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Originally Posted by Sovereign
The point of a Prius (I think) is that you don't have to ecodrive to return decent fuel economy. My friends who own them don't drive any different than their last gas cars and get 55MPG (35MPG winter).
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This is my point, I think, from then. Making cars super efficient matches other cars driven efficiently. From the people I have met with Prii, they are smug bugs about the "environment" and fuel economy. But often they only show this in their cars. An ex of mine a few years ago knew a few people with them. No recycling, no compost piles. But their cars saved the world...
Now of course, this is not all Prius owners. But when I am doing 69 in a 65, and ANOTHER Prius blows past me on the highway, I have to wonder why these people bought these cars.
As not all Prius owners are smug bugs, very few Mustang owners drive for fuel efficiency. I recently joined a Mustang forum, and in one thread people were talking about efficient driving. The suggestion for efficiency was only shifting at 2000 rpms! I would go days without going that high if I didn't need the interstate.
So my point is, all drivers are different, and cars aren't always a reflection on the owner. But if your foot is an on and off switch rather than a careful, sensitive, tool, then maybe one should be in a vehicle that effortlessly is efficient. From this fuel efficient Mustang to all the 80+ mph Prii out there
