If you happen to’re a fan of fresh air and funky fill-ups, then at this time’s Good Value or No Cube Civic NGV is perhaps your cup of compressed pure gasoline. Let’s see if this uncommon, actually gas-powered commuter automotive has a price ticket that doesn’t make us need to inform the vendor to go “blow it out yer’ ass.”
I feel it was a missed alternative in final yr’s Barbi film to have Ken drive a Hummer EV relatively than some type of Chrysler Okay Automobile. Take into account 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 looking for. Alas, it was not meant to be. Nor, apparently, is a fast sale for our Okay automotive at its $5,000 worth. Your collective 68 % No Cube vote ensured that.
There’s a number of gloom and doom being unfold within the media nowadays over the electrical car market seemingly sputtering attributable to excessive prices, client reluctance, and whether or not or not you may cost an electrical automotive 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 strong neighborhood of followers and fixers has arisen to assist them stay moderately viable for years to come back.
In fact, EVs aren’t for everybody. And for individuals who don’t like the thought of sitting on a large assortment of laptop computer batteries however nonetheless need to cut back their influence on the setting, there are alternate options like at this time’s 2011 Honda Civic NGV sedan that runs on compressed pure gasoline relatively than liquid gasoline.
Not less than there as soon as had been. Honda stopped producing the CNG Civic in 2015 because the fueling infrastructure didn’t develop sufficiently to make the mannequin a nationwide vendor. A map maintained by the U.S. Division of Vitality reveals that even at this time, solely 758 CNG fueling places exist within the U.S. and Canada. In distinction, there are over 4,400 E85 (ethanol) stations and over 78,000 degree 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 gas tank takes up a superb little bit of trunk house and affords round 200 miles between fill-ups in return. One answer was house fueling, facilitated by a tool known as “Phill” that must be plumbed into a house gasoline line and will refuel the automotive in a single day. Honda disapproved of this selection formally as a result of potential for contamination in house gasoline to wreak havoc on the automotive’s gas system.
That mentioned, for an around-town commuter automotive, 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 automotive.
Based on the advert, this “beloved” Civic prices solely ten {dollars} to replenish and will get glorious mileage. It’s accomplished 140,000 miles and is claimed by the vendor to be essentially the most dependable automotive they’ve ever owned. At a look, every part save for the aftermarket LED headlamp items 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 unit wheels and heavy window tint lend the automotive a glance that could possibly be construed as both sinister or dour, relying on the temper. The equally grey inside appears to be like respectable and contains 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 beneath 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 almost ten-grand price ticket? Does that make for a transparent deal? Or does that worth fail to stay as much as the vendor’s promise of this being a cost-effective automotive?
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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