Thursday, May 24, 2018

TOYOTA PRIUS

WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS, A SMALL COMPACT CAR, BUT HAS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE TWO OF US. IF YOU BUY A PRIUS YOU’RE INTO GAS MILEAGE (MPG).

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THE EPA RATES OUR PRIUS AT 54 MPG CITY AND 50 MPG HIWAY. THE CAR HAS A 4 CYLINDER GAS MOTOR AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH A BANK OF BATTERIES UNDER THE BACK SEAT.

ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR, OUR PRIUS HAS AVERAGED 54.6 MPG FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR (21,370 MILES).

THE GAS TANK HOLDS 11.3 GALLONS, SO IN THEORY WE CAN GO 600+ MILES ON A TANK OF GAS FOR $33.

SHAKEDOWN

WE DECIDED TO TAKE A SHAKEDOWN ROADTRIP WITH THE PRIUS TO LAUGHLIN FOR A NIGHT AT THE COLORADO BELLE HOTEL AND CASINO. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE TRIP WAS THAT MARY COULD NOT FIND HER PURPLE JEANS AND WE WENT TO SEE IF WE LEFT THEM AT WINTER QUARTERS.

WE FOUND THE CAR TO BE COMFORTABLE ON THE TRIP, AND TOYOTA HAS ACTIVATED THE XM SATELLITE RADIO FOR THREE MONTHS SO WE WERE GROV’IN TO THE MUSIC OF THE 60’S. WE ALSO CHECKED  THE GAS MILEAGE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY BY FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND DIVIDING MILES TRAVELLED BY GALLONS USED AND FOUND THE COMPUTER’S NUMBERS TO FAIRLY ACURATE.

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HERE ARE THE RESULTS, THE TRIP WAS 702.6 MILES AND WE AVERAGED 59.4 MILES PER GALLON OF GAS. AFTER DRIVING THE BIG RED MOUTAIN TRUCK AND GETTING 8 MILES TO THE GALLON PULLING A TRAILER I WAS SHOCKED BY THE LITTLE WHITE CAR !!!

ACTUALLY ON THE TRIP DOWN TO LAUGHLIN WHERE WE DROPPED FROM A  MOUNTAIN ALTITUDE OF 6300 FEET TO THE LOWER DESERT AT 600 FEET WE GOT 66 MPG. I ADMIT WE WERE TRYING AND ONLY USED THE FREEWAY FOR 300 MILES OF OUR 700 MILE TRIP. ON A 55 MILE STRETCH FROM WINSLOW TO FLAGSTAFF ON INTERSTATE 40 WE SET THE CRUISE ON 80 MPH AND THE LITTLE CAR GOT 43 MPG.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE ROADTRIPS IN OUR FUTURE.

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