I hear audi is coming out with a hybrid sometime. Maybe you should hold on to what you have. I wouldn't consider the Accord for just FE. To me its more of a sports car. Any car these days will be fine in the winter if you don't go crazy. The low rolling resistance tires aren't great so if you want to replace them with some good snow tires that would help a lot. the prius does have a stability control option I believe. If money is no object I think maybe you should look at that. The civic is a nice car if you want to blend in or don't want to pay the high price for a prius.

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