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Old 09-22-2006, 09:11 AM
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buying a new work car

I was recently talked out of buying a ford focus svt, I'm sure it was the right thing not to do. anyways my next car could be a honda civic type r. Anyone driven a dohc vtec before? how are they on gas?
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Old 09-22-2006, 09:15 AM
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Old 09-22-2006, 10:56 AM
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my wife used to have a 95 delSol with a DOHC VTEC (160hp) and she was getting low 30 mpg.
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I have a PT Cruiser. It only gets 21-23 mpg around town but you could haul a lot of stuff in the back of it.
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Old 09-22-2006, 01:12 PM
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My vote is for the Ford Fusion (reliable, sleek, nice interior, good power, 31mpg hwy etc) and good old ford rebates make it cheap lol
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Old 09-22-2006, 01:34 PM
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Our daily Yard Rat is our '03 CR-V, with the 2.4 L 4IL and
VTech valve stuff...

I have no real beef with the motor, though in the heavier
CR-V, it takes some serious "toe" to get it up our mtn roads.
When the rpms get into the VTech range, it does really "breathe".

Our CR-V has never seemed "well built" or "Honda-like", but
motor-wise, it runs well, albeit with punkyazz mpg: the best
we've ever seen is 24ish...around town and up and down our
Mtns., it averages 17-18. The Civic should do much better by
comparo.

If the engine is mounted similarly, vis a vis the suspension,
it provides for a near impossible oil filter change, but I'd bet
the Civic does not have that design flaw.

For a daily driver, I would think the Civic, while small,
would do very well.
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