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"I purchased the Civic GX to ease my commute into SF from the East Bay. Being able to zip through the carpool Bay Bridge toll lane is INCREDIBLY valuable. (Hybrids can't do that.) Time is money. (And the $4.00/day saving on the toll is also money...)This commute solution is cheaper than BART.
BUT Natural Gas is a volatile commodity. The price has ranged between $.20 to 2.30 per Gallon of Gas Equiv (GGE). from 2001 to now. In April 2007, petroleum is $3.40. Natural gas is running at $1.80 GGE, including the PG&E fee for using their pumps. Do the math.
Speedy carpool, reliable commute times, no bridge tolls, cheap gas.
What's the tradeoff?
You refuel at specified PG&E locations every 3-4 days (with my 80 mile/day total commute). Even that hinderence can be dealt with if you get the Fuelmaker in-home refueller. Then your price for GGE drops to $0.90 ( as of this report. Remember, NG price is volatile). Again, time is money. The Fuelmaker runs $80/mo lease or $4K to purchase. I drive near enough to PG&E stations to fill up the tank as conveniently as if I had a Petroleum gas car. That may not be the case for many people. Look up where the NG refuelling stations are near you, or along your commute route. Also, you'll need to replace an NG fuel filter every 10K miles. That costs me $150, including oil change, which I also only do every 10K miles, also. Clean fuel = clean oil.
The car is reliable, but noisy and no dragster. I had the CVT replaced under warranty (1,000-2,000 miles), but have had no issues since. The location of the pressurised NG tank reduces trunk space. For a commute car, it's an easy tradeoff. I can still get about 20 plastic grocery bags in....I mean, how hungry are you?
The later year models have extra safety features, like side curtain air bags, which is preferable.
For the savvy environmental, economy-driven person, this car delivers ZERO (0) in all CA smog test readings, has the reliability of a Honda, and saves you many commute worries.
Oh, and the NG fule doesn't dirty the engine. I have 80K miles and can run my finger inside the tailpipe and have it come out clean. Should run for many hundreds of thousands of miles more!
Not too shabby."
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Colin M. (Fremont , California - April, 2007)
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"Love this car, very quiet and roomy. Its a comfortable car in general for both myself and my passengers. It does have a bit less power then the Corolla I had before this car but its not a big difference. The fact I can drive in the carpool lane alone is a nice bonus and I did enjoy the large tax credit. I had a strange problem with the transmission just after I bought it that caused the car to turn itself off when I was driving. This only happend once and the dealer said it was a bad computer chip. In general gas milage is about 42 mpg consistantly with not much difference between city and country driving."
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Carlsbad , California - March, 2006
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"The Honda Civic Hybrid is silky smooth, quiet, with adequate and silent acceleration due to the electric assist. I really love everything about this car.
After 15,000 miles I am getting about 48 MPG from this car in mostly a short city commute of 6 miles. On the highway, driving 65 MPH I average about 52 MPG."
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Rocklin , California - October, 2005
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"Received 39 mpg while driving on the freeway with the a/c on part time.
My overall impression of the Honda Civic was its good quality and amenities that came with a relatively low purchase price. I chose the 4 door LX with a/c, cruise, auto transmission. There is plenty of room in the front for an adult. Most of all, there was comfortable room(and leg room) for 2 adults sitting in the back seat which was a another feature I was looking for. There is also more room in the trunk of the Honda Civic than with my Mustang.
In addition, the quality of the other features such as the seats were above average. Its quick and reliable. The only knock would be when going up a slight to moderate incline(hill), the engine needed to rev higher(RPM). That may be because of its 1.7L engine.
Otherwise Im very happy with the vehicle and its certainly, to me, the best in its class.
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Pendleton , Oregon - June, 2005
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"I traded in my 1999 Civic EX coupe for a 2005 Civic EX sedan this past weekend. The 2005 is definitely a refinement of the already excellent 1999 model. I like the sedan having anti-lock brakes. Interior and exterior quality, fit, and finish are great. The interior is comfortable and laid out very well. There is good power with the 4-speed automatic, and fuel mileage is tops."
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Arlington , Virginia - April, 2005
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"Fuel at half the price and free Carpool lane and bridge tolls ($4.00/shot in SF Bay Area)" "How incredibly quiet the car is " "The fuel economy and the CVT transmission" "Good quality, MPG, reliable, roomy, and full amenities for the price." "The quality"
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"Noisy car (minor gripe in comparison to benefits)" "Lots of expensive little things 30K maintence is $350 and the 'special' tires are $150each" "Acceleration is normally quite good, except when going uphill from a dead stop." "Going up a slight to moderate incline(hill), the engine needed to rev higher(RPM). " "A 5-speed automatic would improve already decent performance"
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