My reply to not driving a Prius for three weeks concerned my doing so many times with no precautions at all and normal start-ups after long delays.
Since our Colorado winters are cold and snowy, my wife and I travel to tropical locations during our wintertime. We just remove the accumulated snow on the Prius upon our return.
And I am not sure if I get 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' from Bob Wilson regarding my accumulated miles. At my four years of ownership time I will have about 30K--an average of "ONLY" 7500 miles per year.

