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Old 08-31-2007, 05:01 AM
phil94 phil94 is offline
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Default Re: How many of you...

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Originally Posted by jimy View Post
yes..i immediately purchased one...and the bottom line with the GL...is that for me hills are a killer...i get terrible mpg's up any type of hill..no eco light...so basically it kills the overall mpg....

i wish i had waited for the version two...of the hybrid...so it could be partially electric driven...oh well...maybe a trade in ..in a 3 years..

Hills are killer on ANY car, hybrid or not. Accelerating up hills is the absolute worst. Best thing to do is plan in advance for the hills, don't accelerate through the hill, and charge on the way done. As HybridVue says, be a "smooth operator".
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