The thing I like about the Honda cars is that
they don't need the electric portion to work. If
my Insight is at 200,000 miles & the battery or
motor cease functioning, it doesn't matter. The
Honda car can continue running as a "normal"
pure-gasoline car.


The Honda is also easy to fix. Since it's
basically a normal car, with a motor added, even
neighborhood garages can service it (change the
oil, change the timing belts, swap the sparks, et
cetera).



--- m_j_alexander <hch002870@...>
wrote:

> The general nature of these groups does tend to
> lead to mostly complaints.
> It is just the nature of people, not many will
> come to the groups just to
> say that everything is going well. I would
> suggest you check out the Honda
> oriented groups if you are thinking about a
> honda hybrid. This group really
> doesn't get much activity at all.
>
> That said...
> We own a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid and a 2001
> Honda Insight (bought used one
> year ago) and don't have any complaints about
> either one of them.
> Tremendously reliable for us. Our 2003 HCH was
> just in for its 90k mile
> service (at an independent shop) and everything
> is well with it, the Insight
> was also in for 70k service (I know it isn't a
> regular interval, but I'm
> going with 5k on the insight for ease of
> remembering. We go with the the
> 'normal' schedule for the HCH which is every
> 10k miles)
>
> As with any model car, there are some of them
> that have problems and others
> that have none.... Your mileage may vary :)
>
> Mike
> South Central WI
> OSBM CVT '03 HCH #002870
> 77K miles 45.30 LMPG (at the pump) - very out
> dated stats
> & MonteCarlo Blue 5sp '01 Insight
> 68.5k miles 62.5 LMPG (displayed)
> (My lifetime: 15k miles 66.83 LMPG pump)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hybrid-Cars@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Hybrid-Cars@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of David C. King
> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 12:31 PM
> > To: Hybrid-Cars@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Hybrid-Cars] Reliability of hybrids
> >
> >
> > I also subscribe to the Yahoo group dedicated
> to the Prius. It seems
> > there are never ending complaints on that
> group. Anything
> > from the car
> > suddenly dying completely to problems with
> the lights and keys and
> > fluid levels.
> >
> > It's enough that it has turned me away from
> thoughts on the
> > Prius. Has
> > Toyota tried to do too much with that car?
> Too many new technologies
> > at once? I don't know but I do know I need a
> car that I can
> > rely on as
> > I use it for work.
> >
> > What are YOUR opinions on the reliability of
> YOUR car? Are
> > the Honda's
> > giving anyone problems? Do you have a
> different perception of the
> > Prius?
> >
> > I may be replacing my 10 year old (150K)
> Accord in the near
> > future and
> > I am not sure whether or not I want to go
> hybrid at this time.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
> Hybrid-Cars-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
>
>


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