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Old 05-14-2013, 06:33 AM   #5 (permalink)
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PlainJane - '12 Toyota Tacoma Base 4WD Access Cab
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
My '59 Bel Air with V8 and a/t easily gets low 20's, and my full size extra-cab V8 a/t 4x4 averages better than 18 as well, so this is worse than the '50s.
I was about to reply with "hold on now, the newer vehicle has all the latest safety and emissions features..." and then I remembered it's a pickup truck.

Congratulations for getting 18MPG, I guess. I have an STi, which I dearly love and will never sell, and which I parked as soon as I could afford to start making another car payment. Squeezing out 22MPG commuting tanks was a soul killing experience. I can commute in the Fit and get nearly 40MPG, sometimes better, and arrive at work with a big smile.
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