Bye Bye Fuel Economy!

Bill Lumbergh · 10-28-2006, 01:15 PM

I got 48 MPG my last tank. Since then, it's snowed here and been in the high 20s. I've gone 210 miles and have 4 bars left.

tripp · 10-28-2006, 01:21 PM

I hear ya, mate. I'm struggling to get 50 MPG on this tank with my regular driving patterns. I got up to 55 MPG with one long trip in city traffic but the next day we had a substantial snow storm and traffic on my regular commute was horrid. I ended up loosing what I had gained. It has warmed up again so hopefully that'll help.

john1701a · 10-28-2006, 01:56 PM

Aren't you glad your previous vehicle didn't have a Multi-Display?

Not knowing (ignorance) really is bliss.

chimohio · 10-28-2006, 03:21 PM

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Aren't you glad your previous vehicle didn't have a Multi-Display?

Not knowing (ignorance) really is bliss.
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I think most people intuitively know, or should know, that MPG go down in the winter. My Bonneville didn't have one and I could tell I got worse mileage. Still even with it going down, it's nice to know what it is.

john1701a · 10-28-2006, 03:27 PM

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I think most people intuitively know, or should know, that MPG go down in the winter.[/b]

True. But few ever crunch the numbers like the hoards of people who put Prius under a microscope.

There is definitely a heightened awareness associated with Prius.

**efusco** · 10-28-2006, 04:43 PM

My CAN-View has added even another layer to my "lack of ignorance"....this morning I literally saw my ICE temp drop from 157 degrees to 132 degrees during a single glide period of about 1/2-3/4 mile....the ICE started up while I was stopped, after a glide, solely to warm the ICE...very odd and frustrating after working hard with the glide to push the mileage up....

Gotta find a way to keep the ICE from cooling down....

**Tideland Prius** · 10-28-2006, 07:15 PM

First time in a long while, I'm under 50mpg into the tank. First bar disappeared at 110kms. Yikes!

Frank Hudon · 10-29-2006, 08:07 PM

[attachmentid=5532]if this is winter gas bring it on as I just pulled down the best tank ever in my Classic. 4.4 liters per hundred for 740 km that works out to 53.4 mpg US for 460 miles. 64.2 imperial gallon. I love this car!

**Tideland Prius** · 10-29-2006, 08:47 PM

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[attachmentid=5532]if this is winter gas bring it on as I just pulled down the best tank ever in my Classic. 4.4 liters per hundred for 740 km that works out to 53.4 mpg US for 460 miles. 64.2 imperial gallon. I love this car!
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pssh you and your block heater :P .. are you using a winter front as well or one of those that minimise heat loss from the engine?

Frank Hudon · 10-29-2006, 09:06 PM

block heater and the winter lips ooh and that tight turning radius

10-29-2006, 08:07 PM	#8
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	[attachmentid=5532]if this is winter gas bring it on as I just pulled down the best tank ever in my Classic. 4.4 liters per hundred for 740 km that works out to 53.4 mpg US for 460 miles. 64.2 imperial gallon. I love this car! Attached Thumbnails

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10-28-2006, 01:15 PM	#1
Bill Lumbergh USAF Aircraft Maintainer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marysville, CA Posts: 520 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	I got 48 MPG my last tank. Since then, it's snowed here and been in the high 20s. I've gone 210 miles and have 4 bars left.

10-28-2006, 01:21 PM	#2
tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,900 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	I hear ya, mate. I'm struggling to get 50 MPG on this tank with my regular driving patterns. I got up to 55 MPG with one long trip in city traffic but the next day we had a substantial snow storm and traffic on my regular commute was horrid. I ended up loosing what I had gained. It has warmed up again so hopefully that'll help.

10-28-2006, 01:56 PM	#3
john1701a Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,801 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Pioneer #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	Aren't you glad your previous vehicle didn't have a Multi-Display? Not knowing (ignorance) really is bliss.

10-28-2006, 04:43 PM	#6
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 14,709 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 26	My CAN-View has added even another layer to my "lack of ignorance"....this morning I literally saw my ICE temp drop from 157 degrees to 132 degrees during a single glide period of about 1/2-3/4 mile....the ICE started up while I was stopped, after a glide, solely to warm the ICE...very odd and frustrating after working hard with the glide to push the mileage up.... Gotta find a way to keep the ICE from cooling down....

10-28-2006, 07:15 PM	#7
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 14,192 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 12	First time in a long while, I'm under 50mpg into the tank. First bar disappeared at 110kms. Yikes!

10-29-2006, 09:06 PM	#10
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	block heater and the winter lips ooh and that tight turning radius