I stumbled onto this old thread today and think it might fit in this thead. You know you're a real hybrid driver when ... Thread title is Revenge of the NerdMobiles - whatever that means haha Revenge of the NerdMobiles | PriusChat posted in 2004 reminds me of a line from the Matrix movie "Somethings never change, luckily some things do" !
My wife and I have a 21 Escape Hybrid, and it’s very obvious when she has driven it. The avg mpg is way down compared to when I have driven it. But I do all the things in it that gained the mpg in my Prius and she just can’t seem to grasp them. Most importantly using the manual AC controls. I even showed her on a highway trip the mpg savings on Auto with a set temp and she still doesn’t get it.
