American Honda Motor Co., Inc
Honda Civic Hybrid Efficiency

I have purchased the Honda hybrid 2011 in hope, it will save me a gas and I do have respect of Honda as a car as well. For 25K cost you are expecting good quality and moreover ….. A hybrid efficiency of gas mileage, as it is advertised with the big numbers on the car sticker 40 city, 44 high way. Yes but NO. When I took the car of the dealer, for the first month, the gas mileage was fluctuating between 38-42 city in average 45-60 mileage / hr with the AC on 2bars of its power.

After 3 months, went down to 28-33mlg/G. Took the car to the shop for the first time oil change and had them check the software and told the dealer what my concern was about. Was told there was a slide update and that’s it. Took the car off the shop and from the distance of proximally 30 miles it went up to 38 mlg / G. I was so happy!!! But after 3 days it went back to 28 Mlg/G and now is average 33.2 Mlg / G. Was told from the dealers to keep the receipt for 3 full gas tanks and to come back. I did it. And after the second check was told that this is normal and was told that at the beginning the car was given good gas mileage, because it at March the weather is cold and the engine is ruining more efficiently!? And I should be careful when buying a car because is it saying on the window sticker with tiny shrift that the real gas mileage is 33-37 in city. Yes it says that!

So what is the conclusion do not buy Honda Civic Hybrid, there are much less cost cars on the market and with the regular engine, not being a hybrid and which one are approaching the same gas mileage 29-31 city. Buying Honda civic hybrid is just not worth the money. This is the worst Hybrid on the market.

If it says 40/44 it doesn’t say in what condition the car is achieving this rate!? And in my question, how is possible another car, same year Honda CIVIC hybrid longer distance to my work, is achieving 38-40 city, and I know the colleague of mine is running the AC on 3-4 bars all the time. The manager of the tech service was nice to tell me at least he will talk with the Honda engineers. I doubt will call me at all with any solution or reasonable explanation. I doubt also that when it’s getting colder the car will improve the gas mileage and become hybrid; this is silly because winter time the engine needs more gas to heat up the system.

Company: American Honda Motor Co., Inc
Country: USA
Address: 1919 Torrance Boulevard, Mail Stop: 500 - 2N - 7D Torrance CA 90501-2746
Phone: 8009991009
Site: honda.com

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