BEFORE PLACING MY PRIUS ORDER WITH MY DEALER ON 2/10/04, I RENTED ONE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD (AN 04, #9 PACKAGE).
ONE AFTERNOON I DROVE FROM PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND BEACH BLVD. (IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.) NORTH ON BEACH BLVD. TO IMPERIAL HWY. (LA HABRA). THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A 16 MILE DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER MY AVERAGE MPG WAS 62.3
DURING THE REST OF MY TIME DRIVING THE PRIUS I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING BELOW 50 MPG. OF COURSE THERE WERE THOSE TIMES WHEN I HAD MY FOOT PRESSED TO THE FLOOR...NOW THAT'S TORQUE!! EVEN THEN I DIDN'T GET MUCH LESS THAN 40 MPG AND I WAS "FLYING"!
NONE THE LESS I'M QUICKLY APPROACHING THE 5 MONTH MARK ON THE WAITING LIST (#9 SILVER) BUT I DO HAVE MY KEY CHAIN AND TOYOTA LETTER SOMEWHERE IN ONE OF MY DESK DRAWERS. IT'S BEEN SO LONG I FORGOT WERE I PUT IT.
ONE AFTERNOON I DROVE FROM PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND BEACH BLVD. (IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.) NORTH ON BEACH BLVD. TO IMPERIAL HWY. (LA HABRA). THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A 16 MILE DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER MY AVERAGE MPG WAS 62.3
DURING THE REST OF MY TIME DRIVING THE PRIUS I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING BELOW 50 MPG. OF COURSE THERE WERE THOSE TIMES WHEN I HAD MY FOOT PRESSED TO THE FLOOR...NOW THAT'S TORQUE!! EVEN THEN I DIDN'T GET MUCH LESS THAN 40 MPG AND I WAS "FLYING"!
NONE THE LESS I'M QUICKLY APPROACHING THE 5 MONTH MARK ON THE WAITING LIST (#9 SILVER) BUT I DO HAVE MY KEY CHAIN AND TOYOTA LETTER SOMEWHERE IN ONE OF MY DESK DRAWERS. IT'S BEEN SO LONG I FORGOT WERE I PUT IT.