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Old 11-19-2007, 07:55 AM   #1
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Finally picked up my 95 VX

Well I just picked up my 95 Civic VX from Philadelphia and drive it back down to Ga. It has 146k on it and i got it for $2k. I kind of jumped out on faith hoping the car was everything of what the pics showed. In the end, I would say I am somewhat satisfied only because there are a few things that I have to do to it to get it where I want it to be. Here's the list:

1. Driver and Passenger Side CV Joints are blown. (heavy Vibration going over 75mph and the boots have oil coming out of them.
2. 4 new tires
3. Its a CA Fed Car so I need to get a 5 wire O2 sensor and 49 state ECU for Lean Burn.
4. It needs a paint job a few little dings taken care of.
5. It has the ugly Alteeza Taillights so I need to find a factory set.
6. Rear sits lower than the front. (after market struts in the rear) So I need a factory rear setup or new springs and struts all the way around.
7. I need to replace the spark plugs, wires, and air filter.
8. Possible Seafoam action
9. Needs a new Driver's Seat.

After that the car will be perfect. Driving back I got 399 miles going 70-80mph and when I filled up, it only took 8.6 gallons to fill again. Hopefully after I do the tune-up, new tires pumped to max psi, and get the cv joints done my mpgs will be better. And then when I switch the O2 sensor and ecu, it should be even better.

No sure if the CA Fed Vxs have the upshift light because I couldn't see it. I may have overlooked it because the bulb is blown out. I will have to check later. Also on the way back, when I was on E, the gas light never came on. Do VXs have gas lights? I need to check that too. Other than that it has A/C, no rust, and was dirty as hell so I took all the seats out and vacuumed them and the carpet until the vacuum cleaner quit.

If you guys have any other suggestions, let me know. I need to do a gaslog.
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