houstonscott
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Good example is our 2000 Impala. It gets an honest 29mpg average on the highway while driving highway speeds over distances greater than a hundred miles or more. In town, its lucky to get 18 average in summer. In winter, its closer to 14 because I let it warm up for 5-10 minutes when its below 20. 10 minute warm-up + 10 minute five mile drive = really bad gas mileage when averaged stricktly on "how many miles I drove divided by how much gas I put in the tank". A better method to me is "how much gas did I use to drive X miles" and how much gas did I waste warming up, side trips, stuck in traffic, etc...
Thats funny... I tend to fend the speeders and tailgaters are driving Prius's..It's interesting, when I drive the wife's Prius, I noticed that some folks who are driving in much larger vehicles, usually with over-sized tires, tend to tailgate me, pass unsafely and generally try to intimidate, using the size of their vehicle as a weapon. I don't get this behavior much when I drive my truck. Now, I'm going to generalize here, I'm aware: Sometimes, after something like this happens, the other driver and I will happen be headed to the same destination and when we each get out of our vehicles I can't help but notice that the other driver tends to be on the small side, physically. Rarely does this happen with big people in big trucks. I think perhaps they don't have self-image problems nearly as much, or at least don't use their vehicles to make up for their small size. I'm guessing they buy those big trucks to actually haul something big. I'm 6'2" at 220 lbs. and I sense that the other driver is sometimes a little surprised that the person they just tried to intimidate is not the person they envisioned driving a smaller car so they avoid eye contact at all costs. I'm not the type of person who intimidates others, the opposite in fact, but sometimes I would like to pick them up by the collar and say, "Hey, do you feel like intimidating me now, Punk?" :laughing:
The Prius is not that great...
Toyota's Prius is Less Efficient and Environmentally Friendly than a Hummer? (The Torque Report)
You sir need to do some research on your own instead of reading articles like the above. Almost every point they made is questionable. I am on my second prius the first had 200,000 miles (4 years) on it when we sold it to the kids. Now approaching 250,000 still getting 47 mpg and very little maintenance. We put about 50,000 mile per year on the Prius. I couldn't afford to do that with a Hummer, much less the purchase price and insurance for the Hummer. You might want to read the comments below the article also. Go drive one before you express a opinion.
Taxi companys are buying Prius because the can get minimum 350,000 miles easily. The battery is guaranteed for 180,000 miles and the two dealers I have dealt with have only changed a few under warrantee because of manufacturing problems. None because of failure after 200,000 miles.
http://cf.cdn.vid.ly/y0r5c2/mp4.mp4
Sometimes people just think they are buying high tech. Prius is marketing success. I average 38 in mixed driving and can exceed 42 if i can find the will power to stay down below 62mph. Remember now this car has 425 foot pounds of torque, (think F250 with power stroke diesel) and will go to 60 in 5.3 (think mustang GT). If up at speed think Porsche 911gts. This is where all the gas technology is flowing from, the high pressure diesels, been around for about 15 years now, just getting into American gas cars.
HS