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Old 12-16-2017, 11:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
oldtamiyaphile
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UFI - '12 Fiat 500 Twinair
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90 day: 40.3 mpg (US)

Jeep - '05 Jeep Wrangler Renegade
90 day: 18.09 mpg (US)

R32 - '89 Nissan Skyline

STiG - '16 Renault Trafic 140dCi Energy
90 day: 30.12 mpg (US)

Prius - '05 Toyota Prius
Team Toyota
90 day: 50.25 mpg (US)

Premodded - '49 Ford Freighter
90 day: 13.48 mpg (US)

F-117 - '10 Proton Arena GLSi
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90 day: 37.82 mpg (US)

Ralica - '85 Toyota Celica ST
90 day: 25.23 mpg (US)

Sx4 - '07 Suzuki Sx4
90 day: 32.21 mpg (US)

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I get the same 20mpg in my Jeep, and 50 in my Prius.

Over a 200k lifetime, a Prius saves enough that that it will pay for itself even if you buy new. You can have a Jeep sitting and doing nothing but depreciating, and drive the Prius, and be financially equivalent to someone who owns a Jeep only.

Your fuel bill will be less than half.

Not sure I would bother going from 20mpg to 30 though. Get her a Prius. Hypermilers don't need hybrids, but for normal drivers they have bigger gains as they do most of the hypermiling for you.
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