Ironically, I am actually leaning towards the HCH now. I took the Prius for a test-drive and found it oddly shaky during highway (80 miles per hour) driving, whereas the Civic handled very well. I found the Civic has enough power, too. This time I got perhaps 42 mpg at 70mph,though it was more like 22mpg at 80mph. Still, it was good most of the time. I'll wait until the 2006 HCH comes out before I make my decision, and I'll probably take a Prius for another highway test drive to verify the problems with its handling. Has anyone else noticed that?