Personally, I’m really happy about this, especially the price.

Barring an unexpected event, I plan to keep my nearly five-year-old Prius another three years.

And as for the comments y’all are making about paying $30,000 for a vehicle to save 5 MPG’s. Not all of us hybrid buyers made our purchases to save 5 MPG.

We’re all human, and we’re all unique. There are many VALID reasons for buying the cars we buy. Even if we “just want to”, that also is a valid reason. If you disagree with that, then you may not be the gearhead you say you are!

However, some of my reasons for this purchase were somewhat more practical, which are no less valid. My Prius is bigger than my old car. I needed cargo carrying capacity, and the Prius gives me that. I wanted to carry people (plural) in comfort. I wanted to have a car that wouldn’t need a lot of service, so I finally got wise and bought myself my second “new-car-that-wasn’t-a-GM”. I just plain wanted a new car with all the gizmos.

I wanted all of that, AND I wanted to burn less gas. Note: I did not say “save money.” I did not say “get higher MPG’s”, although this is partly what it’s about. I’m not a greenie; I do NOT attend the Church of the Global Warming Fearmongering. No, I just wanted to keep enjoying driving and hauling shit and doing more while burning less gas.

I got my money’s worth.

At least until the government finally takes it all to pay for stuff I couldn’t care less about, I am STILL the final authority on MY MONEY and what it’s worth.

So look before you slam. What you value less, another person may value more. More or less. ;)

Sorry Honda, for both of us.

Maybe you’re confusing that with the warranty period? In CARB states, the batteries and hybrid system are guaranteed for 150,000 miles, but there’s no replacement called for at that point if they’re still operating properly.

Also, the price is about $1,800, not $6,000. Or, in other terms, about the cost of an automatic transmission replacement in most conventional cars.

Steven Lang :
January 11th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

Yep, that’s why I bought a five year old Civic hybrid for $6300.

Big mistake. Cells replacement recommanded at 150,000 miles. at a cost of over $6,000 good luck.

Apparently a “honda insider” said it would have insane mileage, 71 mpg in theory.

There aren’t even any in the door like the Accord. What is going on here?

- “I will just buy an Accent for 12 grand and the remaining $28,000″

You mean remaining $18,000?

-at least Honda made the air vents for the passenger a different color. The early photos made the interior look worse.

If the car gets better gas mileage than the Civic why would anyone buy the Civic hybrid They’re going to make it worse or are they’re going to sell this car as the replacement for the Civic hybrid?

The last thing they’d want is for the test results to come in below Honda’s announced estimate.

“No officer I have no idea how fast I was going, the dash is too hideous to look at”

We’re accelerating towards a future of grotesque cars which are horrible to drive.