2010 Honda Civic Hybrid???

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2010-honda-civic.htm

Looks like no significant changes between the 2009 and 2010 HCH.

If you can wait a little bit before you buy it, rumors are that Honda my focus on plugins now that the hydrogen fuel cell research funding has been killed by the DOE. Rumor has it that plugin Hondas may come out in the fall/winter of 2010.

There's a reason why those facts aren't common knowledge... They aren't true.

Okay the replacement cost is true. Actually, replacement with brand new parts and labor is a little low. But you can pick up a used one at a wrecking yard for $900 and have it installed for another $900.

But the warranty info isn't true. The warranty is 8 year / 80,000 miles.

If it's true, and I still have a tough time believing it, you should:
1) register with the forum so you have more credibility,
2) provide more facts and less caps-lock so we understand exactly what happened, and
3) go back to the dealer and demand to talk to the Zone Rep about what happened. Cause Honda's FAQ lists the 80,000 mile, 8 year warranty. If the dealer is screwing you on the warranty, the Zone Rep won't be happy with them.

You wrote that twice on this board? Where? Cause I'm not seeing it.

And first you wrote that you didn't know about getting a new or used hybrid battery implying you had to get a new one. Now you are saying you got a rebuilt one.

You're not giving us enough facts to figure out what exactly happened so I can only assume you are either lying or you got majorly screwed by the dealer, not Honda.

And at this point I've stopped caring which one it is.

Have a nice day.

Learn how to spell Warranty.

Thanks.

Hi Wallace,

What year is your Civic Hybrid and what is the mileage?

I doubt the Insights are selling as well as they hoped. I don't know the stats, but that's my gut feeling.

If you can afford the HCH, hold out for it. You'll get a better quality car. All the reviews of the Insight say the interior (seats in particular) was really cheaply done.

hello. i'm currently shopping for a hch/insight as well. I'm definitely more attracted to the civic, but all the dealers (except for one) that ive spoken to are pushing the insight like crazy, and saying things like "theyre discontinuing the civic" and that "the public likes the insight more". Im 5'5...i can't see out the back of the insight, and I dont need the extra storage space. I want the civic but I'm now a bit hesitant from what i've heard from dealers and now the battery issue. can someone help?

"I baught a 2008 civic hybrid used 3 months ago and now my car will not turn over it has 40 k miles on it what are my options for replacing the battery? Will honda warranty it?"

The first thing to check is the 12 volt battery, it could very well be the problem. Do you have the original 12 volt battery, with the indicator window? If so, check it, is it showing blue circle and red dot in center, or clear circle? The latter indicates it's undercharged.

I would suggest getting it to the dealership and let them check it out. You might be able to jump-start and accordingly avoid towing charges, either using a portable jump-start unit, or a friend's car with jumper cables. Just be careful, following proper hook-up (and disconnect) instructions, readily available on the net.

The dealership might even send someone over to do the jumpstart, check that out as well.