Jon,
I was disappointed that our new Prius's odometer and trip meters do not provide
a means to change the electronic display from miles to kilometers. I found
this to be disappoining.
We knew we were not receiving any "discount" nor a liberal "trade-in allowance"
for the Prius because it is a car very such demand. At least a year ago the
dealer usually had one to three Priuses on the lot whereas now each dealer has
waiting lists, at least that is the common presumption.
There is, however, a button which allows us to change the miles per hour to
km/h when driving elsewhere in the world, i.e., Canada and Mexico.
Norm
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Saxton
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 23:59
Subject: [USMA:41078] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota Prius
Norm:
Have you ever considered having the on-board display converted to metric? I
believe it can be done. When I was living in Seattle I asked the local
dealership about it and was told that it is fairly simple. Unfortunately I
found that out about 2 days before leaving and I haven't asked the dealership
here in Brooklyn yet.
Norman & Nancy Werling wrote:
Here are the statistics for our trip to Maryland for Jacob Bullock's (
Lynda Werling Bullock's son and my grandson) high school graduation. The trip
extended to Connecticut and eventually a visit with Tom and Kathy Schwarz on
the way to and from the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, NY. Tom
is a son of my recently deceased oldest sister, Viola Werling Schwarz.
Toyota is selling the Prius as fast as they can produce them and ship them
to the US, so we probably paid full price for ours in June 2007. As gasoline
continues to rise in price,over the years that premium will probably be
recouped since our payments are a fixed cost whereas gasoline prices are a
variable cost which will continue to rise.
Obviously we believe in hybrids. Why did Detroit ignore making these for
so long and why are their attempts now still so lame?
Our trip was 2513.1 miles during which we bought 48.895 gallons at a cost
of $194.97 which averaged $3.979 per gallon. Dividing 2513.1 by 48.895 gallons
results in 51.39 miles per gallon. Using the factor for converting miles per
US gallon, here is the conversion: 235.215 รท 51.396 MPG = 4.576 L/100km.
We feel that we noticed semi-trailer rigs driving more slowly during the
trip. We assume they have finally accepted that slowing down conserves fuel
and wonder why automobile and pickup truck drivers haven't learned the same
thing.
Nomran and Nancy
