Time to Reflect

sounds about right, but i disagree on the mpg's, it's not a matter of downhill, you have a larger car. the sticker shows the lower mpg's. all the best with your v!

 

Sounds like you needed the extra cargo capacity.
Whenever you deal with anyone in the family that requires a wheelchair that becomes a vehicle priority.

The rest of the stuff really sounds like minutia, that you always discover for good and bad with any new vehicle.

It's a glass 1/2 full, 1/2 empty proposal.
As the biggest member of the Prius family, correspondingly your gas mileage is going to be the least.

But as the biggest member of The Prius family...you have the benefit and luxury of the most cargo space.

You can enjoy that, knowing that pound for pound and inch for inch, you still are driving one of the most fuel efficient vehicles possible.

 

This is only available on the Five, I wish there was a Four with 3 door SKS but cloth.

I know this is available on my 2012 Three, I did not know that the Two lacked that. (or did they drop it for 2014?)

[Edit] this states it is available on the Two for 2014 Toyota Prius v Interior, Exterior and Safety Features
You might be confused because the default is 30 seconds to turn off, and on the Gen 2 it was 0 seconds. Again on my Three, I was able to go into Setup and change the delay to Off

I used a second cargo mat, placed backwards over the rear seats, which fits under the one behind the seats and keeps stuff out of the gap.

 

The delay can be turned off in setup. I can't find the 2014 manual online.
http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/omnav/OM33A02U/pdf/n08.pdf
(page 16 of the PDF) this is for my 2012 v Three, but it should be hints how to find it in a 2014 v Two

SETUP then VEHICLE then the doubleV and it is HEADLIGHT AUTO-OFF TIMER and I have it set to OFF to emulate the Gen 2

(if I was a female who parked on the street, I might choose one of the longer delays, 60 seconds or 90 seconds, so I got to my door in the light of the headlights)

 

The SKS can also be programmed to open all doors and hatch by touching the driver's door.

If you go to the passenger side first? Then I guess you need the fob handy. I keep mine clipped to a belt loop with a carabiner so it's always in reach.

SCH-I535

 

Polarized sunglasses are very good at making the display unreadable.

SCH-I535

 

The 'station wagon' shape is less aerodynamic than the Gen 2 shape, .29 vs .26, so at higher speeds it will never meet it.

I am doing no hypermiling, when I know I am going to stop or slow down I do so by coasting for about a half mile. Most of my driving is at 55 MPH for over 50 miles one way, so shorter, faster trips won't be as economical. (I kinda wish I had somewhere to go at 45 MPH, but there is no way out of town at 45 MPH that leads to one of my clients)

 

I don't do a darn thing but drive in what I consider a reasonable manner and my fuelly reports almost all show fill ups at over 40MPG. See what you get after a few thousand miles as things loosen up. You'll get there easily.

This isn't a hatchback and you pay a MPG penalty for all that extra rear trunk room and extra back seat space. You seldom get something for nothing.

 

Checking pressure should be the FIRST thing you do when MPG is lower than expected. 40PSI is the best for MPG.

 

You can let them know, but it won't even register. They won't care. They just fill all car tires up to 32PSI and be done with it. If you come in with highly pressurized tires they usually deflate them all to 32PSI anyways. The only 2 times I have ever been to the dealership in the Prius I have to make sure to explicitly tell them to leave my darn tires alone or fill back up to 45PSI.

 

Depending on location, driver and conditions, the gen2 and v can get pretty similar MPG. The v is gen3.

 

It's entirely possible the major drop in pressure is from a major drop in outside temperatures. Lots of that happening this time of year.

 

...not having a "v" I can't visualize the gap behind the seat but I did see a TV ad a clever idea: sort of a plastic pouch that fits in the gaps beside the front seats (you know the gaps where the french fries go for a few months or years) ...probably get it at one of those As Seen on TV Stores

 

I'm pretty sure the ICE and hybrid motor are the same between the regular Prius and the v. Final gear ratio is higher for the v.

We've owned our v for almost 4 months now and put on a bit over 5k miles. The worst tank we've seen (all hand calculated) has been 42.1, and that was a trip with a lot of 70+mph interstate sections. Most tanks are in the upper 40's, with a few in the low 50's. We do try hard to keep the bar graph out of the Power range, but have to get on it every now and then.

 

QUOTE="wjtracy, post: 2078693, member: 17892"]...not having a "v" I can't visualize the gap behind the seat but I did see a TV ad a clever idea: sort of a plastic pouch that fits in the gaps beside the front seats (you know the gaps where the french fries go for a few months or years) ...probably get it at one of those As Seen on TV Stores[/QUOTE]
Here is the area behind the back seat. Problem with your idea is the back seats can be adjusted back and forth so the "gap" would be larger and smaller depending on that adjustment. It is also important to note that the seats adjust independently.