Jacksonville, FL man claimed '07 HCH didn't live up to EPA estimates

[Per]

The absolute worst I've gotten driving with a cold engine is about 35 MPG, but we average 45-47 without a lot of effort. We keep up with traffic, but glide when possible and when we're not holding up traffic. I used to keep tire pressures at 45 psi, but have gone to 35 psi for a better ride, with no appreciable impact on economy. I don't see any way you could possibly get 30 MPG on the highway, unless you constantly race up to speed, and then slam on the brake, followed by a full-throttle speed-up etc. I have gotten 40 MPG going a steady 80 MPH in west Texas.
I suspect the HCH gets better highway mileage than the Prius, since the Prius has to keep the engine running over 35 MPH to keep from overspinning one of the motors. However, the Prius has an edge in city driving, since it runs the engine less than the HCH does in those conditions.
We could just not tolerate the seats in the Prius, and the HCH handles much better. We hope the new Prius will have better seats, but in any case, we'll wait until about 2012 for a new car. Hope to see an HCH that can do better in city mileage-wise by then. We just like Hondas better--it seems a friendlier cart, and it doesn't have the stupid Toyota nav system!

[patsparks]

My Prius doesn't have a stupid nav system either.
My worst mileage ever was 38mpg at 80mph with 3 passengers and luggage in a strong cross wind.

[DaveinOlyWA]

ya know, the MOST alarming thing about this article is the idiot who decided to waste the paper the story was written on.