fred takes elvira to florida

well, i just got back from florida in my 2012 plug in. it was over 1900 miles round trip. took about 12 hours to get to daytona from nashville. drove in hv until i got to daytona. from daytona then to bradenton. from there back to nashville yesterday.
......how did ellvira (my prius) do. great. no problems. I stayed in eco most of the time. since im an older guys i hit every rest stop. as i left i used power mode to accelerate onto the highway. was not able to plug in for the week. i averaged 48 mpg for the week driving anywhere from 40mph to 80mph. on the highway mostly around 70 to 75.
.....im so gld i invested in new defender michelins. some off the roads were a little rough including small pot holes.
summary: gotta love elvira even more.
fred from nashville

 

one thing i wanted to add. i learned my lesson. last year one of my cards was involved in a fraud attempt so i bought a 300 dollar visa so i would not have to carry cash this time. well, , if you get gas with one of those prepaids DONT pay at the pump : pay inside. because some stations hold 74 dollars for up to a week for some strange reason.happened to me twice on this trip.( they have refunded the difference back after their hold lapsed). live and learn.

 

well, i had my bike, my 40 lb kettlebell and about 20 lbs of stuff. adds up to close to 100llbs me, i weigh 170.

 

my defenders handle very well in dry and wet....im not so sure how they will do in the very small amount of snow or ice we get here in nashville. they are very strong tires.. as far as tire noise go i think they are about the same as the bridgstones i replaced. definitely more stable..