Today I was able to do a little more driving, because it's my son's 2nd birthday and I went up to his daycare with cupcakes, then I drove over to the dealership to return the non-functional fob & pick up our real fob, and then I drove a friend/colleague home. My FE on the tank is now only 28.5 . Oh well... still learning, and only have 30-something miles so far.

So, one thing I noticed several times is people staring at my car. No kidding, at a traffic light I happened to look at the car in the left turn lane and I am almost 100% certain that the front seat passenger in that car was literally staring right at my Hybrid badge. This happened more than once today. I think it is probably the color that gets their attention, and then they see the Hybrid badges...

Funny!

 

A few items for MPG, my dealer barely prepped the car, the tires were at 27-29PSI, I pumped them up to 36. Also the engine will break in a bit and the MPG should go up. My first tank was 32, this tank is averaging just under 35 so far. That is beeter than the Premium guzzling TL I had that got 21.

 

We've also caught many people staring at our Green Machine. I also think it's mostly the color that get the attention first, but I'm sure the hybrid badges are part of it. We've been stopped quite often in parking lots as we're loading/unloading by folks asking about the car, with every comment about the color being very positive. When we picked up the car at the dealer, there was a man there looking at a Prius in the lot, and he had a shirt that was almost the EXACT same color as our Jasper. He said he loved the color of the car, and I said (while nodding toward his shirt) that I wasn't surprised!

 

My dealer inflated my tires to 42 psi. I have been averaging 38 MPG for the first 2300 miles.

 

Hmmm, maybe when I go to get the shift override button installed tomorrow I will have them check the tire pressure.

 

I don't believe you can get a good "cold" tire pressure until the vehicle sits for 2-3 hours after being driven 1 or more miles. (Yes, tires heat quickly when driven!) This means your dealer probably won't have time to get an accurate reading if you're just stopping by for a few minutes. I keep a guage in my glove box and check the tires before I drive the car in the morning. And no, not every morning. I do check every 2 weeks or so.

 

Every car owner should have a good tire pressure gage and use it.

 

I just got one for the TCH and I plan to check it against my other one to see if they're consistant.

 

My wife has her own version of a tire pressure checker that looks surprisingly like me.

 

On the TCH side panel, it says the tire inflation pressure for a fully loaded car should be 32 or 33 PSI. I'm just wondering why many ppl on these forums are jacking up their PSi to hi 30's if not 40s.

I've read that too hi a pressure can promote uneven tire wear.