Maybe, but the Prius has those expensive batteries, what is the life span of those?
Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2014, at 1:09 PM, Rich Thomas > <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > > They need to do a cost comparison on the two cars. I'm sure the MB costs a > lot more, and the $/mi cost for fuel is a tad higher, and overall cost of > ownership is probably higher on the Benz. But I am sure it is a much better > ride when factoring in all the creature features. > > --R > >> On 5/26/14 12:04 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: >> IMO these were the most telling comments on the trial: >> ............ >> The earlier comment on differences between diesel fuel and gasoline are >> worth repeating. A gallon of diesel fuel typical releases about 15% more >> thermal energy than a gallon of gasoline when burned. So comparing gallons >> of diesel to gallons of gasoline when measuring efficiency really is >> comparing apples to oranges, in spite of the authors' claims otherwise. On a >> 'mile per unit of thermal energy' basis, the Prius won. On a 'miles per >> dollar of fuel' basis, the Prius won, although the E250 would have won that >> category in Europe due to tax differences between US and EU. >> That said, I've owned 6 vehicles with VW diesel engines, and liked them a >> lot. Prius not in my top 10 desirable vehicles. >> ........... >> I've put over 200,000 miles on my two VW diesels over the past few years. My >> Passat get close to 50 MPG on the highway and Sportwagen, with its roof >> rack, around 45. And they are fun to drive. I did test drive a Prius and to >> be honest, would rather ride a bus than drive that thing. >> ............. >> >> Gerry....whose 2 123 diesels will likely last him the rest of his life. >> >> ------------------------------------ >>> On 5/26/2014 12:57 AM, Mitchell Haley, EA wrote: >>> http://www.roadandtrack.com/features/web-originals/the-most-fuel-efficient-car-in-america-is-a-luxury-car >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has >> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
