[Cialug] OT: safe/reliable fuel-efficient cars.

[Dan Hockey]

My Prius gets 99.9 when going down hill, 20 with a strong head wind and
about 65 behind a semi. So far my over all average is about 47mpg. My
brother drove it for a week and got about 38mpg. Even a hybrid will get bad
mileage when driven like Mario andretti.
-dh 

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf
Of Nathan C. Smith
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 10:07 AM
To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
Subject: [Cialug] OT: safe/reliable fuel-efficient cars.


If you were headed westbound on 235 after 5:00 PM last night and hit slow
traffic because of an accident you can blame the guy that hit me.  (email me
for his phone number).  We got rear-ended last night and my Hyundai Elantra
is  probably not revivable.

Faced with the painful prospect of a new (at least to me) car, I'm looking
at options.  My primary constraints are:
* manual transmission (because I feel it keeps me focused on driving - my
mind tends to wander)
* reliable
* safe
* fuel-efficient (The hyundai was a commuter and I would go exactly 2 weeks
between refuels 27 )

I realize this is a bit of a shot in the dark but is anyone driving
something they are happy with or would recommend  that meets these
constraints?

Thanks.

-Nate
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