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bwilson4web says:

In October 2005, this NHW11, 2003 Prius cost $17,300 and had 49,394 miles: [IMG]http://hiwaay.net/%7Ebzwilson/prius/sale.jpg[/IMG] Since then, I've had a lot fun and learned a lot. It has become my hobby car, something I would never have expected. Three years and six months later, I've got 57,058 miles at 52.2 MPG and couldn't be happier. Although it has its quirks, it has remained a reliable, cost-effective ride and the 50+ MPG I was getting gave my late father great happiness and pride. I was so happy he got to see that day arrive. Bob Wilson

2003 Toyota Prius 2-wheel-drive eCVT transmission
Owned by bwilson4web

Chart & Statistics

Miles total

64,567.8

MPG overall

MPG avg tank

52.7

Gallons per tank

6.1

202 Tanks

Sorted by Date

End date	Miles	Gallons	MPG
January 21, 2010	432.8	9.502	45.5
Notes: Shell 87, E10, ODO: 124889, using 3%, stretch of freezing weather, some block heat
December 30, 2009	477.6	10	47.8
Notes: Tired, too tired to record it all.
November 15, 2009	581.1	12.241	47.5
Notes: A: 107.2 Mi., B: 564.2 mi, ODO: 123535, 11.241 gal reciept, 1.0 gal, spare can
October 22, 2009	496	9.861	50.3
Notes: Changed oils, air block
October 4, 2009	406.3	7.262	55.9
Notes: ODO: 122,489, changed ICE oil 0W-30, transaxle oil change, put water noodle on
September 16, 2009	528.3	9.891	53.4
Notes: Ordinary commuting
August 25, 2009	494.4	9.532	51.9
Notes: ODO:121582, hot, humid, some A/C, need oil changes.
July 25, 2009	592.4	11.5	51.5
Notes: Ordinary driving and P&G tests
July 6, 2009	565.3	11.051	51.2
Notes: Ordinary driving, switched to Shell 87, E10, some AC, hot and humid
June 9, 2009	388.8	7.5	51.8
Notes: E30 testing, switching to straight gas, "Pure" 87
May 27, 2009	387.3	7.431	52.1
Notes: First E30: 2.087 g. E85, 5.542g E10, some AC due to heat and humidity, hill climb tests, 2.25 hrs. UPS
May 2, 2009	498.9	9.753	51.2
Notes: Temp=60F some rain
April 22, 2009	503.7	10.221	49.3
Notes: Temp=50f and some rain
April 10, 2009	246.3	5.439	45.3
Notes: Using GPS miles. Temp=75F, GPS_mph=50. GPS_peak_mph=84
April 9, 2009	375.9	7.149	52.6
Notes: Temp=50F
March 28, 2009	534.6	10.807	49.5
Notes: temp=50f
March 15, 2009	476.1	9.007	52.9
March 1, 2009	353	7.3	48.5
February 23, 2009	473	9.1	52.2
February 12, 2009	295	5.3	55.6
February 4, 2009	376	7.2	52.4
January 29, 2009	420	8	52.5
Notes: Place holder in test
January 9, 2009	442	8.9	49.4
December 27, 2008	487	9.4	51.9
December 11, 2008	415	8.8	47.1
November 30, 2008	568	11.3	50.1
Strategy: Ran to empty and put in one gallon spare.
November 14, 2008	496	9.4	52.7
November 1, 2008	496	9.2	54.2
October 13, 2008	363	7.3	49.9
October 13, 2008	434	8.4	51.9
October 8, 2008	201	3	66.4
September 29, 2008	536	10.5	51.0
September 15, 2008	479	9.3	51.5
Strategy: Had to use AC, too hot and humid.
