After researching for a couple years and some more intense research in early July, on July 23rd

we were able to buy a brand new 2005 Toyota Prius.   We are very happy with the car thus far

and have been able to apply a lot of knowledge from our friends at  http://john1701a.com/  and –

http://www.priuschat.com

 

If you have any questions about the car, I advise you check out John’s site (the first link above).

There is a ton of information out there about anything you could ever want to know – and MUCH

more.    Especially things about driving in a Minnesota winter, tire preferences, tips and hints, well

you get the idea.

 

You can also follow along with our MPG progress if you’d like (yes, this is very geeky).   The neat

thing about this car is that you get immediate feedback on how you are driving.  There are more

gadgets in this car then I would have ever imagined and thus is very fun for computer geeks such

as myself. 

 

Here is the link to our Excel spreadsheet – Prius Mileage Sheet – so far so good.

 

Here’s a generic pic from Toyota’s website of the exact color we bought….