General Car Conversation 2024 - part 1
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My Rav 4 hybrid & Rav 4 prime comparison after 22k miles.
Currently 22k miles on Prime
The Rav hybrid is rated for 40mpg. It typically sees higher than 40mpg in town but it’s around 40mpg on highway. I averaged 41mpg on a 480 miles turnaround roundtrip and DTE was showing 110 miles at the pump not including the extra 2 gallon hidden reserve. Prime is ran in EV mode around town unless run out of range. Use HV mode on highway
So let’s say over 22k miles at 40mpg that’s 550 gallons. If refuel every time when DTE says “refuel” comes on that’s 12.3-12.5 gallons each fill up (14.5 gallon tank)
550 gallons = 44 fill ups over 22k miles averaging 40mpg.
After 22k miles on the Prime I’ve refilled 10x maybe 11-12 if I’m missing a one or two. I’ve taken 3 road trips in the Prime. Outside of roadtrips, fuel tanks are stretched out to 3,300-6500 miles between fill ups. The Hybrid has seen at 2-3x more road trips. The Prime was $8k more than the hybrid. Rough math at $3/gallon at this rate I think the Prime break even mark compared to the hybrid price difference would be around 96,916 miles.
Currently 22k miles on Prime
The Rav hybrid is rated for 40mpg. It typically sees higher than 40mpg in town but it’s around 40mpg on highway. I averaged 41mpg on a 480 miles turnaround roundtrip and DTE was showing 110 miles at the pump not including the extra 2 gallon hidden reserve. Prime is ran in EV mode around town unless run out of range. Use HV mode on highway
So let’s say over 22k miles at 40mpg that’s 550 gallons. If refuel every time when DTE says “refuel” comes on that’s 12.3-12.5 gallons each fill up (14.5 gallon tank)
550 gallons = 44 fill ups over 22k miles averaging 40mpg.
After 22k miles on the Prime I’ve refilled 10x maybe 11-12 if I’m missing a one or two. I’ve taken 3 road trips in the Prime. Outside of roadtrips, fuel tanks are stretched out to 3,300-6500 miles between fill ups. The Hybrid has seen at 2-3x more road trips. The Prime was $8k more than the hybrid. Rough math at $3/gallon at this rate I think the Prime break even mark compared to the hybrid price difference would be around 96,916 miles.
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From: ON/NY
My Rav 4 hybrid & Rav 4 prime comparison after 22k miles.
Currently 22k miles on Prime
The Rav hybrid is rated for 40mpg. It typically sees higher than 40mpg in town but it’s around 40mpg on highway. I averaged 41mpg on a 480 miles turnaround roundtrip and DTE was showing 110 miles at the pump not including the extra 2 gallon hidden reserve. Prime is ran in EV mode around town unless run out of range. Use HV mode on highway
So let’s say over 22k miles at 40mpg that’s 550 gallons. If refuel every time when DTE says “refuel” comes on that’s 12.3-12.5 gallons each fill up (14.5 gallon tank)
550 gallons = 44 fill ups over 22k miles averaging 40mpg.
After 22k miles on the Prime I’ve refilled 10x maybe 11-12 if I’m missing a one or two. I’ve taken 3 road trips in the Prime. Outside of roadtrips, fuel tanks are stretched out to 3,300-6500 miles between fill ups. The Hybrid has seen at 2-3x more road trips. The Prime was $8k more than the hybrid. Rough math at $3/gallon at this rate I think the Prime break even mark compared to the hybrid price difference would be around 96,916 miles.
Currently 22k miles on Prime
The Rav hybrid is rated for 40mpg. It typically sees higher than 40mpg in town but it’s around 40mpg on highway. I averaged 41mpg on a 480 miles turnaround roundtrip and DTE was showing 110 miles at the pump not including the extra 2 gallon hidden reserve. Prime is ran in EV mode around town unless run out of range. Use HV mode on highway
So let’s say over 22k miles at 40mpg that’s 550 gallons. If refuel every time when DTE says “refuel” comes on that’s 12.3-12.5 gallons each fill up (14.5 gallon tank)
550 gallons = 44 fill ups over 22k miles averaging 40mpg.
After 22k miles on the Prime I’ve refilled 10x maybe 11-12 if I’m missing a one or two. I’ve taken 3 road trips in the Prime. Outside of roadtrips, fuel tanks are stretched out to 3,300-6500 miles between fill ups. The Hybrid has seen at 2-3x more road trips. The Prime was $8k more than the hybrid. Rough math at $3/gallon at this rate I think the Prime break even mark compared to the hybrid price difference would be around 96,916 miles.
is your Rav 4 hybrid made in Japan?
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anyway, question: why don't you take the prime on more trips?
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Even as a GM fan, I don't believe that ad for one second. Probably staged or the film altered.
And even if that ad IS real, the transmission in that truck probably lasted just about as long as the commercial LOL.
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2015 Prius just knocked down 150k miles. Made in Japan. 10k mile oil changes, filters and tires only maintenance so far. Just made a 400 roundtrip roadtrip in it yesterday.
