Posted by Tomes on August 5, 2009, 12:17 am
TKM wrote:
>> TKM wrote:
>>>> I think my new Prius rides pretty harshly--especially when compared to
>>>> my old Camry's famous Toyota ride. I now have a little over 2,000
>>>> miles on it and (it could be my imagination) but the ride seems to
>>>> have softened a little bit during this break-in period. Does it get
>>>> any softer as the miles rack up or does it just stay harsh and choppy?
>>> It does seem to ride better with more miles -- at least our 06 did that.
>>> What seems to make the most difference is tire pressure, however. We go
>>> with the recommended pressure to get maximum gas mileage (and tire
>>> pressure does make a difference); but we've noticed that when the tires
>>> are a pound or two low, the ride is better.
>>>
>> One can get noticeably higher MPG by inflating the tires over the
>> needlessly low 'recommended pressure'. 42 front and 40 rear is what I
>> use. The tires wore out perfectly evenly at 48K miles. Yep, I feel the
>> road more, but I grew up on GM cars (as opposed to mushy Ford) so I like
>> that feel. This is one of the reasons (among other reasons) that I like
>> Toyotas, they have a similar road feel in my hands to the old GM cars.
>> Tomes
>
> Interesting. I thoght the Prius tire pressure emphasized gas mileage over
> ride at the recommended values. I did try over-inflating the tires on my 94
> Volvo (that's the Volvo before Ford meddled with it). Handling was fine and
> gas mileage improved; but I lost more wheel covers and suspension parts
> seened to wear faster.
Yeah, that's one of the cheap 'mods' on the Prius list, like sticking
hot water pipe foam insulation in the grill slots in the winter to get a
lot more MPG.
Tomes
Posted by Barry OGrady on August 15, 2009, 6:38 am
>>I think my new Prius rides pretty harshly--especially when compared to
>> my old Camry's famous Toyota ride. I now have a little over 2,000
>> miles on it and (it could be my imagination) but the ride seems to
>> have softened a little bit during this break-in period. Does it get
>> any softer as the miles rack up or does it just stay harsh and choppy?
>It does seem to ride better with more miles -- at least our 06 did that.
>What seems to make the most difference is tire pressure, however. We go
>with the recommended pressure to get maximum gas mileage (and tire pressure
>does make a difference); but we've noticed that when the tires are a pound
>or two low, the ride is better.
Can you switch to petrol or is it gas only?
>TKM
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>>>> I think my new Prius rides pretty harshly--especially when compared to
>>>> my old Camry's famous Toyota ride. I now have a little over 2,000
>>>> miles on it and (it could be my imagination) but the ride seems to
>>>> have softened a little bit during this break-in period. Does it get
>>>> any softer as the miles rack up or does it just stay harsh and choppy?
>>> It does seem to ride better with more miles -- at least our 06 did that.
>>> What seems to make the most difference is tire pressure, however. We go
>>> with the recommended pressure to get maximum gas mileage (and tire
>>> pressure does make a difference); but we've noticed that when the tires
>>> are a pound or two low, the ride is better.
>>>
>> One can get noticeably higher MPG by inflating the tires over the
>> needlessly low 'recommended pressure'. 42 front and 40 rear is what I
>> use. The tires wore out perfectly evenly at 48K miles. Yep, I feel the
>> road more, but I grew up on GM cars (as opposed to mushy Ford) so I like
>> that feel. This is one of the reasons (among other reasons) that I like
>> Toyotas, they have a similar road feel in my hands to the old GM cars.
>> Tomes
>
> Interesting. I thoght the Prius tire pressure emphasized gas mileage over
> ride at the recommended values. I did try over-inflating the tires on my 94
> Volvo (that's the Volvo before Ford meddled with it). Handling was fine and
> gas mileage improved; but I lost more wheel covers and suspension parts
> seened to wear faster.