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10-03-2008, 12:50 PM
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| Grateful Senior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: florida
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Friends: 1 |  Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here Well Well Well, I topped my 2008 Prius off with I bar left showing on guage. I went 531 miles and used 9 gallons. Comes to about 59 mile to gallon. Thank you people for your input. I was driving through down town Orlando like the rest of mankind, dogging punching it and the likes, and still wound up with this milage.. I had no regard for pulse and glide at that time. But otherwise it is becoming second nature. |
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10-03-2008, 05:29 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here wow. thats some crazy mileage on a car that already has great mileage. i really look forward to getting a prius! (if i do get one that is, which i will mostly do). cool tips, btw.  |
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10-10-2008, 11:24 PM
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| 60+mpg/602mi tank b4 blink pip  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: chantilly va
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here jellybean83---Raising the tire pressure to 42/40 along with the 'free one time' alignment under warranty made nearly 8 mpg difference in my mileage last summer. The picture on the left shows the results of the next full tank of gas -- 602 miles on 9.8 gallons at the pump... the next 2 tanks were over 58 mpg as pumped...so I was on a roll....kept A/C off as much as possible... my commute is just over 18 miles each way and 15+ is on I-66 NoVa from Chantilly to Arlington, with over 200 ft change in altitude... In the AM, just about the time my Prii is ready to go into stage 3, I usually run into stop and go traffic (yes - in the HOV lane) so it helps to get into stealth mode thereafter. Often have a 'backed-out' 5 minute bar on the display -- no fuel burned. Besides the tire pressure I have run with the grill blocked in winter and 1/2blocked in summer but nothing else fancy -- no EBH or Scangauge....March thru Sept mileage was just under 8K mile at 54.9 mpg as pumped and included 2 ea 600 mile round trips to Ohio interstate all the way usually at 65mph. So if you take the plunge and get a Prii, Hope you have as good of luck with increasing your tire pressure -- ps - Have not noted any unusual tire wear on the OEM tires doing this (plenty of tread left)and I will hit 25K on the odo next week. Last edited by HOV-LEGAL; 10-10-2008 at 11:37 PM. Reason: correct typos |
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10-12-2008, 01:07 AM
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Friends: 4 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here 2nd fillup with 3 pips remaining. 364 miles mixed driving, few short trips ~ 38 psi fr/36 psi rear 6.582 gallons Shell 87 55.3 MPG Avg.  |
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10-17-2008, 09:15 PM
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| Glory6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Davidson
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here In over 13,000 miles, I have averaged just over 52 mpg. I have had several fill-up at 56 mpg. My worst one has been 45. I drive a 2008 model. |
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10-20-2008, 08:53 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Minnesota
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here After 2 1/2 years, got my best mileage this summer. Best tank was 61.5 mpg and most were in upper 50s all summer. I've tried a bit of the "pulse" driving technique to charge up the battery more. |
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10-22-2008, 05:51 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here Current tank @ 250 + miles (1950 total) = 54.3 |
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10-24-2008, 03:56 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here best tank (582 miles) was 61.6 (by actual fill-up), or 64.7 (by gauge on the MFD)! That was in September. It took me a while to learn how to drive for mileage, when I first got the car (July of 2007). So I'm slowly bringing my lifetime FE up. It's at 51.2 now. But my average from February to now, has been over 55. My goal (for now) is to bring my lifetime average to 54MPG. That would be double what my old Accord got. I'll check back in, once I meet that goal! Last edited by Aces; 10-24-2008 at 03:59 PM. |
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11-24-2008, 01:47 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here I consistently run around 28 mpg highway which is above epa for my car - a '97 BMW 540i 6-speed. Haha. |
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12-01-2008, 04:22 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here This shot was taken coming home from Murphy's CA to Angels Camp CA last Saturday. I never thought I'd see this! My mileage overall was pretty crappy (I'm guessing around 50) |
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