Honda Civic - Nah!

I traded in my 2007 Nissan Xterra because of the doom and gloom from the gas price forcasts back in May. I really liked my Nissan Xterra SUV, but it didn't like my wallet, 15 mpg. I purchased the hatchback bacause I needed the extra cargo room vs. the sedan, even though I liked the looks of the sedan. The sedan had a much smaller trunk opening. Interior styling is very COOL. Dashboard has a very good logical layout and easily accessable. I purchased a lot of extras, Sirius Satelite, 6 CD player, additional Driving lights. The dash during night time driving is very Brite Orange/Blue, you can dim it, but it looks extremely Cool. When you adjust the volume on the radio, the LED lights lit up and go in the direction of how you want the volume. The Radio/Sat unit is VERY EASY to figure out and work. Display will give you the station, clock and outside temperture very 21st centuary look. I purchased the dark blue with white enterior cloth because it really looks like leaher from a distance. Very Nice looking wheels. I added the wind breaker on the Sunroof, sporty gas cap. Car looks very good. I've had this car now 5 months and simply love driving it. Comfort is just about perfect, I'm a BIG guy, 5'10, 300lbs, and I feel it has more comfort than my wife's Acura TSX. Handling is extremely good very close to the TSX, not better but close. Turn around distance could be better. The car has a lot of pep. The hatch version has a 2.3L engine larger than the sedan but I tested both and didn't really feel it could be a decision breaker. MPG could be better with the automatic version. I'm averaging 26 mpg, I really though I would get 29-33, I'm disappointed, I did do record each fill. On my vacation I recorded a high of 30 mpg. On the vacation with my wife and teen daughter we filled the car with luggage and stuff. The split 40/60 split fold down seats were perfect for this. Till now I have had NO problems what-so-ever with the car. I highly recommend it!