Under Prezzure
Posted on | February 27, 2008 at 8:54 pm | 3 Comments
Back in this entry, I complained about how my Prius was getting far worse gas mileage since I got it back from the body shop following the bus accident. It was barely better than a non-hybrid. Loyal commenter and fellow Prius owner dgstan suggested checking the tire pressure, saying the body shop may have underinflated the tires. Indeed, I checked the pressure and all the tires were under 30 psi, and one was under 20 psi. Toyota recommends 33/35 on the door, and the tires themselves say to not inflate past 40. So I filled them all to just below 40. Lo and behold, not only has the gas mileage improved, it’s actually a bit better than it was before the accident. So thanks, dgstan!
Overheard at our local pizza joint tonight: “How big is your 12 inch pizza”?
Jogged Today: Yes (@ 28°F)
Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Jogging:
- “Losing Streak” (Eels)
- “Song for a Boy” (Lauren Hoffman)
- “Inbetweener” (Sleeper)
- “Lately Lonely” (Echoboy)
- “Bailed Out” (The Auteurs)
- “Is Anything” (Judybats)
- “Hung up on You” (Fountains of Wayne)
Pet Peeve of the Day: Waiting in line for the better part of an hour at an understaffed pharmacy with dead computer issues.
Latre.
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3 Responses to “Under Prezzure”
February 28th, 2008 @ 2:53 pm
So what’s metric for PSI? Pounds and inches are rarely found in Australia, except on tire-inflation machines at gas stations (or “servos” where they sell “petrol”). I’ve wondered why.
February 28th, 2008 @ 7:31 pm
We got a 14″ deep dish pizza tonight; that’s the equivalent of 3 14″ pizzas stacked atop one another. But I gather that’s not what the pizza inquirer was about.
April 27th, 2008 @ 10:36 pm
Here’s what you need for your Prius: a
plug-in conversion. Supposedly cuts your cost per mile to a third or a fourth of what it is now. And costs only $9,999. Since it has a three year warranty, that’s a cost of just $3,333 per year (max). Such a deal.
The answer to InfK’s question is: the metric unit for PSI (pounds per square inch) is pascals, aka newtons per square meter.