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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Kablooie, Apr 24, 2005.

  1. Kablooie

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    When explaining the Prius to people, I always get the most reaction by saying:

    "It takes 9 gallons to fill the tank and I can go over 400 miles on that".

    This seems to makes a much stronger impression than saying that I get 47 mpg.
     
    #1 Kablooie, Apr 24, 2005
  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    That's true. A manager at Jiffy Lube came over and asked me about the Prius yesterday. He had no clue what I meant by 4.4L/100km (~54mpg) so I told him I'm at 278kms with over half a tank left and I expect 700-750km on this tank. He asked about the size of the tank and after I told him that, he seemed to understand.
     
    #2 Tideland Prius, Apr 24, 2005
  3. TonyPSchaefer

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    Yeah, I was talking to a guy and when I told him 500+ miles per tank, so naturally he asked the size. I said, "11.8 gallons" to which my wife said, "just say 12." I knew the guy understood because he said, "actually, you could probably get another ten miles on the difference."
     
    #3 TonyPSchaefer, Apr 24, 2005
  4. ryogajyc

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    You and your wife should split the difference. :) It's actually 11.9 according to the specs on www.prius.com (I double-checked b/c I somehow got it in my silly head that it was 12.9). Sorry for picking nits.
     
    #4 ryogajyc, Apr 25, 2005
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    :-D

    As for picking nits, when I say 500+ on a tank, it's actually more like 500+ on ~10 gallons. I don't have the nads to drive too far after that last bar blinks even though history hsa taught me that there's usually a couple gallons still in the bladder.
     
    #5 TonyPSchaefer, Apr 25, 2005
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