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 Dear
Terry,
I paid cash for a new Jeep Commander a week ago and
found the average gas consumption is 8 to 10 miles per gallon, not the 14 mpg
indicated in their advertisements. I have a problem with this in the fact that
gas costs so much and I feel I was told one thing and sold another. Do I have
any options for taking the car back and getting a different one?
-- Greg
 Dear
Greg,
Those mileage estimates are ratings by the federal government,
not the manufacturers, and until the 2008 model year those numbers were as much
as 30 percent too high because the EPA tests didn't reflect the way people drive.
Unfortunately, you don't have any sort of truth-in-advertising complaint against
the dealer to force them to give you a different car. I will say that if you moderate
your driving habits -- accelerate more slowly, don't do hard braking -- you should
do somewhat better than 8 to 10 mpg.
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