Just completed first 800+ mi. road trip, Prius Eco

agreed. great mpg's! nice write up, thank you.

 

Would love to see a photo of that MPG with associated miles.

 

Tyre Pressures - sometimes it can be the gauge(s) - I find they vary quite a lot. The other thing, in 2000 miles, they could have dropped a little. My Fiesta would drop about 2 PSI in 6-8 weeks, same in each tyre. They tyre place said that's normal, seeing each tyre is the same.

When delivered, they would have had about 50 PSI, so the dealership would have dropped them. If their gauge or yours is wrong, that would give an apparent error. (I test-drove mine before the pressures were adjusted - it had just come off interstate transport truck - and the tyres hadn't been adjusted - it rides considerably smoother now that it has been prepared properly with correct pressures).

 

Excellent results - but the average speed is "slow". I am driving today to Stuttgart and I am not taking any side roads, otherwise I will never get there....let's see what this baby does at 60MPH average

PS: when I leave the dealer, I always go immediately to the first gas station to check the tire pressure level - I have often found them, either with the pressure changed or less than what they should be... no comment....

PS2: welcome granddaughter!

 

I appreciate your urge to protect your car's anonymity. It shows your human decency.

 

My previous car came with a "GOO + Compressor" - but I ordered the spare donut tyre instead - the compressor wouldn't fit any more, and I've still got it - it's a very capable compressor for tyres, with a fairly accurate built in gauge. But I've got a traditional gauge which seems to be accurate. We still get FREE air at all Petrol Stations.

I only fill mine to about 78% Nitrogen .

 

back up what is a one touch blinker? and why would you want to adjust it? grandbaby is beautiful.

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I'm thinking of adjusting mine to 5. I find that if I'm exiting from a Motorway or changing lanes, flick the blinker in one-touch mode, and don't cross the lane marker almost immediately, the Lane Departure Alert yells at me. 5 blinks would give me a little more time.

 

Oh so it's an LDA thing. I don't have that.

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Sorry - no, it's when you only partly push the indicator stalk (without pushing it far enough to lock it in to stay on), it only blinks either 3 or 5 times - designed for a lane change, rather than turning them on and then off again. That is on all models. With LDA appointed models, if it senses you don't have the indicators on when changing lanes (or crossing any line), it nags you with a couple of beeps.

 

Really? Where is that documented? Never heard of that. And why would nitrogen be better?

So where and how is somebody in the USA supposed to inflate their tires?
If this is true nationwide, not only most US drivers drive cars with horrible mpgs but also drive with likely under inflated tires most of the time...?
(Btw: to be honest I think most people worldwide do that, I hardly see anybody inflating tires at the gas stations in Munich. I wanted to buy myself instead a portable inflator to do that more often)

I adjusts mine promptly at 5, 3 is not enough for the same reason you mention. And also because most Facebook drivers don't look very often in front of them and think you moved into the lane without ever using a blinker because they were too busy doing something else other than driving and looking the traffic ahead of their nose.
Carista app+dongle did the job really well.

 

Nitrogen may have benefits in some situations, eg racing, high speed etc. It may also maintain tyre pressures a little longer in a tyre. But the last report I saw said that it was of dubious economic benefit for normal motorists - as any benefits are balanced out by the cost of maintaining Nitrogen in the tyre. It is only slightly lighter, and more inert than air. I'll stick with the 78% Nitrogen in normal air.

 

No, sorry I meant where is it written than the two Eco is delivered with nitrogen filled tires?
And where can you find nitrogen tire filling stations?

 

Here you get nitrogen from tyre service places. No idea about two Eco - we only get a limited 2 models here.

 

Fortunately, I still find working air hoses at many gas stations. (Some are $1.50.) The attendant will usually turn on the machine for free. I still use the old "pencil style" tire gauge. Seems to be ok.

I would much rather use a portable air compressor at home. Can anyone recommend a good one?

 

"RoadNoise", I like your user name! And when I was doing my little 100 mile trip yesterday, that's all I heard! At highway speeds of 60, 65, 70, sometimes the noise becomes unbearable for me (depending on the road surface.)

You got excellent gas mileage on your long trip. That's very encouraging. Congratulations on the beautiful little granddaughter.