Well my Honda civic manual and gives me 40 mpg city and 45 Or 46 hwy.. I just put on it and aem short ram intake and of course with his maintenance every 3000 miles I'm very sure its gonna give you that mileage
I have a 2003 with manual tranny and it does almost get 40mpg. You just have to do your maintenance right on time, every 3000 miles, run a fuel system cleaner at every oil change, make sure your air filter is clean, and such. This is my daily driver car with 95% hwy miles and almost 120,000 miles on it! And it still easily gets 39mpg... and I'm a bit of an aggressive driver. Yea it's a 4 cyl 1.7L but for what it is, its pretty good. Don't bash on it.
I'm sorry. Love the gas mileage; however, the electrical system keeps screwing up and the Honda Dealer can never "replicate" the situation. I've taken it in under warranty but they couldn't fix it. Gauges die, gas tank under 1/4 tank does not register - gauge will bounce up or down. Love the car except for the electrical stuff. Have put a looooooooooot of miles on mine.
Almost 40 MPG in a stock 2003 automatic Civic EX? LMFAO! Try a little honesty, man. My mother - 69 and not nearly as agressive a driver as she was in the 70s with her big-block Olds, lol - with Mobil1 and a fear of ever flooring the accelerator on her tiny little car's tiny little motor - averages 23.5 MPG mixed (68% highway). She's b*tched about both the (lack of) power and gas mileage since the day she bought the car (new) for both fall FAR short of her previous '93 Plymouth Acclaim base auto,
@mrkthmn Could be. Turns out her "lack of power" is a fear of letting the RPMs get above 4500 (???) coupled with the fact that those engines have a couple hundred or more less ft./lbs. of torque than her other cars did. But I have no explanation for the poor mileage. It's usually just her and she never carries things in the trunk and rarely opens the back doors to put anything in except a few groceries. I don't know, maybe the rings never seated? Mobil1 from new. I'm clueless.
ive got an 03 civic 2 door and ya its only got a lil inline 4 but she has some balls and it does way better than i thought on the high way mines a manual so u can drop her to 3rd real fast for about 3-4 sec to rev to red line then to forth and with the pedal down ull go from 45-55 mph to 75-80 in about 3 seconds haha so its a good car
ex's are cool...good gas milage but theyr pretty slow...u didnt mention the part that it takes almost 10 secs to get to 70ish...i got a vid of this car doin that..lol.
That's what I did to mine...put a catback exhaust and a K&N typhoon air intake...didn't make too much of a difference b/c I got a 4 spd automatic :P but it's still nice.
My suggestion is if you want good gas mileage get the LX. If you are looking for power get a complete different car. I have a 2003 Honda Civic EX and it's zippy around the city but does not have alot of power. I'd never race it.
The EX manual has the sportier VTEC engine. I think it's geared a little higher to get some extra power out of it. At 70 mph it's at 3500 rpm. Most automatics would be at around 2800 rpm. I'm not sure about the EX Automatic though because I've never driven one. My miles per gallon is always around 30 to 32 mpg.
Totally agree. Not much power. What I don't get is why 5th gear is torqued out more when it still doesn't have much power. If I want more power I'm going to 4th gear, not staying in 5th.
yea of course! lower gears have more torque! You can spend about 300 bucks and get a cold air intake, headers and an exhaust system and that should fix zour problem by about 40 hp. just go on ebay
i have an ex auto 02 w/ the same engine (d17-all 7th gens have it) and it is the same rpms at 70mph, about 3500 rpms. it gets really high revs when trying to pass somebody, especially on the highway. the VTEC is beast though :-) it goes alright around 6000 rpms or higher. PS the civic is geared more toward fuel economy, not outright power. if you are looking for power, a K20 with a turbo can do the job. civic ex = 127hp...civic lx = 115hp.
I don't see why the EX tries to bring power out of 5th gear when there is no power there. I'd rather it rev at 2800 rpms at 70 mph and save on gas. The Civic EX is far far far from being a race car so they shouldn't take away gas milage.
you have a very good point. my guess is that honda wants you to have that extra power for inctance, when you are passing somebody on the freeway. so they keep it at higher rpms so you can be closer to the VTEC engagement at 5000 rpms. they add that extra hp and the VTEC for the ex (LX and DX models don't have VTEC) so you can get your money's worth since you paid for the fully loaded ex model.
I'm not sure the exact words to describe it, but it is something that only the more expensive and more loaded hondas have. VTEC helps you to get more power in the high rpm range so acceleration is better. Civic SI's and TYPE-R's have an intelligent-VTEC, or an i-VTEC, so you get even more power with it. and the lack of headroom in the back is because of the sunroof probably, and i have a coupe, so it's worse.
