Looking for a Prius club for St. Louis

I live here in St. Louis and have been driving my Prius for three years now. I find the same highway vs city MPG issue as you. In city I am lucky to get 35 to 40 MPG but on the highway I get 45 to 47 MPG. I drive nice and easy just like I hear you are suppose to in the city. I don't dart around or try to drag race any one. Just like you, I'm a bit confused.

BD
:Cry: <--- all those still driving gas guzzlers!!!!!
<---- all those driving fuel sippers.

 

I live in St. Charles and work in Downtown STL. I have had my prius since mid April and have averaged 48.3 MPG since that time. Most of my trip to/from work I can avg. ~50MPG on 70. What kills me is the weekend trips just around the city. Most of the time these are short trips when the car doesn't have enough time to warm up.

 

hello,
i'm in owensvill missouri, we rebuild, part, and sale over 200 prius's a year.
if you guys need anything or help feel free to call.
put a kn airfilter and run mobile one 5-30 synthetic and you might squeeze 1-2mpg easily, we have all prius parts and performance items in stock.

 

melkisadek: St. Louis "geography" only affects Prius mpg in that during the 3 cold winter months the mpg drops by about 10. Over my 3 Prius years, I've averaged 56 mpg (total odometer divided by total gas pump gallons). Consult an expert or a hypermiler web page for a ton of ideas. Although the best way is to go for ride with an expert.

bdahlfors1: 35 to 40 mpg in the city is almost surely an indication that you're doing something wrong. And on the highway, by driving 55 mph (in the slow lane of course), everyone should be able to do close to 55 mpg.

STLPriusOwner: Even for short trips, you can do a lot. E.g., be extremely soft with the accelerator pedal during the first 2 or 3 minutes, while leaving the subdivision.

xviperscom: I have noticed that 5W30 synthetic does indeed seem to add 2 mpg.

 

Hey just a thought. There are a few people in southern Illinois who are looking to meet up too. Maybe we can get together and get enough people. I know my wife and I would consider a drive if its not all the way to Chicago!

 

I know this post is old.. but maybe we can revisit the idea of a club? I live in Chesterfield, MO.

 

I'm in St. Louis. Just got a Gen III...

 

I am getting close to my 100,000 mile tune up. Any one here is MO gotten there yet?

 

i have a gen III, only 1000 miles so far. more mileage in the city 51, versus 49.5 highway 60 to 70 mph. lou fusz (they were great, see Karen) put in nitrogen my tires it seemed to increase mileage 1 to 1.5. i drove it both ways. put new tires on, the yokohamas suck. got new wheels and kumhos from tirerack, they were great. kumhos are 440 AA A vs. 330 B B, much improved handling, i now have 16" wheels instead of 15". oh i did put on a K&N filter as well, it always helps some, and its better for the engine as long as you maintain.

BTW is there an easy way to get mud flaps for 2010's? england is expensive and troublesome by the sound of it.

 

Same deal for me. Better mileage on hwy than in city. Don't know why. I was thinking it's b/c by the time I get to the hwy the 5-10 minute performance hurdle is over with. My total mpg average is about 44.4mpg. I hope to improve this soon by trying some of the ideas I have found on this site such as making sure the 12V battery is in good shape and inflating the tires to the max rating instead of what's listed inside the door column.

 

Hello St.Louis I bought a new to me Gen II Silver Prius about a month ago and love it. I have access to ALLDATA if anyone needs help with repairs. We should setup a group meet soon.

 

So, has anyone gotten the STL Prius Club on wheels, yet?

The mpg issue may be related to the reformulated gasoline fuel in the St. Louis area. Chicago is not on the list of metro areas using reformulated gasoline. With a non-hybrid car, I have found a 5-10 mpg difference between gas purchased in the Fort Leonard Wood area (not reformulated) and the St. Louis area (reformulated). Of course, the reformulated gets worse mileage.

Anyone know of a good place to take my Prius for mechanical or body work, besides the dealership (if it ever needs anything)? Good place for oil changes?

Thank you.

Green

 

I have over 230,000 miles on a 2009 Toyota Prius hybrid taxi driver stlouis

 

So, does a St. Louis Prius Club exist?? Interested.

 

Howdy, Dandanthedrivingman here, first Prius Cab driver in St. Louis.
Lets get this show on the Road !

 

Perhaps there might be a few St. Louis area peeps interested.

 

U can Facebook

at County yellow cab company of St Louis we now have 15 to 20 Priuses on the fleet.

I will keep people updated on the possible TV show on my facebook account: dandanthedrivingman

 

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