On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:41:33 -0700, "justbob30" <no@thank.you> wrote:

>Speaking as someone who has a Civic Hybird, I LOVE THIS CAR, it gets better
>mileage, granted, it costs a bit more, not really much compared to the EX
>auto which it is closest to.
>
>You have to drive it to understand the true value, this car is smooth, I
>don't mean Lincoln dead ride, it doesn't jerk and lurch through the throttle
>process, no shifting, just smooth acceleration and deaccelration, no jerking
>about as traffic speeds up & slows down....then there is the tourque, when
>you need it, instant I do no have to wind up the engine to get it and there
>is lots of it, v-6 amounts the car is quite zippy if that is what you want.

Well, actually, I never thought to try the Honda hybrids looking for
an improved overall experience.

>The gas mileage is very good, I drove a standard Civic for a couple of weeks
>while my Accord was in the shop and got 25 mpg with the way I drive, I am on
>my 2nd tank of gas (I have used 14 gals in just over a month) and am
>currently at 46, I am mostly city driving. But, here is the real reason,
>the TRENDY neighborhood I live in, planet earth, appriceates the small
>break.

Just 25mpg in a standard Civic? Must be very nasty city driving, or
you're playing boy racer between red lights, but the city scenario is
where the hybrids make somewhat more sense - though probably the Prius
is better that way, it stays all-electric longer, doesn't it?

Hey, my neighborhood just had Barack Obama drop by long enough to have
his picture taken with him standing in front of a biodiesel pump.
Hmm, wonder if that's online:

article no pic
http://www.americanchronicle.com/art...rticleID=29503

Well, it *mentions* the gas station!

J.