Hi all,
Don't remember when I first joined, but it's been a while. Made a few entries in the fuel log here for my Escort LX wagon - 30mpg average. Then the Escort failed on me this past spring, and I was without wheels for a couple weeks. Borrowed my aunt's car, and found a white 1994 Civic VX with 133k in the paper. They were originally asking $2900 - I took it to the mechanic, who said it needed a rear wheel hub, brakes and ... something else, I think. Got it for $2k.
Noticed a while later that the hub that was replaced doesn't spin nearly as freely as the one on the other side - I assume the shop used an aftermarket part. Booo!
Went on a road trip from Prescott, Arizona to Madison, Wisconsin a week or two later. The car started missing somewhere in Nebraska. Took it to the Honda dealership in Madison, they replaced my Lean Air Fuel sensor ($ouch), and my fuel economy went back up.
I've put a little over 13,000 miles on the car, and my fuel economy is 45.37mpg (46.53 if I correct for the slightly larger tires).
I've been keeping track of my fuel economy with a google
spreadsheat - filled up at exactly 11,000 miles from my first fillup (didn't notice until I put the entry in my log). I'd add a second car to my 'garage' here, but it seems that that's not possible. ? Perhaps I'll eventually just delete the escort and start putting my VX figures up.
Have a couple tech questions I'll ask in a little bit. The forum archives have been quite useful in figuring out how to drive this neat little car - Thanks!
-james k.
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