75.7 mpg today

[MichaelG]

OK Miles, SO...what kind of car DID you purchase? I hope it wasn't anything electric as I have heard they attract lightning. My daily driver has only averaged 42mpg since I got it in late August but it is fun to ride!

Well, Mike, I was left feeling a little more energized, so to speak, so I had to decide between a VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...and a Toyota Prius "C".
I am really into the diesel engines, and can always use the storage room in the back of the Jetta Sportwagon, to haul smaller things, but...in the end...it was the Prius "C" that got me charged up, and that is what I bought. It is the baby of the Prius line, the smallest one they offer. And between the battery pack on the car, and my own electrical stimulations, I rarely need to engage the small gasoline engine, so that is why I get such good mpg figures.

[1951vbs]

Well, Mike, I was left feeling a little more energized, so to speak, so I had to decide between a VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...and a Toyota Prius "C".
I am really into the diesel engines, and can always use the storage room in the back of the Jetta Sportwagon, to haul smaller things, but...in the end...it was the Prius "C" that got me charged up, and that is what I bought. It is the baby of the Prius line, the smallest one they offer. And between the battery pack on the car, and my own electrical stimulations, I rarely need to engage the small gasoline engine, so that is why I get such good mpg figures.

That's cool in a tree-hugger kinda way. Hard to argue with the MPG! I have been concerned about resale and maintanence costs down the road but at that price you can run it in to the ground and walk away. You will have saved the price of the car in fuel costs over it's life.

[bobbyf6b]

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[Phantom]

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Bobby, I just spit out my coffee from laughing at your post.
Miles,trade that thing in on the VW Jetta Sport Wagon.... this afternoon .
Those TDI's are Nothing like the smell of Diesel or Jet fuel

Going down hill (coasting) my Ford 7.3 Diesel has shown on the mileage screen 99.9 mpg

[MichaelG]

Bobby, I just spit out my coffee from laughing at your post.
Miles,trade that thing in on the VW Jetta Sport Wagon.... this afternoon .
Those TDI's are Nothing like the smell of Diesel or Jet fuel

Going down hill (coasting) my Ford 7.3 Diesel has shown on the mileage screen 99.9 mpg

Thankfully, I was drinking tea when I read Bobby's post, so I couldn't spit out any coffee

And while I am really into the TDI engines of the V-dubs...I also know that soon enough V-dub will be bringing out a diesel/electric hybrid, that should get well over 75 mpg. That is when we will sell my wife's VW cabrio that we bought brand new...and buy her a new diesel/electric hybrid.

I also love the smell of diesel fuel. Doesn't bother me at all.

But I am enjoying this new Toy Prius "C". It is fun to drive. Keep in mind, this is simply my daily driver, my grocery getter, my run to Home Depot car. It will be driven about 12K a year, while I do 3 to 4 times that on my bikes each year. I also have other vehicles, like the '06 WRX-STI that I get to beat up on Mustangs with, and my '24 Hupmobile, and my '57 MB 300SL.

Now, back to drinking the tea 'coffee'

[1951vbs]

Keep in mind, this is simply my daily driver, my grocery getter, my run to Home Depot car.

That just about describes my F6B except it gets to go on some trips too!

[jkelley]

Subaru's are good cars, I have two. But I think I will stick with my favorite. 2011 Dodge Longhorn Cummins turbo. 600 HP to the ground and still gets 20 MPG when I baby it which is rare. But will tow most anything I want. My other favorite is my 1967 M-715 military truck that I restored and put in a chevy 383 stroker, it gets about 4 MPG but I only drive it to shows etc. I am doing all I can to stall the tree hugger movement!

[Hornblower]

but...in the end...it was the Prius "C" that got me charged up, and that is what I bought.

Just when I thought I was getting to know you, you pull off something like this...shocking, simply shocking And this charges you up, really? Wait a minute, let me get this straight...an aggressive F6B rider that gets a charge by driving a Prius You, Miles, are an enigma, totally out there and unpredictable. Now me, otoh, I'm boringly predictable. I drive a tuned VW GTI that gets less than 30 mpg because of how I drive it. It's a real hoot and one of the ways to have some fun on 4 wheels