We're back from our drive home !

pola · 05-20-2007, 03:10 PM

Hi,
Cant' give details of where we got boyfriend's Prius * package 5 (non-touring) (yet) til we go back to get mine in a few weeks...
WE CAN'T BELIEVE THIS - On our drive home, we averaged 48 mpg (highway driving) until we had to speed up towards the end to make it home in time for something, and the mileage dropped to 46.6 !!
Then we re-set the mileage, and drove around town 33 miles last night.... I tried to copy a photo Jim took of the mileage, but it would not copy... WE ACTUALLY AVERAGE 65 MILES per gallon last night (city driving) (standard tire pressure) and we were trying hard to achieve this using methods desribed here... but we were so excited !
Isn't this unusual, considering this is a brand new car, and it is supposed to take a few thousand miles to break it in to get higher mileage ? Is it possible that the '07's are a better mpg car than previous years ?

Thanks,
pola

[quote]
Hi,
Cant' give details of where we got boyfriend's Prius * package 5 (non-touring) (yet) til we go back to get mine in a few weeks...
WE CAN'T BELIEVE THIS - On our drive home, we averaged 48 mpg (highway driving) until we had to speed up towards the end to make it home in time for something, and the mileage dropped to 46.6 !!
Then we re-set the mileage, and drove around town 33 miles last night.... I tried to copy a photo Jim took of the mileage, but it would not copy... WE ACTUALLY AVERAGE 65 MILES per gallon last night (city driving) (standard tire pressure) and we were trying hard to achieve this using methods desribed here... but we were so excited !
Isn't this unusual, considering this is a brand new car, and it is supposed to take a few thousand miles to break it in to get higher mileage ? Is it possible that the '07's are a better mpg car than previous years ?

Thanks,
pola

sorry, should have posted this on the main forum

morpheusx · 05-20-2007, 03:30 PM

You still did worse then epa rating of 51 on the hwy. I once was able to maintain 70 MPG on my normal drive for about 100 miles and I was still hanging on to about 63 after 200 miles where it seemed to settle in at, but then I took a drive to see a Pirates game in Pittsburgh (about 220 mile Interstate round trip) and still ended up with 55 MPG on the tank.
Congratulations on your new prius, and congratulations on your good start.

Trevor · 05-20-2007, 05:12 PM

I had the same reaction when I got my Prius on March of 2006. I couldn't figure out why some others complained when I thought I was getting great mpg right off the bat. Now that the car is a year old with 15k miles and the weather is warm again I have noticed an increase in fuel economy.

JimN · 05-20-2007, 07:08 PM

Pola, congratulations on a good start. My cross contry trip was 45mpg when the car was about a month old. I believe the driver does more adjusting than the car does in the "adjustment period".

pola · 05-21-2007, 12:39 AM

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Quote:

You still did worse then epa rating of 51 on the hwy. I once was able to maintain 70 MPG on my normal drive for about 100 miles and I was still hanging on to about 63 after 200 miles where it seemed to settle in at, but then I took a drive to see a Pirates game in Pittsburgh (about 220 mile Interstate round trip) and still ended up with 55 MPG on the tank.
Congratulations on your new prius, and congratulations on your good start.
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THANKS !
Well, we would have gotten better mileage I think if we had not been in a rush the last 400 miles..
You must be a hypermiler ?
Thanks for the well-wishes, it IS very exciting... love this car !
pola

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Trevor @ May 20 2007, 03:12 PM) [snapback]446257[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

I had the same reaction when I got my Prius on March of 2006. I couldn't figure out why some others complained when I thought I was getting great mpg right off the bat. Now that the car is a year old with 15k miles and the weather is warm again I have noticed an increase in fuel economy.
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So what is your average mpg in cold and warm weather ?
are you a hyper-miler ?

pola

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Quote:

Pola, congratulations on a good start. My cross contry trip was 45mpg when the car was about a month old. I believe the driver does more adjusting than the car does in the "adjustment period".
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THANKS, JimN !
yes, we got a good start ! what is YOUR average mpg now ?
this car is GREAT. but , as you said, we are learning to drive all over again...
pola

pola · 05-21-2007, 11:31 AM

[quote]
THANKS !
Well, we would have gotten better mileage I think if we had not been in a rush the last 400 miles..
You must be a hypermiler ?
Thanks for the well-wishes, it IS very exciting... love this car !
pola
So what is your average mpg in cold and warm weather ?
are you a hyper-miler ?

pola
THANKS, JimN !
yes, we got a good start ! what is YOUR average mpg now ?
this car is GREAT. but , as you said, we are learning to drive all over again...
pola

P.S. Will let you know when I get mine in a few weeks.

Stevep · 05-21-2007, 01:10 PM

Mine is an 05. I now have about 37000 miles on it. I was getting about 57 with the original tires, but have changed them and now i am ONLY getting about 50.

