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45psi 09-20-2005 06:34 AM

gas prices got you down?
 
i hope this isnt a repost, i've been on a role lately

http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/194.html

CRXDrew 09-20-2005 08:35 AM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 
new to me. thats a lot of ------- optimas.

I think the regular HF getts better mileage than this thing. :-*

boosted_hatch_216 09-20-2005 09:26 AM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 
a little too expensive and not enough mileage for my taste but still a cool idea nonew the less.

con 09-20-2005 09:30 AM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 
best part
"Looks like this motor is too powerful for CRX..." ::)

BoosTedZSix 09-20-2005 10:19 AM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 
Conversion Cost: ~$11,000 all the hardware + $6.700 donor vehicle wtf ???

jinxy 09-20-2005 12:25 PM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 
that is awesome. im sure if a company did it they could use alittle better materials. for more effiancy better areo dynamics, lighter batterys and so on.

Tatakai 09-20-2005 12:34 PM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 

Originally Posted by BoosTedZSix
Conversion Cost: ~$11,000 all the hardware + $6.700 donor vehicle wtf ???

must've come with a fully built type-r motor with 50k miles on it

otherwise, they got ripped the ---- off, even if it only had 100k miles on the chassis

Guy-Fast 09-20-2005 01:01 PM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 
it was last updated over 4 years ago so Im sure they did the build in the late 90's some what better explains the cost of the car still hight though

Reddy 09-20-2005 01:50 PM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 
I never thought you could make a crx weigh 3300lbs.

Tom-Guy 09-20-2005 02:13 PM

Re: gas prices got you down?
 

Originally Posted by Whitey
I never thought you could make a crx weigh 3300lbs.

Haha, yeah.

Stock HF gets better mileage than that thing... better than the Civic Hybrid, too.


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