August 28, 2008	540	9.8	55.3
August 12, 2008	564	10.4	54.2
Strategy: New 175/70R14 tires front and back. Perfect front alignment, working on rear.
July 26, 2008	750	14.5	51.6
Strategy: Driving to Hybridfest, straight through, 750 miles. Using 175/70R14s with a 5% decrease in indicated speed. Excellent handling on front.
July 26, 2008	935	18.5	50.5
Strategy: Driving the speed limit, 65-70 mph to get home from Hybridfest. Notes: I forgot to keep good records on my return from Hybridfest.
June 24, 2008	564	11.3	50.1
Strategy: To east of Roanok VA, suspicious, no flash on tank.
June 24, 2008	304	5.6	54.0
Strategy: Warrenton VA top off, into DC and back out.
June 24, 2008	629	12	52.5
Strategy: 562.0 to flash, 614.7 to empty, 629.4 at fill up including 1 gal container
May 14, 2008	558	9.7	57.6
May 4, 2008	567	10.4	54.4
April 18, 2008	528	10.1	52.4
April 7, 2008	557	10.5	53.3
March 21, 2008	497	9.7	51.0
March 2, 2008	515	10.5	49.2
February 16, 2008	507	10.4	48.8
February 1, 2008	545	11.8	46.3
January 22, 2008	416	8.5	49.0
January 22, 2008	490	10.3	47.7
January 5, 2008	591	11.7	50.3
Strategy: Chevron
December 23, 2007	623	11.4	54.8
Strategy: Shell, changed to Chevron
December 8, 2007	599	11.5	51.9
November 24, 2007	530	9.5	55.7
November 10, 2007	600	11.7	51.3
October 27, 2007	557	10.5	53.1
October 13, 2007	592	10.7	55.3
October 5, 2007	607	11.1	54.9
September 19, 2007	225	4	56.1
September 14, 2007	333	6	55.5
September 7, 2007	610	11.2	54.5
Strategy: Had to use AC
August 15, 2007	649	11.5	56.4
July 29, 2007	477	8.6	55.7
Strategy: Via Atlanta, some AC to deal with humidity
July 29, 2007	504	10.1	49.9
Strategy: I-40, Smokies, 70+ mph
July 29, 2007	339	6.3	53.8
Strategy: Normal commute
July 19, 2007	616	11.3	54.3
June 29, 2007	669	11.2	59.5
June 18, 2007	217	4	54.1
June 16, 2007	203	3.7	54.3
Strategy: Exxon
June 14, 2007	600	11.3	53.1
May 28, 2007	813	14.4	56.5
Strategy: Includes a partial tank after failing to reset the trip meter.
May 16, 2007	616	11.3	54.5
Strategy: Shell 87 and advanced driving techniques
May 10, 2007	346	6	57.7
May 5, 2007	284	5	56.8
May 2, 2007	262	5	52.4
May 2, 2007	274	5	54.8
April 20, 2007	260	5	51.9
April 20, 2007	266	5	53.3
April 20, 2007	599	11.6	51.6
March 30, 2007	319	5.8	54.8
March 24, 2007	415	7.9	52.7
March 17, 2007	266	4.9	53.8
March 12, 2007	372	7.1	52.7
March 3, 2007	464	8.8	53.0
February 25, 2007	276	5.5	50.6
Strategy: w/o thermistor hack
February 19, 2007	82	2.1	39.8
Strategy: w/o temperature hack
February 17, 2007	193	4.1	47.2
Strategy: last testing with V1 thermistor hack
February 15, 2007	396	8.1	49.0
Strategy: 70 mph up and 65 mph back
February 8, 2007	334	7.2	46.2
January 31, 2007	195	3.8	51.3
Strategy: temperature hack
January 27, 2007	249	4.8	51.7
January 24, 2007	312	5.9	53.0
Strategy: Testing thermistor hack
January 16, 2007	455	9.5	47.8
