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4.5 stars
"Fantastic Hybrid and a joy to drive!!!!"
Pros: Highway gas mileage (47 mpg plus), good visibility
Cons: No master interior light switch, back seat does not fold down
Summary: As with most cars it doesn?t get the posted EPA ratings (now changing over to more accurate real life results) but we are getting respectable mileage, and this car has all of the creature comforts you would expect from a Honda. Some people have commented on acceleration, but remember, it's called a hybrid car, not a high performance car, has decent get up and go, and it will cruise all day long at 70-75 on the freeway. And still get respectable gas mileage (well over 40 mpg). Just turned 6500 miles and only one problem since taking delivery last fall. The fuse for the front passenger window keeps blowing, but the dealership has new switches on order, and feels this will solve the problem. Let's hope, as I hate electrical gremlins. Have owned Honda before, and have found their overall service to be excellent. Much better than my service experiences over the years with Jeep (Daimler/Chrysler Corp). Yes, that?s plural, and I cannot express how relieved I am to be done with the SUV?s (Cherokee & Liberty) and the Wrangler, the worst car I?ve ever owned!!! Mechanical nightmares, all of them (although the Liberty wasn?t too bad), not to mention gas hogs. My overall city/highway with the Hybrid has been roughly 38 mpg, using the a/c a lot (TX) driving a little less that 350-mile/week average. Some tanks (12 gal.) even get over 500 miles so I can fill up maybe every other week. It is so cool when the car shuts down when stopped at a traffic light or sitting in heavy rush hour traffic. Very quiet interior, low to the ground (hard to adjust to after SUV life) and a little stiff in the suspension. Even stiffer than the non Hybrid Civic, which is what we test-drove. Both my wife and I have both owned Accords in the past (late 80?s into the mid 90?s), and like the feel of the Civic Hybrid. With the full tax rebate of $2100.00 it costs about the same as the gas only version, and is a PZEV (Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) so it fits well with a ?greener? lifestyle. I even look at this car as a ?stopgap? form of transportation while the alternative fuel market continues to expand. Bio-diesel, bio-fuel, ethanol (E-85) and the natural gas version of the Civic are all under consideration for a second car. Even have a dealer just a couple of blocks from our home for the Zap! Electric three-wheeler. It has a top speed of 40 mph (no highway/freeway driving) with a range of about 40 miles between charges, which would be a perfect commuter scooter (<3 miles each way to work). The supply of fossil fuel is not infinite, and conservation and conversion are now hip terms as we move quickly toward mass-produced environmentally friendly modes of transportation. These types of vehicles are worth considering, and the Civic rates highly in shopping, purchasing and driving experience.
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I just got rid of my civic VP package car the mileage was ok Before that I had a Jeep Wrangler Sahara that got 8 miles to the gallon . I just bought my 2007 in august it came straight from Japan From oregon to the dealership I have a stepson in New York who is in prison it is a 150 mile one way to the prison I filled up my civic hybrid and was watching the millage there and back it said I was getting 49 MPG. after each trip at doing the speed limit of 65 on cruise control. I went and filled the gas tank topped it off before and after each trip and got a receipt each time. to my amasement I got no lie 55.4miles to the gallon I brought the receipts to my dealership and asked if this was possible they were doubly amased Around town when I let off the accelerator I notice the motor assist is going and the engine is not and keep up the 30 mph without the engine running. it comes on when I apply the gas to speed up. the air conditioner stays on when I come to a stop using the battery pack to keep it goingeven though the engine is off I did not use the air conditioner on my trips I drove the toyota prius it cannot keep up with the acceleration of the civic. I also like a trunk the prius doesn't have one. Comming out of my driveway the engine does not run till I pull away from a stopsign giving it the gas.I LOVE it.I'm 56 and have had many cars this is my favorite my wife loves it The only thing I did not buy was the navigation system the salesman said why waste 1500 more when you can go and but a portable that works the same or much better for half the price I bought a Garmin Nuvi 660 and have never been so amased in my life. I can go anywhere now without the fear of getting lost at half the price of the honda navigation system although I wanted it. But the money I saved was really good as far as the acceleration I see no difference between my Civic Value package than my new hybrid. I drove the Honda Si and that is a speed machine. I will stay with my Honda. Did not take out the extened warranty the battery pack is warranted in New York for 15 years 150,00 miles You have to look for your state. every state is different. Check on yours I love it am glad I bought it only wish it was a flex fuel vehicle but heard bad things about oxygen sensors burning out So all in all I don't care with the price of gas over 320 a gallon I smile when I seean expedition or Suv on the road.My Hybrid has all the power I need.I never thought I would fall in love with a car again just like the old mercedes commercials fallin in love again never thought it could happen. Just don't stomp the gas peddel and take your time in an emergency you do have the power to get you out of trouble. God Bless and Take Care. I do believe in epa but they only go on agressive drivers Check it out and make a wise decision.
