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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 08:38 PM Original message |
BMW beats Prius in MPG test |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bogus. They should do equal amounts of highway and city driving. |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Why? I do a lot more highway driving. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 06:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. If Grandma lives on East 83rd Street, yeah. |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. than maybe taking public transportation is the answer |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You know... it doesn't matter that much |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. mechanically complicated? Much less moving parts in a Prius than |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You're joking. (Right?) |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Not joking at all. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I just don't see how this is simpler |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. You are missing the point. Actual user MPG is not important. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 06:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. I'm getting 44 mpg with my Prius. I'll take the complexity. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Not everyone has had such good luck |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Do not confuse consumer affairs with consumer reports or any |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. If you say so |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I'd trust edmunds way more than consumeraffairs.com |
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tvoss (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. I'm getting 40mpg in my 96 Saturn S series |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Real MPG doesn't count. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. As I've mentioned before, in the 80's, I drove a Nissan/Datsun 210 |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. Different fuels, so it's hard to truly compare. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It's not diesel fuel that makes a diesel vehicle more efficient |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Thanks for providing links to debunk your own nonsense. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I guess you didn't read very much of them |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. As tinrobot so aptly said, |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. No, it really isn't hard to compare. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. Let's do the math. |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. If your measure of winning is MPG, then |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. And the BMW ran it's A/C during the test... |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Good for you. The Yaris won't haul a clothes dryer like my Prius can, |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-03-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I do |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Great photo |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. Apples and Oranges comparison |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Urban areas don't have highways? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Didn't intend to imply any such thing |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. "Like most people." |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Really, you're right. I'm spending most of my time going 65+ |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. More wankery from the car supplement press |
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