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The Civic is dead; long live the Civic.
Born in September 2004 in East Liberty, OH, as a 2005 model, the Civic lived a long and happy life after being delivered to a dealer in Puyallup, WA, most recently commuting between Champaign and Mattoon, IL where it averaged close to 50mpg. Death came swiftly, in the form of a 24' box truck with a distracted driver. The Civic is survived by a new 2013 Prius. Memorial donations may be made to ExxonMobil.
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02-01-2014, 11:26 AM
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The Civic is dead; long live the Civic.
Born in September 2004 in East Liberty, OH, as a 2005 model, the Civic lived a long and happy life after being delivered to a dealer in Puyallup, WA, most recently commuting between Champaign and Mattoon, IL where it averaged close to 50mpg. Death came swiftly, in the form of a 24' box truck with a distracted driver. The Civic is survived by a new 2013 Prius. Memorial donations may be made to ExxonMobil.
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Sorry for you loss. Will donations to Costco suffice?
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02-01-2014, 11:35 AM
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The pump didn't cut off in time this morning. So, I spilled a lil on the floor for my homies that didn't make it through the war.
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02-01-2014, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Vman455
The Civic is dead; long live the Civic.
Born in September 2004 in East Liberty, OH, as a 2005 model, the Civic lived a long and happy life after being delivered to a dealer in Puyallup, WA, most recently commuting between Champaign and Mattoon, IL where it averaged close to 50mpg. Death came swiftly, in the form of a 24' box truck with a distracted driver. The Civic is survived by a new 2013 Prius. Memorial donations may be made to ExxonMobil.
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I'm assuming no one get hurt?? |
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02-03-2014, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Vman455
The Civic is dead; long live the Civic.
Born in September 2004 in East Liberty, OH, as a 2005 model, the Civic lived a long and happy life after being delivered to a dealer in Puyallup, WA, most recently commuting between Champaign and Mattoon, IL where it averaged close to 50mpg. Death came swiftly, in the form of a 24' box truck with a distracted driver. The Civic is survived by a new 2013 Prius. Memorial donations may be made to ExxonMobil.
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OK..
1) It's kinda weird that your car was originally sold in my home town.
2) That sucks. 7th gen Civics were the first to get a 5-star crash rating. That's one feature you hope to never put to the test though.
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02-06-2014, 02:48 AM
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I'm fine, thankfully; the trunk was pushed in and there was crumpling in the rear quarter panel/unibody structure, so I'm not too surprised it turned out to be a total loss.
I actually bought the car (used) at Harnish in Puyallup in 2010 while I was teaching at PLU. They got it from Honda of Fife; the claim documents showed the whole history of the car, and it was originally delivered at a Puyallup dealership. And, apparently, involved in a front-end collision before I acquired it.
I've marked it as retired in my garage, but I'll leave it up until the 90-day economy runs out.
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03-30-2014, 11:42 PM
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New fill. 62.xx or so MPG. Late in this tank, I started using higher shift points, as high as 2700 in second, 2500 in third, and 2400 in 4th. I also extensively used DFCO throughout instead of engine off coasting and braking. DFCO was for engine cooling and power generation. I turned the alternator on only during DFCO. The result is the lowest reading on the charger (3.37 kwh ) that I have ever had for a tank. FE was about the same or slightly lower over the last several tanks. The higher shift points might have been the reason for the FE drop, or not. Can't tell.
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03-31-2014, 04:02 PM
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New fill. 62.xx or so MPG. Late in this tank, I started using higher shift points, as high as 2700 in second, 2500 in third, and 2400 in 4th. I also extensively used DFCO throughout instead of engine off coasting and braking. DFCO was for engine cooling and power generation. I turned the alternator on only during DFCO. The result is the lowest reading on the charger (3.37 kwh ) that I have ever had for a tank. FE was about the same or slightly lower over the last several tanks. The higher shift points might have been the reason for the FE drop, or not. Can't tell.
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Wouldn't the DFCO be the culprit as well? Any time you are using it, your coasting time will go down significantly so I would think it would be far less efficient than using EOC. |
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03-31-2014, 06:23 PM
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Wouldn't the DFCO be the culprit as well? Any time you are using it, your coasting time will go down significantly so I would think it would be far less efficient than using EOC.
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Yes that would be true, if I were using it indiscriminately. But I only use it in situations where I will unavoidably encounter excess speed and thus end up braking. In those situations, i have switched from EOC and normal braking to DFCO. Lots of hills ending at traffic lights around here.
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04-15-2014, 04:29 PM
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Damn.
Looks like I may have bad news to report with my Civic too.
Started getting some high coolant temp readings (205-215°F) so it was time to take off my lower grill block. Pulled it off.
The next day I was still getting the high readings. Popped the hood and coolant had spilled a little out of the reservoir. Let it cool down and the radiator is low.
I'm pretty sure that means it's headgasket time.... 
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