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Old 04-20-2006, 06:28 PM
JeromeP JeromeP is offline
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Default Re: consumer affairs pours gas on the fire

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Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer
One time I drove a Prius with A/C on and floored it every time I accelerated, never coasted, and drove 90 miles per hour on the highway. I averaged 39 mpg over 60-odd miles according to the display.
I'd say you did pretty well. You abused the car beyond what any normal driver would do and it still gave FE numbers which any other vehicle couldn't do.

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