Comments on: Switch from 30 MPG Car to 60 MPG car?

By: sasi

sasi — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:30:27 +0000

I don’t know whether you people know about it or not. But thought it is worth to share here.

On June 1998 HONDA extended their emission warranty to 14 years or 150,000 miles for HONDA’s up to 1997 (1995, 1996 and 1997) model. At that time HONDA has agreed to the EPA’s demand that it provide a full engine check and emissions-related repairs at 50,000 to 75,000 miles and give free tune-ups at 75,000 to 150,000 miles.

You can read about it by clicking link below: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/016bcfb1deb9fecd85256aca005d74df/46c8f6584782b19085256628005f62b3?OpenDocument

By: Cap

Cap — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:08:17 +0000

yeah I seriously doubt they’ll hit 60 or 70 unless you’re driving 30 mph all the time.. another good site for MPG is from EPA’s silly site http://www.fueleconomy.gov

I know they’re going to change the testing method for the MPG rating, but I forgot when the new ratings will kick in.

I can get about 36 mpg highway if I drive my 2001 Civic carefully. I’m pretty sure Flexo’s 04 Civic will be fine for another couple decades. Even the silly fuel gauge problem has been fixed in the 04 models, I think.

By: Flexo

Flexo — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:58:28 +0000

Well I sure hope my 2004 Honda Civic doesn’t go kaput in 2007, but if the technology was good… well.. I’d probably wait until 2008 so the cars have been on the road for a while and have been tested… if possible. But in an emergency, I’ll probably go with a hybrid. I think for me, it depends on how far they go without being recharged and whether I’m commuting.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:19:55 +0000

On the other hand, do you think that this new hybird is a viable option if your current clunker goes caput in 2007?

By: Flexo

Flexo — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:23:58 +0000

I don’t think Consumer Reports is quite ready to let us know what kind of mileage the 2007 cars get. It’s a hypothetical, future number compared to an actual (real) number.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:12:30 +0000

Gas would be $500/year with the hybrid (at $2.50/gallon, 12000miles/year), so a savings of $500/year, not $1000/year.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:34:16 +0000

The EPA also announced that they were going to overhaul how they calculated fuel economy ratings of cars and trucks which would reduce the numbers 5-30%. more info

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:11:08 +0000

The advertised mileage of new cars is sort of useful for comparison shopping but it’s notoriously inaccurate. Anyone considering a hybrid just for gas savings should check out what kind of mpg actual owners are getting. Here’s some information from Consumer Reports: http://tinyurl.com/g7jly