Comments on: Considering the Prius - Part 1 http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Tim's blatherings Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: S.Brown http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94 S.Brown Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:32:26 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-94 My 2007 Prius looks a lot like the picture shown here. I am currently getting 46.8 MPG. It is comfortable to drive, easy on long and short trips and I love the fact on long trips I can actually get up to 50 MPG. Not to shabby! I figure, I needed to put my money where my mouth was. The prices have actually come down in the past 2 years. This is the best investment I've made in years. My dog likes the back seat too! So far this year, I've spent less than $300 on gas. That's something I can take to the bank! Regards, PS Thanks for your post! My 2007 Prius looks a lot like the picture shown here. I am currently getting 46.8 MPG. It is comfortable to drive, easy on long and short trips and I love the fact on long trips I can actually get up to 50 MPG.

Not to shabby! I figure, I needed to put my money where my mouth was. The prices have actually come down in the past 2 years. This is the best investment I’ve made in years. My dog likes the back seat too!

So far this year, I’ve spent less than $300 on gas. That’s something I can take to the bank!

Regards,

PS Thanks for your post!

]]> By: C. Jill http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-93 C. Jill Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:27:03 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-93 then again you could get an electric bicycle and emit less than 20 g/km (including that used to produce it) then again you could get an electric bicycle and emit less than 20 g/km (including that used to produce it)

]]> By: Prius Owner http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Prius Owner Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:39:46 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-91 I own a prius, and I think it's the best car I own a prius, and I think it’s the best car

]]> By: Kirsty http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Kirsty Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:42:08 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-50 Thanks for sharing Tim :-) I've been contemplating doing away with my Honda Accord for a Prius Thanks for sharing Tim :-) I’ve been contemplating doing away with my Honda Accord for a Prius

]]> By: tbell http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-49 tbell Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:44:45 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-49 MJS, that may be true, but since decisions about changing diet are for all intents and purposes independent of decisions on whether to buy a new car and if so what, I won't include discussion of diet in these posts about cars. Maybe I'll look at it in later post, if you haven't written about it already in your blog by then. MJS, that may be true, but since decisions about changing diet are for all intents and purposes independent of decisions on whether to buy a new car and if so what, I won’t include discussion of diet in these posts about cars. Maybe I’ll look at it in later post, if you haven’t written about it already in your blog by then.

]]> By: MJS http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-48 MJS Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:32:32 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-48 If you add your meat eating diet to the Prius the yearly output of C02 is about 4.29 tonnes (gen2) or 3.97 tonnes (gen3). If you go Vegan then your output is reduced to 2.29 tonnes and 1.78 tonnes respectively. As an added bonus your fuel efficiency goes up as your weigh less :) On a technical note the diet output is calculated as a C02 equivalent, taking into account methane etc If you add your meat eating diet to the Prius the yearly output of C02 is about 4.29 tonnes (gen2) or 3.97 tonnes (gen3).
If you go Vegan then your output is reduced to 2.29 tonnes and 1.78 tonnes respectively.
As an added bonus your fuel efficiency goes up as your weigh less :)

On a technical note the diet output is calculated as a C02 equivalent, taking into account methane etc

]]> By: tbell http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-47 tbell Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:22:04 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-47 I'll be covering that in a later post in the series, on the dis/advantages of buying new versus used. I’ll be covering that in a later post in the series, on the dis/advantages of buying new versus used.

]]> By: mbd http://blog.timbell.org/2009/07/15/considering-the-prius-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-46 mbd Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:08:24 +0000 http://blog.timbell.org/?p=265#comment-46 Are you taking into account the effect of politicians who test drive SUVs smacking into you as they depart the showroom parking lot? Are you taking into account the effect of politicians who test drive SUVs smacking into you as they depart the showroom parking lot?

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