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Originally Posted by WJBushSr
This past weekend I read that a guy in California is suing because the listed MPG on the sticker and in advertisements were "deceptive".  {His claim} His Honda Civic Hybrid was getting far less than what he thought it should...
My question is this; If after buying your TCH and doing all of the things that you have learned that would help improve your gas mileage, and it did not get the EPA numbers, would you sue for false advertisements?
Me personally, I'm happy as all get out with my MPG; I average a driving speed of about 78 miles per hour in mixed city/ hwy driving and my return thus far is about 34 - 36 mpg! Coming from a 2007 Mazda CX-7 that only got 18.5 mpg avg with SUPER unleaded ONLY, I couldn't be more pleased! 
So, Are you happy with your MPG? Or is there another class action in the works?
By the way, Honda has decided to drop the Accord Hybrid... Low sales or dismal performance?  |
Was he suing Toyota or the EPA folks? If he sues Toyota, he wont get anywhere since the EPA is calculated with a standard scientific method. Toyota is not saying it gets that kind of mileage, but EPA testing shows that it does. If he sues the EPA folks, well, he *may* get somewhere, but since they revised their testing procedure, he's just barking up the wrong tree.