OK folks, I'm trusting this forum to be lower-volume than That Other Forum, so that I don't provoke a flame-war with this question:
>> Should I get a 2004 Prius or a Civic Hybrid? <<
For me, from a "what do I personally want" standpoint, there's no question. The Prius is just better, cooler, and would give me loads more pride of ownership.
But there's a problem. It's my commute. My car might occasionally experience the open highway, but would be cursed to spend most of its life on short trips (usually 1.5 mi one-way to a park-and-ride stop, sometimes 6mi to a commuter train station).
These conditions are Known to Be Bad for Gas Mileage for any car. The '04 is meant to be better than a vintage Prius in this regard, but having said that -- might I get significantly better mileage in the Civic? Or is the commute so unsolvable that I should just get a beater econobox?
... m
>> Should I get a 2004 Prius or a Civic Hybrid? <<
For me, from a "what do I personally want" standpoint, there's no question. The Prius is just better, cooler, and would give me loads more pride of ownership.
But there's a problem. It's my commute. My car might occasionally experience the open highway, but would be cursed to spend most of its life on short trips (usually 1.5 mi one-way to a park-and-ride stop, sometimes 6mi to a commuter train station).
These conditions are Known to Be Bad for Gas Mileage for any car. The '04 is meant to be better than a vintage Prius in this regard, but having said that -- might I get significantly better mileage in the Civic? Or is the commute so unsolvable that I should just get a beater econobox?
... m