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Originally Posted by RedDevil
Block heaters help but are fiddly as you have to hook up and unhook before you drive (and never forget to!). You can have the same effect by tricking the system into thinking it is heated up by spoofing the temp sensor, Daox has a thread on that.
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I liken the experience between driving a 5-speed Insight and a Prius as the difference between a shell Linux interface and using the latest Apple OS on a Mac. While I enjoy driving the Prius, it's very different and don't have near the control I had with the Insight. One of my biggest Prius frustrations is on short trips, my Prius is getting 30 US mpg, where a 5-speed Insight would be getting at least 50 mpg. Even after the Prius is warmed up, if you restart it goes thru the 4 or 5 stages of warm up and insists on idling/getting 30 or so mpg, although it warms up quicker.
