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My husband drives a Geo Metro, late 90's model, 2 door, 3 cyl. and it gets 46 MPG.  I drive a Suzuki Esteem and get 36 MPG.  We live 15 miles from the nearest town and I drive one way to work about 30 miles, but I'm a residential appraiser and cover over 1500 miles per month just for work.  (I do get reimbursed however.)

 

heidi

 

Melissa Alexander <mca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My husband has a Prius, and geek that he is, he has tracked mileage and gas
> since he got it. (He doesn't use the number on the screen, but instead uses
> odometer mileage factored into the amount of gas added at each fill up.) He
> sees a difference depending on terrain and season. Anything that diverts the
> battery away from the motor or anything that requires the car use
>  its gas
> engine will decrease the average miles per gallon. 
>
> There's a screen that shows you, at that moment, which engine you're using,
> and how many miles per hour you're getting. Jay treated it much like a video
> game and changed his driving habits to maximize the time on battery. Not
> surprisingly, the habits that caused that change were the very behaviors
> recommended here a few days ago... smooth starts, no pumping the gas pedal,
> etc.
>
> The lowest average MPG he has gotten has been 45. The highest is closer to
> 55. It's usually above 50 for him. His driving is a mix of city and country,
> but there's little highway. Some hills, but not mountains.
>
> I can't remember exactly what he was told about how long the battery lasted.
> It was not just a few years though. It was more like eight years. 
>
> Overall, we both adore the car and are very, very, very happy with it.
>
> Melissa
>  
>
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