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Old 10-26-2011, 08:04 PM   #85 (permalink)
groar
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Location: Toulouse, France
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scenic - '01 renault scenic
90 day: 43.09 mpg (US)

megane - '97 renault megane classic
Diesel
90 day: 72.53 mpg (US)

dennisius - '06 Toyota Prius
Team Toyota
90 day: 69.27 mpg (US)
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I should receive the replacement Saturday, so it should be the last week commuting with Mégane, which will be un-modded, the rear part has already be removed, and sold to anybody offering me enough.

My next car is a geek toy To quote hobbit :
Quote:
Two electric motors and a gasoline engine, forever enmeshed in
a whirling struggle for power, each seeking to gain the most while
using the fewest precious resources -- their delicate dance
constantly choreographed by a consortium of cold, calculating
computers -- which in turn are mere slaves to a stream of arbitrary,
capricious, and often downright stupid instructions from the loose
nut behind the wheel.

... That's a ...
I named my geek toy Dennisius as a tribute to Dennis Ritchie, the genius who co-created Unix and C.

I bought my geek toy in an Honda dealer, but it isn't a sub ton beauty. The dealer told me there is around half a dozen insight 1 in France. Hint : my geek toy has an HSD badge.

During the first year I may consume more with my geek toy than with Mégane, and it will cost more by year (as gasoline is 8% more expensive than diesel), but I will generate 20 times fewer pollutants
As a bonus, I will be able to use my scangauge, so I hope to break records after records

By now I'm reading documents by hobbit and john1701a...

Have fun,

Denis (with only one 'n').

PS look at my garage ;-)
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Best Mégane tank: 1268.9mi @ 77.847 MPG(US)
2008/06-2011/10 saving:
  • 5725.5 kg CO2 (5342.6+382.9)
  • Diesel / Money: 42.17% = 2446.25€ = 3357.26$


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