Strategy: Rain, wind and traffic. Also, several short trips downtown the Lexington and out to Greenville. Wet and raining just about every dang minute. Didn�t follow the 2,400 rpm rule due to traffic, e.t.c.
January 16, 2007	380	7.6	50.2
Strategy: Keeping rpm <= 2,400, average speed 66.5 mph
January 16, 2007	204	3.5	58.0
December 24, 2006	374	7.1	52.6
December 15, 2006	279	4.7	59.4
December 11, 2006	356	8	44.5
December 3, 2006	193	3.5	55.2
November 30, 2006	313	5.7	55.0
November 26, 2006	250	4.7	52.9
Strategy: Testing new thermostat adjuster.
November 12, 2006	158	2.5	64.3
November 11, 2006	304	6.2	49.2
November 4, 2006	234	4.7	50.1
October 31, 2006	218	3.5	61.9
October 27, 2006	477	9.8	48.6
October 13, 2006	352	6.4	55.1
October 7, 2006	562	10.6	53.1
Strategy: Return trip, recorded! No tricks.
October 6, 2006	566	11.2	50.5
Strategy: Tried a min-max., cruise control in the hills. MFD showed 57 MPG but pump was much less!
October 3, 2006	231	4.6	50.6
September 30, 2006	285	5.4	53.2
September 22, 2006	264	5.4	49.3
September 11, 2006	190	3.3	57.5
September 8, 2006	120	2.3	52.3
Strategy: Replaced Mastercraft with Sumitomo 175/65R14 T4. Can now run at 51 psi.
August 28, 2006	178	3	59.0
August 25, 2006	149	2.8	52.6
August 21, 2006	160	3.1	51.9
August 18, 2006	191	3.4	57.0
Strategy: 190.7 mi (56.1 MPG)
August 14, 2006	341	6.9	49.5
Strategy: With AC and wife driving (HOLY SH*T WOMAN! DO YOU KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING AT?)
August 11, 2006	215	3.2	67.1
Strategy: 57.9 MPG
August 7, 2006	204	4	51.0
Strategy: 195.2/3.018 (59.0) + 9.0/0.983 (55.3) some AC
August 4, 2006	151	3.3	46.4
Strategy: 146.8/2.774 (62.2 MPG) + 3.9/0.473 (80.1 MPG)
July 31, 2006	141	1.9	73.7
Strategy: 131.9 mi/1.783 gal (59.3 mpg) + 8.7 mi/0.124 gal (51.8 mpg)
July 28, 2006	261	4.7	55.7
Strategy: 256.9 mi / 3.655 gal (MFD 62.2) - 3.9 mi. / 1.024 gal (MFD 52.5)
July 24, 2006	107	2.1	51.5
Strategy: 102.7/1.937 + 4.0/0.136
July 21, 2006	209	3.8	55.5
Strategy: 3.182 gal/ 199.8 + 0.585 gal/ 9.1
July 16, 2006	169	3.8	44.7
Strategy: 160.6 - 2.968 -- 7.9 - .803
July 13, 2006	144	2.2	65.9
Strategy: Filled 1.971 followed by 0.214 later.
July 11, 2006	182	3.9	47.2
Strategy: two fill-ups: 177.6/2.944 and 4.7/.918
July 8, 2006	300	5.1	59.4
July 1, 2006	336	6.5	51.4
Strategy: Had to use AC. Did Old Fabius test
June 25, 2006	108	3.4	32.0
Strategy: Used AC
June 23, 2006	208	3.3	62.5
June 18, 2006	188	3.4	56.0
June 16, 2006	231	3.3	69.5
June 12, 2006	164	3.4	48.8
June 9, 2006	175	3	58.3
June 3, 2006	112	1.8	62.1
Strategy: Cruise control 60-55 mph
June 3, 2006	158	2	79.5
Strategy: Cruise at 60-65
June 3, 2006	300	7.4	40.7
Strategy: Truck drafting at 65 mph
June 3, 2006	203	3	67.5
May 31, 2006	150	2.7	56.1
May 29, 2006	312	7	44.7
May 29, 2006	157	2.5	62.3
May 29, 2006	221	5	44.4
May 29, 2006	123	2.5	48.9
May 26, 2006	246	4	62.1
May 21, 2006	155	3	52.5
May 19, 2006	212	5.1	41.9
