Only in a Prius

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(beeri @ May 4 2006, 02:36 AM) [snapback]249565[/snapback]</div>

Did you let her know in a regular car you would be getting about 2 MPG and still going no where?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(beeri @ May 3 2006, 11:36 PM) [snapback]249565[/snapback]</div>

Same here! Yesterday on my way home from work there were several accidents in the 5-6 mile stretch of freeway. Traffic slowed to a 10-15mph crawl. I cruised on electric most of the way managed to get 2 100-mpg bars and 1 75+mpg bar during that time. Sure it took me about 15-20 extra minutes to get home than normal, but I was thrilled!!

 

I had a similar experience this weekend coming back to Ohio from Maryland when we hit a construction zone east of Wheeling, West Virginia. We sat for quite a while... fortunately I had my digital camera, heres a pic of what happened as we sat in construction:

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And what my mileage was:

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Just more proof that the prius does what it was designed to do and that all the naysayer are dead wrong about our priuses not saving money, etc...



BTW, I keep my didgital camera with me everywhere i go and keep taking mileage bar pictures as proof...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bgdrewsif @ May 4 2006, 09:49 AM) [snapback]249742[/snapback]</div>

I would love to do the same, as my cameraphone doesn't take very clear pictures at all. But unfortunately my husband also uses my digital camera on a near-daily basis (Ebay listings) and anytime I need to use it, this requires a search for the camera itself, then for the memory card, then a verification that the battery is not near-dead.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bgdrewsif @ May 4 2006, 12:49 PM) [snapback]249742[/snapback]</div>

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that.h

 

Best partial tank I have ever had was in a Traffic jam from Seattle to home. Really ugly, for them! I got 68 mpg on that stretch. It is amazing how you can mellow out in a traffic jam!

 

I cruised down to the Portage Glacier today (couldn't see it, was fogged in) and had a massive headwind going down, and a fantastic tailwind coming back. I was able to push my average over 50 MPG for the the tank and got a couple decent shots.

 

Wow this is a terrific picture! It looks like a Toyota promo shot--nice job!!!


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Boxter, what on earth is all over your dashboard??? Carpet???

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(beeri @ May 4 2006, 10:51 PM) [snapback]250103[/snapback]</div>

I usually don't use the HOV lane when I'm in traffic unless I need to be somewhere at a specific time or am in a hurry. Most of the time I'm just using the freeway to get home from work, no rush there for me. So I stay out of the HOV lane, cruise along in one of the 2 rightmost lanes, and get higher mpgs. Sometimes I like to follow behind big rigs so the people behind me can't blame me for being the one going so slow.

I chuckle at the Priuses I see that fight thru 4-5 lanes of heavy traffic to get into the HOV lane, only to travel a couple miles and have to fight across lanes to get off at his/her exit. I usually only travel ~5-6 miles anyways so it's not worth it to me to make so many multiple lane changes (sometimes the 405 is as wide as 7 lanes not including HOV approaching the Seal Beach area from the south) to save 2 minutes off my drive.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hdrygas @ May 4 2006, 07:38 PM) [snapback]250033[/snapback]</div>

All one needs is the proper music, and mellowness is not a problem...