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General Sport Trac Discussion
Is it Worth Trading in Your Gas Guzzler?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brendan Grant" data-source="post: 800761" data-attributes="member: 66707"><p>The mpg of a Prius is closer to 40 than 50. We barely cracked 40 on a long test drive in varying conditions. I have talked to some local government workers that have them in motorpools and they say low 40s is the fleet mileage. I also maintain that if you had an instantaneous mileage read out in every car (do they have that in the new Trac?) that you will increase your mileage by 10% via tweaking your driving habits to maximize the mileage reading. So that closes the gap a little on the cost difference calculation.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't listen to the battery arguements that hybrid haters use. There are plenty of 2001 Prius models running around on the original batteries. Gas guzzler dealers make claims that the batteries fail after two years. The batteries are actually lasting beyond design expectations.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We have a 12 year old Subaru that is destined to be replaced by a Prius but until the wheels fall off or the engine cracks it does not make economic sense to replace a paid for 25 mpg vehicle with a 25 K new Prius. The Trac is used in the household for camping, Costco, Home Depot, 4WD in snow, etc. Things that a Prius could not replace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brendan Grant, post: 800761, member: 66707"] The mpg of a Prius is closer to 40 than 50. We barely cracked 40 on a long test drive in varying conditions. I have talked to some local government workers that have them in motorpools and they say low 40s is the fleet mileage. I also maintain that if you had an instantaneous mileage read out in every car (do they have that in the new Trac?) that you will increase your mileage by 10% via tweaking your driving habits to maximize the mileage reading. So that closes the gap a little on the cost difference calculation. Don't listen to the battery arguements that hybrid haters use. There are plenty of 2001 Prius models running around on the original batteries. Gas guzzler dealers make claims that the batteries fail after two years. The batteries are actually lasting beyond design expectations. We have a 12 year old Subaru that is destined to be replaced by a Prius but until the wheels fall off or the engine cracks it does not make economic sense to replace a paid for 25 mpg vehicle with a 25 K new Prius. The Trac is used in the household for camping, Costco, Home Depot, 4WD in snow, etc. Things that a Prius could not replace. [/QUOTE]
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