Overall Hybrid Sales (per Forbes)

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#21

07-26-2007, 09:55 AM

TeeSter

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Re: Overall Hybrid Sales (per Forbes)

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Originally Posted by cshupp

John,

Were you driving it as gently as you drive your hybrid?

Cris

Can't tell you what John did but I wasn't driving the one I had any different than the hybrid.... How can I be sure of that? Because I frankly am too lazy to drive my Hybrid any differently than normal, hence my average of ~30MPG.

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07-26-2007, 06:02 PM

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Re: Overall Hybrid Sales (per Forbes)

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Originally Posted by Mark E Smith

Dealer here in College Station told me the V6 escape can get 26 mpg so why would you want a hybrid that only gets 2 mpg better!!!!

Then buy the V6. Though I would get a guaranteed commitment of 26 mpg (city?) in writing from the dealer.

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07-27-2007, 08:55 AM

Mark E Smith

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Re: Overall Hybrid Sales (per Forbes)

The operative word is CAN

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08-03-2007, 05:15 PM

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Re: Overall Hybrid Sales (per Forbes)

I drive a V6 Escape. My wife's car is the 07 FEH. I get 16 to 19 MPG in the V6 and we get about 33 in the EH....so the dealer is quite a bit cracked if he thinks you can get 26 MPG in a V6 and only 28 in the EH....

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08-03-2007, 06:04 PM

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Re: Overall Hybrid Sales (per Forbes)

I have rented a V6 Escape and a 4 CYL Escape, both FWD. The V6 averaged 17, and the 4 banger got maybe 22. The V6 had adequate power, the 4 CYL was terrible....