Go Back   EcoModder Forum > EcoModding > Success Stories
Register Now
 Register Now
 

Reply  Post New Thread
 
Submit Tools LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-15-2019, 01:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
Too many cars
 
Gasoline Fumes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York State
Posts: 1,567

CRXFi - '88 Honda CRX XFi

Insight 256 - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights

Insight 5342 (no IMA) - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights
90 day: 66.3 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,313
Thanked 781 Times in 465 Posts
Retired the 1991 Civic Wagon

I never made a build thread, so I'll make a retirement thread instead! I guess the "Nut Wagon" is a success story. And a lot of the regulars here probably know most of the story by now. 256,890 total miles. Almost 3/4 of those miles put on it by me and my parents. Original engine, suspension, starter, injectors, and hoses. I adopted it from my parents about 11 years ago. And it slowly accumulated ecomods over the past decade while I simultaneously refined my hypermiling. 22 tanks over 70 MPG and one over 80. I think with a few more mods and ideal weather and traffic, a 100 MPG tank could've happened.

I kept it going much longer than any sane person would. 28 years is a long time for a Honda in New York State. As far as I know, it only missed one salty winter. I think I emptied 4 cans of expanding foam into the body to keep water and exhaust out. It helped, but the carpet was always wet. It was barely passing inspection for its last few years. Finally the guys who will pass just about anything that rolls into their shop wouldn't put a sticker on the windshield anymore. They didn't like the broken and poorly repaired front crossmember! I drove it another six months with an expired inspection sticker. Now I drive a 2000 Insight. A fraction of the cargo space, worse handling, and about the same fuel economy so far.

https://ecomodder.com/forum/emgarage...vehicleid=3248
https://ecomodder.com/forum/em-fuel-...vehicleid=3248

Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	NutWagonthen.jpg
Views:	168
Size:	164.3 KB
ID:	26687   Click image for larger version

Name:	nutwagonsunset.jpg
Views:	150
Size:	39.5 KB
ID:	26688   Click image for larger version

Name:	aeromodslabeled.jpg
Views:	3089
Size:	66.2 KB
ID:	26689   Click image for larger version

Name:	nutwagonnascar.jpg
Views:	191
Size:	35.6 KB
ID:	26690   Click image for larger version

Name:	flood2.jpg
Views:	168
Size:	69.6 KB
ID:	26691  

Click image for larger version

Name:	NutWagon-Oct-2017.jpg
Views:	134
Size:	65.2 KB
ID:	26692   Click image for larger version

Name:	NutWagonFallColor.jpg
Views:	164
Size:	52.4 KB
ID:	26693   Click image for larger version

Name:	NutWagonFogRear2.jpg
Views:	139
Size:	19.9 KB
ID:	26694  
__________________
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2006 Honda Insight (parts car)
1988 Honda CRXFi
1994 Geo Metro

  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Gasoline Fumes For This Useful Post:
Ecky (08-15-2019)
Alt Today
Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

   
Old 08-15-2019, 01:04 AM   #2 (permalink)
Too many cars
 
Gasoline Fumes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York State
Posts: 1,567

CRXFi - '88 Honda CRX XFi

Insight 256 - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights

Insight 5342 (no IMA) - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights
90 day: 66.3 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,313
Thanked 781 Times in 465 Posts
How many cars can brew tea?
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	tea.jpg
Views:	174
Size:	61.5 KB
ID:	26695  
__________________
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2006 Honda Insight (parts car)
1988 Honda CRXFi
1994 Geo Metro

  Reply With Quote
Old 08-15-2019, 01:06 AM   #3 (permalink)
Too many cars
 
Gasoline Fumes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York State
Posts: 1,567

CRXFi - '88 Honda CRX XFi

Insight 256 - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights

Insight 5342 (no IMA) - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights
90 day: 66.3 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,313
Thanked 781 Times in 465 Posts
Got on Google Street View too!
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	nutwagonfront.jpg
Views:	137
Size:	62.8 KB
ID:	26696  
__________________
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2006 Honda Insight (parts car)
1988 Honda CRXFi
1994 Geo Metro

  Reply With Quote
Old 08-15-2019, 08:10 AM   #4 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
Ecky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 5,004

ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package
90 day: 42.54 mpg (US)
Thanks: 2,865
Thanked 2,499 Times in 1,546 Posts
Pretty amazing economy from that car. They don't make 'em like they used to.

I bet an Insight could eek out a few extra MPG without such stringent emissions requirements. Honda definitely made some compromises to hit that super ultra low emissions vehicle target.
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Ecky For This Useful Post:
Gasoline Fumes (08-15-2019)
Old 08-16-2019, 01:06 AM   #5 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
mpg_numbers_guy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: VA
Posts: 1,363

Toby - '13 Toyota Prius C
90 day: 64.01 mpg (US)

Daz - '15 Mazda 3 iTouring w/ Tech Package
90 day: 38.2 mpg (US)
Thanks: 321
Thanked 480 Times in 365 Posts
Is the Nut Wagon going to retire in your backyard or are you planning on getting rid of it completely?

Pretty insane numbers you were getting from it considering how much of a brick it was. I have always been amazed by its fuel log.

I predict you will hit that 100 MPG tank though in one of your "new" Insights.
__________________
2013 Toyota Prius C 2 (my car)


2015 Mazda 3 iTouring Hatchback w/ Tech Package (wife's car)
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to mpg_numbers_guy For This Useful Post:
Gasoline Fumes (08-16-2019)
Old 08-16-2019, 01:38 AM   #6 (permalink)
Too many cars
 
Gasoline Fumes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York State
Posts: 1,567

CRXFi - '88 Honda CRX XFi

Insight 256 - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights

Insight 5342 (no IMA) - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights
90 day: 66.3 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,313
Thanked 781 Times in 465 Posts
I'm not sure what to do with it. I might just pull the CRX HF trans and a few other parts and then scrap it. I thought about keeping it for storing car parts, but it's not watertight. And it'll just end up full of mice and wasps. Is there an EcoModder museum to put it in? There should be!

I was always amazed by its MPG too! It got a lot of attention for both the fuel efficiency and just for being a Civic Wagon.

I know I'll eventually get a 100 MPG tank in an Insight, I just assumed it would be easier.
__________________
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2006 Honda Insight (parts car)
1988 Honda CRXFi
1994 Geo Metro

  Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2022, 09:55 PM   #7 (permalink)
Feather Foot
 
Handsome Jack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: michigan
Posts: 33

Snot rocket - '95 Toyota Tercel DX
Team Toyota
90 day: 44.77 mpg (US)

Gas Hog - '05 Ford E-250 Extended Cargo
90 day: 20.71 mpg (US)

White Lightning - '09 Toyota Prius base
90 day: 56.31 mpg (US)
Thanks: 20
Thanked 40 Times in 15 Posts
That Civic Wagon was a true legend...
__________________


  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Handsome Jack For This Useful Post:
Gasoline Fumes (05-22-2022)
Old 05-28-2022, 05:20 PM   #8 (permalink)
It's all about Diesel
 
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Posts: 12,548
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1,622 Times in 1,447 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes View Post
I'm not sure what to do with it. I might just pull the CRX HF trans and a few other parts and then scrap it. I thought about keeping it for storing car parts, but it's not watertight. And it'll just end up full of mice and wasps.
Had I been on your shoes, I'd be quite tempted to try some ways to fix its body and eventually using it as a Guinea pig for some more unorthodox experiences. IIRC you even lurked about making a Diesel hybrid drivetrain a few years ago...

  Reply With Quote
Reply  Post New Thread


Thread Tools




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
All content copyright EcoModder.com