Finally Did it... [Archive]

GnomeWizardd

22 Apr 2005, 4:48pm

after many threads of asking peoples opinions and many months of conteplating i finally traded my truck in for a 2005 Honda Civic EX Special Edition. NO i will not rice it up and YES pics are soon to follow. I went from 12 mpg to 34 mpg ( talk about a little diff )

primesuspect

22 Apr 2005, 5:17pm

Welcome to the "traded in my fuel hog for a fuel efficient vehicle club" :thumbsup:

Any other members?

I went from a Nissan Pathfinder (14mpg) to a Toyota Matrix (26-30mpg) :woowoo:

a2jfreak

22 Apr 2005, 6:39pm

I told you that Ford was a piece of crap before you purchased it, Gnome . . . but nope, don't listen to me. :) All kidding aside, I'd love more gas mileage too, that's my only gripe about the HEMI. Oh well, maybe if the '06 does have MDS I can trade, or even better, if the 4.7L has MDS I could trade for that . . . I'd lose the HEMI, but I don't really need the extra HP/Torque, I just like having it just in case.

Gargoyle

22 Apr 2005, 7:12pm

I'm not a big Civic fan, but I won't dispute that they're well-built and get good gas mileage. Make sure to drop my the "post your ride" thread when you get a chance!

I went from an Explorer to an RX-7. An RX-7 doesn't get remarkable gas mileage, but it's definitely better than the Explorer. (and a hell of a lot more fun :D)

I got around 20 highway in the Explorer (4.0L V6), and now I'm getting about 26 highway in the RX-7 (1.3L 2-Rotor).

GnomeWizardd

22 Apr 2005, 7:54pm

Yea i am gonna take some pics sortly. I JUST got in and I am going to go wash it and clean the outside ( g/f lives on dirt road ) before i take pics tho.

GnomeWizardd

22 Apr 2005, 8:58pm

Pics

GnomeWizardd

22 Apr 2005, 8:59pm

PICS Again

GnomeWizardd

22 Apr 2005, 9:00pm

Last set

pseudonym

22 Apr 2005, 11:58pm

/me boos honda, goes to drive his Mazda.

Prolly a good choice though. I've never been a fan of people with trucks just to have trucks. I have a F-250 Diesel to pull my trailer but I doubt I'd ever buy a truck just to have one....

But if I did, it'd be a Ford ;D

QCH

23 Apr 2005, 12:45am

Went from a nissan altima(24 MPG) to Turbo Diesel Jetta (39 MPG in the winter 41 MPG summer).

TheBaron

23 Apr 2005, 12:56am

whats different in the "special edition" from the regular ex? i like the gauge clusters and console...

dragonV8

23 Apr 2005, 1:09am

Very, very nice looking car. :thumbsup:

Flintstone

23 Apr 2005, 2:29am

Hey Gnome,
What'cha gonna do with the trailer in the garage?? Don't think that Honda will pull that sucker?!?!

Flint

Kwitko

23 Apr 2005, 2:43am

You got an automatic? Pffft. Come on, Japanese cars are made for manuals.

Camman

23 Apr 2005, 4:12am

whats different in the "special edition" from the regular ex? i like the gauge clusters and console...

Thrax

23 Apr 2005, 5:35am

BAHAHAHAAHAAHHA omfg ahahahah

Shadow2018

23 Apr 2005, 2:37pm

You will actually get better fuel economy than what it is rated at depending on driving conditions/habits. have a 2001 civic that I've actually gotten 43mpg on the highway and it's only rated at 35-38. If you follow a tight maintenance schedule your car will run forever. congrats on your purchase and enjoy.

GnomeWizardd

24 Apr 2005, 4:37am

the trailer will be pulled by a 2002 ford explorer the owner of the business ( dad ) owns

Jimborae

24 Apr 2005, 9:15am

Good move Gnome, I'm hopefully selling my VW Corrado's this summer & getting a Civic Type R.

Gargoyle

24 Apr 2005, 6:33pm

Trading in a car with personality for a Civic? For shame. Sure, the type R is fast, but it's still a Civic! They're everywhere. I've only seen about three Corrados in my life.

Jimborae

24 Apr 2005, 6:39pm

Trading in a car with personality for a Civic? For shame. Sure, the type R is fast, but it's still a Civic! They're everywhere. I've only seen about three Corrados in my life.

Yeah I know what you're saying but they're a more common over here, although still fairly rare. Trouble is I don't have the money to keep them going & I need something more reliable & less maintanence. I'll sure miss the supercharged one though but Civic Type R has virtually everything I want & need.

bikerboy

25 Apr 2005, 1:16pm

Trading in a car with personality for a Civic? For shame. Sure, the type R is fast, but it's still a Civic! They're everywhere. I've only seen about three Corrados in my life.

How much would you be asking for your corrado? I really want one but can never find one.

bikerboy

Jimborae

25 Apr 2005, 1:20pm

How much would you be asking for your corrado? I really want one but can never find one.

bikerboy

Let's go to pm rather than hijack this thread anymore than it already is. :)