Thanks WVGasGuy for the EXCELLENT observations!.. I'm sure we all appreciate your sharing of your TCH experiences. I have found myself also somewhat obsessed with the FE. Probably to the OVER side!.. I JUST CAN'T HELP IT!.. I now have passed the 1,000 mile mark and have noticed that on my short trips to work, with the temperatures outside being close to 90, that the AC runs on high a lot, even in ECO mode and it seems to bring down the fuel economy a little. I'm not complaining, mind you. The last car was 17mpg in the city so 34-36 is nothing to complain about.

I have coined the phrase 'stealth mode' when starting the car with friends for a demo ride. I love to start out with the AC off and just hit the start button and slowly and quietly drift away from my parking spot. The fans love it!.

When the TCH has been in the garage all night, it does tend to fire up the ICE after about 10 seconds after starting to warm up the catalytic converter. That is apparently why the FE guage goes to zero when you are still sitting still. I have found that there are many times when you can sort of find that 'sweet spot' and get the FE up into the 40 range even while not slowing down. It does take some re-learning in order to raise your foot a little more often than many of us are used to.

Regarding the NAV system, I have determined that the NAV is made by DENSO corporation, and most of us have version 5.1 and a representative stated in an email to me that all updates would have to be obtained from Toyota. I have found the NAV system to be very helpful with the exception that it couldn't seem to find a church when we had a anniversary service to attend. Apparently churches didn't make the list of POI's in the software.

My wife, of course, quickly analyzed that she could use it to her advantage when she searched for a clothing store and said, look there is one that is only 1.2 miles from here.

I haven't figured out all the voice commands yet, but they are helpful such as ZOOM in and out.
Do any of you know where a PDF file may be available for the NAV system?

I have noticed that the FM reception is very good. Even where signals have been weak or non-existent in the past, they seem to tune in a lot better.

So finally, my first 1,000 miles in my Magnetic Grey/Ash Leather-NAV TCH has been terrific!. I have yet to see another one on the road around our area.

Thanks to all of you who have posted here and on Edmunds.

WillyBill