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Re: SUV bashing, fuel scare

I agree with most of your math. However:

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Originally posted by kaisen
To that I say: then trade your 27 mpg V6 Accord on a 32mpg 4 cyl Civic.

It's the same 200 gallons, but no one seems to care.
To save 200 gallons a year, the driver of the 27 mpg Accord needs to get a car that gets 40 mpg, not 32. The 32 mpg Civic will only save 86 gallons per year.

/ Johan
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