Is a Civic HX considered a "Fuel Efficient Vehicle?" (for preferred parking spots)
 

Well, I have a 98 civic hx and there's "fuel efficient vehicle" parking spots at my local college. I only see hybrids park there. I called the college but no one including the campus police knows. I now park there because the police doesn't cite. I suppose my question is: where there is fuel efficient parking, does the hx qualify to park in those spots?

I'd say averaging 38mpg qualifies you for FEV spots.

Maybe you should put on a sticker that says "EPA 30/39 mpg" to be sure.

Who defines what efficiency level qualifies? Couldn't they tell you?

I've heard of a few examples of efficiency-related parking perks before, like Salt Lake City, where 50 mpg (EPA city rating) was the threshold.

From Feb, 2006:

Source: MetroMPG miscellany - MetroMPG.com

Yeah, here we go, that's why I got this sticker (upper left)....

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...222_140654.jpg

My community college had a couple premium spots reserved for fuel efficient and low emission vehicles. I would park my '06 F-150 ther on the basis that it had low emissions compared to a 30 year car. Never got ticketed, then again we had no campus police, and I'm sure the signs were put up with absolutely no thought.

Kirk

Xhifer -

I would guess no. The HF rocks, but it never got diamond lane status, so it never got special legislation the way hybrids, NGVs, or electrics did.

CarloSW2

I'll get a sticker saying 40mpg then lol