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Old 02-27-2005, 05:44 AM
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Real Name: Kate Connell
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Hybrids: 2005 Civic Hybrid
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Hi Kenny-
I know this is an old post, but I just got my 05 HCH CCT, and as my husband says- I'm obsessed- so I'm reading posts on sunday morning.
anyway- I just bought my HCH in Jan (2.9% financing sale) and I got the standard 3yr/36,000 but the only hybrid specific warranty I got was the 8yr battery warranty. I had to spring $1200 for the 'honda care' 7yr/70,000 warranty to cover hybrid stuff, like all the various computers running everything.

here in NY the state is adopting Ca emmissions ratings and the cars sold here are "california emmisions' versions. my car has an AT-PZEV sticker rating. upon investigation of this, I found throught the epa.gov site that there are 2 engines for the HCH a ...33A6 (lean burn) which rates .9 on the "pollution index" (10 being worst) and the ....3YCV engine which gets a .09 on the pollution index. I have a 3YCV engine (its on the emmision sticker under the hood) and I know Chuck does too (he's in CA) because he helped me find the sticker. the dealer knew zip about any of this. so I suspect that there are actually 2 different engine versions circulating out there - but I have no empirical data to confirm this. I was going to go to a dealer in nj and look at his cars in stock - but haven't had a chance. (and my husband will kill me)
It's interesting that the 'lean burn' engine has a worse pollution index.

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KLC
2005 HCH CVT 'Verdigeek'
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