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How many miles do you drive a year on your Prius?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by s1njin, Jan 12, 2011.

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  1. 1-9,999

    21 vote(s)
    18.8%
  2. 10,000 - 14,999

    25 vote(s)
    22.3%
  3. 15,000 - 19,999

    18 vote(s)
    16.1%
  4. 20,000 - 24,999

    27 vote(s)
    24.1%
  5. > 25,000

    21 vote(s)
    18.8%
  1. s1njin

    s1njin New Member

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    Just wondering what the annual tally is. I feel like I'm murdering my baby - she is just under 2 weeks old and I already have 600 + miles on her (40 weren't mine though).
     
  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    that's about average. i only put about 6000 a year on mine. we take my wifes hycam on long trips and to florida every winter.
     
  3. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I bet you have a lot of >25,000 answers, I do about 30,000
     
  4. jdcollins5

    jdcollins5 Senior Member

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    16,000 in my first year.
     
  5. andino

    andino Senior Member

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    I did ~10k in my first 6 months so I'm guessing around 20k a year. Though I've only had my car a little over 6 months now.
     
  6. mickey513

    mickey513 Member

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    Havn't had mines for too long but I checked the 15000-20000 miles. I plan on putting as much miles as I can on it but I drive and average of 18k miles a year. In my opinion, it doesn't make sense to not to drive the car unless you live near public transportation, work or "bike".
     
  7. GrumpyCabbie

    GrumpyCabbie Senior Member

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    35k a year for me
     
  8. Joe166

    Joe166 New Member

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    It has been about 14 months since I got my V and I have about 13,000 miles on it. Just about 1K per month.
     
  9. J5A

    J5A Active Member

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    I average only 7,000 miles per year - mostly city driving.

    My dad was a traveling salesman for Michelin Earthmover and averaged 75,000+ per year. He would have loved the Prius!
     
  10. brandonpa

    brandonpa New Member

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    Last year I put 20200 miles on it. Pretty much high way driving due to commuting a 120 miles down to work on Fridays and another 120 back on Mondays. Then whatever I put on during that weekend or the week.
     
  11. twittel

    twittel Senior Member

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    I'll end up with about 20,000 for my first year.
     
  12. eglmainz

    eglmainz New Member

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    I bought mine on June 4th, 2009, and it now has 52,970 miles on it. I average about 40k year generally.
     
  13. GaryD1

    GaryD1 Active Member

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    30-40k a year. Me and the wife both use the Prius as much as possible and let the SUV alone as much as possible.
     
  14. oxnardprof

    oxnardprof Member

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    It has dropped a little bit for me recently. I work from home as much as possible; my commute to the office is 100 miles round trip. I had more miles per year when I had to go in to the office more.

    Personal travel, around town, is fairly low.
     
  15. Papagoose

    Papagoose New Member

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    I drove 42,000 miles in 2010, will probably do more than that in 2011, but now I have two cars, so the Prius will only see about 35,000 and my Kia will be used only when I need the extra space. (Until I trade it in on another Prius?)
     
  16. ItsNotAboutTheMoney

    ItsNotAboutTheMoney EditProfOptInfoCustomUser Title

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    21447 from 12/26/2009 to 12/31/2010.

    I think we'll drive a bit less this year, but still around 20k.

    The Prius is my commuter and the "family" car.
     
  17. amorris

    amorris Junior Member

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    I have a 60 mile daily commute which I do with my Honda Insight. Our Prius is the wife's car and the car we use when we travel together. We have been going a lot lately, over 4000 miles on the Prius since we bought it on Dec 29. Usually, we put 20,000-30,000 miles on our family car; looks like it will be on the high end this year.
     
  18. mainerinexile

    mainerinexile No longer in exile!

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    Ugh. I am embarrassed to admit it, but we have 21,000 miles on our 10 month old Prius. The good news: only about 8,000 this year on the Tacoma because the Prius is so much fun (and cheaper) to drive. I now wash the Tacoma more so that it doesn't feel quite so left out of family life!
     
  19. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    We're typically 16000 km's per year, about 10000 miles. So, the time and distance factors in the service schedule are neck-and-neck ;)
     
  20. DavidA

    DavidA Prius owner since July 2009

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    A little less than 10K miles in 1.5 years. I know. That's terrible. I live 1.2 miles from work. This explains why I might have the worst mileage on this forum. It does fantastic on longer trips though.