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768 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 6:12 AM
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Replying to: dmathews3 (Sep 12, 2009 11:51 am) 
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Replying to: john1701a (Sep 11, 2009 7:26 pm) Before you get bummed for spending so much on a car that creates more pollution to create than a Hummer,( battery manufacture and disposal is an environmental disaster as u should know.) don't fret. Their only available in Europe at this time.
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Replying to: john1701a (Sep 08, 2009 8:35 pm) 218,000 miles average 42MPG cost of car 12,500 new The Geo( Suzuki) metro was getting low 50's MPG back in 1991 on a gas engine. Two cars not polluting the environment from dirty nickel batteries. |
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MPG over the first 500 miles according to the trip computer (air conditioning always set to auto at 78 degrees) 50 mpg highway (70mph with cruise control) 38 mpg city (normal driving and acceleration) I will do a manual calculation at next fill-up.
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Replying to: mbros2k (Sep 12, 2009 8:17 pm) |
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Replying to: ruking1 (Sep 12, 2009 7:12 am) There is no way you could attain a combined rating of 50+ mpg in a TDI factoring in City and Highway driving. The TDI's take a severe beating in fuel economy when forced to drive in non-highway situations. The Prius has no such limitation. It gets equally excellent fuel economy in the City and the Highway. No compromises are needed.
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Replying to: rep5858 (Sep 12, 2009 3:23 pm) |
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Sep 23, 2009 1:44 pm)  the time) the Prius'12.4k over the Civic for a purposeful commute. It appears it roils you (and others obviously) when something other than a Prius hybrid can get 50 mpg. Truly Prius has not been the only game in town and for a lot of years. Indeed the real tragedy is not "the king of the mountain mentality" but there are not dozens upon dozens of vehicles allowed to hit market that get higher (rather than lower ) mpg. Two to 6 models out of say 540 models is not a great indicator that we are as serious as we SAY we are. Indeed not that long ago, the cash for clunkers accepted 18/19 mpg Toyota Camry's for the $4,500 rebate or whatever you wish to call it. I guess that got embarrassing being as how that manufacturer bills itself as a "GREEN" oem, so they artificial changed the mpg and disqualified a lot on those grounds.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Sep 23, 2009 1:47 pm) Preach to the choir in a TDI forum. No one is buying that flim flam here. TDI's cannot get 50 mpg in city driving.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Sep 23, 2009 3:43 pm) 104 degrees with the A/C blasting. Preaching? Hardly.
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