Consumer Guide uses 28.5mpg. This site's database is averaging 36+mpg. When you redo the calculations that way and throw in the tax rebates the comparison becomes quite different. To me it was a no-brainer. Give up a bit of steering feel and throttle response to save big. I have found that when you really want to go the TCH is very quick and responsive. The handling is lazy but you don't buy a car of this type to race around. My opinion is that this car makes you change the way you drive and you become accustomed to a more relaxed pace.

Besides I didn't figure in my calculations the major savings I'll get from less speeding tickets. Now, those can add up to real money....