Hi everyone. Seems like an active and friendly forum. I'll probably be trading in my 22 MINI S coupe for a 26 Prius LE hybrid (only). I like the way it looks, and change is good, right? lol. I'll be perusing the forums, I imagine, for things like a spare tire solution (in my MINI, I dragged around a full size spare, hydraulic jack, breaker bar. Then, there's the bicycle question. I manage to squeeze my hybrid Trek into the MINI, along with aforementioned spare, with the front wheel and seat removed. I used to have a 2000 VW TDI Beetle and was a denizen of Fred's TDIClub, hence the screen name. Would regularly hit 50 mpg, and one time, as I recall, almost made 900 miles on a tank. Pro tip: don't let your diesel tank run dry, lol. The new model Prius is snazzy looking, and I'm looking forward to perhaps doing some quasi hypermiling again.
