Gas-Saving Cars Back in Spotlight ; Auto Industry: Eaton Man Expounds On Virtues of His Vehicle

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Paul Schaeffer, so proud of his vehicles' fuel efficiency, gets a kick out of hearing friends complain about high gas prices.

Schaeffer, a retiree from Eaton who works part-time at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, drives 70 miles round-trip to work, or about 250 miles a week, in either one of his two Toyota Priuses. He has a 2001 model with 65,000 miles on it and a 2005 Prius he bought the day before Thanksgiving.

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Gas-Saving Cars Back in Spotlight ; Auto Industry: Eaton Man Expounds On Virtues of His Vehicle

For bragging rights, he'll whip out his personal database of detailed mileage and gas prices.

"I love it," Schaeffer said.

After years of eavesdropping on motorists swearing at the ...

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