I'd second msantos's suggestions. All good precautions to take.

I have an 03 CVT with 60K miles. To date, I have had zero repairs. Just gas, tires and regular maintenance. My family owns 5 Hondas, one is at about 275K miles. They're solid cars - in terms of a used car buy I'd say some of the best. So the question is whether it was cared for or abused by the prior owner. The earlier suggestions would help determine that.

I can't comment much on price, but researching car prices in your area would give you a general idea. I would also recommend spending some time on this and other hybrid forums to get a better idea of what you are getting into. For example, if you have to use the A/C on a lot and race around at 70 miles per hour you're not going to get 45 MPG. But then again, any car would take a hit. The big difference is in the hybrid you'll be aware of it. :-)

There are others on the forum with 90K miles on their Civic and they do just fine. Good luck!

*** Retired after 65,000 outstanding miles ***