Thanks for all the info. FYI, the Coupes have less head room in the back just because the roofline is lower in the back to give it that sportier look. The 4 door has plenty of head room in the back.
If you are going 70 mph you cannot reach 5000 rpms by flooring it in 5th gear, you have to drop it to 4th gear. So again they should leave 5th gear for gas mileage. I do like the car and it treats me good but I don't get their reasoning. One other thing. The head room in the back of the EX sucks because the roof comes down alot lower.
@CatfishR69 That is what I meant. Thank you. P.S. I changed the timing belt at 87,000 miles and had all the fluids changed. I recently got my Honda paid off at 105,000 miles and still going strong. It was a good decision to buy it.
Well my Honda civic manual and gives me 40 mpg city and 45 Or 46 hwy.. I just put on it and aem short ram intake and of course with his maintenance every 3000 miles I'm very sure its gonna give you that mileage
tualucard1121 2 months ago
I have a 2003 with manual tranny and it does almost get 40mpg. You just have to do your maintenance right on time, every 3000 miles, run a fuel system cleaner at every oil change, make sure your air filter is clean, and such. This is my daily driver car with 95% hwy miles and almost 120,000 miles on it! And it still easily gets 39mpg... and I'm a bit of an aggressive driver. Yea it's a 4 cyl 1.7L but for what it is, its pretty good. Don't bash on it.
soulsburg 7 months ago
I have one, gas mileage is great but acceleration is crap with its 4 cyl.
trackrunner2410 7 months ago
I'm sorry. Love the gas mileage; however, the electrical system keeps screwing up and the Honda Dealer can never "replicate" the situation. I've taken it in under warranty but they couldn't fix it. Gauges die, gas tank under 1/4 tank does not register - gauge will bounce up or down. Love the car except for the electrical stuff. Have put a looooooooooot of miles on mine.
kathymariecarr 8 months ago
"Stick a couple people in this trunk it's so big."
O_O
RoqueM64 9 months ago
Almost 40 MPG in a stock 2003 automatic Civic EX? LMFAO! Try a little honesty, man. My mother - 69 and not nearly as agressive a driver as she was in the 70s with her big-block Olds, lol - with Mobil1 and a fear of ever flooring the accelerator on her tiny little car's tiny little motor - averages 23.5 MPG mixed (68% highway). She's b*tched about both the (lack of) power and gas mileage since the day she bought the car (new) for both fall FAR short of her previous '93 Plymouth Acclaim base auto,
CatfishR69 1 year ago
@CatfishR69 Somethings wrong with that civic then because I'm getting about 30 mpg in the city with mine.
mrkthmn 1 year ago
@mrkthmn Could be. Turns out her "lack of power" is a fear of letting the RPMs get above 4500 (???) coupled with the fact that those engines have a couple hundred or more less ft./lbs. of torque than her other cars did. But I have no explanation for the poor mileage. It's usually just her and she never carries things in the trunk and rarely opens the back doors to put anything in except a few groceries. I don't know, maybe the rings never seated? Mobil1 from new. I'm clueless.
CatfishR69 1 year ago
@CatfishR69
I think this car gets 29MPG and 36HMPG,
shaochiavang 10 months ago
you didn't get the same mpg because a 04 and 09 are two different generations!!!!
xredsniperx 1 year ago
Funny you say that. I have a 2009 civic lx auto and I go 60mph and i got 40.74mpg last tank including a good deal of city driving.
georgexa88 1 year ago
haha i love how great he makes it sound. dude settle.. its just another civic.
ACTAHA4eva 1 year ago
I like how great he makes it sound.. unless you modify it, it's slow as cold syrup
dragarth 1 year ago
thinkin about getting this car, anyone out there have this or similar, are they reliable, any constant breakdowns?...
edgar5001 2 years ago
ive got an 03 civic 2 door and ya its only got a lil inline 4 but she has some balls and it does way better than i thought on the high way mines a manual so u can drop her to 3rd real fast for about 3-4 sec to rev to red line then to forth and with the pedal down ull go from 45-55 mph to 75-80 in about 3 seconds haha so its a good car
chunkeypuff 2 years ago
i buying the same car
InuMoon2323 2 years ago
K20?
BASSCHAMP101 2 years ago
ex's are cool...good gas milage but theyr pretty slow...u didnt mention the part that it takes almost 10 secs to get to 70ish...i got a vid of this car doin that..lol.
cris92faur 3 years ago
that is why it needs to be tuned :D
grantourismo0109 3 years ago
That's what I did to mine...put a catback exhaust and a K&N typhoon air intake...didn't make too much of a difference b/c I got a 4 spd automatic :P but it's still nice.
