55.2mpg eh? wait a few months, your car battery will go crap when the temp drop to 32f or lower.
The battery should theoretically last the entire life of the car...
"The Prius battery (and the battery-power management system) has been designed to maximize battery life. In part this is done by keeping the battery at an optimum charge level - never fully draining it and never fully recharging it. As a result, the Prius battery leads a pretty easy life. We have lab data showing the equivalent of 180,000 miles with no deterioration and expect it to last the life of the vehicle. We also expect battery technology to continue to improve: the second-generation model battery is 15% smaller, 25% lighter, and has 35% more specific power than the first. This is true of price as well. Between the 2003 and 2004 models, service battery costs came down 36% and we expect them to continue to drop so that by the time replacements may be needed it won't be a much of an issue. Since the car went on sale in 2000, Toyota has not replaced a single battery for wear and tear."
Here's a link to a thread on Prius batteries. One interesting note is that some Prius owners claim their dealers have said that the battery has an 8 year warranty regardless of mileage.
lol, calm down buddy. Do you have a link saying that if everyone drove 30mpg vechiles we would no longer need the middle east for oil. I was under the impression that the major problem was the industrial zone eating up oil like no tomorrow, which is why I made the comment.
Congrats on the car...Im looking at getting one in a few years...
Ignore the tards on the forums because you are actually doing something to make a change for the better....
Oh, check out if your state or city will let you drive in the hov lane by yourself now. Some are letting hybrids in those lanes to increase sales.
Ignore the tards on the forums because you are actually doing something to make a change for the better....
Oh, check out if your state or city will let you drive in the hov lane by yourself now. Some are letting hybrids in those lanes to increase sales.
StrangerGuy
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Ditto. We're looking into getting a 06 Prius or 06 Civic Hybrid. The 06 tax credit will shave nearly 3K off the cost of the vehicle.
PLus, you can take a Hybrid and drive it in the HOV lane. A lot of people in northern VA has hybride for this reason. The main HOV highway is HOV3
JulesMaximus
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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
sweet sweet car
and at the gas station u now get the envious/bitter looks lol
I don't think I've ever seen a Prius at a gas station.
I agree...
Foot planted to floor + 15lbs of Turbo boost and I'll be much happier then I ever would be in one of those...
And if you are making so little money that you have to buy a hybrid to be able to afford your friends and family you need to take on a second job...
I dont drive my car to "look" cool... I drive it because it's something I'm interested in... Fun, Performance, etc... All worth the money to me...
JulesMaximus
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There is no fvcking way you're getting 26mpg with that beast. I've owned two muscle cars and neither of them got over 20mpg and both were manual transmission cars.
http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/cleancars/cafe/briefing_book.pdf
Consult the source with caution, Sierra club is the first link I could find but they frequently massage numbers to reach their own conclusions. If you do a little quick research on number of miles driven in the US, take the current average CAFE of 22.1mpg and adjust it to 30mpg you will see how many million bpd would be saved and it's damn near equal to the ME imports. Wouldnt' eliminate imports entirely though as we would still need oil from mexico, canada and likely venezuala.
With a 6 speed he sure is. The lighter sleeker corvette 6 speed gets 28/29mpg highway. Hell my old 5.0l mustang with 3.73 gears gets 23mpg highway.
8 Days...200 miles, that means OP drives ~8900 miles a year.
GTP @ 18mpg yearly gas costs: $988.89 ($2.00), $1236.11 ($2.50), $1483.33 ($3.00), $1730.56 ($3.50)
Prius @55mpg yearly gas costs: $323.64 ($2.00), $404.55 ($2.50), $485.45 ($3.00), $566.36 ($3.50)
Total yearly costs consist of five factors: gas, maintenance, depreciation, insurance, and opportunity costs
Gas costs are above. Maintenance, insurance, and depreciation costs are an unknown. Yes, I know that the Prius is exibiting a very healthy resale value right now but I think thats a temporary trend. Maintenance costs are probably in the Prius's favor but both will be negligible while still in warranty. Insurance is an unknown (since the OP hasn't told us). As for opportunity costs, you have to consider what the extra dough ($9000) could be making (investment wise) or doing. A fraction (~$1000) could have been spent on a moped that would get over double the Prius gas mileage.
Gas prices will fall quite a bit yet after this speculation bubble bursts.
Mark
GTP @ 18mpg yearly gas costs: $988.89 ($2.00), $1236.11 ($2.50), $1483.33 ($3.00), $1730.56 ($3.50)
Prius @55mpg yearly gas costs: $323.64 ($2.00), $404.55 ($2.50), $485.45 ($3.00), $566.36 ($3.50)
Total yearly costs consist of five factors: gas, maintenance, depreciation, insurance, and opportunity costs
Gas costs are above. Maintenance, insurance, and depreciation costs are an unknown. Yes, I know that the Prius is exibiting a very healthy resale value right now but I think thats a temporary trend. Maintenance costs are probably in the Prius's favor but both will be negligible while still in warranty. Insurance is an unknown (since the OP hasn't told us). As for opportunity costs, you have to consider what the extra dough ($9000) could be making (investment wise) or doing. A fraction (~$1000) could have been spent on a moped that would get over double the Prius gas mileage.
Gas prices will fall quite a bit yet after this speculation bubble bursts.
Mark
Most people who $hit all over someone buying a fuel-efficient car usually don't know what they're talking about. Need proof of that? Take a look at most of the people on the first two pages of the thread. "Har har har your battery is going to die and you will lose so much money for a new one!" That's just an example
Also, to those who think that gas prices are going to drop, we've been told that before. Most western nations pay considerably more for gas than our very modest rates. Why do you think so many European cars are significantly more fuel efficient on the average? Moms over there aren't buying SUVs.
Does anyone remember the gas shortage in the 70s when everyone stopped buying 12-cylinder gas-hogs? That was a good idea, right? Gas prices shot up, so people started buying more fuel-efficient cars. Has the average level of intelligence really fallen so much that people STILL insist on buying SUVs for their suburban wives and muscle cars?
Also, to those who think that gas prices are going to drop, we've been told that before. Most western nations pay considerably more for gas than our very modest rates. Why do you think so many European cars are significantly more fuel efficient on the average? Moms over there aren't buying SUVs.
Does anyone remember the gas shortage in the 70s when everyone stopped buying 12-cylinder gas-hogs? That was a good idea, right? Gas prices shot up, so people started buying more fuel-efficient cars. Has the average level of intelligence really fallen so much that people STILL insist on buying SUVs for their suburban wives and muscle cars?
Gas prices have gone down 16 cents in the last 2 weeks where I live. Was 2.99 two weeks ago and now it's 2.83.
0roo0roo
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how so? at the rate china and india are growing supply is gonna get even more scarce.
and u gotta remember people are going to buy another car anyways someday. its not as if its the choice between buying a prius and buying nothing. and the other choice wouldn't pay for itself either...
Pliablemoose
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There is a group of folks that mod their Prius's on Yahoo.
I want to see some threads about modding your Prius.
Hell, I'll send you $100 if you window your hood
I want to see some threads about modding your Prius.
Hell, I'll send you $100 if you window your hood
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