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cfg83 · 05-01-2009, 07:40 PM

oldertech -

As long as your VX is in compliance with the emissions regulations it was built for, then you're ethically clean. I don't think you are in lean-burn all the time either. Also, an old car is arguably a "recycled car", so to speak.

Without knowing for sure, I think most newer compact cars are going to have better emissions, simply because of tightening standards.

I keep getting mixed up when it comes to emissions and MPG. Is the emissions restriction based on the EPA MPG of the car, or the displacement of the engine, or ???? For example :

Question: Does a Honda V6 Accord and Civic Coupe from the same year have to meet the same emissions? In this case, two different displacements.

Question: Does a Honda Civic Coupe and a Honda Civic SI Coupe from the same year have to meet the same emissions? In this case, same displacement with different HP.

CarloSW2

05-01-2009, 07:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
cfg83 Pokémoderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,864 1999 Saturn SW2 - '99 Saturn SW2 Wagon Team Saturn 90 day: 40.49 mpg (US) Thanks: 439 Thanked 532 Times in 358 Posts	oldertech - As long as your VX is in compliance with the emissions regulations it was built for, then you're ethically clean. I don't think you are in lean-burn all the time either. Also, an old car is arguably a "recycled car", so to speak. Without knowing for sure, I think most newer compact cars are going to have better emissions, simply because of tightening standards. I keep getting mixed up when it comes to emissions and MPG. Is the emissions restriction based on the EPA MPG of the car, or the displacement of the engine, or ???? For example : Question: Does a Honda V6 Accord and Civic Coupe from the same year have to meet the same emissions? In this case, two different displacements. Question: Does a Honda Civic Coupe and a Honda Civic SI Coupe from the same year have to meet the same emissions? In this case, same displacement with different HP. CarloSW2 __________________ *What's your* EPA MPG? Go Here and find out!** American Solar Energy Society