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Just a comment on the explanation:
Since no test can exactly simulate all driving habits and conditions, actual gas mileage of each vehicle will vary.
If it is anything like the tests in Europe, the cars are not run in true road condition and mileage per quauntity will be lower in real life situations. They are run according to strict test protocols, but although reproducible will always be better than real life real road use.
See for instance these search results, I am sure they will always backup such an assertion /search?hl=en&q=mpg+tests+misleading+&meta=cr%3DcountryUK|countryGB itdoes not like the link and I repeatedly fail the captca s
I would be in favour of rewording
- Since no test can exactly simulate all driving habits and conditions, actual gas mileage of each vehicle will vary.
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- The test protocols give reproducible results that will always be better than real life use.
2.218.53.4 22:53, 25 August 2013 (UTC)Reply
- Since the phrase is never used in Europe (i.e. exclusively American/Canadian), it probably doesn't matter. Kingsif (talk) 15:36, 20 August 2019 (UTC)Reply
- Actually, it is increasing in use in the UK. It hasn't made it to the big Oxford Dictionary yet, but both Oxford on-line and the Cambridge Dictionary (Lexico) have entries for "YMMV". And I agree that it is difficult to reproduce the European standard results in real-life driving. Dbfirs 07:13, 12 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
For what it's worth, I've never heard this phrase used in the context of preferences or tastes.
- It's a relatively recent thing, almost entirely confined to the "nerd fandom" side of the internet. 2405:204:9425:D0E9:10D7:EB18:975A:249A 23:05, 3 May 2018 (UTC)Reply
Like with other words/phrases used exclusively or predominantly in one area that speaks the language, the parenthesis here should indicate that the term is only used in North America. It's not a phrase elsewhere, in terms of vehicles (adverts say things more along the lines of "fuel consumption will differ") or otherwise. Kingsif (talk) 15:36, 20 August 2019 (UTC)Reply