<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Will<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve been to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Corning</st1:City></st1:place> a few times (museum of glass) very cool. Well thanks for sharing your winter experience, I’m driving a Trailblazer with 4 wheel drive and it’s actually terrible in the snow. Sounds like the Prius certainly won’t be any worse and probably a lot better.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Will Wickham<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 11, 2008 4:01 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech List<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: cars with better gas mileage</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Hey Bill,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>I'm working in the Corning-Elmira area just a smidge south of you. I've had my Prius for one winter and have been very impressed with the winter traction. The beast has a traction control system that pretty much prevents spinning of tires in any way. There was only one time I couldn't get where I wanted too (I had the same problem one year earlier with a Caravan) and one time I pulled off the road to talk on my cell only to find that I couldn't easily get out. I decided to just work at it for a few moments inching ahead then back. After a few times of "packing a track" the Prius drove right out!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>As for ground clearance - it seems to be comparable with the Caravan that I traded for it. I've not had any clearance problems at all.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>will<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>currently hiding in the Southern Tier of NY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>On Jul 11, 2008, at 10:34 AM, Bill Costanzo wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <span style='orphans: 2;text-align:auto;widows: 2;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0;word-spacing:0px'><u1:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><u1:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <div bgcolor=white link=blue vlink=blue> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Anybody have experience with the Prius in northern winter conditions, specifically traction in the snow and ground clearance?<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bill Costanzo<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma; color:black'><a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b>Farrell<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Friday, July 11, 2008 8:15 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Pianotech List<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: cars with better gas milage</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div><u1:p></u1:p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Prius is a mid-sized car. Lots of leg room in the back. Three people can sit in the back. I have hauled both grand and upright actions in the rear with the rear seats folded down - lots of room to spare. We've had it for 2-1/2 years now and love it. I have kept track of all fuel purchases and we have averaged 53 mpg over the course of ownership.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Terry Farrell</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt; border-width:initial;border-color:initial'> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>----- Original Message -----<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial'> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black; font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com" title="pianotune05@hotmail.com">Marshall Gisondi</a><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color: black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>Friday, July 11, 2008 12:25 AM<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>cars with better gas milage<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hi Everyone,<br> How roomy is the Prius?  Is it a good kid hauler like a minivan although not quite as big,but how does it do with hauling families and can one fit a piano action in it both grand or vertical?  Our Taurus is eating gas like crazy and I cannot figure out why.  We had the fuel injectors cleaned not too long ago.  Have a great rest of the night!<br> <st1:city u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place u2_x003a_st="on" w:st="on">Marshall</st1:city></st1:place></st1:City><br> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; 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