Survey Says: Fuel economy is #1 factor when buying a car Forget Quality, Safety: Car Buyers Care Most About Mileage, Mileage, And Mileage | The Truth About Cars From ABG: Full text of report at Fuel Economy Survey | High Gas Prices - Consumer Reports. As usual, I see the usual "willing to consider" crap, but the Americans not actually voting w/their wallet:
Not surprised. I hear car ads now and they will not shut up with their rubbish about these. Just one yesterday was saying how going from 20 mpg to 40 mpg would save $2000/year, so come buy our new Hyundai Elantra that gets 40 mpg, as if a) a person's miles are all on the highway and b) that person used to drive a vehicle that gets 20 mpg highway (very few are this bad on the road). But all the commercials now are touting mileage.
