People are jealous, especially when they have to stuff another $100 in their gas tank.
Harry
People are jealous, especially when they have to stuff another $100 in their gas tank.
Harry
My fleet: 2015 R1200GS, 2017 Toyota Prius Prime (plug-in hybrid)
Kevin Huddy
The Outpost, Silver City, Montana
Never have more ambition than adhesion.
Until I can get a Prius with a hitch and a towing capacity of 10,000lbs, I'll stick with my truck. It also incentivizes me to ride more often.
2015 R1200GS Adventure
We have two vehicles, A Toyota Hybrid and a Ford v-8 Diesel. Does that make me a low-brow or a hydromechelectric engineer?
The Truck has no tailgate, doesn't run quite right, is a 4x4, over 13 years old, and hasn't been cleaned for over 2 years. Currently it has a snow-blower in the bed, and would have a plow, but frame for the plow in the truck got bent a couple of days ago....
The Toyota is a year old Avalon Limited Hybrid with every bell and whistle imaginable...and it gets really good mileage on Cape Cod.
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Jess & Christine, the Chauffeurs, for Tobi & Skye the Border Collies.
2013 K1600 GTL (the boys' ride), 2016 S1000XR (The grrrl's ride)
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Coach#166465
You already have a little piece of Paradise to talk Prius to your heart's content right here. Go crazy, and we'll see ya when you get back.
Kevin Huddy
The Outpost, Silver City, Montana
Never have more ambition than adhesion.
I have a Prius, 170,000 miles, most highway driving is 70+. Still get about 46 mpg, too. Not many have the patience for 'hyper miling' which might get you another 2 or 3 mpg. The Prius has more than enough power to keep up with traffic anywhere in the USA. You're probably more likely looking at younger drivers who, for whatever reason, have not been taught to keep right. This applies to bikers, too. Go find yourself another excuse for the rolling road blocks in your life.![]()
In some states driving in the right lane is not the law nor is it even encouraged. Many drivers have the attitude that they have every right to cruise in the left lane (they do) and happily do so no matter what. MN seems to be such a state in my experience.
Kevin Huddy
The Outpost, Silver City, Montana
Never have more ambition than adhesion.
I bought this house I live in 31 years ago. No insulation in the walls: insane in upstate New York with our winters. The furnace was horribly inefficient as well. I re-wired the house, had a contractor insulate the walls. I had another contractor install a high-efficiency forced-air furnace. I weather-stripped doors and windows. The heating bills when I first moved in were $300/mo. The woman selling the house couldn't afford to live in it. The heating bills the next winter dropped to $100/mo.
When I had siding put on the house recently, I had the old clapboards removed and 3/4" insulation board put around the whole house. Yes, I paid extra for that. My heating bills now for the coldest months are just under $100/mo. which is pretty darned good for this northern location.
So, anyone want to poke fun at me for having an energy-efficient house? No? Then why poke fun over an energy-efficient car? As a retired engineer, I value efficiency. Boeing builds energy-efficient airliners to compete. Steam engines were replaced by diesels, more efficient. Even with steam engines, a huge effort was made to make more efficient steam engines and locomotives over the years.
Efficiency is good. Money saved is tax free as well.
Harry
My fleet: 2015 R1200GS, 2017 Toyota Prius Prime (plug-in hybrid)
Harry, it's just good fun to pass the time while many people huddle in their energy efficient houses. Don't take it to heart.
Kevin Huddy
The Outpost, Silver City, Montana
Never have more ambition than adhesion.