Temperatures are cool enough to use the radiator block yet warm enough to get great MPG:
Bob Wilson
From what altitude did you drop it?
WTF are you talking about, Bob? You're making s*it up out of thin air yet AGAIN.
Your track record for that speaks for itself.
Here are the Google Earth coordinates for the start and stop locations:
34.739099 lat, -86.600266 long, 189 m 34.652892 lat, -86.571652 long, 183 mThe Google Earth image shows my black, 2003 Prius parked at the house. To see the route, enter the locations in Google Map which shows it as
6.6 miles.This is an exceptionally good example of mileage I see in the Fall and Spring. It falls off a little in the Winter and Summer but that is as it should be. My mileage still averages ~52 MPG for nearly 90,000 miles and this is with my sedan shaped, older, 1.5L Prius.
Bob Wilson
There is no expectation that a troll, a type of sociopath, would understand. The circumstances around your posted "35 MPG" reminded me of the old story parents would share about walking to school. In your case:
'Driving to school and I had to drive my Prius on bald tires, up hill, into a blizzard, both ways!'
Given your Prius mileage, "35 MPG," this puts you in the lowest 5% of all Prius owners. Well you might have missed a great opportunity to sell the car. Gas has been high and production problems limited the number of new Prius available. I've seen salvage, older Prius rebuilt just to have a Prius.
Sell the Prius and get something else . . . say a nice BMW or Mercedes. Heck, VW has some nice cars. After all, your Prius is unlikely to ever be at a higher price.
Bob Wilson
There is no expectation that a troll, a type of sociopath, would understand. The circumstances around your posted "35 MPG" reminded me of the old story parents would share about walking to school. In your case:
'Driving to school and I had to drive my Prius on bald tires, up hill, into a blizzard, both ways!'
Given your Prius mileage, "35 MPG," this puts you in the lowest 5% of all Prius owners. Well you might have missed a great opportunity to sell the car. Gas has been high and production problems limited the number of new Prius available. I've seen salvage, older Prius rebuilt just to have a Prius.
Sell the Prius and get something else . . . say a nice BMW or Mercedes. Heck, VW has some nice cars. After all, your Prius is unlikely to ever be at a higher price.
Bob Wilson
Early this morning, I got 94.3 MPG using the same start and stop but in the reverse direction:
34.652892 lat, -86.571652 long, 183 m 34.739099 lat, -86.600266 long, 189 mThen when I drove home using the same route as the first trip, 73.7 MPG.
Bob Wilson
Early this morning, I got 94.3 MPG using the same start and stop but in the reverse direction:
34.652892 lat, -86.571652 long, 183 m 34.739099 lat, -86.600266 long, 189 mThen when I drove home using the same route as the first trip, 73.7 MPG.
Bob Wilson
What circumstances were that, Bob?
Were those the "circumstances" that you made up out of whole cloth? When you made up the story that "that's all he ever gets"?
Yes, you're hanging on to your troll ways quite well...
Quote the reference directly where I said that "my Prius mileage is
35mpg". You can't, but that doesn't stop your insanity from making the claim.Go ahead, quote it. Show us the actual post. Actually, give us the article ID so that we can all see it for ourselves.
Still waiting...
To quote myself: "What is neat is this is over twice the only MPG the local troll has ever claimed. Probably he/she/she-it only gets 35 MPH year round . . . well deserved and earned."
The weepy cries of feigned outrage from a troll do not matter. Remember, trolls are sociopaths whose predictable posting behavior can be treated as an invitation to expand the subject and share my tank records:
The larger diameter tires have several advantages in the 2001-03, NHW11:
1) Improved steering stability - the car doesn't 'wander' as much as it did with with the original sized tires. 2) Increases hybrid-transition speed - normally 42 mph is when the engine has to run all the time. The 6% larger diameter tires brings this up to 44 mph. Given how many 40 mph streets there are, there is a real advantage to not having normal speed excursions crank up the engine unnecessarily. The ZVW30 moved the hybrid-transition speed to 46 mph so I'm about half-way between the two models. 3) Slower internal gear overhead, ~6%, with corresponding reductions in transaxle drag. It is a light-weight 'overdrive.'The only drawbacks:
1) Little stiffer steering when parking. 2) Watch engine rpm when climbing hills to stay in fuel efficient power bands. 3) There may be some loss of emergency, pedal-to-the-metal, maximum acceleration but my driving still stays with traffic with no problem. Of course I choose my routes and traffic carefully.Bob Wilson
And the applesauce I made from the apples I picked is tremendous--just the right balance of sweet/tart, all with very little effort. WAY better than you can buy in the store.
. . .
To quote myself:
Bob Wilson
How about simply referencing the articles themselves that you quote, in order to show that you quoted correctly?
Oh, that's right--you'll never do THAT, because it'll show what a douche you are.
. . .
Bob Wilson
To quote myself: On Sep 28, 5:01 pm, bwilson4web wrote: . . .
Had a good commute this morning. I was running late so I skipped my normal warm-up cycle and still parked with 51 MPG on the trip meter. Usually, my warm-up comes in with 53-54 MPG by doing the first mile through the neighborhood..
Bob Wilson
Your favorite pasttime.
Why not? You're the only one listening.
A troll that goes for his own bait.
A troll that goes for his own bait -- hook, line and sinker..
Well it also has to do with laughing at the 'angst' of the local troll. But since you don't like the quoted reply, we'll do something different.
"What is neat is this is over twice the only MPG the local troll has ever claimed. Probably he/she/she-it only gets 35 MPH year round . . . well deserved and earned."
The weepy cries of feigned outrage from a troll do not matter. Remember, trolls are sociopaths whose predictable posting behavior can be treated as an invitation to expand the subject and share my tank records:
The larger diameter tires have several advantages in the 2001-03, NHW11:
1) Improved steering stability - the car doesn't 'wander' as much as it did with with the original sized tires. 2) Increases hybrid-transition speed - normally 42 mph is when the engine has to run all the time. The 6% larger diameter tires brings this up to 44 mph. Given how many 40 mph streets there are, there is a real advantage to not having normal speed excursions crank up the engine unnecessarily. The ZVW30 moved the hybrid-transition speed to 46 mph so I'm about half-way between the two models. 3) Slower internal gear overhead, ~6%, with corresponding reductions in transaxle drag. It is a light-weight 'overdrive.'The only drawbacks:
1) Little stiffer steering when parking. 2) Watch engine rpm when climbing hills to stay in fuel efficient power bands. 3) There may be some loss of emergency, pedal-to-the-metal, maximum acceleration but my driving still stays with traffic with no problem. Of course I choose my routes and traffic carefully.Bob Wilson
ps One thing a troll can't stand is returning to the thread subject. Like a mechanical doll, they can't help but react . . . and I'm amused. It is just another thread that anyone can use to jerk the troll around.
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