The Rumors Are True
Unlike other cars’ E.P.A. estimated mileage, the Toyota Prius actually delivers on its claim of 50 miles per gallon. I just bought one, and I was amazed to discover that I could get as much as 70 miles per gallon depending on where I was going and what the road conditions were. Yes, it was expensive, but my car payment will be fixed, whereas the price of gas is only going up. I’ve only had the car two weeks, and I’m already noticing a difference in my bottom line.
I’ve been keeping track of how many miles per tankful of gas I’m using, and it’s coming out to an amazing 600 miles for each 12 gallons of gas I buy! What a relief – my last car was a performance car, and though it could get 34 MPG on the highway if you were careful, it typically got 15 miles to the gallon in rush hour traffic. That makes my Prius about three and a half times more fuel efficient than my last car. That’s a huge difference.