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I bought my '92 VX hatchback new. It now has just a little over 111K on it. It is on its third set of tires. That is all its ever had done to it.
I switched to synthetic oil at 250 miles. I figured at 50+ mpg I didn't care if the rings seated or not. The last three tanks have averaged just over 55 mpg. I do drive it conservatively. However, not so conservative driving still gets me 40+. Great at today's gas prices.
By far this is the best investment in a car I've ever made.
Just thought I would post a link to a guy who gets 69 mpg in his 92 Civic. It's a wild looking ride. http://greendrivingtips.com/?p=91
It's called conspiracy. Honda had the technology 16 yrs ago... which means it was out there then, and there's no reason why it can't be put back into play now. I'm sure the oil companies didn't like a '92 car getting 50-60 MPG!
Only car I've ever bought brand new off the lot.. the '92 Civic VX. This was my favorite car. I had it 7 years... in '99 the day I hit 140,000 miles a full sized Bronco pulled in front of me, and it totaled my Civic... so sad. I was averaging 48 MPG, mixed driving. Best I ever did was 58 MPG on a road trip. I really wanted to get 600 miles on one tank, but didn't know where the next gas station was when I was in the middle of nowhere. Got 585 miles... ON 'ONE' TANK OF GAS.
I bought a Civic VX last year, had 133,000 miles, currently has about 148,000.
I love this vehicle, it really is very economical. From my house to my job, I travel close to 62 miles daily, and the fuel tank is taking me for an average of 280 miles, which I feel is very cheap, especially because sometimes I like to accelerate a little more than usual, to hear the 97HP roaring.
What worries me now is that I feel that the car near 2,500 rpm at fifth, begins to make cuts. It costs to maintain a constant speed, so I sometimes need to go back to the previous gear to get a little of normalization.
Another thing I feel that it is costing him response to a rapid acceleration, so that remains a bit and is not 100%. Someone could help determine what it may be happening?
I would check how old the timing belt is and if unsure, replace it immediately. This is an interference engine, and if the belt breaks, the pistons will collide with the valves. Also, replace the plugs, wires, and distributor cap. these are the cheapest fixed.. check to see if the engine light is on. the stuttering can be a caused by a LOT of things.. the above listed stuff, throttle position sensor, clogged injectors, bad O2 sensors, etc.. O2 sensors for this car are expensive.. read all you can. Mine currently has 320k miles and counting. Use NGK spark plugs, save the money.. dont buy the "high performance" platnum plugs (like "bosch" or them split fire's .. they run too hot and cause missfiring.
1991 Honda CRX HF, put 391,000 miles on it. Got hit by an American while in Mexico, was totaled. I lived and so did my passenger.
Honda stopped making the CRX HF, and the Civic VX for the same reason, AMERICANS WILL NOT BUY THEM. The CRX sold 55% Si, and the Civic Hatchback also so 48% Si, Americans really do not want those cars. I do miss $10 fill ups and going 450-550 miles on a tank. If only the Fit came in a VX or HF model, be one of first to buy it, or if Toyota did the same with the Matrix. I have Civic EX 4 door that gets 28 - 33 mpg depending on city or highway driving. I miss +500 miles on a single tank of gas.
I just found site, had 90 CRX HF, never got low 40s per tank. Put 389,000 miles on it. I want a Civic VX, if any of you lucky people want to sell; let me know. Honda stopped making the HF and VX for the same reason. Honda sells cars and that is how they make money, Americans would not buy them. CRX Si sold 62%, with HF being less than 1% of CRX's sold. Did not get a VX then, I had the HF. Very interested in a VX though, have a 07 4dr EX, gas today 328.2 miles on 10.012 gallons. Really want VX though, any body in Ca let me know I will come to you buy and drive back home into the sunrise.
Well what can I say.
I have had about 6 of these, and currently own one.
The first one I bought by accident to race it out.
It did not run; it had 300,000 miles and I got it for 800 bucks.
The main relay was bad. Fixed it and drove it for 3 years.
Sold it with almost 400,000 miles.
The current one averages over 50 mpg. Every one wants to buy it, no plans of selling soon!!!
I own a 1993 Civic VX which I purchased new in the Fall of 1992. It now has 272,000 miles on it, and runs as well as when it was new. Aside from replacing the clutch once and the exhaust system, it has had no major repairs. I did replace the oxygen sensor at about 150,000 miles.
While I routinely got about 40mpg around town, and 45-50mpg highway, that has recently decreased to about 32mpg city, 40 highway. I recently checked all the warning lights, and they are working, but the check engine light is NOT staying on, so I don't think the oxygen sensor is bad again. Anyone know what might cause this decrease in mileage? I have replaced the spark plugs and air filter recently and this hasn't helped. Dirty fuel filter? This has never been replaced to my knowledge.
Any help would be appreciated.
Hi folks.
I live in Québec.
I bought my 1992 Civic VX in 2000 at 32000 km.
Now it's at 205000 km.
My engine stalls on neutral and is very hard to start without giving it gas.
So I installed new sparks plugs: the NKG ZFR4F-11.
When changing them, I realized that the dealer had put the wrong one before in 2003 they were the ZFR5F-11.
I had my Idle Air Control Valve cleaned by a Honda dealer last month.
I had my distributor changed for a new one last year.
I also had a new fuel reservoir and a new battery last year.
The dealer said that my fuel pump was OK, that my igniter and coil were also OK, and that my ECU was OK.
I get the code 14, 18 and 48.
Could someone help me on this please?
Hey, I have a 1991 Honda Civic VX, and I love it.
I have an acceleration problem. You give it the gas and it does not want to go, all it does is bog down. Someone said that I could put a different throttle body off a different car and it would improve the acceleration, but I cannot remember what year or car it was. Can anyone help, thank you.
I purchased my 1992 VX hatchback back in October 2008 from original owner. Vehicle had 240,000 miles on it. I have put about 3,000 miles on it and still runs great.
I recently replaced all of the front brakes due to hard vibration and did a routine tune up and new paint job. This is my 6th Honda and so far has been my favorite. Will eventually swap out original engine for a rebuilt one to continue on the great gas mileage.
I have a 1992 Civic VX with 260000 miles on it, I'm the second owner and this car is my baby. I love it, it makes an average of 46 MPG combined.
I will need to replace the O2 sensor because it's still with the original with 260K miles.
The check engine is not on, but once came on and I took the O2 sensor out, cleaned it and put it back and the light turned off.
The car has many upgrades like, JDM head lights OEM, OEM Type R shift boot, OEM dash clock, JDM suspension, Cold air intake for VX with 2" tube, istead 3 or 4" aftermarket, New muffler, costume leather seat covers, 15" Integra 98 wheels (I still have the VX wheel, but with the 15" I lost about 3MPG but I can get better tires just for the performance and safety on the road).
The maintenance I alway do; the oil change every 3K miles, I have replaced the radiator at 200K miles, alternator at 250K miles, clutch at 230K, and timing belt and water pump at 235K second time.
So far this car is the best performance that Honda put on the market, and I will say we need more like this car on this days.
Today if I sell my VX with all the upgrades I will no ask less than $6000, and there are many people that know the value of this car and they will pay this price for many, many reasons.
If you have a Civic VX, you have a diamond.
I have mine for sale, and a tentative buyer at $1700. Someone said I was giving it away at that price. Only 167K miles on it. It's in Lancaster, PA. Any thoughts?
If you aren't in a hurry wait for more. you have to advertise it to show the fuel economy it gets. better yet just keep it and keep driving it.