Ok, i know im gonna get bashed for this BUT, ive been thinking about trading in my CL for a Rsx Type S... the reason for it is because my cl is a bitch on gas. monthly i put about 250.00 or more in gas and thats more than my car note lol...
i know going to a Rsx is taking a step down, but i just cant handle the damn gas for this car, its annoying already... and the other thing that's scaring me are these tranny's (not guy girls) lol... but i have about 86,000 and my warranty is up at 100,000 and i dont want to take a chance of the trans blowing out on my after 100,000 and either have to get a rebuilt/new/used tranny...
tell me what you guys would do about this situation???
just would like to hear other people's

 

clubrsx.com

 

if you really think your gas change is going to be a noticeable difference in order to change cars, I think you may need to re-evaluate the situation.

 

why's that? by looking at the mpg for the rsx, compared to the cl-s is a big difference, unless in wrong?

 

that was stupid as hell, im posting here to get other CL/TL/TSX opinions, if i got to a rsx website all they're going to say is "dump the cl, welcome to rsx, and bullshyt like that" im trying to get an honest opinion

 

What did I tell you before man, stop bitchin about the gas You're still a young buck so do it if you want, just make sure it's an S...

 

LOl plat you fag lol... i have to drive one, i dont know how they drive yet...
if i had money like you i wont be complaining about the gas lol
"mr. 400.00 a month on gas" j/k

 

I bet you'll maybe save $5 a tank w/ the RSX, add all that up, is it worth it?


You'll likely get 10K for your CL

 

Totally not worth it. Like CLpower said... the cost savings won't be worth the hit you'll take on the CL.

If you're paying $250/month... $50 tank... 5 tanks.

So you're going to save $25 a month and downgrade your car (not to mention get virtually nothing for it).

What kind of mileage are you experiencing now?

 

I dunno if you'll save any gas...

Look at the MPG specs for the RSX 6MT Type-S and the 5AT base. The automatic has a higher MPG rating in city AND highway.

My TL-S is at the dealer (for a new tranny ). Anyway I'm given a TSX as a loaner. I drive it just like I drive my car. They both have a 17 gal gas tank. After my first week with it, I noticed the TSX uses more gas than my TL. And it is mainly because any cruise speed in the TL is always at a lower RPM than the TSX. Also, the TSX has no low-end torque, so I have to rev it more to get going.

 

I get about 22 in the city and almost 30 on the highway.

For a ~3,600lb car with a 260hp - V6 I think that's pretty good.

And that's in the 6-speed which has much shorter gearing than the automatic.

 

so you get 350-375 miles per tank mrsteve?

 

Fixed Mr. Steve

...at least for me with the 5AT.

 

I did the math, the last time this came up... I was thinking about getting a civic, but it's just not worth it to me to save a couple of hundred bucks a year... RSX requires premium too, right??

Lets do the math...

For the average driver, who drives 12,500 miles a year, and lets say the average CL gets 22mpg, that's 568.18 gallons needed for the year...

Now, if you buy the RSX, and it gets 28 mpg....

12500/28 = 446.43 gallons needed per year... 122 gallons saved.... $3 a gallon, you would save $365 a year...

So you'd save a buck a day

edit: Sounds like you do a bit more driving then me, so you can adjust the figures to figure out your savings...

 

Well his other gripe is the warranty almost being up and possibly having to dump a new tranny in there.

 

hit the nail right on the head

 

Can't argue against that...

 

my car gets horrible gas mileage, i filled up on friday and im gonna have to put gas tomorrow or thursday...
i know im not going to save on a Fill up due to the gas tank size, but i know the gas would last alot longer when i fill up with a rsx/civic...

 

highly doubt it, i spoke to the dealer and my car is BONE stock... they did some figures and they're talking about 12,000, mainly because i just bought the car in Jan 06..

 

how many MPG are you getting?

 

good luck w/ that

01-02's out here are going for around 6-8K at auction (Type S's with similiar mileage). Hopefully you've got a stronger market.

 

i just hope he's not trying to lie about the trade in amount, that would be fucked up, and ill just end up keeping the car, im not gonna take a hit like that

 

The RSX isnt the car to get if you want to save on gas.

Trading b/c of the tranny doesnt make financial sense either, since a) youre still under warranty for another year b) even if the transmission goes after that, it can be replaced.

If you want a new car, then just say you do and do it. But dont do it thinking you'll be in any better financial shape afterwards.

 

im thinking about holding on to my car until another 8,000 -10,000 miles...
if the transmission goes after 100,000 i can still get it replaced? how? would the dealer still cover it?
im not worried about "financial shape" its just annoying to me having to put sooo much damn gas in this car...they're might just be something wrong with my car i dunno...
and if i was going to get a new car for pleasure ill just get the g35 or 350z...

 

For 100% highway driving yeah.

For 100% city it's more like 285-310.

 

How many miles do you have?

I sold my '02 with 96k miles to Carmax and got $10,000 in August of '05.

 

i have 86,000 but its a 01

 

Man, an 01-02 with 60-70K for like 6-7K is a solid buy IMO. Drive it for 2 yrs and get rid of it...

 

just an update... they tried to give me a 388.00 monthly payment... so im just going to stick with my cl until about march of next year thats when my 100,000 should hit

 

609, maybe something is wrong with your car because I do a mix of city & highway driving and I average about 25mpg in my Type S. IMHO, you'd be hard pressed to get better than that period. In fact, I'm not looking forward to my fuel costs when I get the Jeep but hey, gas prices aren't going to get any better and they certainly aren't going to stop me from driving.

BTW...

<---- Hates the RSX.

 

lol i got you helmet, what should i tell the dealer then? My gas mileage sucks, can you check it out?
oh and btw my girl told me "why dont you get a tsx in the spring time" LOL i know you'll hate that

 

Maybe try replacing that purge solenoid valve? Or, have you checked your air filter lately? Maybe throw in a K&N and remove the resonator if you haven't already.

I'm not a big fan of the TSX either but I would take that any day over the RSX. however, I don't think your milage will improve that much to make it worth it.

 

He should stop whining about gas

 

thats like platano's 6th comment about that lol thats my boy though...

 

i might do the k&n drop in... the resonator, i gotta check into that