Did you consider the Civic Hybrid and why did you pick the Prius?

[Ichiro]

If you seriously considered the hybrid civic, why did you pick the Prius instead? I think I could have gone the other way, especially if the Prius wasn't available or much more expensive. I don't regret buying the Prius, but I wish I had also test driven the civic.

[EJFB1029]

I did, but the Civic didn't have BT and leather as options, price difference wasn't really that much, compared to the Prius, I think the Prius offered more for the money.

[discoganya]

Originally Posted by Ichiro

If you seriously considered the hybrid civic, why did you pick the Prius instead? I think I could have gone the other way, especially if the Prius wasn't available or much more expensive. I don't regret buying the Prius, but I wish I had also test driven the civic.

I did consider the Civic ... and I liked the Civic more than the Prius is many aspects, e.g. better looks (IMO), available tax rebate, nicer interior, etc. Finally, the single biggest factor in favor of the P was the storage capacity. The P has a *lot* more room to haul things (e.g. baby stuff) compared to the Civic. On a recent long distance road trip I was amazed by the amount of stuff the hatch design can accommodate ... probably more than my full size Nissan Maxima.

[Sheepdog]

I test drove a Honda Fit and liked it but they wouldnt take my 05 Expedition off my hands. They didnt have any hybrids on that day.

Toyota had 15of them in all differnet colors!

[freshmtt]

I didn't actually test drive a Civic, but I had been comparing the 2 online for 2 weeks, and I ended up going with the Prius for the better storage space, and I think the MPG is much better and I was a loyal Toyota customer for 8 years before I switched to Saturn, so I knew the Toyota products were reliable. Not saying Honda is not but I just have more experience with owning Toyota's, so I was happy to be a Toyota owner again..

Also, once I test drove the Prius, I fell in love with it on the spot... and 2 weeks later I had one,, I just could not NOT buy the Prius, for the price I think it was the better deal than the Honda Civic

[richard schumacher]

Anticipated reliability. The Civic has a conventional transmission and does not have regenerative braking. My GF bought one because she likes a manual xmission, and I must say that for a conventional car it is quite nice for the money.

[Silver08]

Yes we did drive the Civic Hybrid and did NOT like it. Too small. The wife and I are 6 ft and found the Civic small.

The price for the options was about the same. The Prius has a lot more room and storage space. The mileage was also better.

2 different days and 2.5 hours test driving Prius, 20 minutes driving Civic.

[Jairus-Z]

The Prius has more cargo space, a more "powerful" hybrid engine, better fuel economy, the different kinds of storage spaces is better, there's a little bit more passenger space (especially shoulder length), push button start, I like the sound system offered and bluetooth, HID, regenerative braking, and backup cam. What I also like about the Prius is that how it looks (although everyone I know says it's ugly) and the transaxle shift is different. I'll take "ugly" with an average mpg of 48.77 any day.

Some things I did like from the Civic Hybrid: the tachometer, the speedometer with a backlit light which makes it not look like it came from an 80's digital speedometer, outside side mirror lights, a tilt and telescopic steering wheel, and A COIN HOLDER! I also find the fit and finish to be a little bit better than the Prius.

[diamondlarry]

In late 2006 or early 2007, I drove 5 different hybrids at a Milwaukee Hybrid Group meeting. They included a 2003 Civic CVT,(which I was able to drive from Chicago to Oak Creek, WI and back) a 2000 Insight, a 2007 Civic CVT, a 2005(?) Prius, and a 2005(?) Ford Escape Hybrid. I then took into consideration the type of driving conditions I was most likely to encounter and decided that it was more likely to be slower speeds and more chance for stop&go. I decided on the Prius because of its EV capability(even without the switch) would give the best economy in stop&go. The space and hauling capacity of the Prius was a huge bonus. If I had more highway traffic due to visiting family, job, etc., I most likely would have chosen an older Civic(no newer than 2005) 5-speed because of it's lean-burn cruising ability.

[Tideland Prius]

Nope. At that time, the Prius is only 1 year old while the Civic Hybrid is on its last year before a redesign.