i love this car

onesojourner · #1 05-31-2002, 12:39 AM

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.

delsolguy · #2 05-31-2002, 12:59 AM

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.

nw h-town · #3 05-31-2002, 07:57 AM

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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.

Power sprayer at the local do-it-yerself carwash. Unless you have one of your own...

CivSiGuy · #4 05-31-2002, 07:58 AM

I snagged 40mpg going to the Super Summit Show last weekend. Y'all suck

dome · #5 05-31-2002, 09:32 AM

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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.

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:

onesojourner · #6 05-31-2002, 11:34 AM

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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:

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.

CXHatchback · #7 05-31-2002, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by CivSiGuy
I snagged 40mpg going to the Super Summit Show last weekend. Y'all suck

Shit, I get that in the city. I get even more on the highway.

VTEC_boi · #8 05-31-2002, 08:40 PM

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Originally posted by CivSiGuy
I snagged 40mpg going to the Super Summit Show last weekend. Y'all suck

Because most normal people shift at like 3-4 grand and not 2500 like you do LOL!

CXHatchback · #9 06-01-2002, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by VTEC_boi

Because most normal people shift at like 3-4 grand and not 2500 like you do LOL!

yeah, and most people have 16 valves too.

onesojourner · #10 06-01-2002, 09:42 AM

2500 whoa man thats high i shift at 2...

Pilot · #11 06-01-2002, 09:54 AM

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

dreemkill · #12 06-01-2002, 11:13 AM

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.

onesojourner · #13 06-01-2002, 12:01 PM

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?

CXHatchback · #14 06-01-2002, 12:27 PM

Well they don't shift at 2k in the reviews. Lower rpm=less gas used.

Darkwing · #15 06-01-2002, 07:26 PM

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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