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holstein13
Explorer
Jul 23, 2016

How do you answer when a stranger asks about MPG?

WARNING: This post is about fuel mileage and how to talk to strangers about it. Many folks get very, very angry when you mention fuel mileage on this forum. They feel as if you should never ever tal...
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Ivylog
Explorer III
Jul 24, 2016
free radical wrote:
Ivylog wrote:
I tell them I'm happy to get 7 mpg in an aerodynamic brick that weighs 45,000 pounds.
Why doesn't your 4500 lb car get 70 mpg?

Some can and do even better then that
;)

https://youtu.be/SThO7oY8pi0

OK, "Why doesn't your non hybrid/electric 4500 lb car get 70 mpg?"

PS: A Chevy Volt weighs 3500 lbs... not 4500 and it's using a second energy source to get more than 50 mpg. Why only 50 mpg? That's all my 3000 lb Prius can get using just gasoline. :W

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