2010 Prius School Project!

This must be the very definition of irony.

 

How old are you? Lol.

And what's the value of asking strangers on a message board for your "research?" Although we might be honest, theoretically, it's less credible than wiki.

 

If you write as well in your report, might you get a "D" grade?
It is difficult to take your request seriously. Is this a joke?
Why is a 2nd grader being asked to write such a report?

No, I do not let others drive my Prius.
When you are old enough to drive, and if you earn
the money to buy your own car, you might understand why.

 

As a long time reader and a first time poster, I sympathize for the way that some of these people are talking to you on this forum. A lot of people such as me have been a long time reader or lurker and appreciate all of the great information that we get from this site. Nothing better than learning from fellow owners of the same car!

However, a lot of people don't want to ask questions for fear that they will get be-rated and completely bullied for asking a "stupid" question. Weren't we all new Prius drivers once? Didn't we all have "stupid" questions at one time or another, weather we want to admit it or not, lets face it we all did.

I said all of that to say, this site is great, and when people ask questions if you don't like their question, then don't reply. Why give them a hard time about their question?

To answer the question of the post, I have the 2010 Prius V with the advanced technology package. I got everything except for the sunroof, couldn't justify nearly 3k for it even as cool as it is! I chose sandy Beach Metallic with the bisque interior, the reason that I chose those colors was, it was the only one that I had seen with those colors. I had seen hundreds of the other colors and thought this would be a little more unique. I simply bought the care to commute it. I commute about 60 miles a day, and its great!!

 

I have a 2009 Package 5 Prius that I use for network consulting, I travel all through northwestern Mississippi and 3 counties in Arkansas. Hollandale to Robinsonville, and Water Valley to Marvell, AR

1. My wife wanted a hybrid. When mama's unhappy, everyone is unhappy. I was waiting on the Saturn Vue 2 mode Hybrid which will never be sold, as I doubted a Prius could hold my networking gear.
   
   2) It holds all my stuff. I was very skeptical that it would, but the dealer offered to let me take a test drive over night so I could load all my gear in it and test the mileage. Wise choice on his part. Many Hybrids are sedans, I can't get a 17 foot ladder in a sedan, but I can in a Prius
   
   3) I fit through the doors. I am very tall and inflexible in the torso. If you cut off my head, I would bump my shoulder on a Toyota Matrix.
   
   4) It pollutes less than any other car that meets 2) and 3). While owners may buy a Prius for mileage, I suspect the Toyota engineers designed the Prius for reduced emissions. (One of the solutions to less emissions happened to be: use less gas in the first place)
   
   5) I like good gas mileage, some day we will be out of petroleum, and wonder how we could have thought it was a good idea to burn it up.
   
   6) It is quiet. I like not being the 'loud exhaust' in my neighborhood. The less my neighbors think about me, the better!
   
   7) My wife complained about my owning a manual transmission, I set out to get a CVT so my car would be 'more automatic' than hers. A solution no one can use is no solution.
   
   8) Both my wife and I's most reliable car ever was a 1989 Toyota Corolla, buying another Toyota appealed to us. (My Alltrac wagon is still in the family, 20 years and 230,000 miles later. Her sedan fell victim to nephews)
   
   9) I bought a Subaru Forester when I lived at 5000 feet and worked at 6500 feet in Nevada. It snowed ten months a year and all wheel drive was a great idea. Now that I live in Mississippi, it is hard to explain why I needed an all wheel drive SUV. 42 MPG is better than 24 MPG when you have a 110 mile daily commute. My daughter loves the Forester at the 49th parallel.

I bought a stiffening brace, for it, and a shade for the display, I added a bumper protector. I programmed it not to beep in reverse and to unlock all the doors if I touch the driver's side door handle.


I have a MT-17 ladder; 3 18 gallon tubs: wiring, network electronics, and PC parts; Laundry bags with 5 foot, 10 foot, and 25 foot ethernet cables. A 1000 foot spool of ethernet cable. A shoebox of video cables. A box of RAM, and a laptop. 16 inch drill bit and a portable drill, 20 foot extension cable. First aid kit and emergency pants. It still seats 3 in this configuration, but the gear costs 5 MPG.


Many folks dismiss it as 'too small' until they see all my stuff. I let folks drive it so they feel it is 'real'. I have 17,000 miles on it in 6 months.


I would like an inside hatch release, and even more screens of info about how to drive it wisely. I wish it was rated to use E85 ethanol.

 

The "reasons" lists have been stated and restated, again & again. But what the heck:

We wanted to do our teeny part, to help send Al Queda back to the stone age ... one gallon of middle east petro dollars @ a time.



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