Anyone else annoyed by...

[eagl]

Actually, I think they are using "MPGs" instead of "miles per gallon" not only because they think customers are too stupid to know what MPG means, but also because the "MPG rating" uses an outdated EPA mandated test that has been thoroughly debunked by Consumer Reports, and has no realistic correlation to real-world fuel efficiency.  The EPA ratings have "city" and "highway" ratings, but the test measures steady-state conditions only using a formula that has been proven to grossly over-rate many vehicles vs. what they get in actual use.

[CAP1]

Actually, I think they are using "MPGs" instead of "miles per gallon" not only because they think customers are too stupid to know what MPG means, but also because the "MPG rating" uses an outdated EPA mandated test that has been thoroughly debunked by Consumer Reports, and has no realistic correlation to real-world fuel efficiency.  The EPA ratings have "city" and "highway" ratings, but the test measures steady-state conditions only using a formula that has been proven to grossly over-rate many vehicles vs. what they get in actual use.

not so much because they think customers are stupid, as much as it sounds "catchy".

as i mentioned before, they fail to mention a LOT. i don't think i've ever met a person that got the advertised mileage from their vehicles.

[Wolf14]

Time is money in TV/ Radio. It takes aproximately 1 second to say Miles Per Gallon and aproximately .68 to .75 seconds to say MPG's give or take a few tenths of a second.

Just think of all the useless information they wouldnt be able to tell us if they'd simply say the longer version that takes more time to say.


Wolfy

[Holden McGroin]

They are selling brand new pickups for 60% off here. What does that tell you?

Why would somebody buy 40% of a truck?

[Hangtime]

more mpg's that way.

[Elfie]

more mpg's that way.

 

[Fulmar]

I get about 45 MPGs with my Honda, and I ride in style.

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Can you put snow tires on those?  Oh you can't?
/Wisconsin

[ariansworld]

Where can i buy a redline to go with my mpgs?

We sell Red Line Saturns at Star Motors.

[Wolfala]

I found a nice compromise between speed and economy.

http://www.cafefoundation.org/v2/pdf_apr/legacy.pdf



Lancair legacy. 304 MPH on 13 gallons per hour lean of peak mixtures. 23 miles PER GALLON. Of course, you can do 9.5 GPH lean of peak at 217 mph and 30 MPG, but hey. Who is counting.

Don't know of any other aircraft that can go from Oakland to Portland Oregon, to Las Vegas, To Phoenix AZ and back to Oakland on less then 60 gallons of gas.

[Stalwart]

I don't like MPGs when they add them to my soup, like in cheap chinese resturants.