The pips tell me nothing!

that is why it is called a guess guauge, Due to the gas bladder alot of people have issues filling up. I have yet to experience this problem though, so far i have put 9.6 gallons or more on every fillup, i do drive it though till the last pip starts flashing but this is because on my commute there are plenty of stations on the way to stop and get gas.

 

Just fill up at 2, what more do you need to know?

 

It seems about right, 3 gallons will usually move you about 4 PIPS. Remember the tank will only hold little more then 10 gallons.
Usually
The first pip (full) will last about 80 - 120 miles
The rest of them except the last one will usually last approx. 40- 45 miles
The last one is somewhere around 25 before it flashes.
When it flashes you are taking a chance if you go further then 10 miles

 

are you kidding about the 2008 package 4? just wondering because my jaw just dropped when i read it.

 

I'll give you $16,000 for that death trap and believe me (if you're not very bright) that is a benevolent act.

 

I'll give you sixteen-FIVE for that worthless POS... oh, wait, I've already got one.

 

No, he's completely serious. If you have one, sell it now. I'll take it off of your hands...

Of course he is kidding. Don't make me smack you with a trout. Oh never mind, I'm going to anyway:
:fish:


Tom

 

I'll give you 21,000. Just to protect you.

 

You know that Gladys Knight never had a damn problem with those PIPS.....

They were always there, on key and dancing in Sync!!!


73 de Pat KK6PD

Oh, by the way I average 140 miles before the first Pip Pops!!!

 

Yeah, stick around here and you'll get used to Tony and Pat's sense of humor.

I think of the first pip as about 2-3 gallons (if the tank is completely filled, which does not happen in winter due to the flexible bladder, better to think of it as 1-2 gallons then). Then after the first pip goes, each next one is nearly a gallon's worth.

So 3 gallons should move you up 3 or 4 pips. You went up 5 pips, so maybe it barely was on two pips when you started, or barely made it to 7 pips? Anyway, not too far off of the expected.

Down to 2 gallons, time to fill up again. Some people push their luck with getting down to one blinking pip, but that's dangerous. They do call it a guess gauge for a reason. If you run out of gas, you can go a short distance on the battery only, but if you push it too far, you run down the battery below the safety zone, and the life of the battery is severely damaged.

Also, don't overfill the tank, that can damage emissions controls. I usually go to the second click, but stopping on the first click is probably better (unless you know it was premature click-off - rule of thumb: if you're getting about 50 mpg, then double your miles on the tank and knock off two zeros - eg. 400 miles will require about 8 gallons to refill, 380 miles will be 7.6 gallons).

 

Pat:

Did you add that info on to my poll: Max Miles on First Pip?

Thanks for the help!

 

For a little while there I thought we were on PCbay.

My rule so you don't have to follow it. Regardless of what I think I am not really god of the whole world. Fill up at 2 pips or rectangles or segments on the gauge. It isn't a dreadful imposition to fill at this point, after all my last car got 33% less miles on a fill and each fill was 50% more fuel.

Enjoy your Prius, it is functioning as it should. But if you do want to sell to a good home for $16,500 ...

 

I did not know you had a poll, But I have put my 10 Pips worth in!!

Thanks

73 de Pat KK6PD

 

My morning drive gets better mileage than my afternoon because I run into heavy traffic sooner and am able to glide or warp stealth sooner. On the way home I have to go several miles before the traffic backs up.

The other day we had a small "Pri Parade" going northbound on the Tri State--3 of us in a row!