On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:06:28 GMT, "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>You did not state what kind of car your driving.

As on subject line, the current Accord sedan (160HP).

When I finally traded my old '87 Accord, it was in part because the
100hp engine had trouble keeping up with newer traffic. It would
eventually go well over 80, but had very weak acceleration above 70.
It would make it over Sepulveda Pass in 4th but not 5th (it's a
moderate hill on interstate 405, only a few hundred feet vertical
starting basically at sea level and usually clogged to 10mph anyway,
but sometimes you get lucky!)

The power/weight ratio of the new 4cyl is much better on paper, but
sometimes there are hidden gotchas, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks to all responders.

J.