Comments on: Wired Magazine takes on HUMMER, Prius Debate http://www.hummerguy.net/hummer-news/wired-magazine-takes-on-hummer-prius-debate Hummer News and Opinion from an experienced off-road instructor Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:10:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cbetts http://www.hummerguy.net/hummer-news/wired-magazine-takes-on-hummer-prius-debate/comment-page-1#comment-77522 cbetts Wed, 28 May 2008 14:18:13 +0000 http://www.hummerguy.net/hummer-news/wired-magazine-takes-on-hummer-prius-debate#comment-77522 I have similar debates with some of my coworkers. I commute ten miles from Torrance, CA to El Segundo to my place of employment. I average a tank of gas every two weeks in my H3. some of my coworkers commute as far away as Lancaster (about 80 miles) in their Priuses (Prii?), but give me a hard time for driving a "gas guzzler". It wasn't until I brought in my bill from my gas card to prove that I use much less fuel. I have a feeling that a fuel efficient vehicle would not be doing too much better with all the city driving I do (streets, not freeways). I still average about 18MPG in my Hummer, even with driving surface streets to work. BTW - I taken steps to improve my gas mileage by keeping the stock size tires, 5-Speed, K&N intake and a cat-back exhaust. I have seen as high as 22MPG on the flatlands averaging about 65MPH. Not bad for a Hummer! I have similar debates with some of my coworkers. I commute ten miles from Torrance, CA to El Segundo to my place of employment. I average a tank of gas every two weeks in my H3. some of my coworkers commute as far away as Lancaster (about 80 miles) in their Priuses (Prii?), but give me a hard time for driving a “gas guzzler”. It wasn’t until I brought in my bill from my gas card to prove that I use much less fuel.

I have a feeling that a fuel efficient vehicle would not be doing too much better with all the city driving I do (streets, not freeways). I still average about 18MPG in my Hummer, even with driving surface streets to work.

BTW – I taken steps to improve my gas mileage by keeping the stock size tires, 5-Speed, K&N intake and a cat-back exhaust. I have seen as high as 22MPG on the flatlands averaging about 65MPH. Not bad for a Hummer!

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