You are also getting a lot more for your money buying a Civic. you are getting a fun to drive, reliable and stylish automobile with good ergonomics and overall very solid design.
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Get an HX.
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The blower itself and all the ducting can be removed for a small yet significant weight reduction, but I wouldn't recommend this if you ever want to sell the car someday. It's going to be a lot of work to remove the dash and pull all the components. You'll have to eliminate the AC. Truth be told you'd be lucky to pick up 1 mpg but the value of the car will plummet. Some parts of the AC system are difficult to remove without damaging them. And you'll have to pay to have the AC system drained and recycled (about $40 or maybe free if they're nice). Quote:
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"Under the dash in your air ducting attached to the blower motor is the condensor"
I think you gave him very good advice, but one minor correction: that's the evaporator. The condenser is the part that looks like a radiator, and is either in front of or beside the radiator. |
I say a Civic is a great decision...over 70 degrees or longer distance, I get 40-42 mpg which is pretty decent. Just wish there was a 5th gear on the autos.
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I would go with a 5spd civic, but try to find (or at least test-drive and look into) a VX or HX. The gas mileage savings will outweigh other things in the end.
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Well, now that I've been told the Civic HX was never a hatchback, I've had to do a little more research. So I'm going to go with the 1997 Civic hatchback which got 29 MPG city / 35 MPG hwy.
Well, actually I'll go for any of these cars in the order they are listed: 1997 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.6 L 29 city / 35 hwy 2004 Scion xA Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.5 L 27 city / 34 hwy 2002 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.7 L 29 city / 35 hwy 2003 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.7 L 29 city / 34 hwy 2003 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.7 L 29 V-Tec 26 city / 34 hwy 1996 Geo Metro / Suzuki Swift Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.3 L 26 city / 31 hwy 1997 Geo Metro / Suzuki Swift Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.3 L 26 city / 31 hwy 1998 Geo Metro / Suzuki Swift Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.3 L 26 city / 31 hwy 1999 Geo Metro / Suzuki Swift Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.3 L 26 city / 31 hwy 2000 Geo Metro / Suzuki Swift Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.3 L 26 city / 31 hwy 2001 Geo Metro / Suzuki Swift Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.3 L 26 city / 31 hwy 2003 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.7 L 25 city / 34 hwy 1996 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.6 L 25 city / 33 hwy 1998 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.6 L 25 city / 33 hwy 1999 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.6 L 25 city / 33 hwy 2003 Toyota Celica Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.8 L 25 city / 33 hwy 2000 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.6 L 25 city / 32 hwy 2002 Toyota Celica Hatchback Automatic 4 cyl, 1.8 L 25 city / 32 hwy 1996 Ford Aspire Hatchback Automatic 4cyl, 1.3 L 25 city / 31 hwy |
Ford Escorts 1.9L automatics are worth a look also, they are easy to get into the 30s in with the auto. When I got mine all tuned up and dialled in, I'd have to pound the crap out of it with the A/C on to pull less than 30 city, I was pulling 32-34 tank averages with 50/50 city-hwy, and that was "going with the flow" at 75mph, and in a wagon. Hatch does better for aero with a Cd of .34 Parts are dirt cheap, the cars are dirt cheap, but suffer from "disposable car syndrome" meaning, find one that has maintenance records.
I'd think you might want to think about Geo/Chevrolet Prizms as well, the 1.8 though not the 1.6. Like the Escort the EPA numbers look a little low, but they are well known for exceeding them. |
I am partial but I love Honda's. I drive a '96 hatchback and am getting anywhere between 42-46 mpg, and my car has 188k miles on it. Honda's in general are great on gas and require very little maintenance. I haven't had to do much more to mine than change the oil and the brake pads since I've had it. And they are super easy to work on.
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Heh...Civic beats Metro for sure, but you might want to take a look at the "Hypermile sleepers" thread:
https://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=7449 |
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