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    Low Clearance Issues?

    My new car honeymoon didn't last long... Thirty five years of driving without an accident, and then everything changed within hours of buying...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Jun 14, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    So Calif owners, what's your mileage?

    Which part of Southern California is that? :D I'm at 12,000 miles, and have calculated my mileage since the first fill-up... and have only...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Jun 10, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    I was in a hurry...

    Don't get out much, do ya? Don't go to Germany... The Autobahn has an "advisory" limit of 80 miles per hour and no true speed limit. :heh:
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Mar 21, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Something I've noticed lately about Prius owners

    I absolutely love that Plymouth... Sure I have a 2010 Prius, but I bought it because I hate paying for gas when commuting 60 miles or so a day......
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Feb 14, 2010 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    New iPhone App makes car kits moot?

    Thanks so much for all your work on this app... I just stumbled on this thread today - was trying to find a better way to listen to podcasts in...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years

    Maybe it's just the pic, but I like that Ford Ka!
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Nov 7, 2009 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News
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    Prius or Jetta TDI

    I had a Diesel Jetta for 10 years, and then a Diesel New Beetle for a few... Overall, good cars, but when you needed to get something fixed, they...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Newbie Forum
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    The Datsun B-210 - "Nifty-Fifty"

    Wow... memories... I had a 1973 Datsun 610 that I bought for $600 and fixed up so it would run... Can't even remember what happened to it, but...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Nov 3, 2009 in forum: Other Cars
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    Changes in Price Paid since Oct 18 MSRP increase?

    I bought my V just over a week ago (after the price increase)... and paid roughly $1,000 below MSRP. I just contacted a few dealers, and when one...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Oct 31, 2009 in forum: Dealers & Pricing
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    If the price of diesel was lower than gasoline's would you still buy a Prius?

    I owned a diesel Jetta for many years and loved the gas mileage, but it was a very expensive car to maintain when it needed service. I went back...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Oct 31, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Thoughts on the price I got on my Prius V with AT?

    Sounds like a good deal to me... I managed to get a V with AT for under $32,000 in Blizzard Pearl, but only after having dealer after dealer...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Oct 30, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    29.8 mpg? That's it?

    Another update - I've managed to get to 50.2 today. I might be getting the hang of it. It doesn't quite feel right driving without racing from...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Oct 27, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    29.8 mpg? That's it?

    49.1!!! OK, so it didn't stay there for too long, but I managed to stay between 46 and 49.1 most of the time I was driving today... Turned the...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Oct 24, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    29.8 mpg? That's it?

    Wow, there are so many good ideas you guys have suggested... At least driving won't be boring any more... I'll be watching and trying to figure...
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Oct 24, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    29.8 mpg? That's it?

    LOL... Driving the 101 and 134... and the truck was pretty small - a stickshift Ranger... but it still might be a bit different than a Prius... :D
    Post by: LaPriusGuy, Oct 24, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy