ED wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:54:44 -0500, Jon Elson
wrote:


DrollTroll wrote:


My '07 Fit is a great car, so far. Wife measured 46.4 mpg's highway. Can
fit big people, versatile, peppy, can haul a fair amount of ****.
CR loves it.


I've gotten the average up to 41 MPG so far just in very
congested city driving! (That's on my 2008 Honda Civic hybrid.)
The engine is FAR from broken-in yet at about 40 miles. I'm
sure from the trend it will continue to go higher.

Jon



Hybrids are the coolest thing going. Wife drives
a Toyota Prius. 53+ mpg average on the highway.
Even better around town. The first car at our home
that I know I won't ever work on. ED

Wow, that's way better than the published numbers! I just
bought a 2008 Honda Civic hybrid because the published numbers
were better. Maybe I goofed! The Prius hybrid drive system is
absolutely brilliant, and I assume patents are preventing any
other maker from using that system - basically an electric
transmission, where a significant part of the power flow goes
between two motor/generator units. We're still under 100 total
miles on the Honda, but will be taking a little trip over the
holiday, so we'll put a few more miles on it.

I got really excited with a guy who was selling a Honda Insight
on eBay with a lifetime average of 81 MPG! (That was over
130,000 total miles.) But, my wife wouldn't let me buy a 2-seater.

Jon