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Buying a fuel efficient family car

What are the best, extra urban mpg, used family cars?

Asked on 5 March 2011 by Rummy79

Answered by Honest John
Toyota Prius. They do better than diesel in town. Diesel do better on long runs.

Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

Real MPG

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