It depends on what you aim is for this car.

Short Commutes it is just like any other car I have driven as far as mpg goes. For longer distance communte people on this forum say it is great. I don't have a long commute so my mpg is like 29 - 34 max...

Think about the Prius for short distance communtes.

Since I have had mine for 3 months now and have owned other Honda products it has performed as stated. It has not been to the shop yet (knock on wood) and I got a great deal on it when I purchased it. ( No mark up like in some areas)

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1987 Chevy Spectrum - 200,000+ Miles -Junk Yard
1994 Honda Civic DX Coupe - Truck Hit it
1998 Acura 2.3 CL - End of Lease
2002 Acura TL 3.2 - End of Lease
2004 Acura MDX - End of Lease
2007 Mercedes ML350 -Lemon
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid w/Navi - Active