09-03-2006, 03:52 PM
NTIman Wrote:We get more gas mileage complaints on the Prius and the Hybrid Highlander than any of the SUVs or other vehicles at the Toyota stealership i work at
That's because the hybrid vehicles don't meet expectations. If you drive realistically you get ~42mpg out of a Prius. I managed to get about 55 to 60mpg out of my [former] Prius on one tank - once, but I was going slower than everybody all the time. Call me crazy, but 42mpg isn't special. Hybrid cars are an accessory, a statement, they aren't practical by any means... at least not yet.
When you buy an SUV you a truck, or a fast car, or whatever, you know exactly what to expect. You know what kind of mileage you'll get. Most people haven't driven hybrids and expect extroidinary things out of them... and they don't deliver that.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger