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I friend has a 05 ES2 auto. She said Honda mailed her a letter saying that those vics need 91+ octane. DId anyone else get this? And they also mailed her a new owners manual,claiming the old one was incomplete.... I asked her to show the letter to me next week..... but it's odd..... 91+ octane on a stock vic.... that makes the vic a bit less economical.
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Rep Power: 260 i would think that the car can run fine on regular but i guess the new 05 cant take advantage of higher octane and make more power off of it. the ex does have higher compression than the other trims
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Rep Power: 339 ES2 is an EX sedan. it should require 91+...... thats 9.5 or whatever is hardly her compression by today's stanards... and pretty much everyone here agrees 91+ is a bit of a waste unless youve done some heavy mods.
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Originally Posted by CuRiOuSfIsH
I friend has a 05 ES2 auto. She said Honda mailed her a letter saying that those vics need 91+ octane. DId anyone else get this? And they also mailed her a new owners manual,claiming the old one was incomplete.... I asked her to show the letter to me next week..... but it's odd..... 91+ octane on a stock vic.... that makes the vic a bit less economical.
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Rep Power: 287 If its a stock engine stick with 87 octane. Even with 89 octane your wasting your hard earned money. I thought 01-05 engines were all the same??? no??
It would not make a difference if you drive an 01 or an 05, its the same engine.
It would not make a difference if you drive an 01 or an 05, its the same engine.
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Rep Power: 339 sorry guys, my friend's mother had the letter so she didnt have it.... I am curious about this letter as much as many of you... so... I'll hopefully have it by Thurs
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Originally Posted by thekuai
no, in my manual the minimum recommended ocate is 86....87 regular is fine. REMEMBER THESE ARE ECONO-CARS not premium cars, these cars are designed to sip REGULAR cheap fuel!
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Even if there is proof of a letter, it would still obviously be a mistake, or a fake.
Even if there is proof of a letter, it would still obviously be a mistake, or a fake.
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Rep Power: 339 well guys, i'm sorry, but my friend's mother mis-placed it somewhere..... so...... I dont know.... my original post was to see if anyone else got this letter. I guess not.... sorry again guys. But she does have the stuff regarding the owners manual being incomplete if anyone is interested in that...
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