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Rush Hour, here I come!

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Kelli372, Sep 3, 2015.

  1. Kelli372

    Kelli372 Junior Member

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    So I bought my Bella three days ago (2010 Prius V), and today I had to drive in to work in downtown Pittsburgh so I can attend a meeting elsewhere in the afternoon. I will have to drive home through rush hour traffic afterwards. But oddly enough, I can't wait!! This is where her mpg will shine!

    Does anyone else have an irrational love of driving in heavy traffic to show off their beautiful machines?? Or am I the only weirdo??
     
    #1 Kelli372, Sep 3, 2015
  2. mrbigh

    mrbigh Prius Absolutum Dominium

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    Been doing the same since 2005 :rolleyes:
    Welcome to Prius Chat.....
     
    #2 mrbigh, Sep 3, 2015
  3. DumbMike

    DumbMike Active Member

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    Yup. But don't gloat. Those gas guzzlers don't like to see us gloating.

    (They will say, "I'm not wasting much gas when idling." I say, "my engine shuts off." Silence. Except my engine turns on periodically when it needs to charge the battery, but I don't tell them that.)

    Mike
     
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  4. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Enjoy the ride. The trip down into the city is a joy. The trip back up, not so much.
     
    #4 JimN, Sep 3, 2015
  5. The Electric Me

    The Electric Me Go Speed Go!

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    Nope.
    Perfectly normal.
    I don't seek out traffic jams. But I remember the good feeling I had the first time I sat in barely moving bumper to bumper traffic and realized I was one of the few people who actually was getting better gas mileage.

    Makes it a lot nicer and easier to simply crank up the music and enjoy the ride.
     
    #5 The Electric Me, Sep 3, 2015
  6. E46Prius

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    I'm so used to having my engine off in rush hour traffic it feels weird to drive a normal car. Driving my BMW is weird... why is the engine running at a stop light?!

    Oh and nice name. I named mine Suzy.
     
    #6 E46Prius, Sep 3, 2015
  7. Kelli372

    Kelli372 Junior Member

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    It was fun! Cranked up the ac, made some calls from the Bluetooth connection, streamed my tunes from Spotify...threw some nods to other Prii that were in the flow...good times. Hah hah


    iPhone ?
     
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    I hated being stuck in traffic with my old diesel, with the prius I sometimes hope I'll get stuck in traffic.
     
    #8 marrat, Sep 5, 2015
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    I don't like to be stuck in traffic but my Prius makes it more bearable.
     
    #9 OBJ, Sep 5, 2015
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