I have a 93 civic sedan. 244,000 miles, averages 35-37 mpg. Looks almost as good as new. Would like an excuse to buy a larger, hybrid commuter car but haven't had a car payment in a decade.

 

so are you planning to get a new honda hybrid?

 

I have a friend who just purchased a used one and then he gutted the cat. He said it increased my mileage by about 11% has anyone else had this experience?

 

My brother was travelling cross country and suddenly needed a new catalytic converter on his '87 Camry. A small town mechanic gutted it to keep it running until he could get home. He said he had a lot more power and 2-3 mpg better (I guess that is 10%!) performance. Down side is that it becomes a bigger polluter, and it was no longer legal to drive for that reason. He is environmentally conscious and paid something like 1200 to fix it.

 

My reply to Ice's question. I like the new civic a lot, but want something larger, and that can run on electric alone rather than in parallel. My hope is to upgrade to plug-in lithium Ion batteries and eventually avoid gassing up almost completely. A local MA company, A123, already has upgrade kit for Prius. I have had my last car 15 years and expect to keep the next one almost as long. Who knows what gas will be at in 2023?!?

 

Always sad to hear that kind of stuff. I don't lose sleep over a dead/gutted cat. If it really that big a deal, Al Gore would have catalytic converters on his guzzling jet. Now that would be a sight!

Common sense is just not COMMON !

 

bought the TCH used, 2007. Needed alignment and battery for remote, otherwise just fine. So, signing off this thread, Civic owner no more. Maybe again someday.

 

ur gonna luv it. Best car I have ever owned!

Like you, I plan to keep my TCH for a long, long, long, LONG, time.

RFB

 

I am not a mother, current mortgage rates nor do I plan on having children soon. Explain refinancing a mortgage I have just recently been reading answers from mortgage refinancing calculator people saying that how does refinancing work they hate mothers on welfare. What is welfare and how does it affect what is involved in refinancing your home other people.