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Clovis Sangrail

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Mon May-07-07 06:32 PM
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2. it's a pretty good difference

well.. at 30 mpg you'd only be getting 68% of the milage of the Prius.
or 81% of the milage of the Civic.
Depending on how much you drive this can add up to a fair amount of money every year.

The EPA stuff really seems to be only ballpark.
I have a 2002 prius and average between 43 - 45.
(I seem to get better milage on long highway trips than around town)

I know a person w/ a 2005 that averages around 48.

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-Explain to me: MPG ratings	EOO	May-07-07 06:19 PM	#0
- The "official" fuel efficiency ratings are pretty artificial.	Kutjara	May-07-07 06:25 PM	#1
- it's a pretty good difference	Clovis Sangrail	May-07-07 06:32 PM	#2
- when I worked for ford	blues90	May-07-07 06:32 PM	#3
- That doesn't make a whole lot of sense.	EOO	May-07-07 06:35 PM	#5
- My 2005 Prius gets around 44-46, my co-worker has a 2006 and gets a lot more	Beaverhausen	May-07-07 06:35 PM	#4
- I need to look at the Prius again	EOO	May-07-07 06:37 PM	#6
- FWIW, I have a Jetta diesel, and the mileage varies wildly, the most	Gabi Hayes	May-07-07 06:44 PM	#7
- I live in Southern California, cold weather driving usually isn't a problem	EOO	May-07-07 06:46 PM	#8
- Have you tried using a fuel additive?	tammywammy	May-07-07 08:16 PM	#17
- Get a block heater for your TDI! I've done lots of research	bullwinkle428	May-07-07 11:30 PM	#24
- 2007 -- low forties in winter, low 50's currently.	skids	May-07-07 06:46 PM	#9
- I don't. My dad's MDX was rated at 19 - 26MPG...	EOO	May-07-07 06:49 PM	#10
- I'm waiting for a 4cyl hybrid pickup	Wilderness Sportsman	May-07-07 07:17 PM	#14
- GM is supposed to be producing 30MPG hybrid trucks later this year	EOO	May-07-07 07:55 PM	#15
- Just a random comment, I was getting 55PMG in town with my motorcycle.	joshcryer	May-07-07 06:50 PM	#11
- MPG standards are fairly complex and have just recently changed to a more stringent formula...	ReadTomPaine	May-07-07 06:52 PM	#12
- My 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe 4x4 gets 24 mpg	musiclawyer	May-07-07 06:59 PM	#13
- EPA mileage figures are based on a test meant to approximate normal	tech3149	May-07-07 08:10 PM	#16
- I paid $1000 cash for my 1985 Honda Accord	Steve_DeShazer	May-07-07 08:22 PM	#18
- Agreed	qdemn7	May-07-07 08:29 PM	#19
- A little, about a quart per 1000 miles	Steve_DeShazer	May-07-07 08:43 PM	#21
- Some advice	qdemn7	May-07-07 11:17 PM	#23
- Just for comparisons, my 2007 Focus is rated 27/34.	Opposite Reaction	May-07-07 08:42 PM	#20
- My '01 Grand Am gets 21 - 30	EOO	May-07-07 08:46 PM	#22
- My husband drives a civic hybrid which gets about 41-44 mpg.	Writer	May-08-07 12:24 AM	#25
- the prius does as well	Clovis Sangrail	May-08-07 12:33 PM	#26

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