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Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by dack22, Apr 24, 2008.

  1. dack22

    dack22 New Member

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    I am new to this site and am considering buying a Prius. I currently have a 2000 Saturn SL1, it gets pretty good gas mileage (ranges from 30city to 36 highway). I drive almost entirely highway, however, I heard that the Prius really excells in its city gas mileage. Is this true? I have no dire need for a new car at this time, as my current car is running fine, however, I am planning on buying a Prius within the next 2 years. Should I wait until the new generation comes out (in 2010) or buy one of the last few models of the current generation? Is there going to be a vast price difference between the 2 generations? I know that they are going to change up the body for the new generation. What about performance and mpg? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
     
    #1 dack22, Apr 24, 2008
  2. Austin50mpg

    Austin50mpg Prius Driving Right Winger

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    Depends on what you consider CITY. Some post on this forum consider downtown city with numerous traffic lights a MPG killer.

    I consider CITY as driving on the interstate with bumper to bumper traffic in which I get very good MPG's. Sometimes I have 75 to 100 MPG for 30 minutes of bumper to to bumper slow traffic without complete stops. Fortunately I don't have to stop at very many traffic lights. (Maybe three or four short ones a day)

    Just consider what you consider CITY. :)

    On the highway I get 48 MPG at 70MPH and the AC blasting cold air.
     
    #2 Austin50mpg, Apr 24, 2008
  3. richard schumacher

    richard schumacher shortbus driver

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    You can expect 45/50+ MPG city/highway (yes, better on the highway than city).

    New model pricing, availability, features: who knows. I would not buy the first year of a major redesign because they always have some design errors.
     
    #3 richard schumacher, Apr 24, 2008
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