Looking at Some Used Hondas

Mines seems to vary quite a bit.. The more stop-go the driving , the
worse mine seems to get. Also, if the a/c is on with city driving, the
mpg
really drops.. Maybe 20-22 mpg?? With the a/c off, and mixed driving
with
about half on the highway, I seem to get about 27 or so. I've never
had
it on an interstate trip yet, so don't know about the mpg at a constant
70 mph. I'm guessing it might edge towards 30 or so if I get lucky.
I think the a/c has a good bit less effect at highway speeds, than
city.
For one thing, you cut the wind drag, if the windows are up.
I have the auto tranny which gets a bit less than a manual.
I don't get near what a light manual civic would get. But... They don't
have
all the electric windows, mirrors, etc, etc that adds all that extra
weight.
The accord is a more comfortable car to drive overall, but you pay for
it in less mpg..
I'm kinda mixed.. I like the fancier doodads with the accord, but I do
like
real high mpg numbers too. If I had someone that wanted to trade a
decent
stripped down manual civic for my accord, I'd probably seriously
consider it.
The idea of 40's mpg numbers is quite attractive to me.
The main reason I ended up with an accord, is thats just what I ran
across..
When I was looking at cars, I wasn't narrowing to hondas only.. Was
also
looking at toyotas, etc also.. I didn't care as long as the mpg was
half
decent. One thing about the 89 accord I have.. It seems small compared
to the recent year models.. Heck, the newer civics look dang near as
big as
my older 3G accord...
MK

 

It would probably be closer to 34 or so...

It's pretty much a wash...

That doesn't add the weight. I think the increased weight of the newer
models is more due to the better suspension and beefier engines, etc...

The new civics are pretty much the same size as your old accord. But the
new accords get pretty good mileage...

 

It would probably be closer to 34 or so...

It's pretty much a wash...

That doesn't add the weight. I think the increased weight of the newer
models is more due to the better suspension and beefier engines, etc...

The new civics are pretty much the same size as your old accord. But the
new accords get pretty good mileage...

 

DX is the base model, so I would say it does not have VTEC unless the engine
was swapped. My '04 Civic is a mid-level LX and it does not have VTEC.

 

DX is the base model, so I would say it does not have VTEC unless the engine
was swapped. My '04 Civic is a mid-level LX and it does not have VTEC.