traded my truck do you guys think it was a good trade?

[Icey Dominus]

SOooo ya I traded my 93 Ford F-150 Strait six for a 92 Honda Accord EXR with lopro tires and some engine mods to bring it up to around 150hp so just wanted to know from you car lovers what you thought.

[Fazar]

You should be saving money on gas.

[Icey Dominus]

ya the 2.2 l 4 cyld is supposed to be okay on gas

[Fazar]

That said Im not much of a car guy.  You lose a bit of utility without the truck.  Probably if you were used to towing stuff, or putting lots of stuff in the back of the truck, you'll miss out on the car, otherwise, I think a car should handle all day to day needs a little more efficiently.  Also it's way better to pick up chicks with a car, as opposed to a truck.

[Morrogh TDO]

This coming from a fellow Honda owner, i would kinda say so. That Ford looked like a beast, but looked like it was in good shape. As for the Honda, as Neox said at Howl, the engines are built like tanks. So all in all, you might not be hauling anything anytime soon, but you will get better gas. I would say it was an ok deal  ;)

[Morrogh TDO]

Guess i should have asked too, how does the car run? And does it look as good underneath as it does on the outside?

[Icey Dominus]

THanks guys  ;D ;D

[Neox]

Face it man, you're not going to actually USE a truck for its intended purpose in the city, and even when you're heading out of Vancouver, chances are you're not hauling hay, logs, or going to be ripping up a mountainside.  That car will get you from A to B with good fuel economy and, being a Honda, they're usually built like a tank and if you take good care of it it'll last you for another 20 years at least.

My dinky little Pontiac Sunfire (1996) just blasted past the 560 000 km mark, and all I do is give it an oil change ever 5000 km and treat her nice.  Hopefully you can get the same mileage. =)

[Icey Dominus]

Well the car says 260 000 but the engine is brand new and has 150 km on it.

[Drake Wingfire]

Well the car says 260 000 but the engine is brand new and has 150 km on it.

Oh fuck then you did get a pretty damn good deal, that kind of work would cost thousands including the cost of the engine X.=.o

[Neox]

Oh fuck then you did get a pretty damn good deal, that kind of work would cost thousands including the cost of the engine X.=.o

Yea mang, you're set.  Take really good care of that engine, make damn sure you get an oil change every 5000 kilometres, and keep a close eye on the cylinder head, valve cover and all the gaskets for leaking oil and coolant, and nip those issues in the bud before they become a real problem.  I think you've made an excellent investment with this vehicle.  2.2L is the same size as my Sunfire engine, and I can typically get about 500-550km out of it before needing to fuel-up (highway mileage, mind you.)

[Drake Wingfire]

Lol I would say depending on how it was rebuilt you might wanna give it a "break in" period as well actually, like if its got new rings and all, just give it a few thousand KM of  regular driving before you decide to gun it or anything haha.

[Icey Dominus]

ugh well the info was a little off it has 150,000 on the new er engine so its still not bad but its not new. They way I look at it is that m truck had over 260,000 so its still allot better, it helps that the last owner was a mechanic and used the car is some little shows and stuff so the engine is all shined and stuff like that. Here's a little quote from his post on Craigslist

(has cold air intake and d2 adjustable coil overs, brand new tires 17inch rims dvd player sub amp jvc speakers, front upper and lower grills de badged Honda emblems has lots of mods the dvd player alpine is $800)

the only thing I really understand there is the cold air intake which brings the horse power up about 10 but other than that most of it is white noise. Well I guess I understand the speakers but thats sorta duh

[Icey Dominus]

Actually here is the link to his post on craigslist


http://comoxvalley.en.craigslist.ca/cto/2700585725.html

[Drake Wingfire]

ugh well the info was a little off it has 150,000 on the new er engine so its still not bad but its not new. They way I look at it is that m truck had over 260,000 so its still allot better, it helps that the last owner was a mechanic and used the car is some little shows and stuff so the engine is all shined and stuff like that. Here's a little quote from his post on Craigslist

(has cold air intake and d2 adjustable coil overs, brand new tires 17inch rims dvd player sub amp jvc speakers, front upper and lower grills de badged Honda emblems has lots of mods the dvd player alpine is $800)

the only thing I really understand there is the cold air intake which brings the horse power up about 10 but other than that most of it is white noise. Well I guess I understand the speakers but thats sorta duh

My car has a K&N cold air intake, I noticed my max highway milage JUMP when I got a new K&N high flow cone filter installed (best record on my 93 SI hatch is 42.62mpg) Regarding the engine that's still damn good, you are hard pressed to find anything with lower KMs than that which isnt some grandmas church car lol