1 year and 55,000 miles...

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  1. soldierguy

    soldierguy Active Member

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    ...and nothing has gone wrong. MPG took a 2-3 mpg hit when I got new tires at 45,000 miles, but it still feels the same as it did when new. No additional rattles (the last new rattle appeared at about 2500 miles). Upholstery looks new. Everything is wearing well.

    Only things I've replaced are the tires and windshield wipers, besides the usual maintenance stuff.

    So far so good!

    SAMSUNG-SM-G891A ?
     
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    Good to hear. What tires went on?
     
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    congrats! that's some serious driving! all the best going forward.(y)
     
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    Wow...you are a driver!
    Congrats.
     
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    Congrats.
    What were the OEM tires?
     
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    Sucks that rattle is still on a Gen4. Why get new tires so quickly? When you rack up miles that quickly, I would expect all freeway miles that put less wear and tear on tires.
     
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    Drive it like you mean it! I love your post. thank you. Wish there were more like this. tired of seeing all the complaints and gripes about minor issues. No vehicle is perfect. don't sit on the internet people, get out and DRIVE and enjoy that Prius.
     
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    How much have you spent on maintenance (presuming you take it in every 5,000 miles)? I extended the maintenance plan to 5 years/55,000 miles - so that mileage is right where you're at. I got a discount, yet no "deal".
     
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    May I ask how you racked up so many miles?
     
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    The old tires were the stock Toyo Nanoenergy tires. They would have made it to 50,000 miles, but I replaced them at 45,000 because I was there, had time, and there was a discount going on. New one's are Yokohama Avid Ascend tires. Much quieter, and they handle better. Even with the mpg hit, I'm very happy with them.

    Why so many miles? My round trip commute for work is about 225 miles per day. All highway (70-75 mph), cruise control, lots of defroster and AC use....in other words, the worst possible conditions for a hybrid.

    But the car does well, and I'm happy. Still feels solid, and looks & drives like it did when new.

    SAMSUNG-SM-G891A ?
     
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    255 miles round trip in CA. I don't even want to know how long your commute takes.
     
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    That's debatable. If there's not a lot of hills, not too bad. Just the car's going to get old pretty fast, piling on the miles brutally fast. Steady high-speed driving might make it an oil burner sooner, not sure.
     
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    I mean it's a car - you're gonna hammer it. If your job pays well then it's definitely worth the miles. He bought the most reliable and one of the highest mileage cars out there for this reason.
     
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    "Highway miles are the worst thing for a hybrid" is absolutely not true. The battery is constantly at work helping the engine operate in smoother and more consistent RPM bands, and enables the use of electrically driven accessories (including that AC/defroster!), so the engine operates without the parasitic drag of any belts (gen 3 and above). I'm already approaching 60K miles without any issues (though not in a Gen 4...I'm happy to take one as a donation, though :) )
     
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    When I said worst possible conditions for a hybrid, I was referring to fuel economy. Highway-only driving nets me the worst gas mileage, especially on my daily return trip...the prevailing weather patterns have me driving directly into a 20-30 mph headwind every afternoon. That seems to be the mpg-killer...when I take weekend trips to other places, driving on the highway at similar or higher speeds, my mpg is better. And if I do lots of suburban running around, it's easy to get over 60 mpg without trying.

    No oil usage at all so far.

    Regardless...its a great car for the commute. And I wouldn't be doing it if there were not a nice reward...it is a fantastic job for me now, and sets me up very well for the future. Wins all the way around.

    SAMSUNG-SM-G891A ?
     
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    Just 45k for me, and going great. MPG on the highway does drop, especially at the prevailing rate of speed around here.

    When the car was new I used to hope for traffic jams.
     
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    I've hit 20,000 miles in 9 months and my avg MPG is 50.2 of mostly highway driving. This was 52 MPG before the winter and dipped to a low of 49.5 before coming back up this spring.
     
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    Yeah, same for me. Traffic jams don't bug me nearly as much as they used to!

     
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    Don't sweat the "mpg-killer" stuff *too* much once you are at or above 50 MPG. I'm all for higher mileage, but the law of diminishing returns kicks in. Remember that the difference between 50 and 60 MPG over 3,000 miles is only 10 gallons... or one fill-up in the Prius...
     
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    And red traffic lights.
     
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