My wife and I picked up a 2006 Civic Hybrid this afternoon and we are stoked! It was really a pretty interesting shopping experience. We headed from Colorado Springs to Denver this morning to research/drive new cars to possibly replace my wife's Protoge. Of course it was going to be "just a fact finding" day driving several cars, but after driving the Forester, Mazda 3, Corolla and regular Civic my wife fell in love with the Civic Hybrid.

This was pretty surprising since she had crossed off all hybrids off her shopping list because of their lack of manual transmissions (on new ones at least). The Hybrid Civic's MPG and interior won out over her need to shift for herself though. I am excited about it too--the car seems to drive very well so far and the milage is pretty sweet. I can't wait to see it once it has had a chance to break in.

I'm very happy to find a forum like this for hybrids! I visit legacygt.com a lot (I drive a Subaru OB XT--the dark side of the force?) and love reading other car owners experiences and hints. I'm sure this site has a wealth of knowledge and I look forward to being a member!