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Originally Posted by recxjake
Finally, Deborah in Louisville is finding her new Prius to be a big-time disappointment.
"I feel there was false advertising by Toyota in stating there was 50 miles per gallon on the highway and 60 miles per hour in the city driving my Toyota Prius hybrid. They jacked up the price $8,000 from sticker stating it was a car hard to come buy and that was their price and I would actually save money on gas."
Not so, says Deborah.
"After six months of tracking, the best mileage I ever got was 43 miles per gallon. Most often my mileage is between 30-36 miles per gallon which is no better than cars I have had in the past."
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That's not Toyota's issue, it's how the EPA calculates MPG. It is misguiding consumers that hybrids will return huge MPG when in fact it doesn't, no matter who manufactures the car.
12-23-2006, 03:59 PM
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