Motov276 3 years ago
Cool car. I'm curious. What are the RPMs at 70 mph? Also how many gears?
JayZoop 3 years ago
My suggestion is if you want good gas mileage get the LX. If you are looking for power get a complete different car. I have a 2003 Honda Civic EX and it's zippy around the city but does not have alot of power. I'd never race it.
JayZoop 3 years ago
The EX manual has the sportier VTEC engine. I think it's geared a little higher to get some extra power out of it. At 70 mph it's at 3500 rpm. Most automatics would be at around 2800 rpm. I'm not sure about the EX Automatic though because I've never driven one. My miles per gallon is always around 30 to 32 mpg.
JayZoop 3 years ago
the EX is stil a really slow car, i got a 99 EX and i feel like it moves at a snals pace especially when merging onto the highway
SystemXpander 3 years ago
Totally agree. Not much power. What I don't get is why 5th gear is torqued out more when it still doesn't have much power. If I want more power I'm going to 4th gear, not staying in 5th.
JayZoop 3 years ago
yea of course! lower gears have more torque! You can spend about 300 bucks and get a cold air intake, headers and an exhaust system and that should fix zour problem by about 40 hp. just go on ebay
radekbanach5 2 years ago
What should I search for to find this header and exhaust system. Please give me extentions.
IfYouRFrightened 2 years ago
ebay :)
radekbanach5 2 years ago
i have an ex auto 02 w/ the same engine (d17-all 7th gens have it) and it is the same rpms at 70mph, about 3500 rpms. it gets really high revs when trying to pass somebody, especially on the highway. the VTEC is beast though :-) it goes alright around 6000 rpms or higher. PS the civic is geared more toward fuel economy, not outright power. if you are looking for power, a K20 with a turbo can do the job. civic ex = 127hp...civic lx = 115hp.
fmsdaman1 2 years ago
I don't see why the EX tries to bring power out of 5th gear when there is no power there. I'd rather it rev at 2800 rpms at 70 mph and save on gas. The Civic EX is far far far from being a race car so they shouldn't take away gas milage.
IfYouRFrightened 2 years ago
you have a very good point. my guess is that honda wants you to have that extra power for inctance, when you are passing somebody on the freeway. so they keep it at higher rpms so you can be closer to the VTEC engagement at 5000 rpms. they add that extra hp and the VTEC for the ex (LX and DX models don't have VTEC) so you can get your money's worth since you paid for the fully loaded ex model.
fmsdaman1 2 years ago
That's cool. What is VTEC anyways?
IfYouRFrightened 2 years ago
I'm not sure the exact words to describe it, but it is something that only the more expensive and more loaded hondas have. VTEC helps you to get more power in the high rpm range so acceleration is better. Civic SI's and TYPE-R's have an intelligent-VTEC, or an i-VTEC, so you get even more power with it. and the lack of headroom in the back is because of the sunroof probably, and i have a coupe, so it's worse.
fmsdaman1 2 years ago
Thanks for all the info. FYI, the Coupes have less head room in the back just because the roofline is lower in the back to give it that sportier look. The 4 door has plenty of head room in the back.
IfYouRFrightened 2 years ago
If you are going 70 mph you cannot reach 5000 rpms by flooring it in 5th gear, you have to drop it to 4th gear. So again they should leave 5th gear for gas mileage. I do like the car and it treats me good but I don't get their reasoning. One other thing. The head room in the back of the EX sucks because the roof comes down alot lower.
IfYouRFrightened 2 years ago
the Vtec in the D17A2 models kicks in around 2300 rpms not 5000. just so you know.
SerialEDX 2 years ago
@SerialEDX did you mean 3200? =]
catfisher10100 1 year ago
@JayZoop You mean geared a little LOWER, don't you?
CatfishR69 1 year ago
@CatfishR69 That is what I meant. Thank you. P.S. I changed the timing belt at 87,000 miles and had all the fluids changed. I recently got my Honda paid off at 105,000 miles and still going strong. It was a good decision to buy it.
JayZoop 1 year ago
The Civic EX gets less miles per gallon than the LX because it revs higher in 5th gear.
JayZoop 3 years ago
I have the exact car and love it; I get 32mpg average.
EcoWhale 3 years ago
i love that car! it saves sooooo much gas!...i miss my honda civic though =[
jellybean4me 3 years ago
vtec makes you faster buy buy buy!!!
jayguy173 3 years ago
I have one and give me 24 MPG automatic , in highway maybe 40MPG arround ,
civic7573 3 years ago
I have a 2003 lx sedan with a 5 speed, and it gets 40 highway the automatic gets 36ish
skyline44512 3 years ago
gay................
tpatterson02 4 years ago
how much is it?
natenate88 4 years ago