big choice

[Dhorn33]

No offense to the CB guys (me included) but the HX civic will get much, much better gas mileage than a CB ever will. As posted earlier this model civic will consistently get more than 40 mpgs - even close to 50 at times! If you are concerned about that then it is a no brainer. Gas around here jumped more than $.30 cents yesterday - not too big of a concern if you are getting 45 mpgs.

My sister has a 2000 Civic LX sedan and I was doing some comparisons

93 Accord EX Sedan:
Exterior
Length: 185.2 in. Width: 67.1 in.
Height: 52.8 in. Wheel Base: 107.1 in.
Curb Weight: 2987 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 38.3 in. Front Hip Room: 52.4 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 54.8 in. Rear Head Room: 36.7 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 54.3 in. Rear Hip Room: 54.1 in.
Front Leg Room: 42.6 in. Rear Leg Room: 34.3 in.
Luggage Capacity: 14.4 cu. ft. Maximum Seating: 5

Performance
Base Number of Cylinders: 4 Base Engine Size: 2.2 liters
Base Engine Type: Inline 4 Horsepower: 140 hp
Max Horsepower: 5600 rpm Torque: 142 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 4500 rpm Drive Type: FWD
Turning Circle: 36.1 ft.

Fuel
Fuel Tank Capacity: 17 gal.
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway)
Manual: 24 mpg / 31 mpg Automatic: : 22 mpg / 28 mpg
Range in Miles: (City/Highway)
Automatic: 374 mi. / 476 mi. Manual: 408 mi. / 527 mi.



1998 Honda Civic HX Coupe
Dimensions
Exterior
Length: 175.1 in. Width: 67.1 in.
Height: 54.1 in. Wheel Base: 103.2 in.
Ground Clearance: 5.9 in. Curb Weight: 2361 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 38.8 in. Front Hip Room: 50 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 52.4 in. Rear Head Room: 36.2 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 51.8 in. Rear Hip Room: 49.3 in.
Front Leg Room: 42.7 in. Rear Leg Room: 34.1 in.
Luggage Capacity: 11.9 cu. ft. Maximum Seating: 5

Performance
Acceleration (0-60 mph): 9.4 sec. Braking Distance (60-0 mph): 148 ft.
Road Holding Index: .78 g Base Number of Cylinders: 4
Base Engine Size: 1.6 liters Base Engine Type: Inline 4
Horsepower: 115 hp Max Horsepower: 6300 rpm
Torque: 104 ft-lbs. Max Torque: 5400 rpm
Drive Type: FWD Turning Circle: 32.8 ft.

Fuel
Fuel Tank Capacity: 11.9 gal.
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway)
Manual: 36 mpg / 44 mpg Automatic: : 34 mpg / 39 mpg
Range in Miles: (City/Highway)
Automatic: 404.6 mi. / 464.1 mi. Manual: 428.4 mi. / 523.6 mi.

As you can see - the 2 cars are not all that different in terms of interior room, etc. Anyway - I would buy the HX if I was a college student but that's just me.

[F22HB]

Don't get me wrong, nothing will ever top f22a1 , but theres just something about that vtec noise that make my dooey twinkle. Thanks alot

Big cam=vtec without rice.

[spray_bombed]

I've been doing research on the car and everywhere I read says it has a vtec...but today I checked out the car(couldn't drive it cause the guy wasn't around) but I decided to pop the hood, and I didn't see vtec written anywhere. Did Honda always write vtec on their motors or do you guys think it possibly has a different motor? The guy didn't know when I talked to him the other day, he said it was like that when he got it. Thanks alot for the feedback

[accordaffair]

look for the vtec solenoid on the left side near the valve cover, I think my bro's 98 ex with vtak doesn't have it displayed on the valve cover

[spray_bombed]

Any pics of what the vtec solenoid looks like? Is it just a little sensor on the side....never dealt with vtec.....thanks

[accordaffair]

I think that last image is a b16, but it will look pretty much the same.

[spray_bombed]

thanks alot for the help man, I appreciate it much

[dsyple]

i would honestly say...i would get both....and gas millage is the shit on the civic...i honestly own a 94 civic coupe ex...wich i got for free....a 93 integra and a 93 accord ex....well compared all of em...nothing tops my DA...but honestly, I can't feel anything when the vtec trigers on the eg....and it isn't really that quick...made a friend drive the eg and raced against my cb with me driving the cb...i took it like nothing....but.....as for gas millage....or getting some attention from the ladys...for daily drive to work or school....civics is the way to go...