Today is Friday, September 03rd, 2010 
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My 2010 Toyota Prius had 76 miles on it when I officially drove it off the lot for the last time. From what I can tell, those first few miles were driven with the electric pedal to the metal, so to speak. When I finally figured out how to check my mileage (around the 100th [...]
Hybrid Guy | July 6th, 2009 | Continued
I’ve had my 2010 Toyota Prius for nearly 12 months already and today I headed back to the dealership’s service department for my 15,000 mile oil change. I’d been watching the mail for a couple of weeks, hoping Toyota or the dealer would send me an oil change special coupon or discount – but nothing arrived. Those of you who [...]
13May2010 | Hybrid Guy | 0 comments | Continued
Does the 3rd Generation Toyota Prius have a braking issue? In my opinion, yes it does. I’ve owned my 2010 Toyota Prius for 7 months now and I have driven it nearly 12,000 miles. That is a lot of starts and stops and too many perfect braking experiences to count. Unfortunately, only one really sticks in my mind.
When [...]
How well does your Prius III handle the snow, ice, and winter driving conditions?
December 21st is the first official day of winter but somebody forget to tell Mother Nature. Here in the Midwest, we’ve already seen over 17 inches of snow. That is more than half of our average annual snowfall (32″ where I live) and [...]
Depending on whether or not you consider yourself a geek, you may or may not know Chris Pirillo. Originally from Des Moines, Iowa (where I’ve lived since 1994) and a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa (my alma mater), Chris is a self-described Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show [...]
The 3rd generation Toyota Prius has been available for several months now, and with thousands already sold in the U.S., I’m wondering if you’ve seen one on the road yet?
My kids have become experts at the Prius Punch game since we started playing it a few weeks ago, so with everyone trying to protect their arms from [...]
I’ve been compiling a list of interesting facts and little known secrets about the 3rd generation Prius and here are some I thought you be interested to learn about.
1. There is a small LED light mounted in the overhead console and it shines down on the shift lever. Besides adding light to the lever when it [...]
I purchased my 2010 Prius only a couple of months ago, and one of the reasons I waited so long to buy any model of Prius was because I wasn’t confident about how well it would perform in a crash.
Prior to buying it, I owned several small to mid-sized sport utility vehicles (Honda CR-V, Lexus RX, Mercedes ML, and [...]
I’ve owned my 2010 G3 Prius for about two months now (I never owned a Gen I or Gen II model) and in my opinion this hybrid car has a lot more going for it than great gas mileage. At the same time, I’ve found a few things about the Prius that I think could use some improvements. [...]
12Aug2009 | admin | 18 comments | Continued
One of the most annoying “features” of the generation 3, 2010 Prius is the beeping noise you hear while backing up. As soon as you move the shift lever into “R” for Reverse, the beeps start. I would estimate about one beep per second, for the entire time your backing out of the garage, driveway, [...]
4Aug2009 | admin | 10 comments | Continued
The 2010 model 3rd generation Prius is available in seven (7) exterior paint color options. In no particular order, your choices are:
Black:
Barcelona Red Metallic:
Sandy Beach Metallic:
Blue Ribbon Metallic:
Winter Gray Metallic:
Classic Silver Metallic:
Blizzard Pearl:
Those of you who either own last year’s 2009 Generation II Prius (Gen 2) or have seen one you liked might be surprised to learn that [...]
24Jul2009 | admin | 4 comments | Continued