Aggressive Prius Driver

Must have been my Wife.... LOL

 

that made me chuckle!
eace:eace:

 

Nearly three years ago I was on I25 north of Denver, bound for Fort Collins - speed limit 75mph. Being from Dallas, I'm used to the big pickups making the FU pass, esp when gas was under $2, but this time it was a Prius II.

The Honda Insight and Prius II are closely matched in performance, even though their engines are quite different. For the next five miles or so we took turns to crest a hill then do a "take that" pass to each other 2-3 times. Then we saw a purple Camero and chilled out drasticaly....fortunately the Colorado State trooper pulled over someone totally different.

I came soooo close to being busted in Colorado's first hybrid drag race in 2005.

 

Hi Chuck,

I only have one question. What was your MPG for that leg. LOL

 

Wild guess: 35mpg

Just before the "drag race" I noticed that 5,500 feet may be the sweet spot from an altitude standpoint - engine still runs great, but less drag.

Towards the end, I was focused on avoiding a call from Colorado's finest.

 

There was probably a conversation along these lines shortly preceding your observations.

Teenager: Mom, I need to run into town to meet Kristi, is that okay?

Mom: Well, your car is in the shop again, I can't understand why it keeps breaking like that, so I guess you'll have to take mine.

Teenager: Awwwww, Mom!! Can't I take Dad's Beemer, the other kids'll give me a bad time if they see me in a Prius!

Mom: No, your Dad said that you can't drive the BMW unless he's with you. You'll have to take the Prius or stay home. And you'd better take good care of it too, I love that car and don't want you driving it fast and pulling down my mileage average!!

Teenager: (pouting) Oh, okay.....

 

Perhaps he was in a hurry to go somewhere?

 

where is that? Maybe its me I'm averaging 80mph and my gas mileage is 43mpg.

 

< chronic leadfoot. i don't know how that damn speedometer makes it up to 85 all the time.

 

Same here; I'm usually running 75-80 during commutes (since you'd be killed otherwise) and get about 42-43 at this time of the year.

 

So...2(or more) people doing 75-80 would be less dangerous?

 

Good grief, not trying to start an argument here but I have to say that you leadfoot types are missing out on one of the nicest aspects of driving a Prius IMHO, that being the "Zen" and serenity of driving at a more leisurely pace! I've tended to be a leadfoot much of my life (I'm 58 now) and when I bought my '97 Prelude there was no speed-limit in Montana, so I'd get on the Interstate or a good stretch of road and peg it at 90-95 all the time, and even now that there are limits, I would still cruise between 70-85 depending. I also understand traffic flow and how there are areas where driving more slowly can be dangerous......although it's plenty dangerous with hundreds of vehicles blasting along at 80+mph no matter how you slice it!

But seriously, try driving sometime where you just mope along at a safe but on the low end of "safe" pace and enjoy the scenery, feel the stress melt away, check out the screen and see what great mileage you're getting, wave to the people who blast by you with middle digit extended, enjoy the ride!:angel:

 

Could be the car had a loose nut behind the wheel?

 

It was probably me or one of the few aggressive drivers i know.


btw.. fill in your profile info. you need car info and location. blank profiles are a no-no.

 

I had one cut me off on route 17 ( the quickway ) in ny, exiting the shops at woodbury commons.
It was a while ago and I don't remember the color.
Needless to say I did not wave hello

 

We need an update of "Hot Rod Lincoln" --

Great song, whether by either Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen, or by Asleep at the Wheel ( ! ) :rockon: