Ever since I bought my Prius just over two months ago, the question I am asked most often is, How's the car?
It's GREAT.
I'm so happy I bought a Prius. It hasn't given me any trouble so far (and wouldn't it be sad if it did after only two months of ownership?), and I marvel every day at its amazing fuel consumption. I fill up only once a week instead of sometimes twice a week as I did with my old car, which my bank account appreciates. It gets an average of 44-48 miles per gallon, and now that I've learned the fine art of maintaining light but constant pressure on the gas pedal once I've reached my desired speed (many thanks to my co-worker and fellow Prius owner who gave me this valuable tip), I'm working on getting up to 50 miles per gallon. I've been able to drive up to 480 miles on one tank! Isn't that crazy?
What got me most excited recently was learning how to turn off the very loud (and very annoying) beeping sound my car makes when going in reverse. You'd think the beep would be heard outside the car to warn pedestrians about my presence, but NOOOOO - the beep is heard inside the car, which makes no sense at all, really. My co-worker found the procedure on disabling the reverse beep alert on Priuschat; it takes less than five minutes to set up and involves starting and turning off the car and pressing certain buttons at the same time. I don't think it's mentioned in the manual, so I guess you would call it a Prius-ter egg. Check out the website for more info, won't you?
Get a Prius. You won't regret it. And if you are seriously thinking about getting one, buy it before September 30 and receive a tax credit of $787.50 next year. You can learn more about the hybrid tax credit here.
priuster egg.
you kill me.
Posted by: miss kendra | May 06, 2007 at 05:16 PM
I love the Prius! I-Go has some around town, and if I were to be buying a car it would definitely make the short list.
Posted by: Dawn | May 08, 2007 at 11:46 AM
Congratulations on acquiring your brand new Toyota Prius. Sounds like you're having a grand time driving. How much is it?
Posted by: Stelle Courney | November 22, 2011 at 11:44 AM