Posted by Bill on April 24, 2008, 10:50 pm
Ah, the Fiat. I loved my 1981 Fiat Strata. It was the greatest beater
vehicle, and was the most awesome car to drive in the snow. My old
roommate couldnt believe how it worked, as good as his mid '80s era
Toyota pickup. Rust took it over in the end though.
wrote:
>>Pete Granzeau wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>My sentiments exactly. There's a reason why Consumer Reports says
>>>>real world mileage is 44 mpg give or take. Given that, I'm satisfied
>>>>getting 45.8 mpg lifetime. No need to obsess about it or drive like
>>>>like a dillweed. Be happy - you're getting better mileage than most
>>>>everyone out there who's not on a bicycle.
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone remember the Mobil Economy Run? They had rules--no coasting
>>> while declutched, no free-wheeling devices. This was when all American
>>> cars were either a straight 6 or 8, or else a V8. No coasting
>>> declutched or in neutral, no free-wheeling devices, but essentially, any
>>> other driving technique was permitted. They had to average more than 40
>>> mph on a cross-country drive. In 1965, the 49 entrants achieved a
>>> combined average of 20.3472 mpg over the 3266-mile route,
>>>
>>> The contest lasted from 1936 to 1967.
>>
>>
>>Interesting, perhaps coincidental, 1967 was the pinnacle of "big block"
>>horsepower and performance. My ride of that era: 1963 1200cc VW Bug.
>I gotcha on that one. My ride of that era was a 1963 Fiat 600D (and
>that was my SECOND Fiat, Ghod help me!)
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on April 23, 2008, 9:16 pm
In article
> > But people are obsessed with and/or caught up in reporting large
> > numbers, in some sort of dick size contest, so they report the mileage
> > figure given on screen in that last mile and a half home, downhill, from
> > the gas station where they just filled up and reset the meter.
>
> My sentiments exactly. There's a reason why Consumer Reports says
> real world mileage is 44 mpg give or take.
And it is. Good call from CR.
Posted by Tomes on April 24, 2008, 1:18 am
<snip>
> It seems that in a lot of cases people are reporting their "per trip"
> averages. In those cases, I do see higher numbers, but I don't consider
> that a useful figure. The MPG averaged over multiple tankfuls is a more
> accurate representation of the actual fuel efficiency. If I reset the
> computer for every trip, I would probably see the higher numbers people
> are reporting here.
I am not seeing this in this newsgroup. Those that are reporting numbers
are reporting longer term numbers than 'per trip'.
Tomes
Posted by Mike Rosenberg on April 21, 2008, 12:44 pm
> If you need space, look at the Camry hybrid or Ford Escape hybrid. Both
> are quite roomy.
The passenger compartment of a Prius is about the same as a Camry's.
Where the Camry has a lot more space is in the luggage compartment - its
trunk is considerably bigger than the Prius's hatchback space.
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Posted by David Kelly on April 22, 2008, 1:38 am
Mike Rosenberg wrote:
>
>> If you need space, look at the Camry hybrid or Ford Escape hybrid. Both
>> are quite roomy.
>
> The passenger compartment of a Prius is about the same as a Camry's.
> Where the Camry has a lot more space is in the luggage compartment - its
> trunk is considerably bigger than the Prius's hatchback space.
I haven't tried the rear of a new Camry but my 2007 Prius rear seat is
bigger than older Camry rear seats. Bigger as in, "more leg room".
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>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>My sentiments exactly. There's a reason why Consumer Reports says
>>>>real world mileage is 44 mpg give or take. Given that, I'm satisfied
>>>>getting 45.8 mpg lifetime. No need to obsess about it or drive like
>>>>like a dillweed. Be happy - you're getting better mileage than most
>>>>everyone out there who's not on a bicycle.
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone remember the Mobil Economy Run? They had rules--no coasting
>>> while declutched, no free-wheeling devices. This was when all American
>>> cars were either a straight 6 or 8, or else a V8. No coasting
>>> declutched or in neutral, no free-wheeling devices, but essentially, any
>>> other driving technique was permitted. They had to average more than 40
>>> mph on a cross-country drive. In 1965, the 49 entrants achieved a
>>> combined average of 20.3472 mpg over the 3266-mile route,
>>>
>>> The contest lasted from 1936 to 1967.
>>
>>
>>Interesting, perhaps coincidental, 1967 was the pinnacle of "big block"
>>horsepower and performance. My ride of that era: 1963 1200cc VW Bug.
>I gotcha on that one. My ride of that era was a 1963 Fiat 600D (and
>that was my SECOND Fiat, Ghod help me!)