Deen wrote: We looked at the Fit, but for my wifes driving the Civic EX-L gets better mileage and the extra cost of the Hybrid won't ever pay off. I like the Fit but she has to have leather upholstery, although we could have it added to the Fit. Did that to our '95 Ody and it was fine, but expensive.
Between the tax rebate and our discount, we paid less for our Civic hybrid than we would have for a Civic EX-L. Even if we were to add leather, the payoff would be a couple of years. What is the mileage on your EX-L?