My new Prius car kicks ass!

[dpbrown]

I've already had someone with a big truck ask me at a gas station if I wanted to trade.

Averaging 43MPG. I fill up my 11 gallon tank every couple of weeks and it takes me 450 miles.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Conan_The_Barbarian]

1. my favorite car as well

Yea when I mathematically figured out how much I'd save in the long run on driving I lept at the oppertunity to buy one myself. It was nice, they just happened to have 2 on the lot so I was able to bypass the wait list. Its a fine car I agree, thats for sure. Careful in the winters though, the defroster for the windshield is rather weak so prepare to scrap!

43mpg is a good start, give it a couple weeks and you should have the skill to easily do 55mpg. anticipation of events 200-250feet down the road will really help you maximize the hybrid syngergy drive.

Like if you see the light turn red down the road take your foot off the accelerator and glide the rest of the way doing it slowly enough to not have to come to a complete stop. This really makes urban driving efficent.

[dpbrown]

10. "Charging...."

Have you ever seen that commercial?

[Love Bug]

2. How long did you have to wait for it?

I'm seriously thinking about getting one when my Saturn dies.

[dpbrown]

11. About 7 months, but....

...they came to be with "upgrades" about three times that I could have bought right away. I waited for the stripped down version that I wanted.

[Beaverhausen]

3. Congrats!!!

I've had mine for a year and love it!

[dpbrown]

12. Cool! I love it so far!

I want to get the battery pack that lets me drive 60 miles on battery every day before plugging it in at night.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Good for you!

My husband bought one a year ago, and he loves it!

He was able to get the stickers that allow him to go in the carpool lane by himself......

And that makes him even happier!

I just got the hybrid Camry too.......Toyota sure knows how to build cars!

:bounce: :bounce:

[dpbrown]

13. Toyota is going to add plug-in capabilities, I read recently

That will make this car and even better deal. I'm so glad you like your hybrids!!!

:bounce:

[supernova]

5. Looks like my van in the backround right

That looks like my chevy van. :crazy: Execpt I have a regular roof, not the one shown here. But it's the same chevy van and the same color. :crazy:

[a kennedy]

6. I had the choice, a 4 cylinder Honda Accord, or a Prius.....

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: I bought the Honda. I love it but, I don't get real good mileage with it. Wish I would have bought the Prius. This was last Fall.

[Taverner]

7. Welcome to the Prius Club!

We are a different breed ;)

[dpbrown]

14. Thanks! Please don't hit me!

Just kidding!

:hi:

[Taverner]

23. Um...that's Prius Club, not Fight Club...lol

We get to talk about Prius Club, and operation mayhem for us just consists of laughing at Hummer drivers.

[dpbrown]

24. I want to get a personalized license plate to that effect somehow...

...I haven't quite thought of how it would read, though.

[Blue-Jay]

8. Nice!

Gerald approves!

[dpbrown]

15. Go, Gerald!

:bounce:

[chaska]

9. I just read about a guy who added solar panels to his Prius. He....

gets 100 miles per gallon (!).

[dpbrown]

19. I wonder how the wind drag works out.

Maybe they're "paste on"

:shrug:

[bullwinkle428]

16. I'm renting one for a week on a trip to California next month!

Excited to see how it drives and if it's worthy of consideration for my next car.

[dpbrown]

21. 75 very excited horses, let me tell you!

With the electronic assist, I find no problems with acceleration.

[Benfea]

17. If I were lookiing for a new car, that's the one I'd get.

Although my Saturn isn't exactly a gas-guzzler.

[dpbrown]

22. Someone posted on DU all the EU cars that get high mileage

It's a pity there are so few really high mileage cars in the US.

[Dangerously Amused]

18. Oooohhhh, how beautiful! How sweet! How perfect!

Hi baby! Cootchie cootchie coo-oooooooo!


:hi:



Oh... and the car is very cool, and you're lookin' mighty handsome there yourself!


Seriously, if I could afford a Prius I would get one in a heartbeat. My sister has one and she loooooves it.


Happy for your happiness, though!



:woohoo:

[dpbrown]

20. Oooo...stop, that tickles!

Oh, wait...you were tickling the baby!

:blush:

I really am enjoying the car so far. I like doing the "charging..." moments when I brake.

:woohoo:

And you know you can drive my car anytime...

:D

[Major Hogwash]

25. They run quiet, too. Not like those diesels.

I hate it when I am next to a big diesel Ram 3500 4X4 at the stop light and can't even hear the radio in my car - with the windows up!

Aarrrrgggghhhh!

Nice car.

[dpbrown]

26. Thanks. Diesels stink...

...I don't mean metaphorically.