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Originally Posted by Autobahnschleicher
My car isn't exactly the most fuel efficient either, however chosing to drive extremely long distances all the time alone is not a good idea.
Especialy in a car as large and gas guzzling as that honda SUV, an economy car would only need about half as much fuel and probably cost less.
But that's not the big factor, carpooling, taking public transit or riding bike saves a lot of gas.
I'm not exactly making much money, but I do my best to avoid having to drive long distances by car.
Wich is more of a factor than my cars fuel efficiency, wich is pretty bad as you can see in my signature.
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It's not a big SUV, it's a tiny Honda without even AWD. It has an efficient CVT and a small 4 cylinder. You aren't getting double 30 mpg highway with anything out there, maybe 40 or 45 mpg, but it wouldn't be ideal on the deadliest stretch of road in Montana. She has 2 giant teenage boys so and an adult daughter living with her (a masters degree LCSW who can't afford to live in her own place either but at least is all teleconference so don't have to drive.) The CRV is about as small as she can get by with. As I pointed out, no bus or trains around here. There is a free city bus in town that would go the last 2 miles of her 60 mile each way but what's the point then? Carpool never really works out, she has a unique schedule at her work, and it's never consistent enough for other people to team up with.
PS I see you are in Germany. Just for a point of reference Montana is almost exactly the same size as Germany but with 1 million people while Germany has 84 million people. Sometimes I don't think Europe gets how wide open much of the USA is.