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combined its published at only 50.4, that's pitiful for its size and weight

thats 10 mpg less than my 4 year old polo, and 20 less than a new one.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 01:59:55 PM EST
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The Polo is a diesel car, though, isn't it?  I think there are pretty big differences between diesel and regular gasoline on mpg.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:03:51 PM EST
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I wanted a Smart but couldn't justify one when I checked the mpgs.

I bought a slightly bigger car with a slightly smaller engine, which seems to work better overall. It doesn't look as trim but you can still pack it full of things - and it will even drive up a hill, if you're not in a hurry.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:07:34 PM EST
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Sounds like mine in re: hills.  Zero to 60 in ten minutes!

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:10:19 PM EST
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well on petrol it's worse than the smart, but why buy the petrol?


Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:16:02 PM EST
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Well, it might make sense to use diesel there, but our cars generally run on petrol.  I think it's only a few from VW that run diesel.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:24:25 PM EST
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Yeah, it's worse than the old 1990 Geo Metro, and worse than compact diesels. It's down to manufacturers not wanting to give up the horsepower.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:05:09 PM EST
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I've been overtaken by Smart cars on the autobahn near Koeln. They can get to quite a speed if you wind them up enough.
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 02:23:26 PM EST
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