65-70 pretty much the hole way axcept for here and there. oh and i killed a ton of bugs whats the best way to get them off besides scrubbing the crap out of it.
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You gotta love Hondas. ABout the bugs, just get some Turtle Wax bug tar remover. It does wonders for me.
BTW, onesojourner-looking at your avatar and sig gets me nauseous.:apuke: 
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05-31-2002, 12:34 PM
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Re: Re: i love this car
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Originally posted by dome
You gotta love Hondas. ABout the bugs, just get some Turtle Wax bug tar remover. It does wonders for me.
BTW, onesojourner-looking at your avatar and sig gets me nauseous.:apuke:
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sorry about that i had a crappy camera man.
i sprayed bug and tar remover all over my bumper and hood today that got all the bugs off pretty good.
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05-31-2002, 01:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by CivSiGuy
I snagged 40mpg going to the Super Summit Show last weekend. Y'all suck
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Shit, I get that in the city. I get even more on the highway.
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05-31-2002, 09:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by CivSiGuy
I snagged 40mpg going to the Super Summit Show last weekend. Y'all suck
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Because most normal people shift at like 3-4 grand and not 2500 like you do LOL!
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06-01-2002, 01:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by VTEC_boi
Because most normal people shift at like 3-4 grand and not 2500 like you do LOL!
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yeah, and most people have 16 valves too. 
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06-01-2002, 10:42 AM
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2500 whoa man thats high i shift at 2...
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06-01-2002, 10:54 AM
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I don't think under-reving saves gas...the car has to throw in more fuel to make less power than normal, unless your coasting down a hill
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06-01-2002, 12:13 PM
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i drove from charlotte nc (lower side of NC) to my current residence, binghamton ny on ~25 dollars worth of gas.. i put 7 bucks worth of premium in @ the petro express in cornelius (i had about a 1/4 tank) and drove that all the way to the top of virginia, where i put another 10 bucks worth of premium in, which got me to like, the upper part of PA, where i topped it off again (dont remember how much i put in) but i got home and still had about 1/4-1/2 a tank left..now, this is with my car full to the brim w/ all my shit from nc (4 computers, monitors, clothes, bedding, etc etc etc)
i <3 honda.
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06-01-2002, 01:01 PM
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i just filled my car back up i was gettin 37+ mpg. how is this possible is my car broken all the reviews say like 33 highway whats going on?
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06-01-2002, 01:27 PM
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Well they don't shift at 2k in the reviews. Lower rpm=less gas used.
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06-01-2002, 08:26 PM
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oh that's nothin. Friend of mine drives a honda and he gets 60 mpg city all the time
Course its a Honda INSIGHT!!
I wish so much I had the $$ for one of those...
Hey shouldn't they be hitting the used car market by now?
anyways, my civic gets like 25 mpg normally, but its all city driving. Most I ever got was 28 going to hotsprings, but it needed a tune up then so I bet I could hit 30mpg. Good to know someone actually uses there Honda for what its made for!!
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