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Anonymous wrote:Subaru Outback. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

I have this car too and I love it as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Honda Accord. Very reliable cars.

Yup. When I purchased my second car, I wanted either a Toyota Corolla, Nissan Maxima or Honda Accord and am very happy with the Honda!

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Another vote for Honda Fit. I know it seems small, but it truly feel bigger on the insdie. My 6' 2" husband is very happy with the head and leg room, and you would be amazed how much you can get in the hatchback. Good mileage, reliable, etc. We love it!

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For those that said Audi, what kind?

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We love our Civic. It feels so zippy and fun to drive. It's easy to drive in the city. Hopefully less environmental impact than a big car.

Also, we bought it used and have had no problems at all with it, and I like not freaking out about whether or not it's going to get dinged or not in the city, since it is not a very expensive car.

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I don't understand all of the Prius love. I drove a Prius and a Civic Hybrid. The Civic has way more pep to me.

Both Toyota and Honda have great track records with me, but I don't think I can justify the thousands of dollars extra for a hybrid. It doesn't add up.

I am thinking compact rather than hybrid because I do more highway driving than city.

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Acura tsx

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Anonymous wrote:Audi!

Only if/while under warranty, my Audi/VWs were great cars to drive BUT the most horrendously unreliable and expensive to repair once past 50,000 miles ... you seem to either get a good one or you don't, and if you don't, watch out.

Depreciation is also horrendous.

But they drive wonderfully. Me? I'm not going back that way for quite a while (very happy w/ my '09 Subaru Outback).

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I love my Audi A4. It has been a great car. Has all the space I need, it is sporty and fast when needed, drives well, and looks good. No repair problems at all....none. Love it.

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I second Toyota matrix
We bought a 2006 model with around 80000 miles, so far not much trouble. I did change small stuff like ac filters and the battery is not the strongest but otherwise it's a great car

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Anonymous wrote:I second Toyota matrix
We bought a 2006 model with around 80000 miles, so far not much trouble. I did change small stuff like ac filters and the battery is not the strongest but otherwise it's a great car

You bought a car with 80,000 miles on it already? Huh? That's when we get rid of cars!

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Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Honda Fit. I know it seems small, but it truly feel bigger on the insdie. My 6' 2" husband is very happy with the head and leg room, and you would be amazed how much you can get in the hatchback. Good mileage, reliable, etc. We love it!

Thirded. It's ridiculous how much you get for your money with the Fit.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand all of the Prius love. I drove a Prius and a Civic Hybrid. The Civic has way more pep to me.

Both Toyota and Honda have great track records with me, but I don't think I can justify the thousands of dollars extra for a hybrid. It doesn't add up.

I am thinking compact rather than hybrid because I do more highway driving than city.

I'm the poster who asked about the Prius with carseats. I currently have a 6 year old Honda Accord (bought it new in 2006) and it really is a fantastic car. I've thought about replacing it in a year or two with another Accord, because they really are fantastic cars.

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Anonymous wrote:Honda Accord. Very reliable cars.

Yup. When I purchased my second car, I wanted either a Toyota Corolla, Nissan Maxima or Honda Accord and am very happy with the Honda!

Our 2010 Honda Accord, while comfortable, has TERRIBLE gas mileage in the city, but very good highway gas mileage. If you are using this car primarily for commuting to downtown DC with lots of stop and go traffic, I would recommend the Prius instead.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand all of the Prius love. I drove a Prius and a Civic Hybrid. The Civic has way more pep to me.

Both Toyota and Honda have great track records with me, but I don't think I can justify the thousands of dollars extra for a hybrid. It doesn't add up.

I am thinking compact rather than hybrid because I do more highway driving than city.

PP 13:13 again. We love getting over 50 mpg in the Prius. We looked at the Civic and while it has more pep, it also is louder and we could feel the road more (bumps, unevenness) and in general, was not as smooth a ride as the Prius. We also prefer the hatchback for getting things in and out. The Civic trunk reminded us too much of the Nissan Sentra that we were replacing and difficulty getting larger items in and out of the trunk. We liked the big opening of the hatchback and the size with the back seat folded down. It's hard to fit a larger item like a chair or large trunk into the trunk and/or back seat of a Civic. If you don't do any toting, then it won't matter, but we often move large items and although we use the SUV for lots of that, we still like the carrying capacity and openings of the Prius. We also like the green aspect of consuming less gas and putting out lower emissions. Our Nissan Sentra got about 32-33 mpg. Over the last 49K miles, we've saved over 1400 gallons of gas vs just our Sentra. And frankly, in 2008/2009 when we bought the car, the Honda Civic was not as good of a car. They've made some improvements over the last 3 years, and it might be better, but I have a friend who owns one and he says that it isn't a very good hybrid car. In fact, the handful of people I know that own one give mixed reviews on the car. Conversely, everyone I know who owns a Prius, loves their car. I think driver satisfaction counts for a lot and in that respect, the Prius is a huge win over the Civic.