Comments on: A 100 MPG Car??

By: Kristen Caven

Kristen Caven — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:50:53 +0000

Here’s a tongue-in-cheek site (for those who wish they could afford hybrids) with a serious statement: stop idling! By someone who drives a stick-shift, presumably.

http://homemadehybrid.blogspot.com/

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:41:29 +0000

Somebody help me, I don’t know almost anything about cars, I am thinking to buy a small SUV, possible with save gas. Used car from 2000, in your opinion wich car could be the best?. Rigth now I am driving a Nissan Frontier 2004 (my husband’s car) I spend aprox. $200 monthly. In other case I could buy a auto, if the gas is to much..

thank you

Pam.

By: John

John — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:11:51 +0000

My truck gets 10mpg and has a 34 gallon tank— hows that for fuel economey

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:02:07 +0000

Frosty – I think that much of the hybrid mania is just an overreaction thanks to the fact that many of us were growing tired of the 15 mpg gas guzzlers.

By: Frosty

Frosty — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:29:50 +0000

I don’t see the big advantage of a hybrid. My 1984 VW Rabbit Diesel gets 40+ MPG arround town. 23 years after my Rabit was built, they come out with these hybrid vehicles claiming excelent fuel economy, and they are only getting 40 – 50 MPG. The maintenance of the batteries, motors etc. can’t be cheap either. I have aquaintences who drive newer V.W. diesels, and they get better fuel economy and performance than my old Rabit.
Where is the savings in the hybrids?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:24:00 +0000

I can’t say that cruise control works the same in all cars, but in my van it will hold me at 65 when going down a hill.
On two recent trips I averaged 22mpg with CC. And 27 without, I would coast down a hill in gear and let the speed get up to 70 or so then not give it any gass till it was dropping back to 65.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:25:00 +0000

Don’t forget everyone:

Take public transportation to save energy!

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:48:00 +0000

In regards to the money saved for having a super hybrid – I do see your point, but if you own the super hybrid for 5 years, you’re probably just going to break even on the the gas savings.

I do agree with your point that most people who tinker aren’t doing it for the money; they’re doing it because they enjoy tinkering.

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:36:00 +0000

What is SMUG?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:30:00 +0000

There’s a hell of a lot of SMUG in here.