Thread: Efficient, cheap beaters! Used car ads: 35 mpg highway or more for $1500 or less
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Old 06-03-2018, 12:15 PM   #514 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
I honestly prefer the 5th gen.

6th gen got huge headlamps and much more rounded bodies. Transmissions got shorter. Weight went up too, but not nearly as much as from 6th to 7th.
I actually agree. But OBD1 sucks. If i had money and time: fifth gen coupe shell, 2007 Fit Engine, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid manual trans (if it "fits" so to speak). This would be a cheap and reliable car with better power, emissions, and fuel economy than most Civics ever had.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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