From Prius to PiP

congrats!!! welcome to the club, all the best!

 

Nice. My next car will be a PIP. Perhaps another 2 1/2 years give or take.

 

You will love it. Just went out to eat tonight with another couple. Drove 40 miles each way and they admired the Pip the whole way. "Where is the music coming from?" "Just a play list on my iPhone". And on and on. . fun.

 

I've had my PIP four days. Recorded 84mpg fuel consumption yesterday evening and 129mpg today.

 

How often did you use the lka and in your opinion, was it any good?

 

It works in the sense that it beeps if you appear to be leaving your lane unintentionally. However it sucks in that it gives the steering an odd feel and makes it extremely sensitive to small changes. Makes driving more tedious and tiring. Also beeps every time it turns itself on and off due to losing the lane markers (because they are faded, or road conditions, etc.).

 

Congrats.

My buddy did the same thing.

He doubled his mileage when he first bought the Prius, and doubled his mileage again when he got the PIP....

You gotta love it....

 

+1

 

Traded in my 2012 Prius Five for the 2012 PIP in October.
Best I could do for my daily commute for the week was 50.5mpg with the 17" wheels on the Five and the speeds (65mph+) we need to travel on the LIE.
Now my average MPG for the week is around 88mpg with the PIP... love it!

 

I miss the moonroof from my 2010 a little still, but that's it. The plug-in model has been a very nice upgrade, especially considering how well it has been coping with the extreme cold. When we return back to the warm season, the benefit of the plug really becomes pronounced. The design works well with the agumentation. I can't wait for it to become commonly available here.

 

How did you do with the Trade in of the 2010 Prius? (If it is a personal question by all means don't answer)

Did you net any Money on the trade?

I'm thinking of trading my 2012 Prius when it is 3 years old for a new Pip. Just gauging if it is a blood bath, break even or make some money on the trade. I know each trade can be different.

 

I'm right behind you buddy. The PIP owners seem to enjoy there cars the most.

 

congrats!

 

I think one unexpected surprise for me was to learn that even in HV, mileage is improved by the larger battery capacity. It has been subzero here in Wisconsin and the ICE has been running regularly. I refuse to freeze to save a quarter on my way to work. But I notice that I'm averaging about 78 MPG using my regular driving patterns. Driving exactly the same way with my '08 Prius I got about 43-45 MPH during the dead of winter. I was happy with that. Now I'm just amazed.

 

Sadly, there have been certain individuals trying to portray operation of the plug-in Prius as having no advantage once that engine begins to run. If you had encountered that greenwashing, it didn't seem to deter your purchase. Sweet. You clearly have discovered that's that what actually happens too. That proclamation of it being amazing, even in subzero termperatures, speaks volumes.

Anywho, we've been trying to spread the word about there being a plug-in benefit even with the engine running by using the term: "EV-BOOST". Do you think that is an informative way of describing it?

 

Makes sense. BTW is ECO any more than a govenor? I noticed that today my ECO was off but I always use the HSI to make sure I'm in the "zone of proximal efficiency". Does ECO do anything to modify engine efficiency or just regulate acceleration?