Have you calculated your overall gas mileage? What is the greatest distance you've gone on electric? Would you mind telling what the actual dealer price was for the new car?
I'm not the poster, but I also have a Honda Civic Hybrid. Absolute blast to drive. 47 mpg in the summer, 42 mpg in the winter.
You never "use electric" solely, so you go 0 miles on just the batteries.
I get about 45mpg. The instrument panel gives real-time and average gas consumption. You can modify your driving habits to increase your mileage, which is part of the fun of driving it. Also the electric motor has a lot of torque, so the car has good acceleration.
Paid 22k for it, with the extended warranty. Shopped around a little among Honda dealers and went to one in NJ. Not exactly an economy car but I get immense satisfaction knowing that the extra money I spent on fuel economy won't be going to those %^@&# arabs.