Honda Car Forum

You might enjoy a little converter at www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htm
in which you can enter the approximate miles you drive per year, the
mileage your current car gets, and what another vehicle you're
considering will get, and then see how much money you'll save per
year.
Take care!
- Jeff

javawizard wrote:
> You might enjoy a little converter at
> www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htm in which you can enter the
> approximate miles you drive per year, the mileage your current car
> gets, and what another vehicle you're considering will get, and then
> see how much money you'll save per
> year.
> Take care!
> - Jeff

It would be more meaningful if one could put in their percentage of highway
and city type driving into the calculation and the respective mileages for
both vehicles.

As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70% highway.
My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, while
hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.

"L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
news:bGf2j.20550$4V6.4645@newssvr14.news.prodigy.n et...
> javawizard wrote:
>
> As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70% highway.
> My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, while
> hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.
>
That's not my experiences. My Prius gets 52 to 60 mpg on highway driving,
year around. Don't believe Toyota's listed ratings. In town it's stop and
go, ad nauseam. I get about 43 mpg in the summer and 38 mpg in the winter.
I don't jump start at intersections, but I don't hold up traffic by creeping
out either. I don't know how they are able to get away saying 60 in the city
unless it's all beltline driving. Most towns don't have beltlines.
(Besides, they are highways) Believe Consumers Reports when they say it's 46
mpg all around average. Like most people, I drive short trips in town and
not much highway travel.

I heard the EPA is finally waking up and changing their method to calculate
city driving. Up to now they cater to big business and not the consumer.

All in all. I love my Prius. I drive about 12k miles per year. No matter how
much Toyota and other companies lie, I still get two to three times the
mileage I've ever got on any compact car.

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In article <13kj47pregdrvf7@corp.supernews.com>,
"Mr Ed" <ecamin@earthlink.net> wrote:

> That's not my experiences. My Prius gets 52 to 60 mpg on highway driving,
> year around.

Bullshit.

On Nov 25, 10:34 am, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com>
wrote:
> In article <13kj47pregdr...@corp.supernews.com>,
> "Mr Ed" <eca...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > That's not my experiences. My Prius gets 52 to 60 mpg on highway driving,
> > year around.
>
> Bullshit.

perhaps its highway driving downhill

In article
<f64b89e9-6098-4655-9ec0-133500d41ee1@b15g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
EdV <systmengr@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > > That's not my experiences. My Prius gets 52 to 60 mpg on highway driving,
> > > year around.
> >
> > Bullshit.
>
> perhaps its highway driving downhill

Or else he drives a steady 46mph on the highway.

The rest of what he says is right-on, but if he's in weather where he's
getting 38mpg in winter, then no normal highway driving shows him
52-60mpg year round.

go to http://www.greenhybrid.com/ & see real mileage databases, this gives
the mileage of real people in real time, tells you what % of mileage is city
& highway.

"L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
news:bGf2j.20550$4V6.4645@newssvr14.news.prodigy.n et...
> javawizard wrote:
>> You might enjoy a little converter at
>> www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htm in which you can enter the
>> approximate miles you drive per year, the mileage your current car
>> gets, and what another vehicle you're considering will get, and then
>> see how much money you'll save per
>> year.
>> Take care!
>> - Jeff
>
> It would be more meaningful if one could put in their percentage of
> highway and city type driving into the calculation and the respective
> mileages for both vehicles.
>
> As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70% highway.
> My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, while
> hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.
>

On Nov 25, 7:30 pm, "Justbob30" <NoTh...@you.com> wrote:
> go tohttp://www.greenhybrid.com/& see real mileage databases, this gives
> the mileage of real people in real time, tells you what % of mileage is city
> & highway.
>
> "L Alpert" <alpe...@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:bGf2j.20550$4V6.4645@newssvr14.news.prodigy.n et...
>
> > javawizard wrote:
> >> You might enjoy a little converter at
> >>www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htmin which you can enter the
> >> approximate miles you drive per year, the mileage your current car
> >> gets, and what another vehicle you're considering will get, and then
> >> see how much money you'll save per
> >> year.
> >> Take care!
> >> - Jeff
>
> > It would be more meaningful if one could put in their percentage of
> > highway and city type driving into the calculation and the respective
> > mileages for both vehicles.
>
> > As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70% highway.
> > My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, while
> > hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.

Any site that shows Prius battery performance for the last 10 years...
they first came out in 97 right?

Go to the site, search for your keyword, few problems but I suspect that is
not what you want to hear.

"EdV" <systmengr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:769d1f12-a4c3-4571-a291-0723ccbf61d1@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 25, 7:30 pm, "Justbob30" <NoTh...@you.com> wrote:
>> go tohttp://www.greenhybrid.com/& see real mileage databases, this gives
>> the mileage of real people in real time, tells you what % of mileage is
>> city
>> & highway.
>>
>> "L Alpert" <alpe...@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:bGf2j.20550$4V6.4645@newssvr14.news.prodigy.n et...
>>
>> > javawizard wrote:
>> >> You might enjoy a little converter at
>> >>www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htmin which you can enter the
>> >> approximate miles you drive per year, the mileage your current car
>> >> gets, and what another vehicle you're considering will get, and then
>> >> see how much money you'll save per
>> >> year.
>> >> Take care!
>> >> - Jeff
>>
>> > It would be more meaningful if one could put in their percentage of
>> > highway and city type driving into the calculation and the respective
>> > mileages for both vehicles.
>>
>> > As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70%
>> > highway.
>> > My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway,
>> > while
>> > hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.
>
> Any site that shows Prius battery performance for the last 10 years...
> they first came out in 97 right?
>
>

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:16:57 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article
><f64b89e9-6098-4655-9ec0-133500d41ee1@b15g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
> EdV <systmengr@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > > That's not my experiences. My Prius gets 52 to 60 mpg on highway driving,
>> > > year around.
>> >
>> > Bullshit.
>>
>> perhaps its highway driving downhill
>
>Or else he drives a steady 46mph on the highway.
>
>The rest of what he says is right-on, but if he's in weather where he's
>getting 38mpg in winter, then no normal highway driving shows him
>52-60mpg year round.

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