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Subject: [OM] Re: OT Automatic gears, was Canon EOS 300D
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:50:37 -0800
That is terrific mileage. I saw the recent Car and Driver article that 
explored real world mileage for high mileage cars and neither their VW 
diesel or the hybrid Civic did much better than a small Toyota sedan 
which was quicker than either. The Prius was pretty good as I remember. 
It was disappointing reading.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jan 6, 2005, at 10:21 PM, R.Jackson wrote:

> Must be nice to get that kind of mileage from a car that size. I have a
> 4-speed automatic Volkswagen Beetle with a 1.9L Turbodiesel. It gets
> around 50 mpg on the highway, but probably closer to high 30's in town.
> Of course, it's a pocket-sized vehicle, too. My commute is 130 miles
> round trip, though, so highway mileage is most of what I experience. It
> compares favorably to the Lincoln Navigators I see on the highway
> getting 12 mpg, though. ;-)

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