I LOVE my Prius! Thank You For Your Help

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to check in and tell everyone how much I am loving my new Prius, and to say thank you.

I got 59.9 MPG on my regular commute to work yesterday. This is my best ever! The ride is 18.5 miles, and it was 57 F. It is a mix of back roads and highway and it is hilly terrain. I drove between 55 and 60 MPH on the highway (ok, I dropped down to 51 a few times!) My car has approx. 1375 miles on it so she's not even broken in yet.

On my trip home, I got 56.5 MPG. It was 41 F and I had the heat on low 70's with just a little fan.

My previous best on this commute was 58.1 MPG in very similar conditions.

I have been practicing the techniques of P&G and coasting to get my mileage up there.

I want to thank all of you who have been posting your tips and techniques as these have helped me greatly.

I continue to study some of the longer discourse on the subject of increasing MPG's and I cannot wait until the really warm weather gets here to see how high she can really go!

So, I really do LOVE MY PRIUS! And thanks to all of you again,

Charlene

 

I am just about opposite you as my commute starts in the afternoon and ends after midnight or so.

You are getting great MPG's after such a short time! I was still in the high 40's after my first 4 weeks.

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Hi thanks for the welcome and yes it is too bad.

 

I like to drive fast too and was driving too fast in my last car. The Prius has helped me to slow down a lot! This is a good thing for me all the way around!

I think you can still do pretty good even at higher speeds depending on what they are of course. The fast accelerations are what really eat up the gas though. Slow and steady up to higher speed and then holding still does really good on the highway esp. if the road is flat.