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Honda Settlement: When 26 AG’s say you’re drunk, lie down

December 17th, 2009. By AbiK

No, it’s not easy being green. And now it appears a few more folks other than Kermit know that all too well. Folks that bought the Honda Civic hybrid. Seems that when the car was advertised, its mileage was touted as 49 mpg for city, 51 mpg for highway.

Now, I’m the type of fool who never checks what my mpg is. But there are people out there that do—namely, John True from Ontario. He bought that Honda Civic hybrid in March of 2007 and well, according to detnews.com, he drove it for 6,000 miles only averaging 32 mpg in “mixed city/highway driving”. A bit shy of the 49-51 mpg range touted by Honda.

So, he sued.

Honda has since settled—but here’s the kicker: 26 state Attorneys General have objected to the settlement of the class action. (If ever one of my fave sayings applied (see headline, with liberties taken), it would be now.)

But what’s at the heart of their objections? Well, here’s what the settlement terms include: Read the rest of this entry »

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