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Old 06-26-2010, 11:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
azaviator
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Interstellar Clowncar - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 68.91 mpg (US)

The Beast - '92 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4D 4x4 Tahoe
Last 3: 15.02 mpg (US)

The Beast 2.0 - '99 Chevy Suburban LS
90 day: 17.54 mpg (US)
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My Insight replaced a '99 Chevy Malibu that got about 25mpg for my daily commute. I got the Insight in February of 2008. Using the same mileage and price at fillup, I came out with $2240.67 in savings over driving the Malibu. This is for 31058.4 miles driven in the Insight.

As an added bonus (though I won't do the math on this one), my wife drove the Malibu from February 2008 to April 2010. The Malibu replaced 'The Beast' for that time which gets 18-20mpg. Not a large difference in MPG, but savings nonetheless. We sold the Malibu in April, and she's back to driving the Blazer. Good news is, she doesn't do a lot of driving unless I go with her. If I go, I drive, and I tend to get it to ~20-24mpg (now that the Insight has taught me how to drive).
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