New Owner Daily Driver - 2012 Prius Five

Hi all!

Been snooping around on this forum for a few weeks, finally decided to trade in my Rav4 for a Prius! It's a 2012 Five in White, none of the add-on packages except for what a "Base" Five consists of. Will be doing the following mods over the next couple of weeks:

- Check Alignment
- Amsoil SSO 0w20 in Engine, Red Line D6 in Transmission
- XPEL Clear Bra on hood & fenders
- Weathertech Mats all around
- Window tinting all around (including air 80 for the windshield)
- Canvasback liner for the rear

I'll be sure to post pictures soon! So far MPG has been so-so, between 40-46mpg on the highway, but includes some severe weather we've had. Enjoying the car so far, looking forward to really racking up the miles on it. I've had a variety of other builds with different cars, but this is my first hybrid and looking forward to learning the nuances of the car. Other cars/projects found here! Fuelly for all cars here!

- Q

 

Thanks! Some discussion ab RL fluids in another thread, but don't want to go down that path here. All good for fluids. I use RL in all my cars, only reason I use Amsoil is because I think it's better suited for commuters.

I'll be putting about 700-800mi on this car every week, mostly via highway driving. Looking forward to getting a lot of good data & usage out of it!