Comments on: Incidents of Travel, 2 http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/05/incidents-of-travel-2.html a site about everything Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:21:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/05/incidents-of-travel-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-112551 Sheila Ryan Wed, 07 May 2008 17:17:47 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=10281#comment-112551 Since Our Man on the Road is on the road right now, I'll jump in here. Cooper drives a Honda Element, as I do. I've had mine for nearly three years now, and I've enjoyed the same long-haul highway mpg as he's getting. Twenty-six mpg is the norm for daily use, which in my case encompasses the usual inconveniences. It accelerates and corners far better than you'd think such a box-shaped object would. And I'm continually amazed at the amount of cargo that I can cram into it. It's the counterpoint to Our Other Car, a supercharged 350Z. (Oh, and yes, I do hate it when people preface a question with a stupid anecdote, but yours wasn't stupid. And it got funnier when you revised it as a post.) Since Our Man on the Road is on the road right now, I’ll jump in here. Cooper drives a Honda Element, as I do. I’ve had mine for nearly three years now, and I’ve enjoyed the same long-haul highway mpg as he’s getting. Twenty-six mpg is the norm for daily use, which in my case encompasses the usual inconveniences.

It accelerates and corners far better than you’d think such a box-shaped object would. And I’m continually amazed at the amount of cargo that I can cram into it.

It’s the counterpoint to Our Other Car, a supercharged 350Z.

(Oh, and yes, I do hate it when people preface a question with a stupid anecdote, but yours wasn’t stupid. And it got funnier when you revised it as a post.)

]]> By: Jeff Ventura http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/05/incidents-of-travel-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-112500 Jeff Ventura Wed, 07 May 2008 14:40:13 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=10281#comment-112500 I am suddenly interested in MPG because I am looking at a 2008 Prius to replace my hunk of shit Dodge Charger RT which specializes in warping its own brakes, randomly honking horns, and taking 7 seconds to start because the starter likes to turn over like a 1970 Vega. So, what car do you drive that got those mileage figures? Don't you hate people who want to ask a simple question but before doing so preface it with some stupid personal anecdote? I do. I am suddenly interested in MPG because I am looking at a 2008 Prius to replace my hunk of shit Dodge Charger RT which specializes in warping its own brakes, randomly honking horns, and taking 7 seconds to start because the starter likes to turn over like a 1970 Vega.

So, what car do you drive that got those mileage figures?

Don’t you hate people who want to ask a simple question but before doing so preface it with some stupid personal anecdote? I do.

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