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jcp123 · 12-18-2017, 12:41 AM

Yes and no. The fastest car you've ever driven is (and should always be) a rental car.

When I got married, we rented a Chebby HHR. Got 31mpg by the end...I was conservative but not quite hypermiling. Bachelor parties and all. I was far from the only one driving (sorry, Enterprise!). It was also brand new and tight with 7 miles on the odo when I grabbed the wheel.

Last year my company rented me a Ford Escape. Fairly nice machine, had a 2.0 EcoBoost. I did little other than put a few lbs in the tires and use CC at 65ish and got 36mpg. And that's including making it one of the fastest cars I'd ever driven

But back when I worked rental cars...I had a route and it was quite an interesting comparison for FE.

12-18-2017, 12:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
jcp123 Just cruisin’ along Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,183 Beater Echo - '00 Toyota Echo 90 day: 42.67 mpg (US) Hondizzle - '97 Honda Civic DX Team Honda 90 day: 46.55 mpg (US) Shaggin Waggin - '14 Chrysler Town + Country 90 day: 22.56 mpg (US) Thanks: 66 Thanked 200 Times in 170 Posts	Yes and no. The fastest car you've ever driven is (and should always be) a rental car. When I got married, we rented a Chebby HHR. Got 31mpg by the end...I was conservative but not quite hypermiling. Bachelor parties and all. I was far from the only one driving (sorry, Enterprise!). It was also brand new and tight with 7 miles on the odo when I grabbed the wheel. Last year my company rented me a Ford Escape. Fairly nice machine, had a 2.0 EcoBoost. I did little other than put a few lbs in the tires and use CC at 65ish and got 36mpg. And that's including making it one of the fastest cars I'd ever driven But back when I worked rental cars...I had a route and it was quite an interesting comparison for FE. __________________ '97 Honda Civic DX Coupe 5MT - dead 2/23 '00 Echo - dead 2/17 '14 Chrysler Town + Country - My DD, for now '67 Mustang Convertible - gone 1/17 Last edited by jcp123; 12-18-2017 at 12:53 AM..