To "quote" Pete Seeger... I had horrible problems with mice in my Prius and posted several times, one of the most memorable being a picture of the engine air filter box stuffed with dog food...Another time it was Cheerios. My '08 Prius went away in 2022. Other than mice it was a great car -- But just found some mouse droppings in the engine compartment of my Subaru, out come the traps -- two around each tire and a few placed along nearby wall. But, really, our Subarus have been mostly rodent free. Wonder if there was truth to the bit I heard some of the Prius models had soy and/or peanut ingredients? kris
There's lots of ya'll who have moved on from your Prius but are still part of the community... Like @bisco @bwilson4web and others... I pulled a mummified rat carcass out of Gen2 cabin air filter area once. It was gross but glad it was years dead and not fresh!
LOL... Then all mice from your neck of woods must have migrated to our home this year. We have been battling against surge of mice (Easter deermouse, scientific name: Peromyscus maniculatus) in house, car, garage, sheds, and apiary. Also we are seeing increased activities of rats, mostly brown rats (scientifi name: Rattus norvegicus) around home. So far, I closed off the air intakes on our son's old Honda, but I have not done anything with our new Equinox EV. No sign of rodent invading our EQEV... not yet anyway. The house is different story. Even after closing the obvious point of entries, the exclusion has not worked. They are finding a way into our house. I have set large numbers of traps (~30 total now), and checking them on daily bases. I caught most of them now about 30 mice in less than two weeks. But still seeing 1-2 trapped occasionally, so I know they are still coming in. I just can't figure out where...
My three Prius were important steps to what I drive today: 2003 Prius - you can get 52 MPG all the time after the first 10-15 minutes 2010 Prius - now you can get 54 MPG all the time after the warm-up, 10-15 minutes 2017 Prius Prime - you can get 56 MPG but no more due to stupid control law screw-ups My post-Prius rides: 2014 BMW i3-REx - WOW! you can get 1/3d the cost per mile urban driving yet still get 39 MPG at 70 mph on gas. 2019 Tesla Model 3 - no gas yet fully cross country capable running 4.5 mi/kWh or further in urban driving 2017 BMW i3-REx - backup for Tesla and alternate charging from solar while driving the other EV. Burns ~2-3 gallons per year to keep the range extender operational. But the real attraction are the early adopters of Prius who remain. Yes, there are early adopters in the EV forums. But PriusChat collected an early group. Late throught, there are coarse symptoms suggesting initial EVs also have a thermal "warm-up." The first 10 miles, the indicated kWh/mi (Tesla style) suggests a high initial consumption. Initially, a maths problem of dividing by a small distance, the Tesla has a battery that needs to reach operating temperature. This may be a major part of the initial kWh consumption. Bob Wilson
Prius isn't the only car using biobased plastics. Ground clearance might be playing a part. Your Outback has about an extra half foot of vertical for a mouse to conquer. They might not need the wheels as ladders with the Prius.
Have to work that into the lyrics when singing with the kids tonight....might change it to kitties tho. LOL kris No, second thought, felines is better!
