Selling my Yaris, and why. - Toyota Yaris Forums

Idahotom · 09-12-2016, 07:35 PM

Not a pitch, I'm going to sell it to a friend. I came across a deal on a 2013 plug in Prius I couldn't resist. 33K miles, white, the color I want, "like new," as the saying goes. This will be my new company car for my business (crane service), a tax dodge of sorts that is for real in my case, and one I have been ignoring, not anymore.

I still REALLY like my '08 HB, I've liked every Toyota I've owned.....I hope I don't regret selling it! But I have a unique situation, my large grid tie solar, wind, and hydro system produces much more power then I use on a annual basis, so much that I took down one of my arrays and relocated it at my crane yard in town, 13 miles from my home, and my main commute. They tell me these plug-ins have a pure electric range of 11 miles, more if you go slower. Of my 13 miles commute, the first 1.5 miles is a rolling dirt road with no net gain or loss in elevation, but then there is 3 miles of steep grade, consistently down, 1200' ! So by the time I get to the bottom of the hill I only have 9.5 miles to go, of more or less level ground down once in the valley.

I can take the interstate, OR a 45 mph secondary road, both the same mileage. Once at my crane yard, I can plug it in, for free! Go do my job, then drive to the bottom of the mountain still in pure EV mode, then it will automatically power up to ICE mode and I'll pull the hill. As I kept careful track of what the Yaris took to do this same route, it will be interesting to see what the Prius can do.

I thought I'd drive my Yaris into the ground, it only has 102,000 miles on it, but being able to at least partially use up my excess electrical power and drive an electric car was just too cool to pass up. Just wondering, anyone else have or thinking of a Prius?

09-12-2016, 07:35 PM	#1
Idahotom Drives: 2008 5 sp. LB Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Idahoi Posts: 268	Selling my Yaris, and why. Not a pitch, I'm going to sell it to a friend. I came across a deal on a 2013 plug in Prius I couldn't resist. 33K miles, white, the color I want, "like new," as the saying goes. This will be my new company car for my business (crane service), a tax dodge of sorts that is for real in my case, and one I have been ignoring, not anymore. I still REALLY like my '08 HB, I've liked every Toyota I've owned.....I hope I don't regret selling it! But I have a unique situation, my large grid tie solar, wind, and hydro system produces much more power then I use on a annual basis, so much that I took down one of my arrays and relocated it at my crane yard in town, 13 miles from my home, and my main commute. They tell me these plug-ins have a pure electric range of 11 miles, more if you go slower. Of my 13 miles commute, the first 1.5 miles is a rolling dirt road with no net gain or loss in elevation, but then there is 3 miles of steep grade, consistently down, 1200' ! So by the time I get to the bottom of the hill I only have 9.5 miles to go, of more or less level ground down once in the valley. I can take the interstate, OR a 45 mph secondary road, both the same mileage. Once at my crane yard, I can plug it in, for free! Go do my job, then drive to the bottom of the mountain still in pure EV mode, then it will automatically power up to ICE mode and I'll pull the hill. As I kept careful track of what the Yaris took to do this same route, it will be interesting to see what the Prius can do. I thought I'd drive my Yaris into the ground, it only has 102,000 miles on it, but being able to at least partially use up my excess electrical power and drive an electric car was just too cool to pass up. Just wondering, anyone else have or thinking of a Prius?