Do you still remember your first time?

Oh yes, I do remember it! I was so excited that when I got to work, I took a picture of the graph with my camera phone and emailed it to my brother, who I knew would get a kick out of it.

Congrats on your car and your first 100! Enjoy!

 

Happened to me today on a downhill stretch of I-96 that had slowed to about 25mph due to snow....

 

I just got my Prius last Thursday night. I am also in the Seattle area. I got a silver package 8 from Dwight Haughton at Bob Bridge Toyota in Renton.

It was on the show room floor when I got it. 1 mile on the car and it was not charged up, to many people looking at all the electronics. When i left with it the MPG was at 28 and now I am up to 40.7 @ 270 miles.

Yesterday on the way to a poker turny I got my first 100 MPG bar. I was very exited. Yesterday was also when I broke the 40 MPG mark. It was a good day

 

We are now at 42mpg in same climate, with poor economy driving conditions (hilly, cold, short trips). I'm getting to the point on more familiar routes where I can stay in EV mode for a mile or two. That's real fun!

 

hahaha that is why I had to get a his and hers. My wife generally does not get much above 51 where as I usually run around 59 on the MFD. Usually thought I cannot complain about her bad fuel economy driving since I am holding on for dear life. :blink:

 

I did get way excited when I got a 100 MPG bar over a 5-minute period without stopping. Downtown areas are good for that if the engine is warm, lights are synchronized, and speeds are 40 MPH or below. Sure wish I had a route like that on my daily drive!

 

Yeah.. i remember my first time.. it was back when i started highschool with a really cute blonde.. oh... car.. right

lol

yeah.. i remember that first time too. not as excited now.. but still very happy. It's like marriage i guess lol

 

I get 100 mpg bars fairly frequently -- there's a nice downhill stretch on my way to work, and because of some construction, there's a slow crawl part of the way home every day. The 100 mpg bars are nice to see, but if you get one by driving a mile in 5 minutes, it's not very significant to your overall mieage.

What makes me happier is a screen full of 50+ bars. I still remember the first one of those I got (it was my first or second drive to work after buying the car).

 

I remember mine! Pulled into the garage and didn't shut it off until I got my wife out to look at it. I have been driving back and forth to LA from Fresno for the last 6 weeks, 225-250 miles one way. On either side of the Grapevine I can get a whole screen full of 100 MPG bars! Both were equally exciting. Going back this week with the wife and I'm really torn as to letting her drive. Want her to catch the bug also but it is just so much FUN! A bit selfish eh? 8^)

Wildkow

 

FE fond memories:

A completely green MFD (99.9 mpg bars all across). Only been able to do that once, although I come close pretty often.

From fillup, kep the tank MPG at 99.9 for 30 miles. This was city/suburban driving with a 500' absolute decrease in elevation helping hand. By the time I returned to my point of orign, tank at 40 miles was 80 mpg.

This last fall I averaged ~ 69 mpg over three tanks. That was *really* satisfying.

----Recipe-----
NO wife driving
Minimize short trips as much as possible
No climate control
Focus on anticipatory driving
Best routes (no speed bumps, synchronized lights, light traffic etc)

 

Heh. I like that recipe, although I have to give my wife credit for learning pretty quickly. The key really is not taking short trips. Since those first 10 minutes are dramatically lower than from then on, I find I don't make it back up to my starting mileage until nearly 25 minutes into my commute.

As for my first 100-mpg bar? I remember it being during one my drive into work. Pretty cool. I've only seen one full-screen of 100-mpg bars in my life though, and it wasn't even driving my own Prius! I was driving downhill mountain grades from around Nederland, CO into Boulder in Tripp's car.

 

Hi HybridVigor:

I see you are on my FE tail. Is AZ getting hot yet ?

I should have said: Avoid cold engine starts; combining short trips is not so bad.

 

So then if no cold engine starts does it make sense to purchase a block heater even though I live in the Central Valley California? Doesn't usually get below freezing but if an engine is at 40-45 degrees F would that justify a block heater?
Maybe just a small cermaic heater under the front bumper aimed towards the back of the car?

Wildkow

 

Hi Wildkow:

If you are only talking about once a day at 45F, I doubt it is worth the trouble. If you have multiple starts every day at those temps, that cannot be solved by trip planning, then it might be worthwhile. Maybe. Heat block folks tend to have white winters.

Perhaps others have quantitative data for you.

 

LMAO, well put, mine was a red head,

 

Why, I remember it like it was just this morning. Wait--it was just this morning that I got my first 5 minute 100 MPG bar! Of course, I only have a little over 100 miles total :lol: !

 

do i? oh ya, i remember...heck its like my son's first word, losing my virginity, and so on. but have to clarify.

mine wasnt my first 99.9 mpg bar it was my first THREE consecutive 99.9 mpg bars. was done in an area you are probably familiar with. driving to issaquah from olympia, going from I-5 to I-405 to I-90...traffic was slow (about 20-35 mph i believe) and the 400 ft drop in elevation helped too.

http://priuschat.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=733

notice the temps at 66º. come summer time, you will be doing 50 mpg too if you want it bad enough

 

It should be pointed out that Hybrid Vigor's wife was the first in that family to have a 60 MPG tank. :lol: :lol: :lol: