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KenToad:
Yeah, TOK, I can't afford that car, but thanks for the information.  My wife is German and my Brother-in-law works as an engineer for VW in Wolfsburg, so I've heard a lot about the differences between mileage here and there. 

The Turbodiesel's are doing very well in Europe and my wife's family has a car that they always fill with biodiesel, which is plentiful from gas station's there.

ChadTower:

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Actually the mileage maybe best in highway use, but the hybrid is most effective in cutting city fuel usage.
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If you read through that monster Prius thread I linked to, they're commonly saying it simply isn't happening that way.  The theory is sound but the technology, in practice, isn't accomplishing the goal.

Samstag:

--- Quote from: KenToad on May 11, 2007, 01:13:55 pm ---Yeah, TOK, I can't afford that car, but thanks for the information.  My wife is German and my Brother-in-law works as an engineer for VW in Wolfsburg, so I've heard a lot about the differences between mileage here and there. 

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My wife just bought a Jetta Wolfsburg and wants to visit the plant when she's in Germany this summer.  Any chance your wife can hook her up with a VIP tour?  :)

patrickl:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 02:20:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on May 11, 2007, 01:06:25 pm ---Actually the mileage maybe best in highway use, but the hybrid is most effective in cutting city fuel usage.

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If you read through that monster Prius thread I linked to, they're commonly saying it simply isn't happening that way.  The theory is sound but the technology, in practice, isn't accomplishing the goal.

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Well I read part of that thread, but no I didn't see anyone claim that it doesn't work. I do see a lot of people claiming it does well over 50mpg

ChadTower:

There are a lot of people saying it doesn't, too, and that the MPG meter on the dashboard doesn't match their hand calculated stats.  It's better than the regular cars, yes, but not nearly on the scale with which Toyota would have people believe.

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