do you do the "Prius thing" when driving other vehicles?

yes! i do the same things with my dodge dakota. and when i pulse and glide, i still get 16 mpg.

 

When I'm driving the Prius I try to do Insight-I things like: shift; go into neutral, shut down the ICE, and coast; add in regen on downhills and when coasting to a stop. I sometimes find myself reaching for the shift knob and the clutch.

 

Yup, I get major brain farts when I am forced to drive any other vehicle other than the Prius. Having SKS, we are so spoiled with the added convenience. I think we don't know how dependent we are to SKS till it's gone!

In my case, when I do the "Prius thing" and fail, I freeze up and get all pissed off . Friends and family look at me funny and think I have some sort of mental disorder. :crazy: To top it off, I'm too lazy to have to explain myself to them that I own a Prius with this awesome technology. Whatever.

 

I also do it. Leave the key in my pocket.......then have to dig it out.

glide to a stop sign or red light.

It's become a way to drive everything.

 

You better start explaining yourself lest they commit you to a mental ward. That straitjacket doesn't feel too good.

 

Got a F-150. Can't understand why the parking brake won't release when I push the pedal the second time. Forget cruise control won't hold speed back when going downhill.

 

My method is easier: I put myself into hypnosis before I step out to use another car, to place me in a time before I ever used a Prius. I literally feel young again and make none of those mistakes.

 

When you get a chance, please create a hypnosis writeup for us and post it in the DIY section!

 

i drive prius in ECO mode.
so any time i drive any other car, i spin the tires. one time i did it at night in my neighborhood. what a jerk i am.
c..

 

Both my FOB batteries died at the same time and I had to use the manual key for a few days. That was annoying, especially when it rained and I was carrying groceries.

I taught my friend driving. After a few weeks of city driving, I asked him to go to a driving school to get highway experience. He got in to the instructor's car and asked "where is the power button?".

 

I turn off other cars, then can't get the key out, because I didn't put them in park.

 

select reverse gear and waiting for beep noise, waiting, and realise, it's back to 90's, it's honda with manual transmission. No beep noise there.

 

So glad to find this thread, I thought I was going nuts! Now at least I know I have company.

 

In the Fiesta I will lift my left foot to hit the parking brake, even after pulling up on the center console e-brake.

I do grab the handle a lot expecting it to open and sometimes reach for the button.

 

I have a Prius, a Saab and a Mercedes. I'm about as confused as they come sometimes.

I get in the Saab, reach for the button, then reach in my pocket, pull key out, try to stick it in the steering wheel area, wave it around a few times, finally put it between the seats where the ignition key goes.

Such fun!

 

It actually works pulse and glide with my 2010 honda fit. Also has lrr tires which i run 40 front 38 rear.