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Some more questions by a new Prius owner Shawn Hirn 01-13-2008
Posted by Bob & Holly Wilson on January 13, 2008, 1:01 pm
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> After longly wanting a Prius for several years and waiting for my old
> car to die on me, my old car lost its usefulness to me last week. So
> this past Thursday, I bought a new 2008 Prius with package #2 and I am
> happy with it, although I have only driven it 175 miles so far.

USENET is good but you may want to checkout a couple of other web sites:

GreenHybrid.com - excellent mileage database
PriusChat.com - excellent Prius specific web site

Both sites have information specific to the Prius and how to get the
most out of it. There are other sites and I would recommend reading
first to get a feel and flavor. You have choices and I've found these
sites work for me.

GOOD LUCK!
Bob Wilson

Posted by 3D on January 13, 2008, 4:02 pm
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 I've had my Prius for almost 6 months now and still reach in my pocket for
the key occasionally. I don't know how long it will take me to learn.

Don D.
> After longly wanting a Prius for several years and waiting for my old
> car to die on me, my old car lost its usefulness to me last week. So
> this past Thursday, I bought a new 2008 Prius with package #2 and I am
> happy with it, although I have only driven it 175 miles so far.
>
> First, I am wondering how many miles is typical on a tank of gas for
> about 50% city and 50% highway driving.
>
> Second, I like the car a lot, but the seats seem much too firm for my
> taste. My dad sat in the car at the dealership for an hour while I went
> to the bank to get money to pay for it and he had no complaints about
> the seats, but I find the driver's seat too firm. I am wondering if
> anyone else agrees and what my options are to fix that. I guess I will
> need to buy a seat pad or something for it.
>
> Third, how long did it take you to stop reaching into your pocket to get
> the car key before you got used to the idea of not needing a traditional
> metal key to start the car? I keep doing that.
>
> Speaking of keys, forth, how do you handle valet parking? Do you find
> that parking valets know how to start/stop your Prius? Have you
> mistakenly walked away without leaving a key with the parking attendant?
> Thus far, I haven't had my Prius valet parked, but I am concerned that I
> will forget to give the attendant the sensor thing so he or she can park
> the car.



Posted by David Kelly on January 13, 2008, 10:17 pm
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3D wrote:
> I've had my Prius for almost 6 months now and still reach in my pocket for
> the key occasionally. I don't know how long it will take me to learn.

For some reason this morning at first intersection I reached for the
gear shift. Only been driving this car a year. Has been 2 weeks since I
drove my truck.

Biggest problem I have is pulling on the door handle of the truck before
I am reminded it requires a key.

Posted by Richard Warren on January 14, 2008, 2:08 am
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> After longly wanting a Prius for several years and waiting for my old
> car to die on me, my old car lost its usefulness to me last week. So
> this past Thursday, I bought a new 2008 Prius with package #2 and I am
> happy with it, although I have only driven it 175 miles so far.
>
> First, I am wondering how many miles is typical on a tank of gas for
> about 50% city and 50% highway driving.
>
> Second, I like the car a lot, but the seats seem much too firm for my
> taste. My dad sat in the car at the dealership for an hour while I went
> to the bank to get money to pay for it and he had no complaints about
> the seats, but I find the driver's seat too firm. I am wondering if
> anyone else agrees and what my options are to fix that. I guess I will
> need to buy a seat pad or something for it.
>
> Third, how long did it take you to stop reaching into your pocket to get
> the car key before you got used to the idea of not needing a traditional
> metal key to start the car? I keep doing that.
>
> Speaking of keys, forth, how do you handle valet parking? Do you find
> that parking valets know how to start/stop your Prius? Have you
> mistakenly walked away without leaving a key with the parking attendant?
> Thus far, I haven't had my Prius valet parked, but I am concerned that I
> will forget to give the attendant the sensor thing so he or she can park
> the car.



There is a slot on the lower dash to the right of the steering wheel. Just
slip the smart key into the slot and you don't have to hand the attendant
anything (except a tip).
The problem is I sometimes forget to take the smart key out of the slot when
I get the car back.



Posted by Earle Jones on January 19, 2008, 6:42 pm
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> > After longly wanting a Prius for several years and waiting for my old
> > car to die on me, my old car lost its usefulness to me last week. So
> > this past Thursday, I bought a new 2008 Prius with package #2 and I am
> > happy with it, although I have only driven it 175 miles so far.
> >
> > First, I am wondering how many miles is typical on a tank of gas for
> > about 50% city and 50% highway driving.

***
I refill at about 400 miles -- or, when the last bar is lit. If it's
blinking, I head for the nearest petrol station.
***

> >
> > Second, I like the car a lot, but the seats seem much too firm for my
> > taste. My dad sat in the car at the dealership for an hour while I went
> > to the bank to get money to pay for it and he had no complaints about
> > the seats, but I find the driver's seat too firm. I am wondering if
> > anyone else agrees and what my options are to fix that. I guess I will
> > need to buy a seat pad or something for it.
> >
> > Third, how long did it take you to stop reaching into your pocket to get
> > the car key before you got used to the idea of not needing a traditional
> > metal key to start the car? I keep doing that.

***
That behavior will last about three or maybe four weeks.
After that, you will walk up to your house and expect the front door to
unlock when you touch it!
***

> >
> > Speaking of keys, forth, how do you handle valet parking? Do you find
> > that parking valets know how to start/stop your Prius? Have you
> > mistakenly walked away without leaving a key with the parking attendant?
> > Thus far, I haven't had my Prius valet parked, but I am concerned that I
> > will forget to give the attendant the sensor thing so he or she can park
> > the car.

***
Where I live (near San Francisco) there are so many Prius that the
parking attendants, car wash places, valet parkers, etc. quickly got
used to them. It's not a problem anymore.
***

>
> There is a slot on the lower dash to the right of the steering wheel. Just
> slip the smart key into the slot and you don't have to hand the attendant
> anything (except a tip).
> The problem is I sometimes forget to take the smart key out of the slot when
> I get the car back.

*
That works, too.

earle
*

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