My first 5000 miles

kkister1492 · 03-22-2005, 09:00 PM

My Prius and I have learned a lot of new things about each other over the last 6 months. I learned that I could overcome being a 'Type A' personality when in my car. I learned that I could become quite knowledgable about a car and annoy everyone within hearing distance talking about it. And I don't care!!

When I took her in for the first oil change, I made sure that they knew not to put more that the 3.5 qts of oil in and we got into a discussion about the information available on PriusChat.com. They didn't understand the attention to oil level in the car and were puzzled when I told them that too much oil = poor gasoline comsumption rates. This spurred one of the guys to look into it and then came and explained TO ME why it would affect the mpg. Pretty funny, I thought. Anyway, the service techs there now see the connection and maybe they will be more diligent.

One thing I love but haven't figured out the cause.... When I first got my car I was cautioned that I couldn't expect to get above 25mpg for the first 5-10 minutes of my drive. Well, at 4600 I suddenly get 50-60 mpg for those same 5-10 minutes on my exact same commute. I haven't changed anything and can only attribute it to the break-in of the engine. Nice to see my mpgs as a whole or average climbing.

All in all, I'm one happy camper - er, driver. :P

bookrats · 03-22-2005, 10:34 PM

Thumbs-up indeed! Congratulations!

I drive pretty short distances, so I'm only up to 3K miles so far; but I'm looking forward to my 5K prepaid maintaince trip in the near future.

DanMan32 · 03-23-2005, 11:56 AM

Usually my first 5 minutes is at least under 40MPG, but seems closer to 30. Then I get the 50+MPG.

03-22-2005, 09:00 PM	#1
kkister1492 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 354 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	My first 5000 miles My Prius and I have learned a lot of new things about each other over the last 6 months. I learned that I could overcome being a 'Type A' personality when in my car. I learned that I could become quite knowledgable about a car and annoy everyone within hearing distance talking about it. And I don't care!! When I took her in for the first oil change, I made sure that they knew not to put more that the 3.5 qts of oil in and we got into a discussion about the information available on PriusChat.com. They didn't understand the attention to oil level in the car and were puzzled when I told them that too much oil = poor gasoline comsumption rates. This spurred one of the guys to look into it and then came and explained TO ME why it would affect the mpg. Pretty funny, I thought. Anyway, the service techs there now see the connection and maybe they will be more diligent. One thing I love but haven't figured out the cause.... When I first got my car I was cautioned that I couldn't expect to get above 25mpg for the first 5-10 minutes of my drive. Well, at 4600 I suddenly get 50-60 mpg for those same 5-10 minutes on my exact same commute. I haven't changed anything and can only attribute it to the break-in of the engine. Nice to see my mpgs as a whole or average climbing. All in all, I'm one happy camper - er, driver. :P __________________ 2005 Salsa Red Pkg BC (#6)

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03-22-2005, 10:34 PM	#2
bookrats Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,843 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Thumbs-up indeed! Congratulations! I drive pretty short distances, so I'm only up to 3K miles so far; but I'm looking forward to my 5K prepaid maintaince trip in the near future.

03-23-2005, 11:56 AM	#3
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Usually my first 5 minutes is at least under 40MPG, but seems closer to 30. Then I get the 50+MPG.