May 15, 2006	183	2.8	65.4
May 12, 2006	181	2.8	65.7
May 8, 2006	82	1.5	56.3
May 5, 2006	268	5.3	51.0
May 1, 2006	200	4.2	47.4
Strategy: Included Brindle Mountain climb.
April 27, 2006	153	2.7	57.7
April 23, 2006	162	2.6	62.4
April 21, 2006	139	2.2	63.9
Notes: Replaced transaxle breather with PVC tube.
April 14, 2006	243	4.5	54.2
April 9, 2006	227	4.2	54.3
April 6, 2006	152	2.7	55.4
Strategy: Using 30 mph as top cruise.
March 30, 2006	181	3.4	53.8
March 27, 2006	176	3.5	50.5
March 24, 2006	192	3.5	54.1
Strategy: Aggressive Pulse �N Glide; access roads; little or no 50+ mph
March 16, 2006	178	2.9	61.0
March 12, 2006	259	5	52.1
Strategy: Avoid 39-50 mph range.
March 8, 2006	195	4.2	46.4
March 3, 2006	112	2.3	49.7
Strategy: Via Governor�s using all rules
February 27, 2006	140	2.7	51.9
February 22, 2006	144	3.1	46.4
February 19, 2006	158	3.4	46.3
February 16, 2006	215	4	53.9
February 11, 2006	123	2.1	57.7
Strategy: We ran 70-75 MPH pretty much all the way. Did draft a semi-trailer cab without a trailer. <GRINS>
February 9, 2006	163	3.7	43.7
February 6, 2006	157	2.7	58.4
February 2, 2006	168	3.3	50.9
January 30, 2006	147	2.8	51.7
January 27, 2006	155	3.7	42.3
January 23, 2006	143	2.6	54.9
January 20, 2006	187	4	46.3
Strategy: Waited in line with a cold engine. STUPID!
January 14, 2006	139	2.8	50.1
Strategy: 55 was slow to warm up, 35 had no coolant heat.
January 10, 2006	115	2.2	53.4
January 8, 2006	160	3.2	50.2
Strategy: Trips to Redstone dog walkin� area
January 5, 2006	247	5.1	48.7
Strategy: Using Amsoil ATF
December 29, 2005	160	3.5	46.3
Strategy: Testing Amsoil ATF
December 27, 2005	373	7.8	47.9
Strategy: Tried to use 38 mph commute
December 16, 2005	259	6.1	42.5
Strategy: Lots of short trips
December 11, 2005	112	2	56.8
Strategy: 35 mph and 55 mph on 3-6 mi.
December 9, 2005	168	3.8	44.3
Strategy: Mixed 50-55 and 35. Colder weather.
December 5, 2005	191	4	48.2
Strategy: Mixed 55 mph and 35 mph.
November 23, 2005	104	2.2	46.8
Strategy: Mixed, 35 and 50 mph. The 50 mph sections performed badly.
November 18, 2005	100	2.1	47.4
November 16, 2005	118	2.2	53.2
Strategy: 50 mph cruise control
November 10, 2005	115	2.5	45.1
Strategy: Cruise control 45 mph, city commute
November 9, 2005	135	2.5	54.3
Strategy: Cruise control 40 mph, city commute Notes: After draining excess 1 qt. of oil
November 9, 2005	156	3.4	45.6
Strategy: Cruis control 40 mph, city commute Notes: Oil tank had extra 1 quart of oil
November 9, 2005	145	2.2	65.2
Strategy: Cruise control 35 mph, city commute
November 9, 2005	125	2	61.9
October 12, 2005	163	3.3	49.2
Strategy: Set cruise control to 70 mph
October 12, 2005	82	2.1	39.1
Strategy: Set cruise control to 75 mph
October 12, 2005	165	3.2	51.2
October 12, 2005	156	3	51.7
Strategy: Cruise control set to 61 mph
October 12, 2005	251	6.4	39.0
Strategy: Cruise control set to 75 mph, Texas speed limit+