I consitently get 50-65 mpg with my vehicle; if I know that on a particular day that most or all my clients are return customers, who's pianos simply need a tuning, I'll throw the bare essentials into my backpack and take my Yamaha Virago 750 motorcycle! Fun ride and traffic is never an issue as I routinely FLY between cars. My clients get a big kick out of seeing me ride up on it; they love it! But Gas mileage is really no concern for me as almost 100% of my client base lives within .2-10 miles of my front door. Easy pickins! Terry Peterson ----Original Message Follows---- From: "William R. Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net> Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: Prius for Piano Tech? Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:43:25 -0500 Fenton, As an Outback owner, I can tell you, they fit the bill nicely for piano service work - excepting the gas mileage. Anticipate around 22-24MPG if you go with the outback (4cyl, 2.5L). I am strongly considering passing this car (2003) on to my wife and going with another vehicle - strongly considering the Prius. FWIW, William R. Monroe <Thanks, Terry, <Drove one today, I'm torn between the Prius and the Outback. I'm a <little worried about the fragileness of the Prius, what to do, what to <do? Thanks so much for your input on this, I'm close to placing my <order. Do you have the Nav sys? <Fenton
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