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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by willravel
If you want names, I'm afraid I don't have any.
This is hardly that simple. My car supposedly gets about 30 mpg, but I only get about 25 mpg. That's about 83% of what they promised. Not that so bad. It can be blamed on 'fun' driving (it's a turbo, after all). The Honda is a bit different. The Honda supposedly gets 50 mpg, but gets closer to 30. That's only 60%. That's almost a failing grade.
So you're assuming that all of these people have inefficient driving habits. Do you have any proof?
Can you define "puffer"? My dictionary is only telling me about marine animals.
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everyone has inefficient driving habits according to the testing methodologies, since not everyong gets that kind of mileage. If you drive your "turbo" within the tolerances of the machine, meaning going those 0-60mph in X time all the time, you probably would get a lot less than that 80%, I'd probably guess closer to that 60% you mentioned.
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puffing
n. the exaggeration of the good points of a product, a business, real property and the prospects for future rise in value, profits and growth. Since a certain amount of "puffing" can be expected of any salesman, it cannot be the basis of a lawsuit for fraud or breach of contract unless the exaggeration exceeds the reality. However, if the puffery includes outright lies or has no basis in fact ("Sears Roebuck is building next door to your store site") a legal action for rescission of the contract or for fraud against the seller is possible.
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