Had it for a week now and so far, only praise.

Traded my 02 3.5SE with between 99K-100K (Got $8550 for trade in OK to good
condition).  I had wanted the tech package, but after driving the non-hybrid
2.5 with the tech pack I decided to just go with the standard hybrid with no
frills.

My issues with the tech pack were, the backup cam does not have enough
peripheral view and the GPS really stinks.  No text to speach and ETA's that
were way out of whack were my primary complaints.  I will stick with my PDA
and Mapopolis along with looking over my shoulder when I back up.

So I have had it for a week and am so far averaging 43.8MPG.  I got it with
55 miles and have 732 miles on it right now.  My daily commute is about 110
miles.  I was getting about 25.5MPG in my 02.

I take a canyon road to work with a quick but steep climb at the beginning
but a slow downgrade after that which allows me to coast a great deal.
Going home I take the highway which has more traffic but that gives me more
of an opportunity to drive in EV Mode.

The 198HP are great.  Not as good as the 3.5 of course but still a good
amount of get up and go when needed.

Here are my first week's fuel calculations.  Basically I got these numbers
by filling my tank daily at the same station and same pump.  I filled only
til the pump auto shut off, no topping off.  Date is when I filled up, Price
is the price I paid per gallon, Miles is the current odometer reading at
fillup, Gallons is how much went in the tank and MPG is (the current day's
miles - the previous days miles) / the current day's gallons.  Driving
conditions varied each day by route taken, level of traffic, AC on or window
down and of course speed but never more than 10MPH over the posted limit.

     Date Price Miles Gallons MPG
     08/12/07 $2.939 107 1.689 47.12960
     08/13/07 $2.899 239 2.274 58.04749
     08/14/07 $2.899 343 2.872 36.21170
     08/15/07 $2.899 476 3.556 37.40157
     08/16/07 $2.859 602 5.332 23.63091
     08/17/07 $2.839 729 2.083 60.96976

I would be curious to hear from the other Hybrid owners and what your
experiences are.