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Originally Posted by trularin
There will be no living with Wes for at least...24 hours.
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It's OK, Tru. It was a couple weeks back and the thrill is wearing off slightly already.
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Originally Posted by Tommy
I made one of my occasional trips through Atlanta a few days ago. After easing...
You remind me that buying the highest MPG car is not always the best way...
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Tommy,
In reality, I usually drive traffic speed too, if traffic is moderate or heavy. But, shucks, that wouldn't have made as good as "Iconic Prius driver" story.
Weekday highways in the midwest have very little traffic, allowing faster vehicles to easily get around poky cars or farm machinery. Amazingly enough, 5 mph farm machinery is often found on I-94 in this area. Posted interstate speeds are 75 in ND and 70 in Minn. Impacts usually result in a lot of straw or BS flying, depending.
I would have to wonder about the "arrested" Prius owner too. I haven't tested top speed in the slippery li'l bugger yet but I know it will do 85 with ease. Heard they'll do about 110 with the battery flat and 76 horses WFO.
As for saving more fuel with a improved guzzler, it's true. Some of the Hi Po Mercedes discussed in this thread will soon be even more efficient as Daimler won't allow anybody to get ahead of them for very long.
I suppose it won't be too long and, just for the H of it, somebody will build a hybrid Cobra, perhaps using the Tahoe/Durango/Benz/BMW developed hybrid/auto tranny. The potential combined gas/electric torque off the line would be astounding ...all the while posting maybe 36+ average mpg in such a light sportscar.
In our case (wife and I), she can drive the huge 4X4 Excursion @ 8 mpg/city half the time, and the Prius @ 44 mpg/city half the time. And still average 26 mpg. Although, the thing is, we drive the Prius the vast majority of the time. But, the Prius is absolutely worthless in over 6 inches of fresh snow. When we need the 3/4 ton truck for towing or load capacity, there would be no sense in anything smaller. A curse on the tree-huggers that made Ford discontinue it. Dummies.
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Originally Posted by Dean
Wes, you live in North Dakota, for God's sake. All is forgiven.
-Dean
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Dean,
Thanks. We need kindness. We're headed for
Buffalo Commons.
First they hugged the trees ...and now the damn grass.
Rats. Doomed by a swarm of grasshuggers.
Wes
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