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Originally Posted by Droid13
. . . But I will have to say that I'm amazed how fast even the smaller economy cars go over there. I've had a few opportunities to left lane it over there and a car that in North America might top out at 150/160kph, a similar sized car/engine size will easily cruise at 200kph. . . .
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You're hitting on an important difference, the highway speeds. But there is another, the relative amount of public transportation and private vehicle commuting.
If I only need the car for the weekend, then I really don't need an efficient, low-speed vehicle that handles stop-and-go traffic. My weekend miles are generally faster than the weekday miles. But I still work for a living, five of seven days, and that drives my choice of vehicle and driving style.
But now that I have an efficient vehicle, I want to keep it rolling and maximize my return on investment. I want to avoid major componet failures and keep the vehicle operating in a fuel efficient range. The GH database has helped on the fuel efficiency. The only thing lacking are hard data, maintenance metrics, to keep our hybrids working.
Bob Wilson