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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
I remember in 1984 when I bought a CRX 1.5 new, I averaged 44 MPG for close to 50k miles.
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If you want really slow 0-60 acceleration the 58 VW was really slow at something over 20 seconds to 60 and would really suffer trying to get to 70 MPH if it would make it at all.
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2-3-2-3-2-3 shifts for close to 7 miles climbing that grade, but I did manage 28 MPG on that trip.
regards
Mech
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I had a CRX Si of the same vintage, I'd guess... mine was probably from the second year of the CRX. What a blast to drive. I had a free-lance exotic car wrench turning biz for years, and most of those were about half as much fun. I redid a beautiful 1957 Ferrari 250 Pininfarina Cabriolet -- stunning car that now goes for about $1,000,000... but it drove like a truck on its Goodyear redline (or blueline?) tires, comparatively speaking. I would not be surprised if the Si was quicker to 60... but sure as heck did not sound as nice getting there. Until I bought the Si, a Lotus Europa (Renault) was about the nicest handling road car I'd driven. (Although I had a Fiat X19 at some point, which was fun too.) I'd have to have them side-by-side to compare -- certainly the Lotus wins on emotion, but for cornering prowess, feel, lap times, etc, it would have to be close -- or maybe I'm dreaming... maybe the Si would blow the doors off the Europa?)
The MG TD did 0-60 in 25 seconds. It was a sports car! I had a 1957 MGA (1500). 15 - 18 seconds to 60, I suppose. I guess it beats walking.
One of the car mags did a comparison test between modern (2009 -2010?) Accord V6, Camry V6, etc and 1988 supercars, and the new vanilla-mainstream-all-the-excitement-of-a-refrigerator family sedans were quicker.
Your 2-3-2-3-2-3 bought back memories. (And I'm getting to be that age were I am thankful for any memory that comes back!)
(How did this happen???!!! I'm like my dad talking about how Model T's were just fine.)
Thanks, Ken