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Should I or Shouldn’t I?

Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by Acadianer, Apr 8, 2021.

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    Yeah, I’m aiming to get to 60, it’s my challenge haha.
    dropped off car to get Windows tinted, so it will have to wait until until time hehe.
     
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    I’m working from home, but had to go to work for a meeting. Coming back home.... it was nice and warm... and epic
     

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    Soooo, from searching this group, apparently the only 2” hitch available would be the Torklift… to get that shipped to Canada, the cost of shipping is basically the cost of a 1 1/4” hitch delivered at my door. I want a hitch to attach my 4 bicycle adapter. How bad would it be to have a 1 1/4” with a 2” adapter on it and then have about 200lbs on tongue weight on there?
     
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    You started this thread with "should I or shouldn't I" One thing you shouldn't do is cheap out on a hitch to hold four bicycles off the back of your car. Do it right!
     
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    But a 1 1/4" does have a tongue weight rating of 200lbs, so I would be within the working limits. It's just that 900 bucks for a hitch that will be used a few times seems pretty steep vs paying 200 for something that will do the same haha.
     
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    Well, 2 months and 3000kms later, has about 2/3 of the tank of fuel left lol.

    Will have to fuel it this weekend though, we’re doing a little road trip tomorrow for the first time. I’m assuming going into auto EV mode would be the most cost effective way of driving. About 325kms round trip. Won’t need to fuel it tomorrow, but probably towards the end of the weekend we may do another road trip haha.
     
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    I refuelled in April and my fuel bar just left “F”. No road trips planned yet but hopefully later in the summer or early fall.
     
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    1 1/4" isn't your problem. 200 lbs of tongue weight on a Prius is. I know in reality it should be less than 200 lbs on the tongue if your total bike weight is 200 ish, but still...you will be sagging for sure, and if you have 4 adults in the car - likely exceeding payload capacity!

    I think you should not do 4 bikes unless you either add air lift 1000 helper springs (or similar) or tow a trailer!
     
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    On July 18th, had to put fuel in after a few road trips. Going to do some more trip later this month, even possibly next weekend…
     
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    Had to fuel for the second time since May 14 2021. Did improve on range a bit..
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    Nice, but why did you buy Premium? Because you expect to carry it around for several more months before burning it?
     
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    Well it took over 3 months to burn this full tank. Premium fuel has less ethanol. And well the cost difference when going to Costco, I figured why not. I do the same with all my smaller engine toys, since they tend to sit for longer periods of time.
     
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    Since you are still in the shopping phase, you can do a lot of your shopping via the internet. Places like Carvana, CarMax and others make it easy to search for that PP. While you are at it, submit information on your 2010 to see what they'll give you for it. We also had a 2010 and it needed an expensive brake booster assembly. I decided to see what my offers were and CarMax gave me $5800 - the highest offer from five dealerships. Purchased a 2018 PP from Carvana and it's the best!!! You will notice some big differences between the two cars - all good.