"There are plenty of cars out there that get 40 mpg now."

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example on December 22, 2008 at 10:59pm

MSNBC gave us the "annointed one" (obama). take that with an ocean of salt.

i haven't watched TV in 20 years, i can't swing a dead cat without hitting a prius. your call!

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Permalink Reply by Tim Cowan on December 22, 2008 at 11:02pm

Not my smart. 7 months-11,000 miles- 38.6 mpg avg. Florida -on flat land- premium fuel-top down 35% of the time-air condtioner on 90% of the time-70% highway miles-K&N filter-Thorley pipes-drive it like I stole it.

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example on December 23, 2008 at 2:24am

i'm getting low 40's in 0-10F in my smart, got 53mpg driving home from wisconsin last may seeing smartster compete in the cannonball run at 55-60mph (was probably better gas, the pumps didn't mention ethanol up there, we get 10% ethanol down here, as a rule)

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Permalink Reply by DAN on December 23, 2008 at 3:12am

This what Gov site has as comparison. And also the reading that I got from ScanGauge.

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example on December 23, 2008 at 5:35pm

yeah, my lowest MPG on the SG was 39 and that was in -4F, the coolant never reached 170F. when it's freezing i get mid 40's. my daily commute is 12.3 miles one way with an average speed of 22-24mph (lots of stop and go with speed limits of 35-45mph. the SG is a wonderful tool/device.

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Permalink Reply by SubSlr88 1 day ago

Hmmmm - let me see now - nope, that's a hybrid. And, hmm, so is that one . . . so that only leaves . . . SMART!
Of course, when you pull up in a smart, everyone HAS to tell you how their "UmptyMobile" gets 39 mpg (in town) but on their last trip it got an amazing forty-hmmm mpg for the whole trip.
I just tell them, "Sure, I get that a lot." so's not to cause any trouble.
One lady told me her four year old Explorer got 45 mpg on her last trip. . . I couldn't even comment on that one.

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example 1 day ago

must be the "new math".... the sad part is they let people like that vote...

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Permalink Reply by Tim Cowan 1 day ago

OK--it's 85 again today. Back on goes the air con. Ho Ho freekin Ho

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Permalink Reply by SubSlr88 9 hours ago

Yep, we're at 82 with humidity to match. It wouldn't be the first time I've run A/C on Christmas Day in FL.
Merry Christmas to all you folks in the colder climes . . .

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example 8 hours ago

LOL, just went for a quick ride, 18F, but sunny, won't need AC for 6-7 months...

merry christmas!!!!!

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