So, my girlfriend is at least half-seriously suggesting that there ought to be a support group for the significant-others of Prius owners. They could get together and comiserate about how their boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife has gotten so into maximizing fuel economy that they get noticeably excited if they get the average mileage up a few tenths of a mile higher. They could trade stories of freezing in the car because their SO turns off the heater at red lights so the engine will shut off. Etc. Etc.
So, what is it about us Prius owners that makes us so neurotic? Is it the continuous feedback from the MFD or is it in our personalities to begin with? (My girlfriend claims that if/when she gets a Prius, she will drive it around without fixating about the mileage it's getting. Should I believe her or is it inevitable that we all become neurotic once we own a Prius?)
So, what is it about us Prius owners that makes us so neurotic? Is it the continuous feedback from the MFD or is it in our personalities to begin with? (My girlfriend claims that if/when she gets a Prius, she will drive it around without fixating about the mileage it's getting. Should I believe her or is it inevitable that we all become neurotic once we own a Prius?)