Finally Saying Hi! - 2011 Prius Four

Hi Folks! Just wanted to come and finally share a pic of my new Prius, a blue 2011 Prius Four that I took delivery of at the end of February. I do a LOT of driving - I've put 7,000 miles on the car already, and I'm lovin it! (Especially the fuel economy )

The big things for me picking this car was the color (my prior car was a dark blue as well) and the Solar Roof package. I'm using the built-in nav more than I expected (I had been using TomTom on iPhone), but I really took it just because I had to for a solar roof. Getting into the car on a sunny day to feel the fans already running is different - and very cool!

I am running around 50 MPG on my freeway-heavy driving schedule, a nice improvement from the measured 30 MPG I got with my last car on it.

One thing I feel I've been silly with so far is being selective with the fuel. I've been using Shell so far, because they're a top tier brand and have their own "electronic check" card that saves 2 cents per gallon off the posted prices. That, plus the last time I filled up my old car before picking up the Prius was at a Shell station that had an advertisement showing how dirty valves can get in 5,000 miles with "other gas." *giggles*

I've been lurking around here a lot and have learned lots of bonus stuff about my new Prius! It reminds me of the tight Saturn community that existed when I picked up my last new car in 1999. Although driving our cars back to their home plant would be a bit hard until the hovercraft option becomes available!

Well welcome to May everyone! :cheer2: