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Old 01-11-2012, 08:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The Mistress - '88 Bmw 320i Touring SE
Team m8
Last 3: 27.17 mpg (US)

Germany Beadle - '91 Mercedes 300td (estate, N/A)
90 day: 24.63 mpg (US)

The Bloodylingo - '05 Citroen Berlingo Multispace Desire
90 day: 39.77 mpg (US)

Shanner Scaab - '03 Saab 9-5 estate Vector
90 day: 26.19 mpg (US)

Clio 182 - '05 Renault Clio RS 182 182
90 day: 31.73 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by ProDarwin View Post
U.S. calculations here, but I made a chart comparing a Saturn, which I could acquire for ~$3000 vs. a Civic Hybrid Gen1 and a Prius Gen 2.

Total cost of ownership includes fuel cost (rising at $0.20/year) and value lost to depreciation. Spreadsheet assumes all cars would be a cash purchase.



y = $Cost of Ownership
x = years of ownership

I made it a flexible spreadsheet, so I can post it if anyone would like to look at it. There are very few cars you could put in that cost less to own after a couple years than a Prius.

Excellent!

Thanks for that,

I think the main issue is that my iS cost £513, and the prius is £9000

If I could get one circa £8000 it'd just about break even..

I also dont know if 113% epa in the Prius would be possible with my 75% motorway miles- I imagine the ICE would be working fairly hard (in comparison to a Prius in town!)

Do you have the spreadsheet available?
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US MPG for my Renault Clio 182


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