What vehicle is better, toyota prius or honda civic hybrid?

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I hear a lot of good things from both vehicles and can't decide on which one to get. I drive mostly city, so that is one of many reasons why I want a hybrid. If you have any experience with either car, good or bad let me know and that will be helpful, thanks.
 
Since noone seems to want to answer your actual question, I will give it a shot.

Both are quality vehicles and are made right.
IMO, the Prius is a little better because of the synergy technology, which gives it better gas mileage.
The Civic Hybrid is rated at 40 city and 45 highway.
The Prius is 48 City and 45 highway.

Both are excellent in reliability, as most other Honda's and Toyota.
There is no such thing as a 'hybrid engine'. The engine is made up of part gas and part electric. Noone has had to replace a battery in any Prius due to failure since it was introduced in 2001.
Even if they did, it is covered under a 7 year, 100K warranty (10 year 150K warranty in CA).

A CRX is a 2 seater that will get you about 50 on the highway max. They are also death traps if you ever got into a serious accident.
In addition, good luck finding one that isn't a POS since the last year Honda made them was 1991.
 
Even at $3 per gallon, the extra money for the hybrid takes about 100,000 miles to pay for itself. I decided to go with a conventional car because of that.

You also might try the VW Jetta TDI clean diesel. They get about the same mileage of a hybrid. IDK the prices.
 
Honda CRX.

Gets 50 mpg city, 65+ highway.

Blows both of your choices out of the water.

Insurance is cheaper. Cost of vehicle is cheaper.

And no hybrid engine that costs a fortune to fix, everytime it breaks.
 
you will pay about $4000. more for a hybrid. takes a lot of fuel to make up $4000. consider a small regular car with high mileage . check insurance rates also. repairs can be costly on the hybrid. log on to Emunds.com and get professional and user reviews.
 
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