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01-18-2007, 12:05 PM
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Commute times and distances
I want to put this out there...just to be sure I'm thinking straight. Say there are 2 people, each with the same automobile...that have a milage rating of 29 city 38 hwy. Both use those vehicles %80 to %90 of the time to commute to work, and both drivers are not leadfoots. Person 1 lives 17 miles away and his commute takes 45 minutes (a 22.66 mph average). Person 1's commute is stop and go with just about no highway miles. Person 2 lives 33 miles away and his commute takes 45 minutes with the majority being rush hour highway miles (a 44 mph average). Person 1, over the life of his vehicle has averaged 27 mpg (which is the low-end "fine-print/under certain conditions" rating for city.) Person 2's averge mpg over the life of the car is unknown.
One would expect person 2's average mpg over the life of his car to fall somewhere between 29 and 38 rating correct? (because person 2's commute is closer to the EPA testing environment than person 1's?) I mean, 17 miles in 45 minutes is pretty crappy is it not?
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#2
01-26-2007, 11:37 AM
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Re: Commute times and distances
yes, the second person should get better gas milage. I've got a similar commute to work. 33 miles and 45 minutes, though some of it is high way at 60-65 and some is more rural roads with stop lights and speed limits as low as 35. I've got a 95 prizm which has a 28/34 rating. I get around 31-32 to work.
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