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05-31-2007, 11:34 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Vehicles: Metro, Prius
Location: Kansas
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greetz n such
Hello all, i'm a hippy farm boy from kansas. I have been messing around with high mpg on my own for a long time, I suspected that sites like this have existed, but I never really messed around with it untill now. I landed on this site accidentally lookin for information about prii. as i have just decided to buy one.
I must admit that given the choice, i'd keep driving my little '91 metro, but it's beyond repair by this point, and so dirty i cant even trick people into getting inside it. 
BUT- i have consistantly gotten 60+mpg from it, untill recently (it's got a cracked headgasket, and apparently antifreeze doesnt make ICE's more efficient when it's leaking into the oil pan)
my car is on backorder, but i have it reserved, I'll be getting it right before WAKARUSA!  so anyone who is going to be there, give me a shout and i'd love to chill with ya, or at least check out your car, and show off mine 
Peace
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05-31-2007, 11:38 PM
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just the messenger
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Vehicles: 2000 Honda Enzyte 5-speed MIMA, CalPod, SGII
Location: Greater Dallas
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Re: greetz n such
Sorry to hear about your Metro - they did deliver great MPG.
Welcome to CleanMPG!
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05-31-2007, 11:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Vehicles: 03' Honda Civic Hybrid
Location: Chicago
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Re: greetz n such
Welcome. Before I bought my honda civic Hybrid I had geo metros. I drove a geo metro for about 8 years I think. Can't remember exactly. I got the civic because I wanted the same mileage, and the civic was a larger and nicer car. Of course my civic cost me as much as it would be to buy two metros, but I'm very happy with it and glad I made the decision to get it.
I think you are going to love the prius. I'm sure you will be getting the same if not better mileage out of it than you did with the metro.
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05-31-2007, 11:51 PM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: May 2007
Vehicles: Metro, Prius
Location: Kansas
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Re: greetz n such
well, on a price comparison the metro wins, purchased for a mere $250, and i've sense put 150k miles on it... and the prius will cost me $25k-ish, but much more classy, and I wont have to work as hard for high mpg (hopefully) but i'm excited... the only thing I regret is not being able to get an Insight. I just might die without a manual transmission...
thanks for the warm welcome...
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06-01-2007, 12:58 AM
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Vehicles: Mazda, Honda, Ford
Location: Okmulgee, Ok.
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Re: greetz n such
Welcome to cleanmpg!
Congrats on the PII purchase. Im sure you will do better with it than you did with the metro. 
psy
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06-01-2007, 06:32 AM
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One owner, low mileage
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Vehicles: 2005 Prius
Location: Chesterfield, VA
Posts: 1,087
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Re: greetz n such
Welcome, Shadow. Great car, the Prius. When it arrives spend some time reading the articles and the archives for tips. Many of us here are in the 70+ MPG range with ours.
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06-01-2007, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Vehicles: 2005 honda civic hybrid 5MT
Location: central minnesota
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Re: greetz n such
welcome. if you've been pulling 60MPG out of a dirty old metro, i can't wait to see what you can do with a prius! your experience, plus the added bells & whistles that make the prius a hybrid will make a great ride.........
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06-04-2007, 12:27 AM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: May 2007
Vehicles: Metro, Prius
Location: Kansas
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Re: greetz n such
Thanks for the hospitality everyone, I'm very excited about my new car as I have had alot of fun exprementing with the metro. I think I almost deserve it now I'm hoping that i can get a decent 75mpg or so, I'm thinking of also getting a scan gauge, what does everyone think of them? is there a cheaper place to get them than off thier website?
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06-04-2007, 06:18 AM
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One owner, low mileage
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Vehicles: 2005 Prius
Location: Chesterfield, VA
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Re: greetz n such
I definitely would recommend the ScanGauge, and others here will too. I don't know of any resellers, however, unless you luck into finding a used one. I've never checked E-Bay for one, but it's worth taking a look.
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06-04-2007, 07:28 AM
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just the messenger
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Vehicles: 2000 Honda Enzyte 5-speed MIMA, CalPod, SGII
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Re: greetz n such
Quote:
Originally Posted by obscure_shadow
Thanks for the hospitality everyone, I'm very excited about my new car as I have had alot of fun exprementing with the metro. I think I almost deserve it now I'm hoping that i can get a decent 75mpg or so, I'm thinking of also getting a scan gauge, what does everyone think of them? is there a cheaper place to get them than off thier website?
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www.priuschat.com is offering a bulk discount so it's $150 instead of $169.
Hope that helps.
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