07-28-2005, 04:10 PM
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Ridiculously Active Enthusiast
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Real Name: Larry S. Singleton
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Hybrids: 2007 TCH and Loving It !
Posts: 1,427
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Re: Disappointing gas mileage
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Originally Posted by gbobla
I understand completely what EPA #'s are, and so does Toyota---I'm sure that Toyota has much more accurate numbers from their own testing. Toyota chooses to advertise using the EPA #'s.
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Carmakers are bound *BY LAW* to post the EPA numbers on their vehicles.
No automaker would ever want to "put their own" estimates on the car unless EVERY OTHER CARMAKER did the same thing - that would put them at a competetive disadvantage.
And everyone knows the 40-year-old EPA test are flawed, even the EPA, who is looking into ways to update it. The test was only slightly modified ONCE, in 1986, and is by far not taking into account the habits of 2005 drivers and life in the USA.
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