Happy Birthday Sparky

2 years old and this car just keeps getting better.

Here is 2 years worth of data (156 fill-ups):

63,624 miles
average mpg = 50.8

gas saved = 1,020 gallons
gas money saved = $2,184.00

yeah - it's NEVER gonna pay back the hybrid premium! (for comparison, these #'s are relative to a perfectly good Dodge Neon I dumped to get the Prius. The Neon got 28 mpg.)

I have attached 4 charts that show mpg over time - straight mpg at each fill up, a 10-point moving average that smooths out the noise, a lifetime average and a month by month bar chart. You can clearly see the initial learning curve and the seasonal variation in mpg due to temperature.

What I don't see is the imaginary break-in period jump in mpg we all discussed a while back. I think the early mpg increase is more related to learnining to drive than break-in of the car.

I have not had a single problem/malfunction. (I hope this luck continues as I will have over 150,000 miles on it before it's paid off!)

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LOL ... Quattro Pro all the way baby. The only thing I hate more than Word/Excel is a Granny Smith.