In article <1154620587.861865.278830@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups .com>,
Arlan.Murphy@gmail.com wrote:

> It is really quite amazing that any of us get anything close to what
> the EPA says we should. Have you ever looked up the tests to determine
> mileage? It is a joke! No where near anything anybody would encounter
> in real world driving.

That was never the point of those estimates.

The point was to give you a method of comparing two cars. Period.

They could as easily have simply given them a rating on a scale of 1 to
100. At least then people like you wouldn't be bitching.