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400 miles on the first tank & 480 miles on the second tank, Yea

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by uspl1, May 10, 2011.

  1. uspl1

    uspl1 New Member

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    I posted why was i only getting 400 miles on the first tank of gas and this tank got 490, on my new 2008 package 3 prius, with a total of 530 before fill up, maybe the car has been sitting for a while? anyway vary happy now.
     
    #1 uspl1, May 10, 2011
  2. 2k1Toaster

    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    You have a bladder system. There is no way to predict how much fuel will go in or how far you can travel on one bladder fill. Fuel economy is not related in any way to distanced traveled per fill on the GenII Prius.
     
    #2 2k1Toaster, May 10, 2011
  3. xpcman

    xpcman Senior Member

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    Don't push it! You run the car dry and it can damage the gas tank bladder. That can coast $1,000 to replace.
     
    #3 xpcman, May 10, 2011
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