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9,561 miles in 60 days-- Thanks for ALL the help

Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by bear15, May 26, 2017.

  1. bear15

    bear15 Member

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    Yes, I do a fair amount of driving-- 9,561 miles in 60 days. I can confirm that the Prime is a very nice ride as many of you have shared. I have driven it in many weather conditions (snow, rain, strong winds, fog, heat, etc.), using various vehicle settings (EV, HV, EV auto, etc.), on a variety of terrains and road conditions (gravel, pot hole filled, steep mountains, dirt, etc.), and speeds (bumper to bumper, cross-country highway speeds).

    I have enjoyed my driving experiences, but most importantly, I have found this forum to be very helpful in fully understanding and benefiting from all of the featured designs as part of this ride. Thanks for ALL the help!!
     
    #1 bear15, May 26, 2017
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  2. priuscatprimeguy

    priuscatprimeguy Senior Member

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    Are you a field service engineer for a national company? I wish I had this car when I worked for Toshiba America Medical Systems way back in 1978:cry:
     
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  3. Prime8

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    I will catch up to you by 90 days in a few weeks. I must concur with all of your comments about the Prime.

    I am able to get crazy fuel economy if I try. For me, poor fuel economy is 60 mpg, and good is 80-100. My only complaint is that it keeps getting dirty. This forum has been invaluable since before I purchased it. Twice now I have used less than 1 gallon of gas to travel 125 miles. Try that in any other car with over 600 miles of range.
     
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  4. bear15

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    Yes, the chore of keeping it clean is the same as with any other car. I understand that the self-cleaning edition does not come out for a few years LOL.

     
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    My wife and I have driven ours 10.5k in a little less than 6 months. I say the same. The community of PC has been invaluable in all aspects of driving Prius. Particularly, I thank to those who are engineers who keep us reminded how important it is to learn from evidence-based knowledge which may be counter intuitive at times. I've thought PIP was grossly under estimated car in general public. I hope Prime would not follow the same path.

    As to the cleaning, I tell my wife that the dirt will protect the paint and keep the car shaded from the sun. Evidence?

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  6. bear15

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    Yes, we should do some research on this to see if it might be true LOL, but I do like a clean car.

    As to the cleaning, I tell my wife that the dirt will protect the paint and keep the car shaded from the sun.
     
    #6 bear15, May 27, 2017
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