So I took the EX up the road to Richmond va this weekend to see what its all about and made some discoveries.

-at 70-80mph shes running at about 2600 rpm and sounding like I wish I had another gear. I'm guessing from the sound deadening and road noise/droning posts ive seen that this is normal?

-very comfortable on the road no I wasn't towing anything just me in the vehicle. I have to get into my suspension tho...feel like I'm driving a big *** futon.

-ive seen ergonomic complaints but I could see that if youre a small person. I have long arms no problems there although I wish the cup holders were a little deeper

-passenger window stops halfway. I believe that is the clip pinch issue Ive read about. gonna pop the door panel next week and check it

-rear glass struts are shot so the rear lift glass will not stay up...ive seen those for about $30 and appears to be an easy fix

-cruise control doesn't work

-getting 9.0 mpg (normal?)

-did find out I have a cracked manifold and exhaust has a hole from rust so will be replacing those

-everything else is cosmetic ...surface rust on the underside will get wire brushed and treated and a couple of rust spots on the roof in the drain grooves (is that a thing lol) and at the corner edges of some of the windows. and I want to reupholster the front seat bottoms. all in all not a bad project. Any suggestions for equipment/parts or tips are greatly appreciated. thanks for the read

 

What are the details on it, would help to give you suggestions. I'm assuming it's gas?

 

yeah I was editing my signature to reflect that. V10 151k no mods. I'm open to suggestions because Ive not decided what direction I want to go with it.

 

Futon is a decent handeling Ex, they will never be a throw rug.

 

Finish up your profile with your location, it looks like you're near me

 

It's there... DC relatively close tho ...I run to Richmond every now and then have family in petersburg and hit breweries in Richmond