BIG ROCCO Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yes - I think you put your finger on it - it has become a game for my wife - she's always checking out the avg MPG and she loves the vine/leaves (I don't, but to each his own). Also, we both always LOL whenever I fill up the car (she is afraid, so I always have to do it). I tell her I filled up the car and show her the receipt, and on the most recent fill-up for 2 weeks driving (about 275 miles) it came to....a...whopping...$21.00!!! :lol: :lol2: :hi5: You guys are hilarious! My husband and I have made our mpg into a little game. We try to outdo each other all the time. I drive most of the time :shift: and he loves :love_shower: it because he doesn't have to drive. But when he drives he gives me some stiff competition. salsaguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsaguy Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 i have a feeling i will be in the same boat. when we get the cmax for my wife cutie75, i know it will be a battle to try and steal the keys away from her for a while.and i know after a while of driving a hybrid i **will** want one for myself. already do now. :wub2:Spouses are trainable. :lol2: My husband tries really hard when he drives my car and he's done a great job learning about hybrid driving. :hi5: Now he wants one for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsaguy Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 this forum is quickly becoming one of the ones with the most" liked" posts. you guys have some fine n dandy sayings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsaguy Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 the one with the worst FE on a longer trip should have to wash the car for the other person. ;):lol: :lol2: :hi5: You guys are hilarious! My husband and I have made our mpg into a little game. We try to outdo each other all the time. I drive most of the time :shift: and he loves :love_shower: it because he doesn't have to drive. But when he drives he gives me some stiff competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaJ Posted August 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Thanks for all the great feedback from the group! Think we all agree that a happy spouse :wub2: is way more important than a few extra MPGs, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratosurfer Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I must say after 28 years, my 'Silence' is deafening to my wife. The silent treatment meets the test of not fueling the 'aggressive negotiations' between man and wife to a downspiral, yet let's my wife I care deeply about the subject matter. AND I don't agree with her position.Hey I'm no marriage counselor. Works for me. She doesn't drive my C-Max.... :) Mark JAZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredJohn Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 OK, really need some help here: When I drive the C-Max the car gets about 45 MPG, but when my wife is behind the wheel the milage drops into the low 30s! My goal is to have a happy wife AND 45 MPG -- any advice on this subject? ;) Does this article help? My philosophy after 4-1/2 years of dating and then 34 years of wondrous marriage, " Don't sweat the small stuff". http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/mpg-is-stupid.html?mktcat=nl-internal_standard&kw=industry_article219&mktid=nl61539723 :love_shower: JAZ and Mamalou16201 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahWCU Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I read this article the other day. And, for the most part, I agree with the author. 10% doesn't sound like much, but being off almost 5 MPG sounds big! On the other hand, if my car was rated at 20 and only got 18 (the same 10%), well, 2 MPG isn't much. Is it? And I do look at my cost per mile (currently $0.079/mile). But what the author does not point out, is that cost/mile changes with fuel costs. Whereas, MPG does not change with the price of fuel. So if fuel goes up 10%, my cost/mile will go up the same 10%, which has NOTHING to do with the vehicles fuel economy. For example. For the month of February my fuel economy averaged 39.6 MPG for the month and my cost/mile was $0.090. For July, my average fuel economy was 46.0 MPG and my cost/mile was $0.074. Comparing the two, Fuel economy was up 16.34% but my cost/mile was down 17.64%. How can that be? Well the average cost of a gallon of gas was down 4.15% from February ($3.557) to July ($3.409). So cost/mile does not tell the whole story on fuel economy. And yes, I am an engineer. :doh: Does this article help? My philosophy after 4-1/2 years of dating and then 34 years of wondrous marriage, " Don't sweat the small stuff". http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/mpg-is-stupid.html?mktcat=nl-internal_standard&kw=industry_article219&mktid=nl61539723 :love_shower: obob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Maxgo Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 the one with the worst FE on a longer trip should have to wash the car for the other person. ;) Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 With 60 years of marriage behind us, it's like this, Yes Dear, I'm Sorry, that's the only way to go! As far a cars, she has her's and I have the C-Max, never to two shall meet. How do I get back at her, just show her, her gas bill at the end of the month. ScubaDadMiami 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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