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47 messages, Last post on Sep 01, 2008 at 3:20 PM
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We are considering a new car to supplant our 2001 Civic EX. It's got 170,000 miles and has had a flukey engine sensor fail twice six months apart, unfortunately both times in the presence of in-laws. They are are Not Happy that their month-old granddaughter is traveling around in that car. I'm 6'5 and have sat briefly in both cars. CIvic seemed to have a smidge more front legroom, but as with all cars, driving position is knees up for me. Prius seems to win the trunk-luggage space hands (and literally, rear seats) down. Local dealers (New Orleans area) are quoting around MSRP for Honda, and MSRP plus $1000-4000 for Prius. Prius has 3 month wait, put $500 down and expect a car in 3 months. Civic is catch as catch can, and all Civics have 1.9% financing available for another month or so. Also, I was told no new 2008 Honda Fit orders are being taken, but not yet taking any for the new 2009 model. |
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Replying to: 1stpik (Jul 24, 2007 12:59 pm)
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Replying to: jdmcmah (Jan 25, 2007 7:58 pm)
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Replying to: seiker0808 (May 20, 2008 5:52 pm) I'm pretty sure that a dealer could add leather for around 2K, and it would be a better job than most factory leather. My Honda dealer offered it to me with my 2003 CR-V, and it would have been included in the 36K/3 year warranty. |
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Replying to: catringos (Feb 26, 2008 6:50 pm) Here are a few additional items to ad to your list that I found on an autoMedia article called Civic vs Prius: Compact Hybrid Comparison * The EPA considers the Prius a Midsize Hatchback vs the Civic as a Compact Sedan. This is based on interior volume. |
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Replying to: Frungy (May 23, 2008 1:14 pm) |
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I have the Prius, my co oworker the Honda. Both behave similarly as far as fuel mileage and handling. 4 things make the Prius the better car: 1. The ability to run up to 40 mph on the battery. Today I traveled 1.75 miles mostly on battery, with the MFD reading 99.9 mpg. Of course I was on the side roads, and was running 25 mph BUT it was still an amazing feat 2. The MFD - amazing. Even in my package 2 it is an outstanding feature. 3. The Smart Key and the HomeLink mirror. No more house keys for me! I still need 1 to get into the office but I could laways just sit on the porch and wait for a co worker to show up, but they usually are there after 9, and I get there around 8:15. 4. The amount of interior space. I traded a 2001 Ford Sport Trac for the Prius and I now have more rear passenger room. The HCH is very small feeling inside, and the truck is also small. Get the Prius
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Replying to: dapastaguy (Aug 19, 2008 12:19 pm)
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Replying to: targettuning (Aug 21, 2008 5:09 am) We have friends who have driven their Prius over 100K miles without a single repair.
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Aug 21, 2008 5:17 am) It is godawful ugly in my opinion. Also, to replace the battery in a Prius, you need like $5000, so you may be problem free longer than the HCH, but if you plan on keeping it past the warranty, you better start a saving account for the battery. The Civic battery is more like $1800
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