Well in previous years I had driven a Dodge Caravan, a Toyota AllTrac wagon, and a Suburu Outback (4wd of course). I can't claim that my 2007 Prius handles like them on heavy snow and ice. Fairly low wheelbase is stock but one can get larger tires if one is willing to put up with decreasing mpg. So, no, I don't go on joy rides in deep snow and ice, and deeply rutted gravel mountain roads. I've even rescheduled a few appointments while waiting for my driveway to get plowed. Patrick Draine Billerica, MA On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Scott Gray <pelican2 at gmx.com> wrote: > So how's the Prius on Gravel, Mud and Snow? It's front wheel drive > right? Like that mileage 51mpg. > > Scotty > > > > > On 9/17/2010 6:57 PM, Susan Kline wrote: > > Haven't tried on a Fit, but my Prius has room to spare, because of good > configuration. Folding split seats, a hatchback, a removable curtain which > can hide the cargo area, and a kind of round roly-poly shape, so that the > width at seat level is wider than it looks when you just glance at the car. > > I was surprised when I got the Prius that a ordinary (not concert) grand > action and keys will fit sideways into the car, on the back seat, with about > 1/2" to spare so the door can close. The Prius actually has a few more > inches of width than the Corolla wagon, which seemed to be a bigger car. If > one needs just a little more room, it can be had by putting the action up on > something a few inches high, to clear the arm rests. > > Susan Kline > > On 9/17/2010 5:36 PM, Wiliam Ballard wrote: > > I'm interested to hear if anyone is doing their business out of a Subaru > Impreza or a Honda Fit. I'm mainly concerned with cargo space. My 5 y-o > Chrysler Poodle Cruiser 32. cuft of cargo area, versus the and 22.5 and 24 > respectively for the other two. I'm also within reach of a Subaru Forester > at 35.5. I also have a folding work-bench 5' long (a keybed leftover from > the Aeolian Factory, and sold by Ford PIano Sup), which would only fit in at > the temporary expense of driver's leg room. I'm looking at CY models. > > I'm actually not looking for other recommendations although I'm sure > everyone's delighted with their own car. What I'd like to hear is the > experiences of any of youse driving around a Fit or Impreza. > > Bill Ballard RPT > NH Chapter, P.T.G. > > "Did you find that listening to your father's records gave you a clue to > who he was as a musician?" > ...........NPR "Fresh Air" host Terry Gross to Ravi Coltrane son of > John. As always, asking the tough questions. > +++++++++++++++++++++ > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100918/da1a8f64/attachment.htm>
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