Talk:Honda Civic Hybrid

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[edit] Aftermarket upgrades

Find specific relevant upgrades options for this specific vehicle. Right now the information is most relevant to the upgrades of a Toyota Prius. Include sources on the companies or organizations doing the upgrades and the types of options available.

[edit] Little information given on the 2006 model

All statistics given here are on the 2003-2005 model, and are thus outdated. The information should remain but it should be clear that's for the first generation, and a new list of stats for the 2006 model should be added. I'm too lazy to do it myself, but I did take a picture of my 2006 car that can be used:

2006CivicHybrid.jpg
2006CivicHybrid.jpg

CGameProgrammer 18:06, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

I've tweaked your photo to get rid of the distracting sign & telephone poles, and used that to replace the fair-use image in the infobox. Davepape 19:20, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Even less information given on the 2008 model

If anyone can find information on the minor upgrades to the 2008 model, it would be appreciated. As of now I don't think any official information has been posted, and speculation is rare, but features such as the Tire Pressure Monitoring System and optional leather trim and heated seats are rumored. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.126.220 (talk) 08:27, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Don't merge with Honda Civic

Although it's true that this COULD be merged with Honda Civic (as ApolloBoy note in the changelog), I see no benefit to doing so, and it would make the information on the hybrid model harder to find. rhaas 15:11, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

How would it be harder to find? You could just look for the section on the hybrid version on the Civic page's TOC, and there you'd go. --ApolloBoy 05:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
Not adding it to the Honda Civic page is simply stupid. This is, after all, a Honda Civic. Be it Hybrid or not, it's a Honda Civic. --Ramcosca 21:23, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
There's enough information here to warrant a separate page. Patken4 22:56, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
The Honda Civic Hybrid is indeed a Honda Civic, which is a Honda, which is an automobile, which is a vehicle. That doesn't mean it should be added to the articles on any of those, because they're less specific. CGameProgrammer 17:04, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
honestly, there should be a single sentence under honda civic which simply links to this independent page. likewise, one should find a single sentence under hybrid vehicles regarding the honda civic hybrid which links here. this would provide enough space to give detailed info on the car and make it easy to find. keep it independent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.246.47.87 (talk • contribs)
By the way, that's already been done. Honda Civic says:
“ The hybrid version became available in 2003, which uses both a small (1.3 L) main gasoline engine and auxiliary electric motors. ”
--Tckma 05:14, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
It's probable that people are interested in the Honda Civic hybrid not because it's a Honda Civic that happens to be a hybrid, but because it's a hybrid that happens to be Honda Civic. Keep it separate. Stev0 05:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree, infact the only thing that makes it the same is the shaper of the vehicle, the internal i totally different from civic of the same year. on that ntoe , can someone advice me on where to put the civic hybrid internal picture?. i took that shot and was one of the first person to be able to drive it in australia. i got more photos of it if needed. please advice me on anythign if i did it wrong

I vote don't merge either. The Civic Hybrid is a distinct model, and not an option or a package on the regular Civic. I'm an owner, and everytime I have to select a model (on drop down menus, in databases, for insurance purposes etc.) it always comes out as a distinct model from the original Civic. 72.145.210.176 16:11, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I vote no merge. I own an '04 HCH and I looked at it because it is a hybrid, not because it is a Civic. While it is true that I picked the HCH over the Prius because the HCH looks like a normal Civic rather than something out of The Jetsons, it is likely that a Wikipedia user will look here because s/he is interested in specific types of hybrid cars, rather than specific types of Civics. --Tckma 04:53, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I also vote don't merge. They're two different vehicles, two different specifications, two different prices.

Don't merge. I looked for hybrids, not for Hondas. I want to compare Hybrids, thus I'm interested in the hybrid only and do not want to dig details out of a Honda Civic page, which is otherwise also somewhat different (engine size, battery weight, mpg, etc.) Until hybrids become options on most cars, it is a hybrid first and a Honda second. - profschiler

From what I understand, the 2008 model is a carryover from 2007, and I think the addition of the TPS started with 2007. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.185.48.99 (talk) 02:27, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

I also vote to not merge, for the same reasons others have given. Cazort (talk) 19:38, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edit of 30 September 2006

An anon added some comments to the article that were not encyclopedically written, but might be something others would want to address. I've moved the text from the article to here:

Above it says that the 2006 hybrid is based off the 2006 Civic
To me it looks as though the 2006 hybrid is stil based on previous platform - for a start the civic hybrid is still a saloon.
The new 2006 Civic is a hatchback with as an example interesting nose styling compared to the previous model.
(by User:88.109.123.168)

--Davepape 16:50, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Those comments are speculation, and they happen to be wrong. The European Civic is much different, both outside and inside, from the US/Japanese Civic, and it's the latter that the hybrid is based off of. The hybrid is almost exactly identical to the regular Civic except in the hood. CGameProgrammer 04:17, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maintenance question

I'm considering purchasing a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid with 111,000 miles on it. That's nearly double the average mileage according to Kelley Blue Book. I'd like to hear from those who already own this car. How expensive are they to service and what problems have you experienced with them, if any. I have less than two days to make up my mind, so I hope I'm posting this properly. It appears that email addresses are not used so I guess I'll just bookmark this page and return frequently to check for a response. 63.93.64.61 05:36, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hello there fellow Honda Civic Hybrid potential buyer!!!

I too am trying to buy a Honda Civic Hybrid. I am looking on eBay to purchase my vehicle, i think it is one of the better ways to get a Hybrid, especially at the price i have been watching cars sell for. For a Hybrid on eBay i can get a 60,000 mile car for around $10,000. At a dealer or anywhere else $10,000, will gat me the same car, but with 30,000 to 40,000 extra miles on it. And there is a constant stream of about 20 to 40 Civic Hybrid options at anytime. Now to the person above I do not know how much maintenance costs, although i hope someone answers your question. I am just adding an additional yet similar question, "how many miles can be put on a honda civic hybrid?". Now underestabley the car has only been around for the last four years, but if anyone has put in the upper 100000 miles or 200000 miles on a hybrid lemme know. THANKS —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.171.24.105 (talk) 17:43, 3 March 2007 (UTC).

Unfortunately both of the above posters are in the wrong place, this is an encyclopedia article not a message board. Fortunately I work in Honda service and am in a good pedantic mood so I can give you this tid bit. The IMA battery and motor system is warrantied for 10 years or 150,000 miles so for the first 150,000 maintenance is going to be very similar to a standard Civic. Beyond 150k you are on your own and I haven't seen nearly enough vehicles with this kind of mileage to comment. In the future I would ask these questions elsewhere. --Daniel J. Leivick 21:41, 6 March 2007 (UTC)