Should you’re a fan of fresh air and funky fill-ups, then as we speak’s Good Worth or No Cube Civic NGV could be your cup of compressed pure gasoline. Let’s see if this uncommon, actually gas-powered commuter automobile has a price ticket that doesn’t make us need to inform the vendor to go “blow it out yer’ ass.”
I believe it was a missed alternative in final yr’s Barbi film to have Ken drive a Hummer EV slightly than some type of Chrysler Okay Automobile. Contemplate the 1982 Chrysler LeBaron “Okay Automobile” convertible we checked out yesterday. Painted pink, it may exude the identical kind of “Kenergy” the filmmakers had been in search of. Alas, it was not meant to be. Nor, apparently, is a fast sale for our Okay automobile at its $5,000 worth. Your collective 68 % No Cube vote ensured that.
There’s lots of gloom and doom being unfold within the media nowadays over the electrical automobile market seemingly sputtering as a result of excessive prices, shopper reluctance, and whether or not or not you may cost an electrical automobile within the rain. Spoiler alert: you may. That is all despite the fact that, in lots of markets, EVs proceed to take an ever-increasing share of gross sales, and a sturdy group of followers and fixers has arisen to assist them stay fairly viable for years to come back.
After all, EVs aren’t for everybody. And for many who don’t like the concept of sitting on an enormous assortment of laptop computer batteries however nonetheless need to cut back their influence on the setting, there are alternate options like as we speak’s 2011 Honda Civic NGV sedan that runs on compressed pure gasoline slightly than liquid gasoline.
No less than there as soon as had been. Honda stopped producing the CNG Civic in 2015 because the fueling infrastructure did not develop sufficiently to make the mannequin a nationwide vendor. A map maintained by the U.S. Division of Vitality exhibits that even as we speak, solely 758 CNG fueling areas exist within the U.S. and Canada. In distinction, there are over 4,400 E85 (ethanol) stations and over 78,000 stage 2 and above electrical charging stations.
Like many electrical automobiles, the CNG Civic suffered from a extra restricted vary than its gasoline-powered equal. The three,600 psi gasoline tank takes up a superb little bit of trunk house and gives round 200 miles between fill-ups in return. One resolution was dwelling fueling, facilitated by a tool known as “Phill” that must be plumbed into a house gasoline line and will refuel the automobile in a single day. Honda disapproved of this selection formally because of the potential for contamination in dwelling gasoline to wreak havoc on the automobile’s gasoline system.
That mentioned, for an around-town commuter automobile, this CNG Civic ought to show economical (pure gasoline stays cheaper than common gasoline in most areas) and maybe extra environmentally pleasant than a gasoline-powered automobile.
In response to the advert, this “beloved” Civic prices solely ten {dollars} to replenish and will get wonderful mileage. It’s finished 140,000 miles and is claimed by the vendor to be probably the most dependable automobile they’ve ever owned. At a look, every part save for the aftermarket LED headlamp models appears to be like to be inventory, proper all the way down to the NGV decals on the again doorways. The grey paint over darkish grey manufacturing facility wheels and heavy window tint lend the automobile a glance that might be construed as both sinister or dour, relying on the temper. The equally grey inside appears to be like respectable and consists of Honda’s goofy split-level instrument show and Z-handle emergency brake.
As for the drivetrain, there’s a 1.8-liter 4 making 110 underneath the hood and that’s mated to a soul-sapping CVT. Newish tires, brake pads, and a current oil change imply this Civic is able to rock. It comes with a clear title and a $9,999 asking worth.
What’s your tackle this fart-swilling Civic and that just about ten-grand price ticket? Does that make for a transparent deal? Or does that worth fail to dwell as much as the vendor’s promise of this being a cheap automobile?
You resolve!
San Diego, California, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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