Road Trip Prep! - Page 3

***07LX*** · 03-06-2008, 12:08 AM

If you are going to Philly and as long as its not around 4 pm...I-76 is a straight shot into the city. As of tolls I am not sure

AllShowNoGo · 03-06-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 07mugencivic

i dont know about the rims

wouldn't this make ur car sticky upon removing the painters tape and esp. driving in florida with all the humidity/heat?

DNieves · 03-07-2008, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jonesthewine

Cruising around 70MPH in my FA5 Si gets 32.5 MPG; as you approach the high 70s to 80 MPH that will drop to around 27 MPG. This includes VTEC on the on-ramps and occasional 4th gear passing.

I drive a lot of highway miles - this car loves the road. And 4th gear is the best highway gear (for responsiveness and acceleration) if you don't care about MPG...just don't keep it in 4th for hundreds of miles. Every time you get gas use the windshield washing tool at the gas station to clean bugs and debris from the front bumper and headlights.

The other day I was about to use the gas station's windshield wiper until I looked in the bucket and noticed some jerkoff used it as an ashtray.

drdre1443 · 03-07-2008, 01:53 PM

due to the aerodynamics of the car, you will get better MPG if you constantly use the A/C instead of leaving a window open.

slicknick · 03-07-2008, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by drdre1443

due to the aerodynamics of the car, you will get better MPG if you constantly use the A/C instead of leaving a window open.

Sounds logical.

I also realized that you don't even need to turn on the A/C or heater to get a small amount of hot or cold air as long as the temp you want is selected. Seems to work better at higher speeds.

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*07LX* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Exton, Pa Posts: 2,027 Nathan iTrader: 2 / 100%	If you are going to Philly and as long as its not around 4 pm...I-76 is a straight shot into the city. As of tolls I am not sure

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drdre1443 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte NC Age: 28 Posts: 203 iTrader: 0 / 0%	due to the aerodynamics of the car, you will get better MPG if you constantly use the A/C instead of leaving a window open.