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finman · #8 (**permalink**) 02-24-2006, 08:11 AM

Hey, here's some real world MPGs, I don't post numbers here at Green Hybrid, but...

-18 F morning (yes minus 18 F) + 5 minute 'idle' to clear frost (parked outside) + 12 minute/8 mile commute (5 miles of 30-40 miles per hour/3 miles of 60 MPH = 32 MPG. And I'm posting this to show the effects of the real world! I don't live in a lab, drive on a roller with no wind and 70+ temps and an already warm car.

Okay, now that that's out of the way...

Same commute in 60 F + temps nets me a 51 MPG segment. This car rocks, even at 32 MPG in the dead of winter.

Ya know what my previous vehicle got? Couldn't tell ya, didn't have that MPG staring at me everyday. And neither do many people, they just tell me that they get 40 MPG regardless of terrain and temp, because that's what the sticker says.

Even engineers I work with claim this without even keeping track of fill-ups (or just quoting a random sample from a long trip when they had an easy calculation to do).

Your reality (and mileage) may vary.

PS And I ALWAYS mention the emissions I'm NOT spewing when MPG are discussed. It's not all about the MPG or saving $, although I admit most people understand this better. Sometimes, (IMHO), it should be about the conservation of resources and the clean air.