Gen 2 or Gen 3?

welcome!

1) you should not buy a hybrid

2) if you insist, a gen 2 is old enough to potentially cost you a lot of repair money.

3) a gen 3 closing on 100,000 miles is a potential oil burner and at risk for head gasket failure.

4) at a minimum, it will need an egr cleaning: close to $1,000

5) all these cars will need a new hybrid battery sooner than later

6) buy a corolla or civic

7) all the best!

 

If you cannot repair cars yourself I would agree with bisco.

 

If my wife's knee hadn't given out, she'd still be driving the '98 Civic HX 5-speed. Honest 45 mpg (I checked), very simple and reliable. I don't, however, recommend the automatic version. The CVT in those cars was not what it should have been.

 

I still drive my 4 Runner to work in Sacramento sometimes. But I always take the river road in. Sitting in traffic on I-5 and non stop shifting sucks. (Yes it’s a 5 speed stick)

 

The Garden Highway? It may not be faster than I-5, but it sure is prettier and more relaxing.
In my CRX I've learned to wait 'til there's some space in front of me, then let it idle in first. It's amazing how often that ends up being the right speed.

 

Yes the garden highway, you know sac I see. They lowered the speed limit to 45 but they never have anyone to enforce the speed limit. Pretty much get on I-5 at garden hwy and exit at Richards. That’s the next exit.