Comments on: Green Car Expert Gets Real about Honda Civic Hybrid MPG

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By: tapra1

tapra1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:50:17 +0000

the newer and nicer model for longer trips, although always using the beater for the 90-mile round trip to the airport when leaving a car for several nights in a parking garage.Tutorials

By: bob skincell

bob skincell — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:38:43 +0000

my hybrid sucks

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:56:48 +0000

After a year and a half of ownership I am getting less that 35 MPG on city AND Highway driving.

We've been had and yes Honda should compensate.

By: Bob Caruso

Bob Caruso — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:31:45 +0000

Thank you very much for that article. It is vert refreshing to hear a person of reputbable credentials confirm that you don't get advertised MPG in these cars. I have a 2007 Prius that was advertised at 52/60. I don't drive it hard and do my share of coasting but I avg 44 MPG, a figure that is in line with what the rating was dropped down to in 2008 under the new formula. It aggravates me to no end when persons on this site talk about getting 60+ miles on their same gen Prius and talk down to us normal people with this MPG as if we don't know how to drive & are gunning our Prius as if we are trying to win the Indy 500. I have no doubt that you can get 60 MPG if you drive like Mr. Magoo holding up traffic thereby forcing people to pass, which is dangerous. Driving the always mentioned here 55 especially dangerous on a 65 MPH highway which is why driving below the limit by that much is illegal. I drove nothing but 55 as an experiment once & got the 52 MPG but most states allow for 7-8 MPH over the speed limit before issuing a ticket & people use it. So forcing people to pass all the time is going to happen quite frequently.

The 44 MPG I get is great but you can't expect me not to be disappointed with the 52/60 advertised. I had dreams of filling my my car once every 500-600 miles for crying out loud!! Sure you can get it, but instead of advertising MPG will vary, it should state it is only obtainable if you drive no more than 55 MPH which is the reality. SO STOP TELLING US THAT AMERICA DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IF THEY DON'T GET ESTIMATED MPG BECAUSE THIS EXPERT'S ARTICLE JUST STATED THE CONTRARY!!

SO STOP TE

By: agapemike

agapemike — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:21:58 +0000

Driver education is the key. I own an '03 HCH and get around 10-20% better MPG than my wife when she drives it. This is true for our non-hybrid '04 Malibu Maxx and the '02 Windstar the Malibu replaced.

Regardless of what side of the discussion you find yourself on, you can save fuel by planning for a reasonably small addition of time to your commute. Seriously, folks, is the gas burned in a jackrabbit start off the traffic light really worth arriving at work 3 to 5 seconds earlier? Does it make sense to save 2 minutes by taking the freeway if you drive a few miles farther and lower your mpg by driving 70 mph or faster?

Another minor cost savings to think about is brake liner replacement. I have driven my HCH over 65,000 miles (since buying it used with around 60K miles) and still have enough thickness left on my brake pads that the dealer didn't suggest replacing them at last scheduled maintenance check. I attribute this to intelligent approaches to stops and corners, using "engine braking" with very little use of the brakes.

By: Lost Prius to wife

Lost Prius to wife — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:05:04 +0000

Welcome to this forum. You will find many different opinions, many thought processes, facts and figures as can be seen in above comments. Almost all that are regulars to this site are pushing hard to get further away from the oil / gas vehicle economy as fast as possible; we varied on what is the best route. It is nice to receive the many gathered facts from this site and extrapolate them as to what is to be the future, both good and bad. Feel free to have a go at the crystal ball.

By: GirishLaikhra

GirishLaikhra — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:04:00 +0000

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By: HybridDan

HybridDan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:01:00 +0000

DaveR - Where are you getting your numbers on the Ford Escape?

According to Kelly Blue Book, the 2WD Escape Hybrid gets 32% better gas mileage than the 2WD XLT and costs $5600 more.

(Comparing the 2WD Hybrid to 2WD XLT, which the Hybrid is closest to in options.)