Seems strange to complain about 50 miles per gallon.

morpheusx · 05-21-2007, 03:56 PM

I'm sorry by the way I worded my reply it came off sounding harsh,
I am not a hypermiler by any means, I think they sacrifice quite a bit of comfort to accomplish many of their feats, such as pumping tires up to 60 (never exceed the tire sidewall)
I've got nearly 5500 miles on my prius now in the 2 months that I've owned it and learned so much.

A few tips that seem to help me
1. during the first 5 minutes of driving just drive it even closer to normal while it warms up. If its cold outside turn off the climate control.

2. As far as accelerating from a stop light / stop sign, or pulling out of parking lot, I play a silly game with myself and I just pretend that I am driving a 300+ HP rear wheel drive car and I don't want to spin the wheels.

3. I use cruise control pretty much everywhere instead of P&G.
35 MPH speed limits I set at 38 and then on longer slopes where the cruise will get regen I'll just depress the accelerator pedal enough to make it glide, if its a slope that I'll pick up too much speed on the glide i'll just let it regen.

40 MPH speed limits, I set it for 39 mostly because it is hard to do a good glide over 41MPH because you end up really using the battery.

45 MPH speed limits, I set it for 48 and I will just let it do everything again on its own but again lightly hold the accelerator on longer slopes if it is doing a regen

all other highway driving I set for 3 - 5 over the limit (it seems most people go about 5 or 7 but frequently come close to running into the back of the person in front of them so you stay right with the flow of traffic with out becoming a nuisance

4. Anticipate stops well ahead of where you are at on city roads because if you can see that the light will be red you can glide a good 1/4 - 1/2 mile, yes it annoys the person behind you but when you arrive at the light right as it turns green they seem to not mind anymore.

pola · 05-21-2007, 05:32 PM

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Quote:

Mine is an 05. I now have about 37000 miles on it. I was getting about 57 with the original tires, but have changed them and now i am ONLY getting about 50.

Seems strange to complain about 50 miles per gallon.
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What tires did you change to ?
everyone likes a certain tire here it seems, after the originals wear out.
Do you have those ?
wonder why your mileage went down ?
thanks,
pola

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morpheusx @ May 21 2007, 01:56 PM) [snapback]446858[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

I'm sorry by the way I worded my reply it came off sounding harsh,
I am not a hypermiler by any means, I think they sacrifice quite a bit of comfort to accomplish many of their feats, such as pumping tires up to 60 (never exceed the tire sidewall)
I've got nearly 5500 miles on my prius now in the 2 months that I've owned it and learned so much.

A few tips that seem to help me
1. during the first 5 minutes of driving just drive it even closer to normal while it warms up. If its cold outside turn off the climate control.

2. As far as accelerating from a stop light / stop sign, or pulling out of parking lot, I play a silly game with myself and I just pretend that I am driving a 300+ HP rear wheel drive car and I don't want to spin the wheels.

3. I use cruise control pretty much everywhere instead of P&G.
35 MPH speed limits I set at 38 and then on longer slopes where the cruise will get regen I'll just depress the accelerator pedal enough to make it glide, if its a slope that I'll pick up too much speed on the glide i'll just let it regen.

40 MPH speed limits, I set it for 39 mostly because it is hard to do a good glide over 41MPH because you end up really using the battery.

45 MPH speed limits, I set it for 48 and I will just let it do everything again on its own but again lightly hold the accelerator on longer slopes if it is doing a regen

all other highway driving I set for 3 - 5 over the limit (it seems most people go about 5 or 7 but frequently come close to running into the back of the person in front of them so you stay right with the flow of traffic with out becoming a nuisance

4. Anticipate stops well ahead of where you are at on city roads because if you can see that the light will be red you can glide a good 1/4 - 1/2 mile, yes it annoys the person behind you but when you arrive at the light right as it turns green they seem to not mind anymore.
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THANKS for all this helpful info ! will save it !
all the best, and i did not think you sounded harsh.
pola

JimN · 05-21-2007, 09:01 PM

Pola, my lifetime is 49+ mpg. My 45mpg trip to Indiana when the car was a month old is holding me down. The car is stock except for the 45/45 tp and blocked grill when it gets cold. You may want to start posting your mileage at www.greenhybrid.com to see how you compare to everyone else.

