Re: will you get a Civic or I4 Accord?
 

harry wrote:
> I drove many big SUVs before and am planning to get a fuel efficient
> sedan to commute to work (50% HWY, 50 % not so heavy local).
> My wife has a 06 Accord V6, I loved driving it but the gas mileage is
> terrible (17-18mpg). I may get up to 20mpg in my driving road
> condition but it is not a real saving in gas to me.

You may want to look into why the mileage is so low for the wife's car. I
have a 2004 v6 and I get 29 MPG on the highway, and around 21-22 around
town. Not much less in the summer using the AC. I have found some
differences in the trip computer and my calculations. You may want to try
to do it manually for awhile and compare.

>
> Here is the dilemma, I like to save gas and I don't want to lose fun
> of driving and stability/performance. Owned a Civic in 80s and feel
> it "heavy" when two or three adult sit in, struggling when it is
> taking more than one adult passenger was my impression with Civic.

The new 4 cyl produces much more HP and torque from the 80's models. My
daughter had a 2002 civic that was quite "peppy" and still got 33 MPG (EX
with automatic).

>
> This Civic/accord I4 will be 99% my commute car and at most with my
> teen daughter for local soccer practice.
>
> What is your opinion?
> I have been driving trucks for more than 15 years, any modern sedan is
> considered agile responsive car to me. Not like my wife, she can not
> settle with Accord 4 cyl., must be a V6. to drive her 40mph top roads
> to office..

Though the 4 cyl accord has good acceleration, my preference is the 6 cyl.
It is much easier to pull out onto a CA freeway and merge with 4 or 5 people
in the car (my test drives for both 4 cyl and 6 cyl were with 5 people in
the car), as the traffic moves along at 75MPH+ and the ramps are not very
long. It is also makes it much easier in going through the mountains to get
to Tahoe and Reno.

Re: will you get a Civic or I4 Accord?
 

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:17:25 -0400, "Kenneth J. Harris"
<kharris@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote:
>acceleration is noticeably better both at low and high speeds (and you
>don't have to wind up the engine as much to do this)

The only time I can rev my I4 is entering a freeway on an uphill ramp,
or otherwise pulling out from a freeway slow lane onto a fast lane for
passing. On city streets, it never gets above 4k, and seldom above 3k
(with an auto trans). For a 2.4 liter engine, it's astonishing! In
my old Alfa, I'd be revving it to 5k+ just to pull away at traffic
lights! Gotta love the new tech. I wonder, on the Accords, with a
stick I'd probably average another 500rpm, the auto is very quick to
kick up, and it does make me a little less aggressive.

J.

Re: will you get a Civic or I4 Accord?
 

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:17:25 -0400, "Kenneth J. Harris"
<kharris@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote:
>acceleration is noticeably better both at low and high speeds (and you
>don't have to wind up the engine as much to do this)

The only time I can rev my I4 is entering a freeway on an uphill ramp,
or otherwise pulling out from a freeway slow lane onto a fast lane for
passing. On city streets, it never gets above 4k, and seldom above 3k
(with an auto trans). For a 2.4 liter engine, it's astonishing! In
my old Alfa, I'd be revving it to 5k+ just to pull away at traffic
lights! Gotta love the new tech. I wonder, on the Accords, with a
stick I'd probably average another 500rpm, the auto is very quick to
kick up, and it does make me a little less aggressive.

J.

Re: will you get a Civic or I4 Accord?
 

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:17:25 -0400, "Kenneth J. Harris"
<kharris@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote:
>acceleration is noticeably better both at low and high speeds (and you
>don't have to wind up the engine as much to do this)

The only time I can rev my I4 is entering a freeway on an uphill ramp,
or otherwise pulling out from a freeway slow lane onto a fast lane for
passing. On city streets, it never gets above 4k, and seldom above 3k
(with an auto trans). For a 2.4 liter engine, it's astonishing! In
my old Alfa, I'd be revving it to 5k+ just to pull away at traffic
lights! Gotta love the new tech. I wonder, on the Accords, with a
stick I'd probably average another 500rpm, the auto is very quick to
kick up, and it does make me a little less aggressive.

J.

Re: will you get a Civic or I4 Accord?
 

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:17:25 -0400, "Kenneth J. Harris"
<kharris@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote:
>acceleration is noticeably better both at low and high speeds (and you
>don't have to wind up the engine as much to do this)

The only time I can rev my I4 is entering a freeway on an uphill ramp,
or otherwise pulling out from a freeway slow lane onto a fast lane for
passing. On city streets, it never gets above 4k, and seldom above 3k
(with an auto trans). For a 2.4 liter engine, it's astonishing! In
my old Alfa, I'd be revving it to 5k+ just to pull away at traffic
lights! Gotta love the new tech. I wonder, on the Accords, with a
stick I'd probably average another 500rpm, the auto is very quick to
kick up, and it does make me a little less aggressive.

J.