Toyota vs. Honda on diesel use?

cruelpeppermint

I'm buying a new car and I want something that i could save on the gas. I'm planning either toyota altis or honda civic. Im not quite a car "connoisseur" so if you guys could help me. thanks.































or you could suggest another car brand















To Rikesh: I understand your recommendation of Prius because it is hybrid. Although more computers that control them became reliable, they still suffer from failures which i'm afraid can expect more time in the shop and larger repair bills and it is quite expenssive :P































but truth is, I do have a fondness of hybrid and it's complexity sometimes confused me though. and thank you for the recommendation.

Rikesh

I recommend you to get a Toyota Prius, it is half diesel and it produces half electricity, so you can save a lot of money and use less gas, and use more free renewable energy. Tell me what you think of it.

Joeschmoe

I own a Prius. It costs LESS to maintain than a regular car.































The hybrid system electronics, battery and PSD transmission components are covered by warranty up to 10 years / 150,000 miles.































As long as you don't do anything stupid like crash the car, in-warranty repairs costs you nothing.































My Prius uses electrical regenerative braking, which saves brake pad wear tremendously. It does not need a brake pad change until well after 100,000 miles. Try that in an automatic-transmission car and see what happens.































My Prius does not have a timing belt, alternator or starter motor/solenoid to wear out and need replacement.































My Prius transmission has just one simple planetary gearset, no gear-shifting wear-and-tear. No clutch to wear out, no hot-running torque converter, no CVT belts. It has all of 22 moving parts. Far less potential failure points than a regular complicated multi-speed automatic transmission with 100+ moving parts. How the Prius power split device transmission works: http://www.eahart.com/prius/psd































Since I bought my Prius in 2007, I put 30,000 miles on it. My total maintenance cost so far? 6 oil changes every 5000 miles for a total of $150.































I couldn't care less about the Prius' fuel economy (which is nice). The main selling point for me is the lowered maintenance requirements. I'm never going back to a higher-maintenance regular car.