[Healeys] OT: Prius. Delete if not curious

[Alan Seigrist]

I bet you there's some 948 bugeye owners out there that have gotten 40 mpg
on the highway, and that's not a hybrid!  ;P



On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 6:35 AM, <rwil at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> You wrote:
> Had a chance to drive a Prius this past weekend.
> -----------------------
> Over the past three years my wife and I have driven our Prius some 75000
> miles. Our mileage on California freeways at 75+ and secondary roads has
> almost never been below 46 mpg per tank.  There are some nonintuitive tricks
> that can help mileage
>
> I would agree that handling on curvy roads is not the Prius' strong point.
> Here are a few suggestions:  inflate tires to 40psi. Replace tires with
> better ones; those OEM factory tires are good for mileage and price only.
> There are groups like the Yahoo priuschat where you can get some suspension
> modifications that may help. And feed it a little power on those curves.
>
> You can buy a new Prius for something like $22000 although ours has about
> everything the factory could think of plus leather upholstery.
>
> Here in Hawaii where we are now, regular gas is about $4.25 per gallon.
> And we are starting to see more Priuses here now.
>
> I am waiting for someone to make a Prius-like version of a Subaru Forester
> -- the smallest vehicle that can hold us, our 100# Newfoundland and stuff
> for a few days' trip.
>
> -Roland
> BN1 #724
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