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Columnist discovers used Civic more frugal than new Prius
A columnist for The Economist confirms what many of us thought was obvious. New is not necessarily better and it's good to keep your nose clean. Moving from London to Texas (what a shock that must have been), the writer needed a car, and wanted one of the (what was then) shiny new Priuses. But not even a bright green nature could persuade the frugal side to part with $30k. A little research turned up a previously-titled Honda Civic LX 5-speed for just under $11k. At first, the little Honda got 34 MPG, impressive, but not the 60 MPG claimed by ... Read more →
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