Learning Curve

My Gen 2 is hanging in at the 8 month mark . Driven so far 30,000 miles & having been a used car from a Casual lot without a 52 point check list I recently did struts and a front wheel bearing for $1000
& as long as I keep using car at 3,800 Miles per month It will not be the last fix ..
For a period of time I was still in the mindset of cars I owned in the past , mindless drive IT .
Finally it sunk in The Prius is a car that deserves a life stile change for driving to work , shopping , just going places One must develop a 15 min travel time cushion, being late and compensating with
the Prius to get there is Not Good . Trust me a Prius can do more then it should , 80 90 100 MPH
it can do and the fuel economy wont even be to bad ,
Still it over works the hybrid system & Its not going to enhance battery life .
Like stated these little cars can haul , yet I've joined the fray ,
75 MPH seems safe as my upper limit , 60 65 mph my general speed .
Organize ones time and drive as these car are designed , if you have an emergency the Prius will do it ,
Another factor one must except the Prius is not a big car & wile decent in weight, still
on the open road , the Prius is a pipsqueak & not the best secure handling . High speed handling with stopping is more like On a Wing and a Prayer .
Best wishes to all

 

My learning curve was to realize its not my 1987 Mustang GT I had many a year ago { And Others }
BTW the 87 GT could get 28 MPG at 100 in 5th . Took it to FL & was like wow {well that's an old store}

 

miata could handle well Id say

 

Unfortunately it took me 30,000 mile to wake up , my issue is a job requiring a 100 miles each way drive some days less but still like 70 miles .The mornings were the problem . Always rushing to work Late . 30 to 45 min at minimum of 80 patches hitting 90 a spot or two 100
I learned the 1.5 motor is typical of any ICE motor speed matters not to ICE , plugs clean purrs like a kitten
That's ICE for you . Now the charger with Battery that's a different situation . It will try & do a darn good job dealing with speed But it will shorten the life of battery .The battery does not benefit I've learned the hard way . Really I advise strong don't over work a Prius
they will doit & you will have to deal with shortened battery life . .

 

To me at high speed the Prius needs the care like a boat on water
The faster you drive requires very soft well defined lane changes This is no G-force
lane change auto . I've been cars that are

 

Maybe safe guards I've gotten off HYW after a high speed run and the motor was so smooth But one time I also noticed the battery was like two Bars . Never quite the same since that day .
I get 45 MPG hwy as of now higher around town but down a few ?? MPG .
But maybe your right
but not my view