While 31mpg city is pretty good for a car the size of the TCH, that was only part of the reason I bought mine. I was pretty set on getting a Prius for the gas mileage until I drove one. I was not impressed with the ride or the visibility. I thought the Prius was too sensitive to cross winds, and was not happy about the blind spots. The TCH has a more refined ride, better visibility, and to me more comfort. I was hoping to get 38mpg commuting to work. I am estatic that I'm averaging 44mpg! If it wasn't for all the short trips on the weekend, the mileage would be even better.

I hope to have my TCH over 10 years and 100K miles. I still have my old '86 F150 after 20 years and 250,000 miles. I have high hopes the TCH will go as far!