Poll: How many miles do you drive your Prius

[TonyPSchaefer]

That mileage distribution is pretty normal, statistically speaking, though slightly bimodal.

Martin: the º - as in ºF - is [alt]+[0186] and I use it all the time.

[TonyPSchaefer]

That mileage distribution is pretty normal, statistically speaking, though slightly bimodal.

Martin: the º - as in ºF - is [alt]+[0186] and I use it all the time.

[FireEngineer]

One month shy of 3 years and at 56,000 miles. Daily commute is 37 miles RT. And then there's these darn road trips........

Wayne

[FireEngineer]

One month shy of 3 years and at 56,000 miles. Daily commute is 37 miles RT. And then there's these darn road trips........

Wayne

[p626808]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nerfer @ Sep 11 2007, 06:28 PM) [snapback]510861[/snapback]</div>

You're the ?winner? so far. Only one in the over-40 category (assuming you answered the poll the same as your post).

As we're approaching 100 respondents, we're starting to see a decent bell curve, looks to be centered around 16,000 miles/year (26,000 km/year), which is more than I expected. A small sampling of cars-for-sale implies an average closer to 12,500 miles/year (but I don't know if those were bought at the beginning or end of the model year, and how long they sat for prep, etc.).

Part of the reason for doing this (and I didn't want to state it up front, in order to not skew the results) is that a cornerstone of CNW Marketing's claim for energy cost of the Prius is that it will only be driven on average 109,000 miles in its lifetime. This is based on their research showing the average Prius driver puts on about 7,000 miles/year. In this survey, only about 11% fall into that category, which surprisingly is a little less than those that drive 30K-40K/year. Mind you, I'm not condoning excessive driving, but I think the Prius is attractive to people who already are putting a lot of miles on the road, and really need the most efficient and practical car to do so.

So either we're not average, or CNW is full of hot air, I'll leave the conclusion up to you.
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Yes.. I did put it in the poll that way..

Good grief are those guys way off!

Scott

[p626808]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nerfer @ Sep 11 2007, 06:28 PM) [snapback]510861[/snapback]</div>

You're the ?winner? so far. Only one in the over-40 category (assuming you answered the poll the same as your post).

As we're approaching 100 respondents, we're starting to see a decent bell curve, looks to be centered around 16,000 miles/year (26,000 km/year), which is more than I expected. A small sampling of cars-for-sale implies an average closer to 12,500 miles/year (but I don't know if those were bought at the beginning or end of the model year, and how long they sat for prep, etc.).

Part of the reason for doing this (and I didn't want to state it up front, in order to not skew the results) is that a cornerstone of CNW Marketing's claim for energy cost of the Prius is that it will only be driven on average 109,000 miles in its lifetime. This is based on their research showing the average Prius driver puts on about 7,000 miles/year. In this survey, only about 11% fall into that category, which surprisingly is a little less than those that drive 30K-40K/year. Mind you, I'm not condoning excessive driving, but I think the Prius is attractive to people who already are putting a lot of miles on the road, and really need the most efficient and practical car to do so.

So either we're not average, or CNW is full of hot air, I'll leave the conclusion up to you.
[/b]

Yes.. I did put it in the poll that way..

Good grief are those guys way off!

Scott

[KD6HDX]

At the two year mark in August 07, we had 67K miles on the car.

67K divided by 24 months equals 2,791 miles average per month.

Car runs great. Getting ready to change fluids and replace PCV valve.

68K miles and running on Mobil One and Costco cheap-ass gas.

[KD6HDX]

At the two year mark in August 07, we had 67K miles on the car.

67K divided by 24 months equals 2,791 miles average per month.

Car runs great. Getting ready to change fluids and replace PCV valve.

68K miles and running on Mobil One and Costco cheap-ass gas.

[nerfer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Sep 12 2007, 08:17 AM) [snapback]511198[/snapback]</div>

That mileage distribution is pretty normal, statistically speaking, though slightly bimodal.

Martin: the º - as in ºF - is [alt]+[0186] and I use it all the time.
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Yes, it does have a double-hump (I assume that's what bimodal means), and it's been persistant as people have voted. The peak at 10-15K/yr drivers follow I believe the national average, but then we apparently have another bump of long-mileage drivers, probably because the nature of the car appeals to people who commute farther.

For degrees, I just use the tick (') sign, like today it'll reach 65'F (great day for biking!). Faster to type, looks close enough but not as correct, and totally falls apart if I start using it for degrees lat/long, since that's also the mark for minutes of a degree.

[nerfer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Sep 12 2007, 08:17 AM) [snapback]511198[/snapback]</div>

That mileage distribution is pretty normal, statistically speaking, though slightly bimodal.

Martin: the º - as in ºF - is [alt]+[0186] and I use it all the time.
[/b]

Yes, it does have a double-hump (I assume that's what bimodal means), and it's been persistant as people have voted. The peak at 10-15K/yr drivers follow I believe the national average, but then we apparently have another bump of long-mileage drivers, probably because the nature of the car appeals to people who commute farther.

For degrees, I just use the tick (') sign, like today it'll reach 65'F (great day for biking!). Faster to type, looks close enough but not as correct, and totally falls apart if I start using it for degrees lat/long, since that's also the mark for minutes of a degree.