Caution: This may be offensive to hypermilers.

I've had my Honda Insight for five years come this September. Finally made my first long trip, 1986 miles on a trip from Dallas to Estes Park, Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park).

Drove all day Friday to a motel in Fort Collins, Colorado. Was cruising at the posted speed limit at 75mph on I25, about 20 miles from Fort Collins. Of course some were passing me at 80 mph - it's an autobahn there.

Someone blasted by me at 85mph or so.

Ho-hum.

This time is was not a Ford F250 pickup, sports car, etc.

It was a 2005 blue Prius.

Yes, I did what I occasionally do, and put the Prius back into my rear-view mirror.

He let a couple of minutes pass by, passed me again after another running start. Got some comfort knowing while my car was five years older, it was an equal or nominally better. I'm probably confirming suspicions my dream car would be either a hybrid Mini-Cooper or the Batmobile-looking Insight II concept car.

I passed him once again.

....then....

we both noticed this.

....we both mutually agreed call it a draw and go at the 75mph speed limit....

....and avoid being the first hybrid racers to get busted in Colorado.

...if only I was half that fast running a marathon two days later...

Yes, I should be ashamed, but it's kind of funny...

In August, I'll try getting 75mpg the next time I'm there for a change....still got 59mpg averaging 75mph.

61.5mpg lifetime - 82mpg in recent months

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