05-21-2007, 03:56 PM	#8
morpheusx Professor Chaos Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 1,219 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	I'm sorry by the way I worded my reply it came off sounding harsh, I am not a hypermiler by any means, I think they sacrifice quite a bit of comfort to accomplish many of their feats, such as pumping tires up to 60 (never exceed the tire sidewall) I've got nearly 5500 miles on my prius now in the 2 months that I've owned it and learned so much. A few tips that seem to help me 1. during the first 5 minutes of driving just drive it even closer to normal while it warms up. If its cold outside turn off the climate control. 2. As far as accelerating from a stop light / stop sign, or pulling out of parking lot, I play a silly game with myself and I just pretend that I am driving a 300+ HP rear wheel drive car and I don't want to spin the wheels. 3. I use cruise control pretty much everywhere instead of P&G. 35 MPH speed limits I set at 38 and then on longer slopes where the cruise will get regen I'll just depress the accelerator pedal enough to make it glide, if its a slope that I'll pick up too much speed on the glide i'll just let it regen. 40 MPH speed limits, I set it for 39 mostly because it is hard to do a good glide over 41MPH because you end up really using the battery. 45 MPH speed limits, I set it for 48 and I will just let it do everything again on its own but again lightly hold the accelerator on longer slopes if it is doing a regen all other highway driving I set for 3 - 5 over the limit (it seems most people go about 5 or 7 but frequently come close to running into the back of the person in front of them so you stay right with the flow of traffic with out becoming a nuisance 4. Anticipate stops well ahead of where you are at on city roads because if you can see that the light will be red you can glide a good 1/4 - 1/2 mile, yes it annoys the person behind you but when you arrive at the light right as it turns green they seem to not mind anymore. __________________

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05-20-2007, 03:10 PM	#1
pola Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 120 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi, Cant' give details of where we got boyfriend's Prius * package 5 (non-touring) (yet) til we go back to get mine in a few weeks... WE CAN'T BELIEVE THIS - On our drive home, we averaged 48 mpg (highway driving) until we had to speed up towards the end to make it home in time for something, and the mileage dropped to 46.6 !! Then we re-set the mileage, and drove around town 33 miles last night.... I tried to copy a photo Jim took of the mileage, but it would not copy... WE ACTUALLY AVERAGE 65 MILES per gallon last night (city driving) (standard tire pressure) and we were trying hard to achieve this using methods desribed here... but we were so excited ! Isn't this unusual, considering this is a brand new car, and it is supposed to take a few thousand miles to break it in to get higher mileage ? Is it possible that the '07's are a better mpg car than previous years ? Thanks, pola [quote] Hi, Cant' give details of where we got boyfriend's Prius * package 5 (non-touring) (yet) til we go back to get mine in a few weeks... WE CAN'T BELIEVE THIS - On our drive home, we averaged 48 mpg (highway driving) until we had to speed up towards the end to make it home in time for something, and the mileage dropped to 46.6 !! Then we re-set the mileage, and drove around town 33 miles last night.... I tried to copy a photo Jim took of the mileage, but it would not copy... WE ACTUALLY AVERAGE 65 MILES per gallon last night (city driving) (standard tire pressure) and we were trying hard to achieve this using methods desribed here... but we were so excited ! Isn't this unusual, considering this is a brand new car, and it is supposed to take a few thousand miles to break it in to get higher mileage ? Is it possible that the '07's are a better mpg car than previous years ? Thanks, pola sorry, should have posted this on the main forum

05-20-2007, 03:30 PM	#2
morpheusx Professor Chaos Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 1,219 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	You still did worse then epa rating of 51 on the hwy. I once was able to maintain 70 MPG on my normal drive for about 100 miles and I was still hanging on to about 63 after 200 miles where it seemed to settle in at, but then I took a drive to see a Pirates game in Pittsburgh (about 220 mile Interstate round trip) and still ended up with 55 MPG on the tank. Congratulations on your new prius, and congratulations on your good start.

05-20-2007, 05:12 PM	#3
Trevor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 316 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	I had the same reaction when I got my Prius on March of 2006. I couldn't figure out why some others complained when I thought I was getting great mpg right off the bat. Now that the car is a year old with 15k miles and the weather is warm again I have noticed an increase in fuel economy.

05-20-2007, 07:08 PM	#4
JimN Certified Prius Advisor Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,198 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Pola, congratulations on a good start. My cross contry trip was 45mpg when the car was about a month old. I believe the driver does more adjusting than the car does in the "adjustment period".

05-21-2007, 11:31 AM	#6
pola Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 120 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	[quote] THANKS ! Well, we would have gotten better mileage I think if we had not been in a rush the last 400 miles.. You must be a hypermiler ? Thanks for the well-wishes, it IS very exciting... love this car ! pola So what is your average mpg in cold and warm weather ? are you a hyper-miler ? pola THANKS, JimN ! yes, we got a good start ! what is YOUR average mpg now ? this car is GREAT. but , as you said, we are learning to drive all over again... pola P.S. Will let you know when I get mine in a few weeks.

05-21-2007, 01:10 PM	#7
Stevep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 66 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Mine is an 05. I now have about 37000 miles on it. I was getting about 57 with the original tires, but have changed them and now i am ONLY getting about 50. Seems strange to complain about 50 miles per gallon.

05-21-2007, 09:01 PM	#10
JimN Certified Prius Advisor Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,198 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Pola, my lifetime is 49+ mpg. My 45mpg trip to Indiana when the car was a month old is holding me down. The car is stock except for the 45/45 tp and blocked grill when it gets cold. You may want to start posting your mileage at www.greenhybrid.com to see how you compare to everyone else.