Which transmission?


"Gary Gorbet" <ggorbet@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
news:050220042026166275%ggorbet@houston.rr.com...
> In article <harry-2AE7C8.12304204022004@news.verizon.net>, Harry
> Everhart <harry@everhart.com> wrote:
>
> > I have always loved Civics. I am also reading about the hybrid
> > technology in the Prius.
> >
> > Does anyone on here have the Civic Hybrid that they can give a report on
> > it?
> >
> > I am not interested in that other Honda Hybrid - impractical for me.
> >
> > I am going to decide between the Civic Hybrid and the Prius.
> >
> > Harry
> I have an '03 Civic Hybrid that I bought in August. I absolutely love
> it. My daily commute to work is the worst kind of driving for mileage -
> 20 minutes of stop and go traffic on city streets. But I still get
> around 40 MPG. I got 480 miles on my last tank, double what I had been
> getting on my little Mazda pickup.
>
> The driving experience is very nice - quiet and smooth. I like that it
> is just like any other Civic as far as passenger room, luggage space
> and styling. I just did a first pass at my 2003 taxes and will be
> getting $2000 off my income (translates to around $500 extra cash for
> me).
>
> - Gary