Top Gear is funny. Prius gets worse mpg highway vs city. For the expense + complexity, I don't get why people buy them vs a Civic.

In the end, a c900 with a stick gets good enough fuel economy to completely not justify replacing it with a new econobox... Gas would have to be hugely expensive to break even!! So I wasn't suggesting that... more that if one was going to get a new car anyway, and was not a driving enthusiast, civic fuel economy is it's big selling point.

I actually hate it when people/ the media/ government try to suggest that it is somehow "eco-friendly" to junk an older car like a c900 that gets decent fuel economy, runs great, and has low emissions (last time ours was tested, they said "it's better than a new car")... It takes a lot of energy, resources, etc to manufacture a car! c900's are great cars, and to a large extent, the rest of the industry is still catching up (eg you need at least an EX civic to get rear disc brakes).

I have to say though, catching that imperial gallons error, makes me feel a little better about our Saab's fuel economy :-)...

James...

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• So what's the big hype about the Honda cars?, BAAB , Thu, 21 May 2009 16:08:38
  • Not Hype, fred, Sat, 23 May 2009 22:00:16
    • Re: Not Hype, Uffda, Wed, 27 May 2009 10:22:33
    • Ridiculous..especially on a Saab site!!, Slyde, Sun, 24 May 2009 09:00:54
      • I had the misfortune of driving behind a 300C..., James, Sun, 24 May 2009 17:29:28
    • apples + oranges., James, Sun, 24 May 2009 05:42:27
    • Re: Not Hype, BAAB , Sat, 23 May 2009 22:38:38
  • I actually considered a Civic, No Snaab, Fri, 22 May 2009 05:26:25
    • skewed the other way..., James, Fri, 22 May 2009 07:19:57
      • Re: skewed the other way..., No Snaab, Fri, 22 May 2009 09:03:51
  • fuel economy, James, Fri, 22 May 2009 04:05:26
    • 50 mpg?, No Snaab, Fri, 22 May 2009 05:11:58
      • yup, 50mpg!, James, Fri, 22 May 2009 06:14:08
        • Re: yup, 50mpg!...hybrid???, Steven W, Fri, 22 May 2009 11:20:09
        • Not bloody well likely, No Snaab, Fri, 22 May 2009 08:46:52
          • I bet that was stupid Imperial gallons!!, James, Fri, 22 May 2009 10:25:40
            • Re: I bet that was stupid Imperial gallons!!, No Snaab, Fri, 22 May 2009 13:44:23
              • they're easy on the throttle, James, Fri, 22 May 2009 14:27:43
                • 65 MPG in Honda possible -that's US for those south, saab86, Fri, 22 May 2009 15:59:22
                • Re: they're easy on the throttle, No Snaab, Fri, 22 May 2009 15:31:09
                  • c900 vs eco bs., James, Sat, 23 May 2009 04:50:01 <-- Viewing This Message
                    • Fuel Economy Challenge-see General Interest Board, No Snaab, Sat, 23 May 2009 09:46:19
                    • Re: c900 vs eco bs: another reason to keep it, Cary, Sat, 23 May 2009 07:37:30
                    • VW TDI, No Snaab, Sat, 23 May 2009 07:00:43
        • Wouldn't 50 be nice!, BAAB , Fri, 22 May 2009 06:59:02
  • they are white goods on wheels, Steven W, Thu, 21 May 2009 21:18:02
    • Re: they are white goods on wheels, andym, Fri, 22 May 2009 03:28:34

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