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Poll: How many miles do you drive your Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by nerfer, Sep 10, 2007.

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  1. <5,000 miles/year

    2.3%
  2. 5,001 - 7,500

    3.4%
  3. 7,500 - 10,000

    8.0%
  4. 10,000 - 15,000

    21.6%
  5. 15,000 - 20,000

    19.3%
  6. 20,000 - 30,000

    28.4%
  7. 30,000 - 40,000

    9.1%
  8. >40,000

    8.0%
  1. nerfer

    nerfer A young senior member

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    The question has come up, how much do Prius drivers really drive their Prius, and I can't find a recent poll on this, so I'm breaking new territory here and making my own poll! :unsure:

    Are you the little-old-lady driving the car only on Sundays, or the traveling salesman stereotypes, or somewhere in between?

    Thanks for your participation!
     
  2. Presto

    Presto Has his homepage set to PC

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    I do about 28-30 a year. I drive just for the heck of it. If I had more time off, I'd use it to drive more. I used to have a 40 mile roundtrip commute, but now it's less than 2 miles, so that'll help slow the odometer a bit :)
     
  3. Vebev

    Vebev Junior Member

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    I based my answer on how many miles were on my 1997 Mazda 626: 106k

    Looking at my current commute of 16 miles/day, I'm still right at the 5k/year mark. Add in a few longer trips and I'll still be under 7.5k/year.
     
  4. SSimon

    SSimon Active Member

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    I'm averaging around $15,000. It sounds like a lot but in addition to my work transportation, the Prius serves as our sole weekend transportation source. My husband now averages around 4,100 miles/year on his car so combined, our annual mileage isn't that bad.
     
  5. dhancock

    dhancock 2 Prius Family

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    When I posted mine (30-40K) I guess that I was the high roller. We previously were averaging 33K/year on our Siena (which the Prius basically replaces) and we were looking at this number being higher in the future. That was our reason, pure and simple for buying a Prius (despite what the NYTimes said about MY reasons :rolleyes: ).
     
  6. jiepsie

    jiepsie New Member

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    None! I drive kilometers, not miles ;)
     
  7. PA

    PA Member

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    How many miles do I drive my Prius? All of them! Fortunately I haven't had to get out and push! :)
     
  8. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    I used to drive about 6,000 mies a year. But now that the Xebra has replaced the Prius for most daily driving, I'll be driving the Prius less than 2,000 miles a year. Occasional trips to Coeur d'Alene, just outside the Xebra's range, and summers in Canada.
     
  9. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    we put about 15k a year on the prius. my commute is short, but it's also the errand car, the going-places car, and the cross-country-twice-a-year car.
     
  10. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    Mine was easy.
    I just celebrated 3 years and have just a hint over 36,000 miles.

    12,000 per year.
     
  11. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Sep 10 2007, 07:57 PM) [snapback]510328[/snapback]</div>
    the odo showed 36000 even when i parked the car at home after work today :)
     
  12. priussoris

    priussoris New Member

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    we drive anywhere from 2k to 3k miles a month , have owned the prius for 6 months now and going on 15,500 miles as of today.

    just added up the totals for Aug.:
    Miles : 1988
    cost of fuel : $134.75
     
  13. dogfriend

    dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid

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    I normally drive about 12k per year, but the Prius now has 10k in just over 6 mos. We have taken two long trips, one to San Diego and one to Portland so that accounts for 3 - 4k of the 10k. It is the primary vehicle for the weekends now.
     
  14. mhawkin1

    mhawkin1 Matt

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    I thought I drove about 12k per year... but I have had my Pri for 10 months and have 14k miles on it. Argh.
     
  15. Fitchdave

    Fitchdave Silver Squirell

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    I commute 100 miles per day, plus 50-100 on weekends for approx. 31000-33000 per year.
     
  16. pricoaster

    pricoaster Member

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    Exactly 33,652 miles in one year. I drive a 43 mile one way commute, plus a few trips to Vegas, San Diego, San Francisco, and a West Coast road trip...it all adds up.
     
  17. mgundel

    mgundel Junior Member

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    34,500 in the first year. Fortunately, I get reimbursed for nearly every one of them. I got the Prius with the intention of it being a profit center and it is doing that very well. All things considered, I pocket about 11 cents per mile. (Where the #$% is the cent sign on my keyboard?).
     
  18. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    My commute is about 25 miles a day, round trip. 184 days. Plus the occasional shopping or visit to the parents.

    If I decide to apply for the library position at my old school and I'm hired, my commute will be 1.5 miles a day. Significantly reduced.

    This is why when I sold my 9 year old Saturn SC2 coupe it only had 48,000 miles on it. And that included a yearly trip to Palm Springs and some occasional trips to L.A.

    So currently I'm estimating slightly less than 10,000. If I change schools, it will drop to probably less than 7,000 a year.
     
  19. brad34695

    brad34695 New Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nerfer @ Sep 10 2007, 04:53 PM) [snapback]510236[/snapback]</div>
    I'm defenatley in the 20,000 to 30,000 a mile per year range. I do real estate appraisals for a living and I drive on average 75 miles a day, 6 days a week for work alone. Then there is personal miles, so it adds up quick!

    Brad
     
  20. rfred

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Martin Gundel @ Sep 10 2007, 09:53 PM) [snapback]510404[/snapback]</div>
    Hold down the alt key and type 0162 on the numeric keypad:

    11¢/mile