610) You dont dry your car off by speeding out of the DIY wash, junping on the freeway and letting "the wind" dry it off - at least not anymore.

611) Road kill is a thing of the past - most animals can get out of your way in plenty of time.

612) You kick yourself for having to hit the brakes hard at a stop light because you were daydreaming and did'nt slow down - without the brakes - earlier

613) You hear "on your left" from a passing cyclist
614) You replay the Mythbusters car drafting a semi episode 87 times

615. You actually understand what an Atkinson-Miller cycle engine is.

It is the ignorant among us that will eventually destroy us all.

616) You see more critters because the car is so quiet they think you are further away.

Bob Wilson

Operation Iraqi Oil Freedom:

Automatic, stock, project car.

My other 1500 cc car:

Automatic, stock, backup car.
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This reminds me of a story I like to tell. When my TCH was only two-days old I took my daughter to visit some relatives who live up in the hills. On our way back from a lake visit, we saw a couple of deer near the roadside. I was in all-electric mode so the car made very little noise. We pulled up right along side the deer as they were eating grass on the side of the road. I felt like I was in a toyota commercial. I could almost hear the toyota spokesman say "the critters won't run away from the engine noise when there is no engine noise." I know it sounds corny, but it really was a special moment.

617. (especially for the ladies) When shopping for shoes you are drawn to slip ons so you can kick them off when you drive. Because you drive better barefooted.

618. You always fill your tank after it is as low as you can safely get it so you can record your MPG's on sites like this and to work toward a 600, 700 or 800 tank. The heck with the weight of the gas, you're working toward numbers.

619. While your MPG has increased; your speed and blood pressure has decreased!!

610. when you come to a sign for REDUCED SPEED AHEAD, you are already going that slow.

Best fill 66.7 MPG, best tank 801.5 miles


laurie, central minnesota

When your camry is at the full service car wash and you have to tell the worker how to start and go with the car

622. Even though you are late for work, you still drive your regular, slow speed so you don't mess up your FE.

623. Where you used to hurry to get on the highway to beat oncoming traffic, you now wait for them to go by so they won't ride your tail as P & G.

624. You actually know (and quote to others) you hybrid's current MPG, last several tank's MPG and life-time average MPG. And don't recall ever doing this with past NON-hybrid cars!!

625) driving your hybrid has been declared a 'style' and not just a thrifty, gas-saving, engineering break-through.

626) measured annual hybrid usage gives lie to skeptic claims that hybrids are a style.

627) you'll put another 20,000 'style' miles on the road again this year.

Bob Wilson

Operation Iraqi Oil Freedom:

Automatic, stock, project car.

My other 1500 cc car:

Automatic, stock, backup car.
Free speech, dialog and knowledge thrives without the poison of SPAM.