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09-26-2007, 05:01 PM
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09-27-2007, 12:34 AM
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10-10-2007, 06:58 PM
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10-11-2007, 08:43 PM
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Friends: 6 | I finally filled up last night and got some great numbers. I went 1056.5 miles(NEW PR!) and pumped in 12.162 gallons(11.9 gallon tank  ) for 86.9 mpg.(NEW PR!) |
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10-11-2007, 08:46 PM
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10-11-2007, 08:51 PM
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10-11-2007, 08:59 PM
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10-11-2007, 09:05 PM
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I've got a 73mpg tank in the works, but I'm not optimistic that I'll be able to hold it there, too many short commutes in the next couple days and the temps have nose dived so I'm driving in 40 degree temps in the morning. Not sure why I'm doing so well..only change is boosting tire pressures from 44/42 to 50/48.
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10-20-2007, 12:10 PM
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Friends: 0 | Just got my Prius a week ago and love it. I am on my first tank (filled by the dealer). My MPG started low (~22) and during the week it has been creeping up to ~40. Does this happen every time you reset the MPG gage? Do people in this forum reset the MPG gage every time you fill the tank? Is it better to accelerate slowly to speed (when possible) and then try to coast as much as possible, or is it better to accelerate fast to reach cruising speed? Today i put air in my tires up to 40 PSI, oddly the dealer gave the car with less air than the decal recommends (~25 PSI)... Hope I can get up to the numbers I have read in this forum (I know that they should improve after breaking in the engine). Also, I notice that my worst milage is during the first 5 minutes (~20 MPG). Is this because the engine is heating? (Here in Tampa the temps are about 70F). From some of the PICTS in the forum I see that some folks get 40MPG during the first 5 minutes (what's the trick?). Sorry if this post does not fit in this forum...
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10-29-2007, 10:17 PM
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Friends: 0 | Woo Hoo! 2 weeks old and I had my first petrol fill! Central computer was telling me 4.5 l/100lm which was a bit low; I actually did 958.5 km with a 45 litre refill (4.67l/100km). Still impressed for a first go though, especially since it included a nice highway run back from Phillip Island in last weekend's massive wind. It felt like a head wind all the way home. On top of that I got a nice 20km after the "add Fuel" warning came up. That's like 50.59 mpg for a novice. Ther younger Prius brother was VERY jealous when I told him... |
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