Welcome to the club!
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Originally Posted by vas621
. . . I'm just trying to prepare myself for the coming winter with my new car...which I LOVE, but get REALLY bad gas mileage (compared to everyone else posting here). Right now I'm at 31.9 MPG. I NEVER get above 33 in town, . . .
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This seems unusually low. You might start with the FAQ to make sure all of the basics are covered. Now for a few questions:
1) What is your typical route? (aka., distance, number of trips, speeds)
2) How long have you had your new car?
My first tank in my 03 Prius was 39 MPG . . . I briefly thought about turning around and getting my money back. But instead I started measuring performance and researching what others had learned. These are incorporated in the FAQ.
One of the best things was to start recording my mileage in the GreenHybrid database. This made it possible to measure the effect of each change.
GOOD LUCK!
Bob Wilson
ps. BTW, the Prius block heater is a little tricky to get. Folks are ordering it from Canada and getting the local Prius shop to install it can sometimes be . . . a chore. One of the easier modifications is to block part of the radiator but we can talk about this later.