MY THIRD COMPLETE YEAR WITH THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID

Hybrid The third year for my Civic Hybrid has seen one major problem that was corrected under warranty. I feel that it is safe to say that was an isolated incident, and not representative of all Civic Hybrids. At about 30,000 miles the transmission developed a shudder when accelerating from a stop. It was replaced by the service department at Joe Marina Honda here in Tulsa. They were very knowledgable and with the help of the Honda Tech Line and a new transmission, were able to correct the problem at no charge to me. Every thing else about the car has been fine all year. You can see from the fuel mileage chart that I only took the Hybrid on one trip to Indianapolis this year. I bought another car in April and used it for my second Indianapolis trip. The Hybrid will get fewer miles from now on because the driving will be split between the two cars. The fuel mileage has remained about the same as last year. However, with the price of gasoline continuing to rise, the fuel sipping Civic Hybrid will be a more attractive option as the years go by. As stated before, the hybrid's engine starts with the electric motor and it's 144 volt battery system, and up to now, has never had to resort to the conventional 12 volt starter that is there "just in case". .


Location
City
Date
Last Fill
Mileage
(trip A)
Last Fill
MPG
(trip A)
Total
Mileage
(trip B)
Lifetime
Mileage
(trip B)
Gal.
Used
Actual
MPG
Cost
Per
Gal.
Total $
Tulsa, OK
7/16/2004
438.2
40.8
26922
42.7
11.74
37.3
$1.80
$21.12
Tulsa, OK
7/28/2004
458.3
42.7
27381
42.7
11.428
40.11
$1.70
$19.41
Broken Arrow, OK
8/4/2004
245.5
41.6
27626
42.7
6.854
35.82
$1.70
$11.69
Saint Clair, MO
8/6/2004
358.2
39.3
27985
42.7
9.289
38.56
$1.80
$16.71
Southport, IN
8/8/2004
376.4
48.8
28362
42.7
8.904
42.25
$1.93
$17.19
Saint Clair, MO
8/9/2004
296.5
51.4
28658
42.7
6.559
45.21
$1.80
$11.80
Tulsa, OK
8/13/2004
454.5
42
29113
42.7
11.535
39.4
$1.72
$19.83
Tulsa, OK
8/282004
410.5
42
29524
42.7
10.723
38.27
$1.66
$17.79
Broken Arrow, OK
9/8/2004
252.9
42
29777
42.7
6.715
40.96
$1.60
$10.74
Tulsa, OK
9.20/2004
303.7
39.7
30083
42.7
8.537
35.57
$1.66
$14.22
Wagoner, OK
9/26/2004
460.2
42.7
30543
42.7
11.523
39.94
$1.74
$20.04
Tulsa, OK
10/23/2004
349.6
40.4
30893
42.7
10.117
34.56
$1.83
$18.50
Tulsa, OK
11/8/2004
44.77
41.2
31341
42.7
11.71
38.23
$1.73
$20.25
Tulsa, OK
11/19/2004
285.8
42.7
31627
42.7
7.522
38
$1.70
$12.78
Tulsa, OK
12/6/2004
414.7
40.4
32042
42.7
11.529
35.97
$1.68
$19.36
Tulsa, OK
12/15/2004
213.9
40.1
32256
42.7
6.094
45.1
$1.60
$9.74
Tulsa, OK
12/21/2004
216.5
41.6
32472
42.7
5.904
36.67
$1.53
$9.02
Tulsa, OK
1/3/2005
401.2
38.6
32874
42.7
11.19
35.85
$1.58
$17.67
Tulsa, OK
1/21/2005
393.8
37.8
33267
42.3
11.987
32.85
$1.78
$21.32
Tulsa, OK
1/27/20052
229
42.3
33496
42.3
6.202
36.92
$1.90
$11.78
Tulsa, OK
2/18/2005
334.5
38.2
33831
42.3
9.68
34.99
$1.74
$16.83
Tulsa, OK
3/5/2005
419.9
40.8
34252
42.3
10.998
38.18
$1.90
$20.97
Broken Arrow, OK
3/16/2005
352.6
42,3
34604
42.3
9.582
36.79
$1.98
$18.96
Tulsa, OK
3/30/2005
382.5
42.3
34987
42.3
10.064
36.01
$2.10
$21.62
Tulsa, OK
4/24/2005
446
43.9
35433
42.3
11.419
39.06
$2.04
$23.28
Tulsa, OK
6/9/2005
505.7
47.3
35939
42.7
12.364
40.9
$1.98
$24.47
Tulsa, OK
6/30/2005
178.5
42.7
36117
42.7
4.582
38.96
$2.10
$9.62

There were two oil and filter changes during this third year. Also, the cabin and engine air filters were replaced at the factory recommended 30,000 miles. All maintenance items and inspections have been performed at the intervals specified in the owners manual.

It is still a great car to own, and a pleasure to drive. I am looking forward to many more trouble free miles.

RED LINE

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