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I probably have the sickest mileage number and not in a good way. 05 civic VP coupe 130k. I drove the hell out of it. Bought it brand new. NO major problems, except for cracked exhaust manifold, nothing a cat delete header couldn't fix.
ive got 165k on my 00 lx , i drive on the rougher side, but i do all the maintenence and upkeep a little earlier than normal. ie oil 2500mi, sparkplugs once a year(at least check them) and so on...
I probably have the sickest mileage number and not in a good way. 05 civic VP coupe 130k. I drove the hell out of it. Bought it brand new. NO major problems, except for cracked exhaust manifold, nothing a cat delete header couldn't fix.
i had the same thing with the cracked manifold, i pulled off the heatsheild to take the old header off and there was a large crack goind right down the split of 2 and 3 going to the o2 sensor
i had the same thing with the cracked manifold, i pulled off the heatsheild to take the old header off and there was a large crack goind right down the split of 2 and 3 going to the o2 sensor
Yeah it's pretty much bullshit. Honda knew there was a major design flaw with the crappy manifold welds, yet they continued to use the stupid manifold/cat combo (dx/lx). A new one from the stealership is about $700, which i think is ridiculous. They should have just kept the cat and manifold separate like the ex.
I had a Del Sol that had 355k on it, and it was still going strong when I sold it. Right now I have a 1997 civic ex coup, (automatic) with 245k on it. It gets kinda bad mileage for a honda though, imo. It only gets about 26-27 mpg city. I know that's a lot of miles on the clock but my buddy's 96 civic gets 29-30 mpg city.
Last edited by Justinsn95; 12-15-2009 at 11:18 AM.
Yeah it's pretty much bullshit. Honda knew there was a major design flaw with the crappy manifold welds, yet they continued to use the stupid manifold/cat combo (dx/lx). A new one from the stealership is about $700, which i think is ridiculous. They should have just kept the cat and manifold separate like the ex.
for less than $700, you can convert to a full ex exhaust system, just look for used junkyard parts or ebay.
179,500-ish on my '91 but that shouldn't surprise anyone. Just got it so can't say how it's held up, other than it's good now. Except the hood release isn't working so can't see my engine. Can't check the oil. Better go back to the place from whence it came and complain. Hopefully they'll fix it no charge but considering what I paid, they'll probably want money.
2002 ex with 248,000 because of a 112 mile commute.
I change oil every 5k
I have replaced:
cat because of weld cracks- Started cracking at about 30k miles and replaced the header at the same time (just because).
Alternator
Thermostat
Timing belt/water punp at about 180k
Clutch at the same 180k
I am pretty sure the head gasket is leaking and causing a loss of coolent through the overflow bottle.
oh thats highway miles, how many miles do you get in the city per tank?
In the city, 360mi per tank driving crazily.
I also do deliveries 5hours a day, so I do lots and lots and lots of stop and go, hard accelerations, and so on. Driving like this I get 360mi before I have to fill up. I generally fill up around ~340mi on the trip and usually it is 11.5xx gallons in.
There have been times where my trip odometer is at 380ish and I know I am just burning what is left in the lines because the tank has to be empty at that point lol. Always scary when you fill up your 12gallon tank with over 12 gallons of fuel.
Also the type of fuel makes a big difference. I ONLY use Shell or PetroCanada Premium. 91 in the states (at 6000ft-9000ft altitude so, "equivalent" of ~93octane) and 94 in Canada. When gas lept up to $2.30/gal and I was positive I would never pay that, I used generic gas. This ate my mileage like none other, and endup up costing more. So even through the $4/gal periods I used Shell's premium and it is worth it everytime. And if the marketing hype about it cleaning your engine junk is true, then sweet. But I do it for the mpgs...
I also do deliveries 5hours a day, so I do lots and lots and lots of stop and go, hard accelerations, and so on. Driving like this I get 360mi before I have to fill up. I generally fill up around ~340mi on the trip and usually it is 11.5xx gallons in.
There have been times where my trip odometer is at 380ish and I know I am just burning what is left in the lines because the tank has to be empty at that point lol. Always scary when you fill up your 12gallon tank with over 12 gallons of fuel.
Also the type of fuel makes a big difference. I ONLY use Shell or PetroCanada Premium. 91 in the states (at 6000ft-9000ft altitude so, "equivalent" of ~93octane) and 94 in Canada. When gas lept up to $2.30/gal and I was positive I would never pay that, I used generic gas. This ate my mileage like none other, and endup up costing more. So even through the $4/gal periods I used Shell's premium and it is worth it everytime. And if the marketing hype about it cleaning your engine junk is true, then sweet. But I do it for the mpgs...
so what would you reccommend i do to get my mpg up?
mines has 168469 so i guess i win lol, i havent done much in term of mecanic to my car...just brand new head since my car over headed and head warped ( good thing for dealer ship warranty) radiator, termostat, regualr maintanence and thats bout it. and my car is still runnin like new...dont u love hondas? lol
Also the type of fuel makes a big difference. I ONLY use Shell or PetroCanada Premium. 91 in the states. When gas lept up to $2.30/gal and I was positive I would never pay that, I used generic gas. This ate my mileage like none other, and endup up costing more. So even through the $4/gal periods I used Shell's premium and it is worth it everytime. And if the marketing hype about it cleaning your engine junk is true, then sweet. But I do it for the mpgs...
You've actually wasted a ton of money, higher octane does not equal better gas mileage. Higher octane is less combustible than regular. Boosted and high compression motors require premium to avoid pre-ignition.
Better go back to the place from whence it came and complain. Hopefully they'll fix it no charge but considering what I paid, they'll probably want money.
