600 mile tank...should I go for it??

**efusco** · 07-10-2005, 06:14 PM

Ok, I'm sitting at 530miles give or take, MFD shows 59.5mpg (had shown 61.7 until my wife and kids went on a 125mile trip yesterday. And the last fuel bar just started flashing on my way to work this morning (about 9 miles of driving while flashing this morning on the way to work).

I've never had a 600 mile tank. In theory I should have used only 8.9 gallons and need only about 1.5 (or less) to get the rest of the way to 600.

I've never had a 600 mile tank, I've never filled more than 9.6 gallons and always fill shortly (within 40-50 miles max) after the last bar starts flashing.

Man do I want it just to say I have, but I sure don't wanna run out of gas. No gas can nearby either.

Push it or not??

prius04 · 07-10-2005, 06:52 PM

Do you have AAA?

**efusco** · 07-10-2005, 07:06 PM

LOL!!

I'm taking it home tonight and the kids to school tomorrow then I'll see if I "Feel Lucky"...or not. Gotta get my oil changed so I'll have some time to decide if I want to push or not.

Ray Moore · 07-10-2005, 07:10 PM

Evan- You know my opinion........hell yeah!

**Tideland Prius** · 07-10-2005, 07:16 PM

Hmm, the safe side of me says no since your bar already started blinking, yet the other side of me wants to see another 600 mile tank. I'd push it to 570 or so.

jamarimutt · 07-10-2005, 07:39 PM

If you decide to go for it, take a couple of gallons of gas along with you, just in case. If you don't make it you'll at least join the growing number of Prius owners who have run out of gas.

ops:

prius04 · 07-10-2005, 09:29 PM

You can get a cheap gas can for about $5 at many convenience stores. A lot of gas station/ convenient stores keep them for those who run out of gas "by mistake".

That's what I'd do. Normally it is dangerous to keep gas in the car, but for your "experiment" it might be OK.

Once the "experiment" is over, pour that gas into your tank, then keep the empty can in the car for when you decide to aim for 700.

**efusco** · 07-10-2005, 09:35 PM

I'm at 550 now. Blinking for 23 miles, 59.8mpg on the consumption screen.

I think I'm gonna push for it.

DaveinOlyWA · 07-10-2005, 09:41 PM

GO 4 IT!!!

kirbinster · 07-11-2005, 12:49 PM

I keep a quart of "emergency gas" in the car at all time. Before anyone says it is dangerous -- it is not really gasoline. It comes in a little yellow bottle and is safe to keep in the car or trunk. It is designed to work in a hot engine and will save you if you run out of gas. I bought it in an auto supply store about a year ago, think it was about $12 -- which is cheap for peace of mind.

07-10-2005, 06:14 PM	#1
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 18,054 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 102 Thanked 501 Times in 270 Posts Friends: 41	600 mile tank...should I go for it?? Ok, I'm sitting at 530miles give or take, MFD shows 59.5mpg (had shown 61.7 until my wife and kids went on a 125mile trip yesterday. And the last fuel bar just started flashing on my way to work this morning (about 9 miles of driving while flashing this morning on the way to work). I've never had a 600 mile tank. In theory I should have used only 8.9 gallons and need only about 1.5 (or less) to get the rest of the way to 600. I've never had a 600 mile tank, I've never filled more than 9.6 gallons and always fill shortly (within 40-50 miles max) after the last bar starts flashing. Man do I want it just to say I have, but I sure don't wanna run out of gas. No gas can nearby either. Push it or not?? __________________ Evan E. Fusco, MD "It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word." -Andrew Jackson

07-10-2005, 07:39 PM	#6
jamarimutt Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 986 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Re: 600 mile tank...should I go for it?? If you decide to go for it, take a couple of gallons of gas along with you, just in case. If you don't make it you'll at least join the growing number of Prius owners who have run out of gas. ops:

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07-10-2005, 06:52 PM	#2
prius04 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorthEast USA Posts: 1,155 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Do you have AAA?

07-10-2005, 07:06 PM	#3
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 18,054 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 102 Thanked 501 Times in 270 Posts Friends: 41	LOL!! I'm taking it home tonight and the kids to school tomorrow then I'll see if I "Feel Lucky"...or not. Gotta get my oil changed so I'll have some time to decide if I want to push or not.

07-10-2005, 07:10 PM	#4
Ray Moore Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 820 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Evan- You know my opinion........hell yeah!

07-10-2005, 07:16 PM	#5
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 21,192 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 370 Thanked 528 Times in 355 Posts Friends: 26	Hmm, the safe side of me says no since your bar already started blinking, yet the other side of me wants to see another 600 mile tank. I'd push it to 570 or so.

07-10-2005, 09:29 PM	#7
prius04 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorthEast USA Posts: 1,155 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	You can get a cheap gas can for about $5 at many convenience stores. A lot of gas station/ convenient stores keep them for those who run out of gas "by mistake". That's what I'd do. Normally it is dangerous to keep gas in the car, but for your "experiment" it might be OK. Once the "experiment" is over, pour that gas into your tank, then keep the empty can in the car for when you decide to aim for 700.

07-10-2005, 09:35 PM	#8
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 18,054 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 102 Thanked 501 Times in 270 Posts Friends: 41	I'm at 550 now. Blinking for 23 miles, 59.8mpg on the consumption screen. I think I'm gonna push for it.

07-10-2005, 09:41 PM	#9
DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 12,826 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 39 Thanked 189 Times in 162 Posts Friends: 12	GO 4 IT!!!

07-11-2005, 12:49 PM	#10
kirbinster Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Morris County - New Jersey Posts: 575 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I keep a quart of "emergency gas" in the car at all time. Before anyone says it is dangerous -- it is not really gasoline. It comes in a little yellow bottle and is safe to keep in the car or trunk. It is designed to work in a hot engine and will save you if you run out of gas. I bought it in an auto supply store about a year ago, think it was about $12 -- which is cheap for peace of mind.