Beware Lying Ass TV Car Ads: They Are Citing FALSE MPG ESTIMATES!! [View All]

[The Cleaner]

Something I've noticed the past few months: Car companies citing false MPG estimates in their car ads.

On average, the most economical non-hybrid cars get 30-33 MPG in the city. This includes the Toyota Corolla, Yaris, Honda Fit, etc. in the "compact" to "subcompact" class. But just the other night, I saw a car ad that cited a non-hybrid SUV as getting 38 MPG!! And it doesn't end there. Virtually every car ad, SUV or otherwise, is citing mileage estimates of over 30 MPG. But there's one problem. Only a handful of cars get 30 MPG in the city. Most get less, unless you go hybrid.

I've noticed it in other car ads too, then I'll go and read all the reviews for that model - and in every case, the MPG ratings are FAR FAR LOWER than what the TV ads are claiming.

It's time the car companies stop their FALSE ADVERTISING and stop playing their consumers for suckers.
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