jaq

followup on car notes

Mar 20, 2012 12:53

Test drove a few cars at the weekend. Our choice is now between Prius v and Mazda5 ( Read more... )

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jaq March 22 2012, 14:30:32 UTC
You're referring to the old Hummer vs. Prius thing? It was fairly thoroughly debunked years ago

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dreema March 22 2012, 14:45:30 UTC
aye, i wouldn't advocate getting a hummer, that's for sure.

I still think if I was purely going for gas mileage, i'd be looking at some manner of diesel car, not a hybrid in their current form.

My old 306 used to get an average of 47.7mpg (Imp) and i didn't drive that particularly efficiently (i have seen individual tank mpgs of 58, which i think equates out to 48mpg US)

I know there have been a lot of advances in the tech too, including startstop engines and the like.

I think personally I'd go with the car that was comfiest to sit in, had enough space for what you need and drove the best. All questions I can't answer

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