I'm babysitting a Prius PHV for the next 4 days

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    [drupal=765]I'm babysitting a Prius PHV for the next 4 days[/drupal]

    Danny, Jul 30, 2010
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    I'm guessing you want my ScanGauge too. :( I wish Toyota would let me borrow a plug in for a few days so I can get my ScanGauge back. :D


    [edit] Coming soon... For sale. ScanGauge that was used in an official Toyota PHV. Starting bid $1000

    :D
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    cycledrum I like Prius

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    Ya know, some people will end using so little gas in these PHVs and REEVs , they might need to use a fuel stabilizer to keep it from turning sour in the tank ... but that would be a good thing! :)
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    Heh, I wish that if I loaned out my ScanGauge "for the cause", it would enable me to babysit errr... drive a Prius PHEV for a few days. :p
    cwerdna, Jul 31, 2010
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    Lol. I was thinking the exact same thing. How long does gasoline last before turning bad?
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    Quite awhile actually--surprisingly. For those of us who already have PHEVs I can say that you do eventually start to notice degraded performance around the 3rd month on the same tank, but it's nothing serious. TheForce has gone even longer than I have on a single tank and he hasn't had any problems develop either (as far as I know).

    I have heard some horror stories about people adding fuel stabilizers to Prius tanks--not sure that's necessarily a good idea.

    Andrew
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    No problems that I seen with my 6 month old winter blend gas.
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    Thank goodness I have a box full of them sitting around :)
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    who i gotta sleep with to get one too?
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    What a great chance!
    Looking forward to hearing from you more details.
    I've had a test drive a Mini-E in China, not for road test. I drove Mini-E in a circuit for only 3 laps but feel great!
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    Good luck with that. :D
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    Time to start compiling a PriusChat mileage database for the PHV demo cars.... route type, distance, mpg, etc.
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