Honda Car Forum

i know i am not doint womankind any favors by exposing my ignorance
but here goes. i bought a crv 2003 lx a week ago today. i bought it
because it is absolutely the most beautiful thing i have ever seen and
yes i look cute in it and it feels nice to be way up there. After
driving it for a week i love it even more and figured it would be a
good thing to know a little about what i bought. the last car i
bought was a mitsubishi space wagon (expo i think it is called in the
states) i serviced her once and blew her engine seven years later....

anyway what is vtec and would does it do. what is the auto lock i
hear everyone talking about? what type of gas and oil should i feed
her? whats the best tires (i dont mean monster truck type) to put on
her? what does torque mean?

help me out guys...and please idiot proof the language so i dont get
lost...and yes i know that these are questions that should be asked
before buying the car and not after but i figured i could not go wrong
with honda and could find out how everything comes together later.

thanks a bunch
Bugg

1. VTEC - 2 cam profiles on a single cam. It extend the torque range. It
make a little bit wider power range.
2. Auto lock - either the car automatic locks the door when it's moving,
or a lock company.
3. Oil - Mobil 1 Synthetic. Change it once a year, or 10000 miles. You
should see how clean my engine is at 165k miles.
4. Buy the cheapest gas that the engine can run.
5. Torque is force tangent to a rod, in lb*ft. In an engine, it's how much
the crank shaft capable of rotating. It does not meant much. To a redneck,
it's the holy grail.

bugg wrote:

> i know i am not doint womankind any favors by exposing my ignorance
> but here goes. i bought a crv 2003 lx a week ago today. i bought it
> because it is absolutely the most beautiful thing i have ever seen and
> yes i look cute in it and it feels nice to be way up there. After
> driving it for a week i love it even more and figured it would be a
> good thing to know a little about what i bought. the last car i
> bought was a mitsubishi space wagon (expo i think it is called in the
> states) i serviced her once and blew her engine seven years later....
>
> anyway what is vtec and would does it do. what is the auto lock i
> hear everyone talking about? what type of gas and oil should i feed
> her? whats the best tires (i dont mean monster truck type) to put on
> her? what does torque mean?
>
> help me out guys...and please idiot proof the language so i dont get
> lost...and yes i know that these are questions that should be asked
> before buying the car and not after but i figured i could not go wrong
> with honda and could find out how everything comes together later.
>
> thanks a bunch
> Bugg