I have been reading the countless posts about the HAH both positive and negative. It makes me curious what purchasers were expecting in the first place when they bought the car. In my case, I'm out here in CA with $3.50 gas. I have an Infiniti, which is a wonderful car but has been costing me big in gas. I bought the Accord because it was close to the Infiniti (but definitely not equal) in comfort, performance, and style. The HAH has not let me down. My gas bills have dropped by about 1/3 since I got the car. I am guessing that it will save close to $1,000 a year on gas.

To tell you the truth, I would rather pay a bit more for a cleaner car that uses less gas than give the same money to the oil companies. I don't need a large net savings to justify a hybrid- it's a healthier, cleaner car, and that's enough for me.

My Infiniti didn't get awful mileage, it was rated at 20 city to 26 freeway, and consistently performed in that range or better. The HAH also does no better on stop and go city driving. But, I don't burn gas at stop signs and when the car hits eco mode it blasts past the Infiniti in mileage.

So, I guess I am the ideal buyer that Honda intended. I didn't come from owning a Civic, so I couldn't be offended when the HAH failed to produce shocking mileage gains. At $1,000 per year over the class of car I drove, I can easily justify the HAH.

Why did you buy?