Posted by B. Peg on June 30, 2006, 10:26 am
I about fell over when I opened the Chevron bill. $257 for one month of
Prius driving?!!
Seems steep, but I guess a car that got less would be worse. Unfortunately,
it involved a lot of I-5 travels where the mpg drops into the 30's due to
the "flow-of-traffic" speed on that highway and the sweltering heat above
100 degrees which requires the A/C to run constantly.
Wow! I need a drink.
B~
Posted by Bill on June 30, 2006, 1:57 pm
>I about fell over when I opened the Chevron bill. $257 for one month of
>Prius driving?!!
> Seems steep, but I guess a car that got less would be worse.
> Unfortunately, it involved a lot of I-5 travels where the mpg drops into
> the 30's due to the "flow-of-traffic" speed on that highway and the
> sweltering heat above 100 degrees which requires the A/C to run
> constantly.
> Wow! I need a drink.
> B~
A friend of mine drives a 3/4 ton pickup servicing dairy equipment.
Naturally that takes him from farm-to-farm, some at considerable distance
from his home. His wife commutes 30 miles RT to work. Their combined fuel
bill is now averaging $400.00/week, so he tells me.
Posted by =?iso-8859-1?Q?mark=5Fdigital= on July 1, 2006, 4:56 am
>I about fell over when I opened the Chevron bill. $257 for one month of
>Prius driving?!!
> Seems steep, but I guess a car that got less would be worse.
> Unfortunately, it involved a lot of I-5 travels where the mpg drops into
> the 30's due to the "flow-of-traffic" speed on that highway and the
> sweltering heat above 100 degrees which requires the A/C to run
> constantly.
> Wow! I need a drink.
> B~
Shall we put that on your tab as well?
mark_
Posted by indydoug@gmail.com on July 1, 2006, 7:40 am
For best MPG results, stay off the interstate if possible and don't use
the A/C. I'm getting 62.5 MPG this summer because I've changed my
driving habits. Besides, the secondary roads are more scenic and
relaxing.
Posted by Mike Rosenberg on July 1, 2006, 9:15 am
> For best MPG results, stay off the interstate if possible and don't use
> the A/C.
I invite you to spend the summer in Florida. ;-) But seriously, I know
I could get significantly better mileage without the A/C, but then it's
92 degrees with high humidity...
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>Prius driving?!!
> Seems steep, but I guess a car that got less would be worse.
> Unfortunately, it involved a lot of I-5 travels where the mpg drops into
> the 30's due to the "flow-of-traffic" speed on that highway and the
> sweltering heat above 100 degrees which requires the A/C to run
> constantly.
> Wow! I need a drink.
> B~