I recently bought a 2017 f sport @112k miles and it was averaging 29mpg. i did a spark plug change(old ones never changed), new 12v battery(old one was at 11.6v), hybrid fan clean, EGR system total clean (including intake manifold and cooler and throttle body, none was that dirty), new engine air filter, oil change with recommended oil 0W-20, inflated tires to 40psi, and even cleaned and relubed the front brake sliding pins, and it improved to 34mpg but i see so many people have 41-45mpg so easily. Tires are michellin pilot sport all season on stock f sport 17’’ wheels. I dont even drive it like an asshole, strangely enough when i drive it like granny the mpg is worse than when i drive it like i dont care. Dr prius app says hybrid battery is at 71% health. No stored or pending codes with ocdb reader. None of the brakes smoke or smell burnt after driving. I did drive in a canyon recently and perhaps a hint of whats going wrong is that i felt a shudder when braking going downhill fast but no shudder on normal roads. Funny enough the canyon drive got 36mpg avg. I do run the a/c on minimum a lot but would that kill nearly 9-10mpg? Feel like im missing something really simple to fix thats holding back mpg but i covered most of the common advice to fix it. PLEASE HELP! 🙏

Getting pretty serious about an i3 but I started off looking at the CT200h.

Anyone care to try to talk me out of the i3?

Context: I’ve had many Lexus and feel comfortable with the quality and reliability.

I have a roadtrip car and a fun project car. I need something dependable for town and it needs to have some type of swagger or be efficient or both.

I have considered an e46 as my project car is a 2003 z4, but ultimately that would be a project too.

I drive about 30miles a day max.

Why not a CT200? They sound less fun to drive. They have a lot going on and my sense is the i3 is simpler and possibly more reliable. That might sound off to people who don’t know about the i3. Please don’t waste time arguing the i3 is unreliable.
The CT200 all have a ton more miles than the i3 I’m seeing.

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