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NachtRitter · 07-12-2013, 02:29 PM

Would love to overhear a discussion between Diesel Dave and a Prius driver as the two of them end up parking next to each other at the store (or wherever)...

DD: How do you like your Prius? Get pretty good FE with it?
PD: Oh yeah! It's great! I regularly get 40mpg with it. It's amazing!
DD <with disappointed look>: Really? You only get 40mpg with it?
PD: Well, I could probably get more, but it's a damn sight better than what you're getting in that behemoth truck!
DD: Actually, it's not... Over the past 3 months, I've been averaging nearly 53mpg with it... and that's over the entire tank of fuel!
PD:

DD:

07-12-2013, 02:29 PM	#1593 (permalink)
NachtRitter NightKnight Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 1,594 RippinRoo - '05 Subaru Legacy Wagon 2.5 GT Subaru 90 day: 21.16 mpg (US) Helga - '00 Volkswagen Jetta TDI TEAM VW AUDI Group Diesel 90 day: 53.91 mpg (US) Olga - '03 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 90 day: 46.24 mpg (US) Thanks: 303 Thanked 311 Times in 186 Posts	Would love to overhear a discussion between Diesel Dave and a Prius driver as the two of them end up parking next to each other at the store (or wherever)... DD: How do you like your Prius? Get pretty good FE with it? PD: Oh yeah! It's great! I regularly get 40mpg with it. It's amazing! DD <with disappointed look>: Really? You only get 40mpg with it? PD: Well, I could probably get more, but it's a damn sight better than what you're getting in that behemoth truck! DD: Actually, it's not... Over the past 3 months, I've been averaging nearly 53mpg with it... and that's over the entire tank of fuel! PD: DD: __________________ My VW MkIV Aerodynamic Mods (For Jetta and Golf) thread VW Save as You Drive. Background information for expert fuel savers.