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drstrangegun 11:06AM (3/05/2007)
Not bad to be on the upside of the bell curve and be driving a *truck*.
Well, most of a truck, GMC Sonomas are kind of small. 26mpg every day :)
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SN 11:47AM (3/05/2007)
My Honda Fit gets into the 35 mpg category. I'm so happy to have a car like that. It's more versatile that most cars I've seen in the States anyway. I can even use if to sleep in on camping trips!
I thought our older 2000 Chrysler Cirrus w/V6 was bad at about 26 mpg, but judging from the newer mid-sized saloons/sedans, they're not much better.
I just shake my head at these people buying new cars and not knowing what they're getting into.
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Jimmy 12:15PM (3/05/2007)
The important question is miles per gallon of what ? Purchasing ethanol and biodiesel supports the market for renewable energy.
My VW TDI is currently averaging 41 mpg with a fair share of high speed driving and is partially fueled by renewable, domestic biodiesel. In my judgement this is far better than a Toyota or Honda which is completely addicted to petroleum.
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Benson Leung 1:19PM (3/05/2007)
I'm surprised of the results of this so far, considering ABG's audience. Mostly a bell curve around 25 mpg. Where are all the Prius drivers? I voted 50 mpg, though I can usually achieve higher.
Jimmy : My Toyota Prius runs on E10, so I wouldn't say that Honda and Toyota are completely addicted to petrol. You say your diesel runs partially on biodiesel, well my hybrid runs partially on ethanol.
It won't be long until all of the manufacturers include flex fuel E85 in hybrids. It's a logical combination The Ford Escape Hybrid is going E85 soon, for example.
Furthermore, who cares what intermediate step alt fuel like ethanol or biodiesel we take? We're still burning *something* and putting it into the atmosphere. We should be moving away from burning carbon based fuels in our cars anyway.
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Damian 2:34PM (3/05/2007)
I'm curious to know about the two cars with a mpg > 40.
I own a '99 ford escort and when I drive at the speed limit (65) it usually gives me between 39 and 42 mpg. Is this one of the cars?
Of course, in the city the mileage goes down to 30.
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brian hague 2:44PM (3/05/2007)
I get about 45 on the highway, and 40 in the city. I have gotten over 50 if I keep my foot out of it.
What car do I drive? Honda Insight? no... Toyota Prius? no...
I drive a 1999 VW Golf TDI. It's got 177,000 miles and still going like a bat out of hell. I can punch it everywhere and still get 40MPG in the city... No smoke, 0-60 in less than 10 seconds, and it does quite well in crash tests.
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Tony Belding 4:22PM (3/05/2007)
My 1995 Pontiac Bonneville is rated 19 MPG city, 29 MPG highway. It has a lot of life left in it, particularly since I don't drive all that much. (It has under 40,000 miles on the odometer.) Replacing it with something more efficient is not a priority for me, nor would I get much for it in a trade. Meanwhile, it's spacious, comfortable, reasonably fast, pretty reliable. I'll probably be driving it for as long as I can get it repaired.
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Michael 5:16PM (3/05/2007)
I clicked 20 mpg for the '92 Subaru my wife and I share for jaunts around town, but the other half of my mileage is with an electric bicycle. If it were averaged, I would be getting a way higher mpg.
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Benson Leung 5:25PM (3/05/2007)
Damian : the Ford Escort isn't available anymore. The Focus, which replaces it, isn't quite 40.
Over on fueleconomy.gov, there seem to be more than 2 cars that get 40 MPG (on the highway at least).
Toyota Yaris : 34/40 city/highway
Toyota Corolla : 32/41 city/highway
MINI Cooper : 32/40 city/highway
Throw in hybrids, and you'll get the Prius, the Camry, the Civic, and the Insight all above 40.
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