Woohoo! I'm in the club!

Congratulations!

I just bought my 2012 Prius Three 2 days ago and I put about 200 miles on it driving it all around; from the edge of Long Island to NYC letting my sister see it and then bringing it to my parents place to let them have a look.

It was so exciting once I hit 50 mpg !

I did notice that I needed to change up my driving style; and I learned it very quickly. I try not to drive in the left lane anymore and I can care less if people are annoyed if it takes me 3-5 extra seconds to get to speed after a red light. I leave ample room for people to pass me if they really want to.

I do get super vexed at red lights now... I am coasting along so nicely and having to come to a full stop chews into my efficiency high. hahaha

 

Great - I picked my Classic Silver one up last Thursday night - have fun it really is a great product. I cannot believe that all cars are not this way ;-).

 

People are such idiots when it comes to driving! They will leave a red light like a rabbit, even when you can see the next light a few blocks away is already turning yellow. And why do they ride my nice person when I coast up to a red? Do they think it will turn green faster if we race up there, then apply the brakes hard & sit and wait? Bunch of nuts!

Enjoy the new car(s)! They really are fun, aren't they? Of course, the best part is complaining to your friends how it cost you nearly $16 to drive 200 miles! I have a buddy with a VW Tourage who's going nuts because it cost him nearly $100 to fill his tank.

 

We just got ours a few days ago and I feel the same way. It completely changed my driving style in a single day. Keeping the eco bar within limits is like playing a video game except this game saves money. I honestly think it helps to make me more of a calm driver too.

 

Congrats on your new Prius. If others want to ride nice person just go to a rodeo.:deadhorse:

 

Same here! I had a '97 4Runner, it was a great vehicle for sure, but you'll appreciate the Prius even more. Once again, enjoy!

 

Woah there! What are you doing getting 56.7 MPG with only 2 1/2 days of experience in a Prius? Have you found a way to drive downhill all the time?

That's way better than great MPG for a beginner! You're must be a natural... from an SUV to a Prius and instantly in the high MPG game.

Nice going!

 

Be sure to try out Power Mode on rolling hills if you have any (isn't half the country flatter than a pancake?)

 

Just goes to show that a little education can really do. Learning how this car works and how to get the best out of it, definitely rewards with the kind of great MPG you're already displaying.

One thing you don't have to worry about in a Prius is over revving the ICE. The car is set up to only allow a fairly low RPM limit, no matter how anyone drives it. It's pretty smart.

Keep doing what you're doing. It's obviously working really well. You'll probably get even better MPG as the car breaks in, too.

Keep us informed!

 

13 years of driving, and you only managed to rack 139,000 miles???

Anyhow, congrats and :welcome:. Prius IV is a big jump from C III, funny how things work out like that.

 

My turn, my turn!

My beloved '03 Matrix XRS finally bit the dust on March 25th, after 213,138 faithful miles. By the evening of the 27th, I was driving home in a shiny new Prius. It still doesn't feel like part of the family (we haven't had enough adventures together yet), but I sure do love driving it.

Boy, it's a different experience though! I went through a lot of exhaust parts in the Matrix, owing to my leadfoot penchant for spending a lot of time above 6,000rpm. Guess that meant a lot of still-burning dinosaurs flying down the manifold. Oops. (At least I hated using the brakes. Gas spent heating up brake pads is gas not spent on fun!)

In contrast, the Prius has that bar-of-shame display that makes me regret every gram of unnecessary pressure on the go-pedal. Driving it is part video game, part biofeedback relaxation exercise, and part contest. I was just competing against myself until I started looking at people's signatures here in the forums!

I do not know, I got 93 today coming back from the dollar store. Cumulative average is something like 51, though, because I do a fair bit of highway and rush-hour.

Is it supposed to take a lot of learning to get into the hybrid mindset? I did a lot of reading about hybrids years ago, and I did notice myself adopting some habits (notice red lights way early and just roll up to them, for instance) which seemed to make sense even with a traditional powertrain. So, I guess with the addition of the shame screen, I've had an easy transition. Although sometimes keeping it in the "eco" band feels so sluggish I want to get out and push... $4/gallon is persuasive!

 

Can you post a photo of the ProClips? Which style did you order?

Thanks.

 

That looks like your MPG for that specific trip. Notice you were driving for 17 minutes and 11.6 miles. I reset a trip odometer for each fill-up to track the mileage per tank. The display seems too generous, unfortunately. I also track my real MPG on my phone (Gas Cubby).