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Roadshow: Woz and his cars are back! Guess what he’s driving now
Q I think your legions of loyal readers should know that your bestie Woz seems to have abandoned his Prius. I’m hearing him on KCBS shilling for the Chevy Bolt.
Chuck Martin
San Francisco
A What? My Roadshow pal and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has given up his sleek fleet of eight Priuses? I first wrote about this relationship in 2007 when he was hauled over for going 104 mph on Interstate 5 while driving to Las Vegas for a business meeting, and paid a $700 fine.
A few years later he accepted my invitation to attend Roadshow’s party to turn in our yellow carpool stickers after the state banned them. He drove up in his Hummer, which had yellow stickers.
So, Woz, update us on your life.
Q I abandoned the Prius for a Tesla two or three years ago. I love our new Bolt and use it for almost all of my own driving now, including a recent road trip to Anaheim. I figured I’d share my driving between this and our Tesla but I’m using the Bolt almost exclusively.
This car is nice to drive, small, light, easy. It feels like the Prii I drove. Now I’m sort of back to the Prius because that’s the feeling I get from the Bolt — easy and convenient all the time. I still think highly of the Prius and it was the major go-to car of my life for 10 years. The Prius had more luggage space and I could carry two Segways in it but I’m not often taking Segways in my cars anymore, and the Bolt is easier to park anywhere than the Prius was. Both of those cars are easier to park than the Tesla.
I could easily wind up someday with a full-EV Prius. That’s what I’m doing these days. Full EV. Tesla, Bolt, Segway.
Steve Wozniak
A And …
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Q The Bolt looks nice and seems quite practical. I’ve been reading reports of drivers getting 300 miles on a charge. When are we going to see your road test write-up?
Chuck Martin
A First Woz, then you. Mrs. Roadshow, want to go on a driving test?
Q Mr. Roadshow, I just read your column about texting Prius drivers. My issue with electric car drivers really surfaced during these recent storms. While driving at dusk, I came upon a Prius with no lights on, driving 50 in the middle lane. I‘m guessing he was trying to conserve battery life. That’s dangerous. Come on, folks, for safety’s sake, use some “cents.”
Karl Fowler
San Jose
A Agreed.
Q You mentioned that your Prius has 140,000 miles on it — as if that were an accomplishment. I drive a 1997 six-cylinder Chevy Blazer with an automatic transmission. Nothing special, and not much bigger than a compact, but it now has 270,000 miles on it and I still drive it every day. And that is nothing compared to my 1957 Chevy with 625,000 miles on it.
I’d like to hear from other readers about how long they have kept their cars and how many miles they have on them.
Diane Gaskill
A Fire away, folks. And please remember to share not just your car’s mileage but the key to its longevity.
Roadshow: Woz and his cars are back! Guess what he’s driving now
Q I think your legions of loyal readers should know that your bestie Woz seems to have abandoned his Prius. I’m hearing him on KCBS shilling for the Chevy Bolt.
Chuck Martin
San Francisco
A What? My Roadshow pal and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has given up his sleek fleet of eight Priuses? I first wrote about this relationship in 2007 when he was hauled over for going 104 mph on Interstate 5 while driving to Las Vegas for a business meeting, and paid a $700 fine.
A few years later he accepted my invitation to attend Roadshow’s party to turn in our yellow carpool stickers after the state banned them. He drove up in his Hummer, which had yellow stickers.
So, Woz, update us on your life.
Q I abandoned the Prius for a Tesla two or three years ago. I love our new Bolt and use it for almost all of my own driving now, including a recent road trip to Anaheim. I figured I’d share my driving between this and our Tesla but I’m using the Bolt almost exclusively.
This car is nice to drive, small, light, easy. It feels like the Prii I drove. Now I’m sort of back to the Prius because that’s the feeling I get from the Bolt — easy and convenient all the time. I still think highly of the Prius and it was the major go-to car of my life for 10 years. The Prius had more luggage space and I could carry two Segways in it but I’m not often taking Segways in my cars anymore, and the Bolt is easier to park anywhere than the Prius was. Both of those cars are easier to park than the Tesla.
I could easily wind up someday with a full-EV Prius. That’s what I’m doing these days. Full EV. Tesla, Bolt, Segway.
Steve Wozniak
A And …
Like our Facebook page for more conversation and transportation coverage from the Bay Area and beyond.
Q The Bolt looks nice and seems quite practical. I’ve been reading reports of drivers getting 300 miles on a charge. When are we going to see your road test write-up?
Chuck Martin
A First Woz, then you. Mrs. Roadshow, want to go on a driving test?
Q Mr. Roadshow, I just read your column about texting Prius drivers. My issue with electric car drivers really surfaced during these recent storms. While driving at dusk, I came upon a Prius with no lights on, driving 50 in the middle lane. I‘m guessing he was trying to conserve battery life. That’s dangerous. Come on, folks, for safety’s sake, use some “cents.”
Karl Fowler
San Jose
A Agreed.
Q You mentioned that your Prius has 140,000 miles on it — as if that were an accomplishment. I drive a 1997 six-cylinder Chevy Blazer with an automatic transmission. Nothing special, and not much bigger than a compact, but it now has 270,000 miles on it and I still drive it every day. And that is nothing compared to my 1957 Chevy with 625,000 miles on it.
I’d like to hear from other readers about how long they have kept their cars and how many miles they have on them.
Diane Gaskill
A Fire away, folks. And please remember to share not just your car’s mileage but the key to its longevity.
