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    Northern VA Service Department Feedback?

    ^^ Your experience in trying to buy from Koons Toyota should give you pause in using them for ANYTHING. My fiancé took his Yaris in for service...
    Post by: ChipL, Feb 24, 2014 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Northern VA Service Department Feedback?

    Good heads up about the Costco discounts. May have to checkout Miller's Toyota for our next services. About the same distance from Reston for us.
    Post by: ChipL, Feb 24, 2014 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Northern VA Service Department Feedback?

    Would never use Koon's. My fiancé had his Yaris serviced there and they crammed the wrong air filter in, and never rotated the tires. For me...
    Post by: ChipL, Feb 21, 2014 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Recall?

    Called earlier this week to schedule my 20k service and was told they would do the recall update at the same time.
    Post by: ChipL, Feb 21, 2014 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Who has a Winter Gray Prius

    Have the WGM here, and love how the light plays with the color. No regrets, except I wish I could have afforded to get one with a sunroof...
    Post by: ChipL, Aug 16, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    New Prius Owners !!

    1- My 9yo Subaru Baja was facing some good sized repairs. Also gas prices were rising and the 19mpg that I was getting in my weekly commute was a...
    Post by: ChipL, Aug 5, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Fuel Range (Best Tank) poll

    7/4/13 - 567 miles 9.52 gallons 59.6 mpg's
    Post by: ChipL, Jul 31, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    57 mpg! can't believe it!

    Congrats! Have hit 57mpg's or better 7 times so far in 37 fill ups. The Prius makes it easy to drive a lot more. Day trips to the shore or...
    Post by: ChipL, Jul 31, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    Consumer Reports "The mpg gap"

    Fuelly does give a recap on how well one can do with better mpg's, and for the Prius it does not make sense to chase - see attached - this was...
    Post by: ChipL, Jul 15, 2013 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News
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    S-L-O-W Prius law?

    I generally do the posted or posted +5 if I can depending on the road and conditions. And I am still averaging 52 mpg's in the life of my Prius.
    Post by: ChipL, Jul 1, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Vacations over and I'm impressed

    Over Memorial Day weekend went out to the Luray area in Virginia. The Prius kept up very well on the local roads. In drives from the DC area to...
    Post by: ChipL, Jul 1, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Vacations over and I'm impressed

    Don't understand reviewers as well. They knock the Prius's added cost over a gas model - yet praise the VW Golf diesel that stickers for...
    Post by: ChipL, Jun 30, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Vacations over and I'm impressed

    Looking forward to my first big road trip in the Prius this coming Fall. But so far been happy with the 300-400 mile trips so far. The days of...
    Post by: ChipL, Jun 30, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Newbie in Maryland

    I have driven so much more with the Prius. Nothing too crazy, in 17 months I now have over 14000 miles. My commute right now is 100 each week...
    Post by: ChipL, Jun 25, 2013 in forum: Newbie Forum
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    600 Mile Club

    Would have made it into the 600 mile club, except for the better half yesterday. 560 miles on 9.75 gallons. Pick your battles in the end.....
    Post by: ChipL, Jun 25, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy