Tag: prius

  • Oil Changes and Wireless, redux

    So, much like [last time](http://www.marius.org/2007/05/02/oil_changes_and_wireless.php), I’m getting the oil changed (this time at [Michael’s Toyota](http://www.michaelstoyota.com/) for the Prius), and they’ve got wireless, which lets me get some work and web-browsing done. (This is probably the 6th time this week I’ve reached the [end of the internet](http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm)) Great that they have wireless, it’s open (no WEP),…

  • On Fuel Economy

    So, Diann and I recently moved, and while the routes to and from work are largely the same for me, I start off on a different section of Highway 520 now. The Prius now averages only about 43 miles/gallon due to the change in road characteristics. Here's the sad thing: I just said it above,…

  • Fuel Economy…

    3 blog posts in one day.. A new record? Anyway, I was reading MSNBC, and clicked on this article about Newsweek's “Versatile Mileage Misers” – the most economical cars for each of 10 different categories (they're defining economical purely by gas mileage – which, let's be honest, it's getting closer every day). I'm glad to…