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Honda civic hybrid opinions?

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  • 24-08-2014 9:24pm
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    shamrock55
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    I was just browsing through carzone today looking at civic saloons and a large majority are those hybrids and automatics, what are peoples thought on hybrid civics, lack of power wouldnt be a problem as herself is used to driving 1.4l petrol cars, it ticks all the tax and insurance boxes and i presume would be cheap on fuel too, my main worry would be how reliable would an automatic car be and would a hybrid be more expensive when taking it for a service etc


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    shamrock55
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    shamrock55 wrote: »
    I was just browsing through carzone today looking at civic saloons and a large majority are those hybrids and automatics, what are peoples thought on hybrid civics, lack of power wouldnt be a problem as herself is used to driving 1.4l petrol cars, it ticks all the tax and insurance boxes and i presume would be cheap on fuel too, my main worry would be how reliable would an automatic car be and would a hybrid be more expensive when taking it for a service etc

    Anyone??


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    colm_mcm
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    Servicing isn't expensive apart from spark plugs, do which I think it has 8.
    A lot of them are high milers, and the sheet metal on the body is a little on the thin size so they dent/surface rust easy enough.
    To be honest, the Prius does everything better.


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    shamrock55
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    Thanks for the reply, when you say they rust easily is that just the hybrids or honda in general, as for prius thats a no go i just dont like toyota


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    colm_mcm
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    I looked at a few 2 years ago when I changed, and a some had rust on the bootlid, around the windscreen, and where paint chipped off at the edges of the boot and doors.

    I got a hatch civic instead which has no rust that I've seen.

    Then there's the power thing, they're a bit weedy. The Prius is a GTI in comparison. At least drive one before you rule it out, to be fair its unlike regular toyotas,


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