We bought a Prius to replace the one that went swimming.....for a variety of reasons. I loved my "old" Prius....and I like this one. This new one has lots of safety features that, until now, were not part of my 50+ year driving career. Some of them are very nice, like the warning beep if you wander out of your lane, and the thingy that engages if you are using cruise control and the car in front of you slows down....it keeps you from getting too close. And I like all the warning beeps that go off if I get to close to something on the left or the right or the front as I pull into our underground parking space.
But recently I discovered that the car is "grading" me each time I turn off the ignition. I never saw the information until about two weeks ago....and now I find myself checking it every time I turn off the ignition. The screen pops up and gives me a numerical grade and tells me what I'm doing right and what I could do to improve my score.
Today I got a 78 out of 100.....really? I didn't hit anyone, I didn't drive off the road....you'd think that would give me at least a B+. It is interesting that the screen shows me how far I traveled and how long it took and my gas consumption. I don't know what the yellow boxes stand for and I don't feel like reading the huge manual.
Once I got a 94.....but I only drove two blocks through town so I guess that's not much of a test. Still....it's an A so I'll take it!
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