01-30-2010, 05:27 PM
Sorry to hear about any avoidable safety issues in cars. We depend on them for so much of our lives here in the US.
I have a Honda Civic Hybrid - it's not perfect, but neither is our Dodge Caravan, or our now totalled Saturn L series, let alone the Mercury Topaz we suffered with for years.
My main issues with my civic hybrid has nothing to do with the hybrid part - it's that it was designed to be a CA car, and I live in MN. The winter weather - especially roads with mixes of snow and salt - make the brakes difficult. Basically, the slush will freeze on the discs and make braking, well, an experience if you do not clear the discs first.
But I do not experience any acceleration issue like seen with the Prius - this is still a gas car with an electric assist, not an electric car with a gasoline assist like the Prius.
I have a Honda Civic Hybrid - it's not perfect, but neither is our Dodge Caravan, or our now totalled Saturn L series, let alone the Mercury Topaz we suffered with for years.
My main issues with my civic hybrid has nothing to do with the hybrid part - it's that it was designed to be a CA car, and I live in MN. The winter weather - especially roads with mixes of snow and salt - make the brakes difficult. Basically, the slush will freeze on the discs and make braking, well, an experience if you do not clear the discs first.
But I do not experience any acceleration issue like seen with the Prius - this is still a gas car with an electric assist, not an electric car with a gasoline assist like the Prius.