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You know you're a Prius C owner when.....

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by EVOX, Apr 6, 2012.

  1. Hyder

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    Re: You know your a Prius C owner when.....

    When you find yourself fighting the urge to tape down your ears due to an obsession with curbing aerodynamic drag.
     
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    Re: You know your a Prius C owner when.....

    Ok that’s totally me and mine. LOL. Mine actually threatens to drive my car, pedal to the metal, just to mess up my MPG.
     
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    When you get paid in MPGs to listen to more NPR.
     
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    When your wife refuses to discuss your vehicle because she just put $30 in gas in her uplander and it barely went to 1/4 tank.
     
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    When you feel bad for having your headlights on

    When you boast to your friends about the battery and not the motor
     
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    when you don't mind filling up as the gas station.

    when you park next to the exit in parking lots.
     
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    Re: You know your a Prius C owner when.....

    Mate, is that a full sized road bike??? I can't believe it fits without either of the wheels off! I am so temped of getting a c but because of the space issue, I have been holding off getting one. Can you please confirm?
     
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    Re: You know your a Prius C owner when.....

    that IS a full size bicycle! BUT i do take the front wheel off. fits snug as a bug in a rug. it happens to be a giant single speed. i do also, unscrew one pedal so it does not dig into the carpet. even though i dont have a quick release front end it only takes a few seconds to take the wheel on and off.:)
     
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    Re: You know your a Prius C owner when.....

    Who do you think drags down my mpg? She is getting better though. She used to get 46 mpg on a trip to my daughter's house, but on the last trip she got 53 mpg. So far I am running about 58 mpg on the current tank but was up to a little over 60 mpg.
     
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    when you wonder when Toyota is going to come up with external cameras and internal screens to cut down on the Cd (Coefficient of Drag) by eliminating the side view mirrors so you can get even better gas mileage.
     
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    Thats Awesome. I am getting about the same. Keep going back and forth about adding a removable Kam tail to reduce the drag. But thats a different thread.
     
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    Me gusta estar en silencio, sobre todo cuando vivo en una isla ruidosa como es Ibiza, España
    I like to be silent, especially when I live on a noisy island like Ibiza, Spain
     
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    when you worry that even turning on the radio will affect fuel mileage :rolleyes:
     
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    When, even while driving other cars, your right foot has developed a twitch that releases the gas pedal momentarily once you've come up to speed in an effort to kick the car into electric mode.
     
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    when you don't care about mpg, gas price, filling up, etc...and just pedal to the metal your c
     
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    ...... your friends tire of hearing you talk about the mileage on your last trip.
     
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    Cuando esplicas el no cambi
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    cuando tratas de explicar a tus amigos cómo funciona el cambio automático del prius
    when you try to explain to your friends how automatic prius switching works
     
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    ztanos All-around Geek!

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    guilty... did this in my wifes car recently... was like, "oh yeah." :(
     
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    When you get into your non hybrid vehicle and look for READY, then realize the ICE will be on all the time!
     
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    When you don't turn on the heater in winter (or air in summer) until the engine is warmed up, so that it will not keep running at red lights.