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#18 of 47 Re: Plug-in Hybrid [rogerb46] by pathstar1 Jul 13, 2007 (12:03 pm)
Replying to: rogerb46 (Jul 13, 2007 7:48 am) They are both nice cars (they ARE hybrids, after all ). I love my Prius, after 6 weeks now. There seems to be lots of leg room, but the Civic has more adjustable seats, more comfortable, many people say. It's a smaller car. The Prius is more adaptable, being a hatchback. The Prius steering wheel is only height adjustable, not length.   Lots of things to consider. Try renting one for a few days. Nice way to avoid "buyers remorse". If you do rent one, be sure to check the tire pressures. The Prius stock tires are poor, and the car is very sensitive to tire pressure. I use 40 front and 38 rear.   So far my overall average is 48 MPG, exactly what the new EPA figures say I should see. Wow.   At this time I don't think the plug-in kit is very practical. It's $10,000 or so and you loose lots of interior room and gain a lot of weight. I'd say waiting for a car that's designed this way would be a better option.
#19 of 47 HCH, stop producing? by autumncool Jul 23, 2007 (12:37 am)
I like HC and was almost going to make the purchase, but just heard that Honda is going to stop producing HCH. Does it mean that it will be much wiser to switch to Prius? Thanks for telling.
#20 of 47 non-stop producing by 1stpik Jul 24, 2007 (11:59 am)
Honda will keep making the Civic Hybrid for years. You probably heard that the ACCORD hybrid will go bye-bye next year, which is true. Replies to this message: seiker0808 (May 20, 2008 4:52 pm) stevedebi (May 23, 2008 2:40 pm)
#22 of 47 Looking at the Prius as well by muttlover Jul 30, 2007 (6:36 am)
I was actually looking at the Rav4 and test drove the Prius first, and loved it. So now I am thinking of getting the Touring package #6. I did not consider the Civic Hybrid because I had a 1998 Civic right now and a bit tired of driving the Civic. Decisions.
#23 of 47 airconditioning by joseph42s Sep 21, 2007 (1:19 pm)
Replying to: 46jimbo (Jul 05, 2007 10:28 am) Is it true that the civic hybrid doesnt run ac while at stop and the prius does? this is an important deciding factor where I live. Replies to this message: pathstar1 (Sep 22, 2007 7:58 am) 46jimbo (Sep 23, 2007 2:25 pm) grumpy64505 (Sep 28, 2007 6:30 am)
#24 of 47 Re: airconditioning [joseph42s] by pathstar1 Sep 22, 2007 (7:58 am)
Replying to: joseph42s (Sep 21, 2007 1:19 pm) The Prius A/C runs off the high voltage battery, so will work whenever the car is on (even when stopped at a light with the engine shut off). It's a very nice A/C system, in that it uses a variable speed compressor, which is a lot more efficient than running the compressor at full speed all the time.   I can't comment on how the Civic Hybrid system works. Perhaps over on the Civic Hybrid forum.
#25 of 47 Re: airconditioning [joseph42s] by 46jimbo Sep 23, 2007 (2:25 pm)
Replying to: joseph42s (Sep 21, 2007 1:19 pm) The current Civic Hybrid runs the AC while stopped. But I believe this was not the case with the earlier version. Replies to this message: grumpy64505 (Sep 28, 2007 6:30 am)
#26 of 47 Re: airconditioning [46jimbo] by grumpy64505 Sep 28, 2007 (6:30 am)
Replying to: 46jimbo (Sep 23, 2007 2:25 pm) That is correct. My 2002 would shut off the air at stop lights when the engine stopped. My 2006 continues to cool even after the engine stops.   I really like this as now I don't lift my foot off the break to get the engine to run so I can have A/C. Nice improvement.
#27 of 47 Re: HCH vs Toyota Prius [jdmcmah] by grumpy64505 Sep 28, 2007 (6:36 am)
Replying to: jdmcmah (Jan 25, 2007 6:58 pm) We looked at both the HCH and the Prius prior to purchasing our 2006 HCH. We traded in a 2002 HCH.   One of the major things that really kept me with the Honda is the resell value. As one dealer said, Honda does very little leasing of the HCH therefore their resale value is higher than the Prius that has a lot of leases.   I don't know if that has an effect, but it made since and when I researched it, it seemed as though that was true.   Plus we were so happy with our 2002 HCH that we stuck with the 2006. I really liked the color we got. It is the Magnetic Pearl with the dark blue interior. We had the interior protection done on it and it is very easy to keep looking good.

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