"Dave Baker" wrote in message
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I think low tech cars are just as capable of doing that, maybe more so. I
had an old A reg 1.1 VW Polo briefly as a stop-gap car a few years .
Hardly a fireball but 50 mpg was a considerable compensation.


So, better than the Prius then? And I bet you didn't pay more for it than 2
months worth of depreciation for the P... I'm sure we live in a land of
make believe reference the 'green' hype surrounding these new vehicles.

Julian