5000 miles in 16 days in my 06 Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by redbaron, Nov 1, 2006.

  1. redbaron

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    :) This coming Sunday, my wife and I will be giving our 2006 Super White Prius (option 8) the supreme test! We start off from Hershey, Pa and drive to Las Vegas, Nevada over a 5 day period. Stay in Las Vegas for 2 nights (USAF Reunion) and then drive to Phoenix, AZ to visit our son and his family. After our visit, jump in the Prius and drive back to Hershey over a 5 day period. Total estimated mileage is 5000 miles. I changed oil, filter, etc this week and will change it again upon return. Car was delivered on May 12 and currently has 3,200 miles on odometer.

    I am planning on testing the mpg with and without the wheel rings. Will let you all know what my average mpg was.

    Don in Hershey, Pa
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    #1 redbaron, Nov 1, 2006
  2. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    Drive safely and take pictures across the country. They will come in handy when it's time to make the next Priuschat calendar.
     
    #2 TonyPSchaefer, Nov 1, 2006
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    Sounds like a great road trip. Have fun and drive safely!
     
    #3 Beryl Octet, Nov 1, 2006
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    Don-

    good luck & drive safely! if you haven't seen the posts- give up the cruise control! don't forget to check your tires frequently.....

    hopefully you won't run into any bizarre winter weather! B)
     
    #4 barbaram, Nov 1, 2006
  5. redbaron

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    Well,

    The Prius performed well over the 5,600 mile trip to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Graceland and return.

    My wife had stuffed about 350 lbs of luggage (which we did not need) and I averaged 80 mph on the Southern Route (40). Worst 1 day stretch was 685 miles from Oklahoma City to Gallup, NM. I averaged 43 mpg, which I am happy about. The navigation system worked well taking us to local attractions each night we stayed over. Car has plenty of pep and got lots of stares. Saw a total of only 15 Prii during our trip.

    Upon return we drove another 400 miles to attend an unexpected funeral.

    Tomorrow, I have my 10K mile checkup. Only issue I am experiencing is the gas gauge taking about 35 seconds to show all the clicks after I fill an empty tank. I did a search on this topic and I think I am ready for the dealer tomorrow.

    The Prius rules on road trips!

    Don and Elke Hassenbein
    Hershey, Pa :lol: :p
     
    #5 redbaron, Dec 12, 2006
  6. IsrAmeriPrius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(redbaron @ Dec 12 2006, 04:04 PM) [snapback]361229[/snapback]</div>
    That's normal.
     
    #6 IsrAmeriPrius, Dec 12, 2006
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