Si And Premium Gas!

[moptopklee]

Lookin to buy a 08 civic si.
The required premium gas is gonna kill me.
Considering im 16 years old and get paid about 130 bucks a week.
and the way gas prices are now who knows how bad premium will get.
Is there any way you can put regular or mid grade in?
87 or 89? Instead of 91?

[rickhilbert]

No, and how do you plan to buy a Si on $130/week>?

[DTNguyen107]

You can run on 87 octane if you want to kill your engine 10x quicker.

[Kronos_32]

The 11.O:1 compression ratio requires 91+octane fuel. no way will you get away with anything lower. it will retard the engine. and $130 a week will not cut it. you'll be struggliing as it is with $4 gas.

[SoCal07Si]

U can put in 87 or 89, but its not good for the engine and WILL eventually cost u some $$$$

Before anyone says ur supposed to use 92, 93, 95 or whatever ur "premium" octane is, in Cali the best we get is 91.

[moptopklee]

im selling my truck.
2007 ford f150.
thats how im buying the si.
and how will 130 a week not cut it?
4 dollars a gallon x 13 gallons =52 bucks
and a tank should last me a week.
that leaves me 78 bucks to play with
so why wouldnt 130 bucks a week work out

[4 Doh SI 4 Life]

Dang I want to be 16 again with a 2007 f150!
Good job...
But yea you gotta stick with premium...But with an SI and all the Vtec I anticipate you doing....The gas numbers might be a little skewed. When I vtec it often on a tank, I get 24 mpg's. On an easy tank, I get in the 27 to 28 range.
Food for thought

[Kronos_32]

You plan on using that $78 dollars to pay for monthly payments or insurance. because that ford aint gonna cover the SI.

[moptopklee]

ha it wont cover an si?
considering the sticker price on the ford f150 is 34 g's
and only has 10 thousand miles on it
ill think ill be fine with paying cash for that si
so nope no payments
but thanks for the concern

[TypeSi47]

Originally Posted by moptopklee

im selling my truck.
2007 ford f150.
thats how im buying the si.
and how will 130 a week not cut it?
4 dollars a gallon x 13 gallons =52 bucks
and a tank should last me a week.
that leaves me 78 bucks to play with
so why wouldnt 130 bucks a week work out

Wear and Tear, Monthly Payments, Insurance, Mods, Tickets, ...... maybe?


Not to be a **** but someone needs a life check.

[moptopklee]

Civic Si paying premium gas or Civic Ex with HFP Package?

[Kronos_32]

Well i guess you'll find out when you go to the stealership. but i think theres no way they are gonna cash out on that F150 and you give you an si for pennies. because that ford isnt gonna be worth over 20k now and the SI is. the dealer can make more money if they keep the SI and sell it for 24k. they will not be your friend, unless you work there.

[moptopklee]

There will be no tickets.
No more mods on an Si.
Sure as hell don't pay insurance until im 18.
No monthly payments cause im paying cash.
Whoa that leaves Wear and Tear.

I think i can afford that.

[maximo61170]

yea the dealer wont give you anything for the truck. they will have such a hard time selling that, esp with the economy and the gas prices

[moptopklee]

lol i wont get over 20 thousand?
well check out all the 2007 for f150 on autotrader.

and check out mine while your on there too.
its on there for 24,500!

[jDmsTr]

^^^^ maybe itll work out for you until u start running out of $$$$.. but goodluck

[moptopklee]

im not trading in by the way.
im not stupid enough.

[maximo61170]

Originally Posted by moptopklee

There will be no tickets.
No more mods on an Si.
Sure as hell don't pay insurance until im 18.
No monthly payments cause im paying cash.
Whoa that leaves Wear and Tear.

I think i can afford that.

dude. people are just telling you whats up. they are giving you advice from personal experience and what not. they are also giving you another point of view. not one of a teenager who is HELLA stubborn.

what kind of responses would you expect by saying that you want to buy an si with an income of about 400 a month

[moptopklee]

running out of money?
well im making it right now.
with 14 mpg on that truck.
so i think i can make it with buying that civic si straigh up of what i sold my f150 for.
and then getting 25 mpg
oh and there is an si at my dealer nearby for 22 not 24

[gx4th]

Originally Posted by Kronos_32

Well i guess you'll find out when you go to the stealership. but i think theres no way they are gonna cash out on that F150 and you give you an si for pennies. because that ford isnt gonna be worth over 20k now and the SI is. the dealer can make more money if they keep the SI and sell it for 24k. they will not be your friend, unless you work there.

unless you somehow have one of the following:

1. extremely good luck at the lotto (but then, why are you buying a civic if you won 1 mil+?)
2. parents will pay the balance of what you'll owe between the trade-in and si cost
3. you got a major raise / new job
4. extremely influential friends in high places