You wrote:
Had a chance to drive a Prius this past weekend.
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Over the past three years my wife and I have driven our Prius some 75000 miles.
Our mileage on California freeways at 75+ and secondary roads has almost never
been below 46 mpg per tank. There are some nonintuitive tricks that can help
mileage
I would agree that handling on curvy roads is not the Prius' strong point. Here
are a few suggestions: inflate tires to 40psi. Replace tires with better ones;
those OEM factory tires are good for mileage and price only. There are groups
like the Yahoo priuschat where you can get some suspension modifications that
may help. And feed it a little power on those curves.
You can buy a new Prius for something like $22000 although ours has about
everything the factory could think of plus leather upholstery.
Here in Hawaii where we are now, regular gas is about $4.25 per gallon. And we
are starting to see more Priuses here now.
I am waiting for someone to make a Prius-like version of a Subaru Forester --
the smallest vehicle that can hold us, our 100# Newfoundland and stuff for a
few days' trip.
-Roland
BN1 #724
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