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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:03 PM Original message |
Beware Lying Ass TV Car Ads: They Are Citing FALSE MPG ESTIMATES!! |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. The auto manufacturers have always posted false mpg. |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wish granted. They are changing the MPG formula to be more accurate for the 2008 model year... |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Some additional links about the MPG formula change for '08.... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. It still won't match up to MOST drivers... |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Very true, but as a benchmark it needs to be about the car and not the driver... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Everyone drives differently... |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Strictly from a test consistency standpoint the driver's inputs must be normalized... |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Estimate being the key word |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. They always talk about highway driving figures. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. I tend to use this site |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. They put the highway mileage in big letters |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yup - check post #2 for details of the MPG formula changes |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. THEY ARE NOT LYING!!! MPG depends on the driver |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Exactly! |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. V8s have remarkably good gas mileage if you keep your foot out of the zoom zone... |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thats the great thing about these motors but people still pass them off as gas guzzling beasts |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Low end torque is why diesels are so popular in Europe these days.. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. You know, I would love to do an LS7 conversion to my T/A! |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. That plus the F body host car cost is still well below the price of a new LS7 Vette... |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. You must be reading my mind, I love those cars too. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Oh yeah, my T/A has a 6 speed tranny, so 74mph was like 1700rpm |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. So...if a car commercial told you an SUV got 45 MPG that's okay? |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. With powerplants getting more and more efficient, the main culprit these days is weight... |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. So true... |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. No but thats the thing with car ads. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. If it got 45 on their best-case-scenario machine |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Yep! I used to get 30mpg with my 72 Cadi |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. First of all, I'm not a leadfoot. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. No SUV gets that? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I used to get at close to that in my... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. They're not false. They're of the downhill-in-a-hurricane variety... |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Joe Isuzu wasn't *that* long ago, was it? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Upwards of 20 years now, isn't it? I afraid I think it's the latter of your options. :( |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Hmph. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Whatever helps you to sleep better at night. :) |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. FACT: Car companies lie all the time. |
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