Used civic? Hell no! Believe it or not Prius is versatile. It can do just about what my mercedes suv can do minus towing, it's roomy like my fathers LS430 in the back. Hybrid warranty is 10 years 150K(I think) miles in CA. Maintenance is ridiculously cheap on prius. It's got no alternator or other drive belt. Also brake pads will last close to 100k miles