I love this car…

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by Bannister, Jun 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM.

  1. Bannister

    Bannister New Member

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    So I’m pretty new to the community and I’ve had this car for about almost a month now. I just filled up at a Washington Costco and the numbers completely shocked me. My other barely driven vehicle is my classic 94 Bronco, last fuel up on that was about $150 fill up for 20 something gallons. The Bronco can hold 32 gallons and this painful fact usually hits me weekly. But now that I have this insane car, things have turned around.

    When filling up from an empty tank on my Prius (only 2 notches/bars remaining) I was expecting the fill up to take a while like my truck but it didn’t, it was instant and surprising. I tried to add more thinking it was a mistake but it was full! So now gas here has come down to $5.05 a gallon but I can’t complain because i only had to fill up to 8 gallons or so. Costing me $40 total.
    I also use Fuelly for my Bronco so I switched over for the Prius and I’ve never seen such a beautiful number of 43mpg! I’m in heaven man. This is a total life hack and everyone should drive a Prius.
     

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  2. bisco

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    gen 2 was the best!
     
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