53MPG! Wow!

[gtstwincam]

I just picked up a *RARE* 95 Civic VX hatchback lean burn vehicle *WITH AC* for dirt cheap!
Estimated 39mpg city/ 50mpg hwy.


I tested this estimated 50mpg hwy and got a whoppin' 53mpg!!!!

*this is w/o a tune up and not checking tire pressure* I just drove it right after I bought it.

I went 60miles on 1.136 gallons!!

Im going to tune it up, check tire pressure and do it again. Google search says that some VX owners can get up to 70+ mpg.


Clean title. 144k miles!
This is definitely a keeper!
Im officially done with cars.
The 95 240SX SE, 2000 G20T and finally a Civic VX...:teeth:

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[lil240sx95]

yeah..I've been thinking about doing that. good find yo!

[LB.Motoring]

Yup,

Buddy just got a EK for the same thing,

Love it.

[ronmcdon]

nice looking car! seems really clean inside-out.

your honda kicks mine's ass. my crx si (2,200-ish lbs, 100 or so hp, but shorter gearing) gets me 33mpg with hard driving.
I am the absolute worst driver when it comes to getting mpg. I actually got 25mpg on my mom's civic hybrid (advertised 40/44ish).

but seriously, it is much wiser to invest in an older, solid honda than a new hybrid. functionally, it accomplishes pretty much the same.

[essforteen]

nice car..
yea thats the good thing about hondas, high mpg

[BlckBeautyVTEC]

ya its hard to find a clean stock one anymore too :/ nice find

[lflkajfj12123]

i'd be down for an ek

but doubt id be able to own it with out trying to modify it

and for a daily driver i'll just take an automatic.. manual can stay for race car

[HyperTek]

if you change the wheels and lower it, will that make the mpg worse? figure maybe more rolling resistance?

I guess that looks alot better then the geo metros i was thinking about a few months ago.. tho metros are less then 1k

[SimpleSexy180]

keep it bone stock and it wont get stolen.

nice find.

[norcal_black240]

i assume the car has no power steering or ac?

[murda-c]

if you change the wheels and lower it, will that make the mpg worse? figure maybe more rolling resistance?

I guess that looks alot better then the geo metros i was thinking about a few months ago.. tho metros are less then 1k

if you lower it, it decreases frontal area and decreases drag.

lighter wheels might help, as long as they aren't super open architecture which will decrease drag.

Skinnier wheels will help tho.

[origin_s135]

my brother drives the same hatchback when he's not driving his MBZ CL600. good find. i always liked the look of this car.

[blackrms13]

if u really want, get some rear wheel well valence

but clean hatch! i remember not many civics has those cluster with a tach

[RiversideS13]

i am confused, how did you measure your mpg?

[Mr. Camshaft]

i am confused, how did you measure your mpg?

Odometer divided by gasoline pumped in.

[blackrms13]

Odometer divided by gasoline pumped in.
more like the miles u traveled....

cuz if ur lookin at odo...u gonna get a pretty tiny tiny number for MPG

hahaa

[RiversideS13]

Odometer divided by gasoline pumped in.

I am asking the OP not you.

if he just drive 60 miles from full and fill up, there is a huge room of error in his mpg calculation. i think the OP should drive more miles and fill up more times, than take the average. ideally he should use same pump as well.

[chibo]

Very cool, those Civic hatches are awesome.

[Antihero983]

further proof that hybrids are a fucking waste of money.

hell the civic probably has less emissions.

[adictd2b00st]

my integra gets 35mpg which i love, i can't imagine how nice it would be to get 50!

[stiizy]

i'd be down for an ek

but doubt id be able to own it with out trying to modify it

and for a daily driver i'll just take an automatic.. manual can stay for race car

EK all the way but i would have to drop like an R in there on at least an ls turbo!!

keep it bone stock and it wont get stolen.

nice find.

Also a true fact!!

[qwikspool]

thats a good find. would love to find something like that to daily.

[gtstwincam]

I am asking the OP not you.

if he just drive 60 miles from full and fill up, there is a huge room of error in his mpg calculation. i think the OP should drive more miles and fill up more times, than take the average. ideally he should use same pump as well.

I devided the total distance travelled by fuel used.

This was 60 miles round trip, driving at about 65mph on the hwy with some city driving. Id say about 50 miles of it was hwy and 10miles was city stop and go. This is my normal commute in the evening. Youre right about taking an average due to traffic (construction and unexpected driving conditions).

I used hwy 680 South and 680 North from Vacaville to Benicia and back to Vacaville, trying to keep the road flat as my research regarding the Civic VX says that going up a hill (Hwy 80 near marine world) would take the vehicle out of "lean burn" mode and get about 30mpg.

However..

On the same exact route, same time, same gas station, my other vehicle's are as follows:

1999 Infiniti QX4 - 16mpg
2000 Infiniti G20T- 30mpg
1995 Nissan 240SX - 27mpg
1994 Nissan Truck - 19mpg
1992 Mighty Max - 27mpg

[Erjay1]

my s14 get about 15 mpg street and 21 mpg highway :(

[SHIFT_*grind*]

Another reason why getting a Smart car isn't all that smart.

[drift925]

Where in earth did you buy this thing??? You'd figure at these gas prices someone would have to be a complete idiot to sell a cleaaan 50mpg vehicle. I'm so jealous, I'll give you $1700 for it right now!! >_<

[cisco240]

Great find. Clean VX's are hard to find right now. Anyone that knows about cars w/ great MPG ratings, knows about this one. Lucky bastard.

