Our Honda Civic (not a hybrid, and it's a manual trans) gets 38 to 40 mpg most of the year (a bit less in the summer, probably due to AC). I can't imagine that the slight increase in mileage is worth the extra price of a hybrid, especially with the concurrent loss in power and room.
I used to own a nonhybrid Civic and the room is about the same.
When I factor in what CA gas prices are, along with my ability come Jan. to ride as a single in the carpool lane (about the only thing I'm glad Der Governator has done), it makes financial sense to me.
*shrug* Some folx think that SUVs make financial sense. I happen not to be one.
It really is all in what is important to you, I suppose. Most of my driving is in stop-and-go commuter traffic,so anything that cuts down on my drivetime and/or my gas bills is okie-day by me.
And who says we Angelenos don't live in our cars? :>
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Date: 2004-05-12 02:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-12 02:32 pm (UTC)When I factor in what CA gas prices are, along with my ability come Jan. to ride as a single in the carpool lane (about the only thing I'm glad Der Governator has done), it makes financial sense to me.
*shrug* Some folx think that SUVs make financial sense. I happen not to be one.
It really is all in what is important to you, I suppose. Most of my driving is in stop-and-go commuter traffic,so anything that cuts down on my drivetime and/or my gas bills is okie-day by me.
And who says we Angelenos don't live in our cars? :>