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Poor Gas Mileage, poor acceleration.
ttomaka, 12/08/2010
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Nicely-designed car but never did better than 40 mpg combined city/highway. I recently received the Honda-directed firmware "update" which has radically altered the hybrid propulsion system. Fuel economy has decreased by 5 mpg, and the car often is incapable of accelerating when you need it. Honda refuses to admit to a problem.
The little engine that wouldn't....
PSM, 08/07/2019
2008 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
If you're thinking about buying this car, DON'T!!! I got this car for my daughter's 19th birthday. We've had it for a year. It ran for 3 months out of 12. I've replaced the battery and starter. It worked for 3 days afterwards. The 4th day no power, no crank, no start! I thought i had gotten a great deal because it only had 85,000 miles on it but now i realize the reasoning for the low mileage! Very unreliable...DO NOT...I REPEAT DO NOT PURCHASE THIS LEMON!
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Never again
Anonymous, 12/08/2010
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
I had been getting good (>43 MG) mileage before the Honda update to my Hybrid in May of 2010. Prior to that update I had reached 47.8 MPG on a 1,022 mile trip from my son's home in GA to my home in Boston. After the May computer update, I never got better than 38 MPG, even on the highway. I've had this thing back to the dealer at least 3 times for crappy gas mileage after the May update. One more thing - the resale value on these things is terrible. The Toyota dealer across the driveway from my Honda dealer offered me $9 grand on a trade-in for this $22,000 Hybrid with less than 34,500 miles and less than 24 months driving. I pick up my new 2010 Prius tomorrow.
Thank God for this car!!!
dreamaker9729, 01/29/2012
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
13 of 24 people found this review helpful
Im not trying to knock anyone down because your opinion is your opinion, but im not complaining. I went from a 87' Chrysler 5th avenue to this car, it was a God send. I was getting 17 hwy on that thing and i put 50 dollars in 3 days later, im putting in 50 more. I guess when you come up with nothing and finally have something you appreciate it more...So buy one you'll love it!
Why I hate Honda Junk
IhateHondajunk, 03/11/2010
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4dr Sedan (1.3L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
6 of 11 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2006 and had an issue with the control arms. I purchased three sets of tires for the car in less than 36k miles. I took it to the dealer several times at my expense and they ignored my complaints telling me at one point it was all in my head. I did not think too much of it until I traded the car in for a 2008 and low and behold the same problem except now the driver side window would fall out and the electrical system was shorted. The window was an easy fix. They replaced the bracket and window but the hitch was that they had sold me the vehicle with tint. They claimed that Honda did not recommend that customers put tint on thief windows yet the dealership sold it to me that w