Sooo...i finally figured out my gas mileage myth...only took 2 years.

I was minding my own business, driving on fort drum on my way home for my lunch break...no big deal right? i stop at a stop sign and go to get going again and sputter sputter sputter...die...crank sputter sputter sputter...CEL...sputter...i take my *** (at 25 MPH, spitting smoke and gasoline out of the tailpipe) the 10 miles to the dealer i go to (Dealmaker Honda, where i bought the car) and have it diagnosed...im not gonna screw with it, it has a 100,000 mile Honda Care extended service plan. 2 hrs later i find out that it has a ****load of stuff wrong with it...

First, the #1 fuel injector went out, then coincedentally (and unrelated) the #1 ignition coil pack went out... then as a result of the Dead Cylinder, it spit out the fuel through the exhaust and blew my O2 sensor, the cat was burned up also as a result.

Technician said the Injector was probably faulty from the start and eventually got stuck open...hence my bad fuel mileage...in 10 miles, i burned/spit out about 4 gallons of gas...

soooooooo....$850 of someone elses money later, im in a loaner honda civic and i owe these guys nothing cause i bought that warranty...its already paid for itself!

anyway, we will see how my mileage improves when i get the car back on tues...

 

wow and it weren't throwing any codes before!?

 

nope, not a thing.

 

Thank goodness you bought the warranty!

Now, go buck wild with that badass Civic!!!

 

Wow, man. Totally worth it to get the warranty for you I suppose.
Is it just me or have we not heard from you in a while in Car Chat?

 

Warranty paid off itself, but it definitely didn't pay off for the fuel consumption

 

no its not just you, its been awhile lol. i sold the ZX2 and no...i want nothing to do with this civic, its a base EX 4dr...its only options are auto windows and locks and an auto trans...really nothing spectacular. I am SERIOUSLY considering the 08 Civic Hybrid. i drove one today and it has all the pickup of a regular civic (not that they have any) and i got an avg of 60 mpg in town. I dont like the interior design of the prius or i would have one of those instead. but we will see if the matrix gets better mileage, if not, the hybrid will come in spring.