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Old 04-23-2014, 11:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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New Prius V Owner

I'm on my second tank of gas and so far I've been averaging well above the EPA targets, getting around 47 MPG.

Are there other Prius V drivers out there? What are you doing?

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47MPG is pretty good for a V. Have you done any mods yet? What techniques are you using?

I don't have a V, but my Prius likes having the tires pumped up to sidewall max. If that's too stiff for you, increasing the pressure by even a few PSI should help.

This video is a pretty good introduction to driving any Prius efficiently.


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Welcome to the site, and congrats on the good mileage with the V. Are you planning on keeping a fuel log here? Any mods planned?
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vskid3 & mcrews,

Thanks for the welcome. So far I haven't been doing much of anything special while driving Shuttlepod One. Pulse and glide have been part of my routine for a while and I'm never above manipulating tire pressure. I do, however, want to get a solid baseline before I start tweaking.

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I always keep fuel logs. It's one of the best ways to follow long term performance of your vehicle and it makes early detection of problems almost automatic. For this, our second Prius, I've been looking for something that will live on my phone. Suggestions are welcome, I don't mind sharing the information either.
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Just completed our second gas-tank fillup on our 2014 Prius:

1st tank = 50.6 mpg
2nd tank = 48.5 mpg

...all city/urban driving with A/C blasting (wife driving).
I haven't had a 50 mpg tank yet, but I've been close. Really close. Today, when I walked inside the trip was reporting 49.7 mpg and I'm pretty sure I can milk this tank over (if I can avoid visiting my folks for the rest of the week -- 2,500' climb -- I'll have it made).

We're about ready to embark on a 1,100 mile job seeking trip (that's the first leg). I'm going to make the tires taught before we leave, reduce weight of luggage as much as possible, and organize and balance what we are hauling. Plus, I've recalculated cruising speed to be closer (and slightly slower) than the posted maximum for the trip. My hope it to achieve an average of 48 mpg over that distance, if I can get it up to 50 mpg there may be a party.
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Laughed at the name "Shuttlepod One" for your Prius V.

I joking refer to the 'swoopy' NAV/shifter console in our Prius as Lt. Uhura's STARTREK console (ha,ha).
Glad someone got that, yeah there are a few Trek fans around here. My personal favorites are Star Trek: Enterprise which is why I went with the pre-runabout naming convention. It works in my opinion. Soon the insignia will show up too.
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Cool

Hows the car doing? How is the seating for a big n tall guy? For example if you adjust the front seats for a big n tall guy to sit confortability, can the same person sit right in the back seat without having the front seat slide forward?

I got some big n tall co workers, about 400 lbs, almost 7 ft tall. Insight isnt cutting it, only room for 1. Rear is rather cramped for a fully assembled wheelchair.

How deep is the rear with seats in place? Think one can put a lift and small disability scooter up right in the back?



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The car is awesome, without trying very much at all I'm able to maintain excellent economy, enviable range, and unparalleled utility.

You may or may not know this, but the whole back row of seats is mounted on rails. This means that you can move them forward and back within that space. The front row accommodates tall people very well although I'm not sure I'd try to put two 7' people, one behind the other, in the car. It has got space, but that's a lot of leg.

The cargo space behind the rear row is spacious, but hight may be the limiting factor when it comes to adding a disability scooter or a davit to lift the device in and out. That said, with some professional modification work there is a lot of empty space under the deck. Someone who knew what they were about could fix this by clearing out the spare tire and modifying the vehicle, even adding an electric ramp for the buggy.
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If you slide the rear seats back all the way so 2 fat tall people can sit in the rear, is there still cargo room? Roughly how much room from rear of back seats and rear of tailgate?

I tried a Nissan Cube, however with the rear seats moved back it was tight for large people in the rear and behind the rear seats was just enough room for a few bags from walmart and some magazines.

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