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Prius on rural mail route
Had a conversation with the local mailman today. He drives a rural route with 99 miles, 300 mailboxes, and several stop signs. He averages 48 MPG (dash display) in summer and 40 MPG in winter. His winter tires are Nikko, and he notices a mileage reduction when he puts them on.
His first Prius mail car was purchased with 100,000 miles, and now has 285,000 miles. He keeps it for a backup vehicle. He says the only maintenance has been a few wheel bearings and CV joint boots.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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