Our Quest for a New Vehicle – Week Three

We’ve been scouring the California countryside for the perfect hybrid car. Last week, we drove the Toyota Prius and the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. This week, the Honda Civic hybrid.
Marina: The Honda Civic hybrid is gorgeous and drives so well! With a reported
40 mpg city and 45 mpg highway, the Civic is comparable to the Prius, [...]

Our Quest for a New Vehicle – Week Two

We drove a few hybrid models this week. We focused this week on Toyota – so we tried the Prius and the new Highlander Hybrid. We had mixed reviews on both based upon our goals of fuel efficiency (Marina) and safety (Jim). Following are a few of our thoughts:
Jim: The Prius gets great gas mileage, [...]

Our Quest for a New Vehicle – Week One

We’re relative newcomers to the world of green. So, we’ve been spending a lot of time trying to find the ‘perfect’ solution to our transportation needs. A little about us…we are married couple in our thirties, with two careers, a dog, student loans and a mortgage. We love the outdoors and spend a lot of [...]