One problem with driving my HCH CVT that I just encountered, is that it absolutely spoils you when you need to evaluate other non-hybrid cars.

I recently have needed to purchase a new car for my daughter who is back from college. I was looking at used 1998-2000 Honda Civics; and in comparison, these non-hybrid cars are much louder and seem to have to work a lot harder to accomplish the same things as my HCH, that I was ready to abandon the whole idea.

My first reaction was that these cars had something wrong with them. I had to drive three different immaculate non-hybrid Civics in order to erase the memory of my HCH, so that I could reasonably compare these non-hybrid Civics against each other. I even had to throw a brand-new Civic into the mix, so that I could re-orient myself to driving a 100% ICE automobile.

And don't get me going about just starting a non-hybrid car these days. I'm so used to just turning the key to the right and immediately letting go, that whenever I try to start a regular car, it always takes me two or three times to get it right. Quite embarrassing actually, I feel like I'm in driving school again.