Proud of my Prius Snow Performance

[journeygirl1]

ggg

[bnlfanmatt]

I took it slow - 30MPG most of the way

I guess this shows that winter is hard on mileage...

[journeygirl1]

Oops...should have typed "30 MPH" there. I was actually getting very good gas milage, because the ICE wasn't continually engaged at that speed.

[Sufferin' Prius Envy]

How often did the VSC warning light come on? Were there any times where it was very apparent that VSC stopped you from going out of control, or did it take care of the situation before you knew there was a problem?

I have yet to play in the wintery Sierra with my VSC.

[journeygirl1]

Only once did the VSC light actually engage, and only for a second. I did it purposefully, in a parking lot, to see how slippery the roads were getting. I braked abruptly and turned the wheel slightly. Honestly, I didn't feel a skid at all! The VSC must have compensated before I could notice.

I drove a rear-wheel drive Lincoln before, and I couldn't even get out of my driveway with it. I am very impressed with the Prius' stablity. I felt very safe, even surrounded by all those idiot, cavelier SUV drivers.,


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Dr Amber Dale Sapp
2005 Silver Prius #6
journeygirl1@hotmail.com

[ammiels]

If you did not hear a chime it was only the ABS braking system at work. They both share the same icon. Try harder. Peace, Ammiel

[Speedracer]

Some SUV driver is not that smart at all specially during winter I been seen too many stupid driver, which driving like Im invincible, then few mile later I saw same SUV in the ditch. :mrgreen: OR smash into guard rail.
Drive smart always win

[ltu1542hvy]

I haven't gotten my Prius yet - according to a dealer in Northern Virginia I have been talking with it appears that it will arrive middle of January and the anticipation is KILLING me!! - That aside, we have the same problem around here in North Carolina. Prople in general are not used to driving in snow and as a result are pretty much clueless about what to do once it does snow. There are so many idiot 4x4 SUV and pickup truck owners who feel that they are invincible in the snow due to their 4x4 and don't realize that although it does wonders for traction, it does absolutely nothing for steering and braking, and I always get such satisfaction out of seeing that half of the vehicles in the ditches during these ice and snow storms around here are 4x4 trucks. What WAS frightening during a snow storm about two years ago was that while I was driving home after it had started snowing heavily and the roads were VERY slick, a couple of teenagers in a Ford Expedition were tailgating me, literally about 5 feet from my rear bumper, and there was no where to pull over and let those insane idiots get around me. Fotunately it did not lead to an accident, but it could have so easily. I'm real curious to see how my new Prius will handle in the ice and snow once it gets here ("it" referring to both the Prius and the weather ).

[Wolfman]

I left out of Denver yesterday to return home. Over 300 miles of my drive was on icy and snowpacked roads. I don't have the VSC on my classic, and the car still performed flawlessly. The car is now "marking" its territory in the parking garage with the large muddy slush boulders it made on the drive home yesterday, and it looks NASTY!!!!

[Jerry P]

I already have one winter under the belt on my 2004. 'Iris' was and still is a real tank in the snow. VSC bailed me out several times last winter when the off-ramp on my way home from work was a glare of ice. She always stopped straight and true. The chime when it engages is a good idea since it focuses your attention on the fact that there is a skid underway, especially after I've worked all night and can't wait to get home and go to sleep.