Enlighten me about a Prius + four.

[Insight for life]

Congrats! welcome to the club!

[Daox]

Wow, congrats on the new car. You won't be disappointed IMO. I love my 2004 Prius and have no worries at all about the battery or really anything else for that matter. I just drive it around and get great mileage.

[Vman455]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

Well, we did it -- we dumped the 2011 Cruze and got a 2014 Prius-4 today!

Although we really wanted a Plug-In Prius (PIP), there were none to be found in AZ because (apparently) all the AZ dealerships just 'gave-up' on trying to sell them after '12 & '13 dismal sales.

I wanted a Plug-In as well; I'm disappointed they aren't available to us in the middle of the country yet.

You might find this list helpful if you have a Scangauge or are planning on getting one....

[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by Vman455

I wanted a Plug-In as well; I'm disappointed they aren't available to us in the middle of the country yet.

You might find this list helpful if you have a Scangauge or are planning on getting one....

Thanks, I do have a SGII already, but I don't know much AT ALL about the Prius Synergy system. You got some insight you care to share with a newbie?

[Vman455]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

Thanks, I do have a SGII already, but I don't much AT ALL about the Prius Synergy system. You got so insight you care to share with a newbie?

Not much, since I've had the car barely a month; tonight I turned off the reverse and seatbelt beeps using the X-Gauges, which is a must if you don't want to go crazy every time you put it in reverse. I've also found this article and this post helpful in trying to get the best mileage out of the car.

[eco_generator]

Originally Posted by Daox

I just drive it around and get great mileage.

This. I picked up an '08 Prius for my wife so she could calm down and stop un-consciously hypermiling her 5 speed.

Congrats on the car, the new Prii look really good and have some pretty sweet features.

The coolest thing I learned was how the "transmission" worked. It's not a geared torque multiplier/reducer in the typical sense. It's the engine and battery feeding a sun gear arrangement with output going to the wheels. It's a very elegant arrangement. Excess engine power for the wheels can be used to run the generator for the batteries and the main battery turns the engine to start it, very cool.

[eco_generator]

Oh, and I'm jealous of your non-bladder fuel tank. I don't think we've fit more than 6 gallons in our Prius through all this cold weather...

[gone-ot]

Non-bladder? I have not read anything (in Owners Manaul) yet stating whether the fuel tank is a bladder...only that it is 11.9 gallons/45L capacity.

[eco_generator]

I saw somewhere they got rid of the bladders. I wish I could change mine... 16 gal would get me to North Carolina no problem with a day or two of driving while there before needing to fill! A man can dream.

[Daox]

1st and 2nd gens had a rubber bladder in the tank to reduce emissions. The 3rd gen ditched the bladder.