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Is a 1988 Acura Integra 4dr LS with a DOHC B18 that has 225,000 miles
worth $750? I drove it and everything, it's strong and pretty fast to
be stock and to be that old. The body is in good condition, as well as
the interior. has tinted windows and 16 rims. The only thing wrong
with it is the paint job and an exhaust leak. Is $750 a good deal for
this car, are Acura's good on high mileage, and Can they be driven hard
with that many miles and be able to with stand? Are these cars good on
gas?

"Cheif" <Tongueman87@aol.com> wrote in
news:1155064047.755557.161350@n13g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:

> Is a 1988 Acura Integra 4dr LS with a DOHC B18 that has 225,000 miles
> worth $750? I drove it and everything, it's strong and pretty fast to
> be stock and to be that old. The body is in good condition, as well as
> the interior. has tinted windows and 16 rims. The only thing wrong
> with it is the paint job and an exhaust leak. Is $750 a good deal for
> this car, are Acura's good on high mileage, and Can they be driven hard
> with that many miles and be able to with stand? Are these cars good on
> gas?
>
>


It might be worth $750, but that's not what you'll spend on it once you
discover all the other stuff that's bad.

Buy it if you like a project car.


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TeGGeR®

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"Cheif" <Tongueman87@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Is a 1988 Acura Integra 4dr LS with a DOHC B18 that has 225,000 miles
> worth $750? I drove it and everything, it's strong and pretty fast to
> be stock and to be that old. The body is in good condition, as well as
> the interior. has tinted windows and 16 rims. The only thing wrong
> with it is the paint job and an exhaust leak. Is $750 a good deal for
> this car, are Acura's good on high mileage, and Can they be driven hard
> with that many miles and be able to with stand? Are these cars good on
> gas?
>

The timing belt will have to be replaced immediately if there is no record
of when it was replaced.

Mike

But would the car be good on gas?

"Cheif" <Tongueman87@aol.com> wrote in
news:1155309809.252369.297310@74g2000cwt.googlegro ups.com:

>
> But would the car be good on gas?
>
>


In good shape, the car should be capable of between 28 and 30 mpg.

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TeGGeR®

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"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns981C8F073AD0tegger@207.14.116.130:

> "Cheif" <Tongueman87@aol.com> wrote in
> news:1155309809.252369.297310@74g2000cwt.googlegro ups.com:
>
>>
>> But would the car be good on gas?
>>
>>
>
>
> In good shape, the car should be capable of between 28 and 30 mpg.
>

That would be with what ratio of highway driving/city driving?
My 94 GSR gets ~24 in all-city,but goes to 30mpg for all-highway.
I'm a bit of a leadfoot,though.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in
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> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns981C8F073AD0tegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>> "Cheif" <Tongueman87@aol.com> wrote in
>> news:1155309809.252369.297310@74g2000cwt.googlegro ups.com:
>>
>>>
>>> But would the car be good on gas?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> In good shape, the car should be capable of between 28 and 30 mpg.
>>
>
> That would be with what ratio of highway driving/city driving?


A mix.


> My 94 GSR gets ~24 in all-city,but goes to 30mpg for all-highway.
> I'm a bit of a leadfoot,though.
>


It's been a long time since my driving consisted of mostly city. When it
did, I was around 26mpg.

From May 30 to July 29 of this year, my '91 Integra consumed 101.33 gallons
and travelled 3,050.5 miles. That's 30.1 mpg. And that was with nearly
270,000 miles on the clock. Oil consumption is at usual summer levels of
about 1,600 miles per quart.

My driving is about 90% highway, most of that at off-peak hours, speeds
around 65-85 mph.

Frankly, I find it astonishing that a modern engine could return such good
numbers even with elevated mileage. My dad's '50s and '60s cars didn't last
half as long before consuming prodigious amounts of fuel and oil.

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TeGGeR®

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"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> In good shape, the car should be capable of between 28 and 30 mpg.

How much you paying for gas their per liter?

Here in Newfoundland Canada it is $1.25 per liter. (ridiculous eh!)

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> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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"Devils Advocate" <devilsadvocate66@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns981C8F073AD0tegger@207.14.116.130...
>>
>> In good shape, the car should be capable of between 28 and 30 mpg.
>
> How much you paying for gas their per liter?
>
> Here in Newfoundland Canada it is $1.25 per liter. (ridiculous eh!)
>


In southern Ontario we're not far off that. Right now, it's about
$1.05/liter for regular.


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TeGGeR®

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Jim Yanik wrote:
> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns981C8F073AD0tegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> > "Cheif" <Tongueman87@aol.com> wrote in
> > news:1155309809.252369.297310@74g2000cwt.googlegro ups.com:
> >
> >>
> >> But would the car be good on gas?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > In good shape, the car should be capable of between 28 and 30 mpg.
> >
>
> That would be with what ratio of highway driving/city driving?
> My 94 GSR gets ~24 in all-city,but goes to 30mpg for all-highway.
> I'm a bit of a leadfoot,though.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

Hey would headers an cold air intake from a 88 civic fit my B18?