I'm new here...

LNT · 24th March 2007, 23:58

Evening folks,
New member signing in. About to pick up a new 2007 Civic Hybrid, having got rid of 2 Mercedes. Bit of a cost cutting exercise, but seeing as though one of them would have cost £500 to keep on the road at the end of the month, despite being 10 years old, and the other, although nice, not being built in the golden age of Merc making (2003) meant that it was unlikely to be one of those cars that would become a classic, albeit it was nice.

So I'm onto a Nighthawk Black, with Beige leather Hybrid. I still can't believe that I'll be paying just £15 for my road tax next year, instead of a combined £410 for the Mercs. I'm also saving about £500 per year on insurance. As for fuel economy, whilst I don't expect the much vaunted 50-60mpg as advertised, anything over the 25 I got with the others will be an improvement, quite frankly. I was pleasantly surprised at the level of equipment in the hybrid, with the Auto, cruise, 6 disc CD changer, nice dash, build quality built in Japan etc etc. I believe only 1000 per year coming into the country too.

I'm not sure what the general theme of the forum is, whether it's all Civic owners, or whether it's sporty oriented or not, I'm not sure, I've not really checked. It would be nice to compare notes with other hybrid users though.

One final thing, although I'm a new member here, I have had a few Civics in my time. An L reg Civic 1.5 LSI, a 1.6 ESI auto, and a 1.5 5 door VTEC-E. So this is technically my 4th Civic. How many people have had 4 different Civics, and 3 different model shapes? I also had a J reg Accord too, for good measure. I got rid of that for my first Merc, but that's another story...

Look forward to hearing from any Hybrid owners, or (Mods?) the grand opening of a Hybrid section of the forum....

civic-babe · 25th March 2007, 19:37

Hello LNT, welcome to the forum .. enjoy and have fun...

czechplastik · 25th March 2007, 22:57

Hi LNT, welcome, not too many of your sort around unfortunately, hopefully that will change and make a hybrid section worthwhile!

weedavie2001 · 25th March 2007, 23:21

Welcome......

LNT · 25th March 2007, 23:22

Thanks both for that. You're right, it would be a bit unfortunate if there was such a section with little or no posts or responses therein. Still, as time goes by, I'm sure things will change.

One thing though, will my post ratings change to a more hybrid style rating, or will I still become a triangular exhaust, or a rocket shaped door handle?

czechplastik · 26th March 2007, 00:03

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Originally Posted by LNT

One thing though, will my post ratings change to a more hybrid style rating, or will I still become a triangular exhaust, or a rocket shaped door handle?

They will stay the same unfortunately! But don't be deterred!

okehciv · 26th March 2007, 04:00

Hello LNT, just think of it like this someone has to be first, wellcome to the forum.

mattfog · 26th March 2007, 04:46

Hi LNT - and welcome.

LNT · 26th March 2007, 08:54

Thanks again all. It was a tongue in cheek suggestion really!!

Lexie · 26th March 2007, 08:57

HI LNT - welcome to the forum on this beautiful sunny day!

I hope you love yr hybrid as much as we love our Civvies. I must say that the promise of greatly reduced tax certainly would have twisted my arm...

24th March 2007, 23:58	#1 (permalink)
LNT Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th March 2007 Location: England Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	I'm new here... Evening folks, New member signing in. About to pick up a new 2007 Civic Hybrid, having got rid of 2 Mercedes. Bit of a cost cutting exercise, but seeing as though one of them would have cost £500 to keep on the road at the end of the month, despite being 10 years old, and the other, although nice, not being built in the golden age of Merc making (2003) meant that it was unlikely to be one of those cars that would become a classic, albeit it was nice. So I'm onto a Nighthawk Black, with Beige leather Hybrid. I still can't believe that I'll be paying just £15 for my road tax next year, instead of a combined £410 for the Mercs. I'm also saving about £500 per year on insurance. As for fuel economy, whilst I don't expect the much vaunted 50-60mpg as advertised, anything over the 25 I got with the others will be an improvement, quite frankly. I was pleasantly surprised at the level of equipment in the hybrid, with the Auto, cruise, 6 disc CD changer, nice dash, build quality built in Japan etc etc. I believe only 1000 per year coming into the country too. I'm not sure what the general theme of the forum is, whether it's all Civic owners, or whether it's sporty oriented or not, I'm not sure, I've not really checked. It would be nice to compare notes with other hybrid users though. One final thing, although I'm a new member here, I have had a few Civics in my time. An L reg Civic 1.5 LSI, a 1.6 ESI auto, and a 1.5 5 door VTEC-E. So this is technically my 4th Civic. How many people have had 4 different Civics, and 3 different model shapes? I also had a J reg Accord too, for good measure. I got rid of that for my first Merc, but that's another story... Look forward to hearing from any Hybrid owners, or (Mods?) the grand opening of a Hybrid section of the forum.... Last edited by LNT; 25th March 2007 at 00:02.

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25th March 2007, 19:37	#2 (permalink)
civic-babe Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 23rd August 2006 Location: Moosburg a. d. Isar Germany Posts: 398 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hello LNT, welcome to the forum .. enjoy and have fun...

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czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,673 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Hi LNT, welcome, not too many of your sort around unfortunately, hopefully that will change and make a hybrid section worthwhile!

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25th March 2007, 23:22	#5 (permalink)
LNT Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th March 2007 Location: England Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Thanks both for that. You're right, it would be a bit unfortunate if there was such a section with little or no posts or responses therein. Still, as time goes by, I'm sure things will change. One thing though, will my post ratings change to a more hybrid style rating, or will I still become a triangular exhaust, or a rocket shaped door handle?

26th March 2007, 04:00	#7 (permalink)
okehciv Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 21st January 2007 Location: shaw gtr manchester Posts: 977 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hello LNT, just think of it like this someone has to be first, wellcome to the forum.

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mattfog Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 11th November 2006 Location: Mid Glamorgan Posts: 268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi LNT - and welcome.

26th March 2007, 08:54	#9 (permalink)
LNT Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th March 2007 Location: England Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Thanks again all. It was a tongue in cheek suggestion really!!

26th March 2007, 08:57	#10 (permalink)
Lexie Lightning Princess Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 8th January 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 423 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	HI LNT - welcome to the forum on this beautiful sunny day! I hope you love yr hybrid as much as we love our Civvies. I must say that the promise of greatly reduced tax certainly would have twisted my arm...