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Ouch

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

Battle 1978 Chevy truck vs. 2005 Prius. Guess who won.

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Serendipity

Sunday, September 4th, 2005

Sometimes the strangest things happen.
We bought the Prius in April and have been planning on selling the Jeep since then. Never got around to putting a sign in the window or anything. Today out of the blue, while the rest of the family was at the store, a guy rang the bell and [...]

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Prius geekus

Monday, April 25th, 2005

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Good and bad

Sunday, April 24th, 2005

Good: Went to Scarborough Faire today, and the kids had a ball.
Bad: It’s smaller and not nearly as fun as Texas Renaissance Festival.
Good: The Prius averaged 45.5 MPG for this tank of gas.
Bad: I had a stomach bug at the festival today and spent more time in the privy than anywhere else.
Good: The kind medic [...]

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MPGee Whiz

Thursday, April 21st, 2005

First 100 miles in the Prius, city driving. 45.6 MPG. About four times what we get in the Suburban!
I’m thinking about getting ceramic window tint on the windows - it doesn’t interfere with cell phone or GPS signals like the metallic film does, and it has a “No Fault” guarantee, meaning if you [...]

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Vroom

Wednesday, April 20th, 2005

Got my car today!

Woohoo!

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I bought it

Monday, April 18th, 2005

I bought the Prius. Should be delivered sometime this week. I’m giddy. First thing I’ll have to do is tint the windows, after I’m done playing.

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Iconoclast

Thursday, April 14th, 2005

I am considering buying a Prius. This does not make me a tree hugger. It makes me someone who’s trying to offset the $50 fillup on the Suburban every week. The poor Jeep is over 10 years old and needs some serious work; probably more than the $2000 or so we’d be [...]

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