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Old 09-30-2014, 11:51 AM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
Correction: Your Fiesta, driven intelligently, gets mileage quite close to that of a Prius, driven by a Luddite.
This.

I don't drive a Prius. My goals with my car choice were: hatchback with good cargo space (excludes fiesta), good mileage, reliable. I could have bought a Prius, or my Fit. Since I'm willing and able to push the Fit to 60+ mpg, a Prius doesn't offer me much. Even at a potential 100 mpg, the big savings are already behind me at 60.

When I was shopping, a Prius of equivalent age and mileage was about $3000 more than the Fit. At 10,000 miles a year, $3.50 gas, 60 mpg vs 100 mpg, I'd save $230 a year. It would be 13 years before the Prius paid off its higher price for me.

Also, driving dynamics. Fit and Fiesta beat Prius.

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