[Flicktitty]

Good find i'd pick one up

[Future240]

53 mpg wow, I always wondered what would make me drive a honda. I want to know as well who sold it to you and if they are mentally ok

[Flybert]

The gearing is so long in that car. One of my best friends has the exact same car. Perfect daily but wish it had shorter gears.

[1989rps13]

good find im jealous ive been trying to find one of those too in that good of a shape

[blueshark123]

ive been lookin for a vx for months how much u paid for it?

[Tearlessj]

I was driving my friends 03 civic hybrid. Taking it SUPER easy, I managed 64.3 mpg!

[VIPDRFT]

I dd an rx-8 soooo I only get about 21 mpg/approx 320 miles per fill up.:-/

[Dutchmalmiss]

I was driving my friends 03 civic hybrid. Taking it SUPER easy, I managed 64.3 mpg!

Yep, it's not hard to squeeze mpg's out of hybrids. It's all about feathering the throttle. I took my gf's escape hybrid around for a couple errands around town and only kicked in gas mode once or twice, which yielded me 85 mpg.

I can't find a VX for the life of me. And are these only available in red? Those are the only VX's I see.

[DreamN]

curious how one would know it's a vx model without any badging? what engine did these come with?

[chibo]

curious how one would know it's a vx model without any badging? what engine did these come with?

IIRC, it's the D15Z1.

[ronmcdon]

Another reason why getting a Smart car isn't all that smart.

its a lot more appropriate for highly congested cities with limited parking space (esp in europe or asia). here in socal, I don't think it makes a whole lotta sense.

[tracks13]

i dont get it, whats a civic vx??!?!?! I never heard of this thing, what's so special about it that makes you get so much mpg?!

[ronmcdon]

I was driving my friends 03 civic hybrid. Taking it SUPER easy, I managed 64.3 mpg!

that's quite impressive. I get the impression that driving technique makes a bigger difference on a hybrid than a conventional car.

The lack of power on a hybrid makes it even more challenging to go light on the pedal. I pretty much have to go wot just to get anywhere on my family's hybrid, esp on the freeway on-ramps.

[ronmcdon]

i dont get it, whats a civic vx??!?!?! I never heard of this thing, what's so special about it that makes you get so much mpg?!

I think some of it has to do with the D15Z1 engine specific to the VX trim. there was the E-vtec implemented for the sake of enhancing fuel efficiency.

Here's a simple explanation taken from Wiki. Not the best source I know, but pls bear with me;

Honda's next version of VTEC, VTEC-E, was used in a slightly different way; instead of optimising performance at high RPM, it was used to increase efficiency at low RPM. At low RPM, one of the two intake valves is only allowed to open a very small amount, increasing the fuel/air atomization in the cylinder and thus allowing a leaner mixture to be used. As the engine's speed increases, both valves are needed to supply sufficient mixture. A sliding pin, which is pressured by oil, as in the regular VTEC, is used to connect both valves together and allows the full opening of the second valve.

Specs;
D15Z1

* VTEC-E
* Found in:
o 1992-1995 Honda Civic VX
o 1992-1995 Honda Civic VEi (European Market)
+ Displacement : 1493 cm³
+ Bore and Stroke : 75 mm X 84.5 mm
+ Rod Length : 137 mm
+ Compression : 9.3:1
+ Power : 92 hp (69 kW) @ 5600 rpm & 97 ft·lbf @ 4800 rpm
+ Valvetrain : SOHC VTEC-E (4 valves per cylinder)
+ Piston Code : P07
+ Fuel Control : OBD-1 MPFI

[HyperTek]

any other mentionable cheap hondas? like crx? CRX HF? any 89-91 models?

[blackrms13]

I was driving my friends 03 civic hybrid. Taking it SUPER easy, I managed 64.3 mpg!
i got like 70 something MPG by driving 50-55 mph on the freeway

[ronmcdon]

any other mentionable cheap hondas? like crx? CRX HF? any 89-91 models?

sure, the EG civic in 'CX' trim should be great. its the more bare bones model, and has even less power than the vx. makes 70 hp. they are a bit rare though.

all EF civics, including the CRX should be good. The Si trim probably gets the worst mileage, as the gearing is a lot shorter. You do have to honestly ask yourself though, how much are you willing to sacrifice for mpg? Most gas misers are typically underpowered to begin with, and arn't that fun to drive stock. The MPG heroes here might easy muster over 100mpg on a crx hf!!!

[KA-T_240]

Want to sell it???

[HyperTek]

haha true.. if imma caugh up a 1k for one, id rather jus put that 1k for gas and drive the pimpmobile or something lol

but then again.. if in the market for a better...

[gtstwincam]

curious how one would know it's a vx model without any badging? what engine did these come with?


13" HX style wheels, VTEC-E under the hood.

[mikeyyy]

wow......53mpg is beastly

[muddafakka]

That's a nice find for sure.

I'm still searching for a cheap Civic that hasn't been beat to death. Like searching for a needle in a haystack around here.

[adictd2b00st]

sure, the EG civic in 'CX' trim should be great. its the more bare bones model, and has even less power than the vx. makes 70 hp. they are a bit rare though.

i had a cx a couple of years ago.......i swear it made no difference if you gave it half throttle or full throttle, you didn't go any faster haha and looooooooong gears...... gas mileage hero though thats for damn sure

[koukikat180sx]

grr... :wtf: I got a '92 EG, and the max I get is 39mpg. (This is without AC... My AC compressor broke. :(:cry:)

[WERDdabuilder]

i need to find myself an EF.