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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by GregP507, Jul 10, 2014.

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  1. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Forgive me Danny for i have sinned.

    My garage has 8 220 outlets, 2 of which are 3 phase, and I do not own a plug in car.

    But I pray for a Prius v PHV.
     
    #21 JimboPalmer, Jul 11, 2014
  2. SageBrush

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    Have these ascended to a higher plane ?
     
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  3. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    The infamous 'car analogy' 110v is a Prius, 220v is a pickup truck, 3 phase is an 18 wheeler.
     
    #23 JimboPalmer, Jul 11, 2014
  4. GregP507

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    Sounds like you have the infrastructure for a small manufacturing facility. Maybe you can cut a deal with Tesla for installing a Supercharger Station.
     
    #24 GregP507, Jul 11, 2014
  5. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Me.
     
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    No doubt about it, less is more when it comes to cars. I have been in cars an awful amount the past two years but we recently moved and now it is a much more reasonable 200 minutes a week. The best part is that for 5/7 days of the week I bicycle.
     
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  7. DoubleDAZ

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    We are finally donating our 1999 Montana now that we bought a Prius-4. The van only has 160k+ on it and still looks great. It needs some new oil/trans gaskets, but has been a great van for the past 15+ years. It still gets 24 mpg on our trips, but we want to downsize and get more mpg. Hopefully the Prius will fill our needs, time will tell. :)
     
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  8. rob_z11

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    I trades my 2007 tundra for 2013 Prius. Best investment I have made which we drive quite a bit with having two kids of age 12/10. Just going on road trip to pick them up about 550 miles one way, and return with them another 550 with full load.

    I do wonder how it would perform along i75 in Tennessee and northern Georgia hills. Would find out. I do have an Odyssey, but need new tires, and don't feel like taking chances, but this is my test for Prius on pretty steep hills in Georgia/Tennessee.

    SGH-I317 ?
     
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    Sounds like my situation with our 2003 CRV with 175k mi on it.
    Come fall, my daughter will inherit it for her college commute car- after it gets new tires and brakes.
    What more could you ask for in a vehicle?
    IIRC I paid $22k for it back in 2003... and it's still got plenty of life left in it.
     
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    Pretty much the same experience! Got rid of a 94 Corolla with a 3-speed automatic transmission for my 11 Prius. Corolla averaged about 25 mpg in city driving (20 in winter). With Prius, I'm getting mid-50s (mid-40s in winter)! It's like getting gas for half price!
     
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  11. Horsefeathers

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    I got rid of a 2010 Corolla for the Prius, but I consistently averaged 40 mpg in it with a combination of highway and city driving. It was a stick shift, though, for what difference that makes. I loved that car and would have kept it forever, but my needs changed (like needing climate controlled cargo space), so I needed to change cars. I am happy with the Prius, and the mileage is better than the Corolla as I expected it would be, but I was not unhappy at all with the mileage or performance of the Corolla. I wish I could have afforded to keep it and just add a Prius. I hated to get rid of it.
     
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  12. GregP507

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    I can't bear to drive my '09 Corolla anymore because it burns twice as much gas as my Prius. I'm selling it.
     
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    I got rid of a 2012 Mustang v6 Premium in Grabber Blue color for the 2014 Prius Three in Blizzard Pearl with solar roof. I loved Smurfy, that was a fun little car. I got about 24 MPG in it. I previously drove a 2000 Contour Sport that I got in 2003, it got about 28 MPG. I still have the Contour but don't drive it, it has no A/C, it has around 165,000 miles. The Mustang had 24,000 when I got rid of her. I will drive the Prius until it gets too cost prohibitive to maintain, if it makes it to 200,000 miles then it does. My husband drives a 1995 Honda Passport that is falling apart inside and he has no plans to replace it anytime soon and I think he probably gets 10 MPG. He never fills up all the way because it costs like $50 to do so.
     
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  14. GregP507

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    You should be reminding him constantly of how better mileage you get with the Prius. ;) Might be a lot cheaper for him to switch to a hybrid.
     
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  15. DrPepperholik

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    Haha. I should. He drives maybe 10 miles to work and another 10 home each day, so he doesn't really have far to go at all, neither do I but I still get about 44 MPG doing it. He would like to get himself a car/truck when we pay off my Prius. Since we just got it, I would give it a few years before he'll get one. Too bad there aren't good mileage pickup trucks.
     
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    "Spoiled" is the same word I used to explain my gas tank after filling up my wife's Pilot today... 18 gal at $66 (~400 miles). I never break $30 and get closer to 500 miles.
     
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  17. JimboPalmer

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    Folks, a Highlander Hybrid may be the car they need. Just as outdoorsy, 28 MPG
     
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    I tried hyper milling our daughters Pilot one time. I'd gassed up, reset the trip (with liters/100km tracking). Think I managed 9.8 liters/100km. That was with fully warmed up start.
     
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    Do you overinflate your tires? If so, don't complain about the ride.
     
    #39 MikeDee, Jul 13, 2014
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    I got lucky... told wife i was gonna trade in my 2023 gmc sierra on 35s for a prius... getting 19mpg aint bad but 62mi each way plus kids sports equates to $20-$30 a day in gad. Long story short wife decided to trade her trailblazer extended in and drive my truck so it is a nice balance. Drovr the truck this morning and agree sux motor only shuts 4cyl off at low rpm vs shutting down... hah

    Samsung Galaxy Note 3
     
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