1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Probably could have had a 600 mile tank

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by priusham, Jun 20, 2005.

  1. priusham

    priusham New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 6, 2004
    525
    1
    0
    Location:
    Michigan - land of everlasting snowflake icon!
    If I were a little more of a risk taker :?

    Looks like I had about a gallon and a half left until fumes. What do you guys and gals think?

    6/19 Owosso, MI ODO 11,915 miles

    Fuel 10.203 US/G @ $2.199 = $22.44

    515 miles driven at 50.48 MPG Lifetime AVG = 43.60 MPG

    MFD = 51.50 MPG Pump Autoshutoff @ 9.931 US/G for 51.86 MPG

    Data from my Prius website at:

    http://www.w8kc.com/priusmileage.htm
     
    #1 priusham, Jun 20, 2005
  2. PaPrius

    PaPrius Member

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2005
    132
    0
    0
    I had similar thoughts this morning, while filling up my Prius. The last few tanks I've really been pushing the limits, as I had waited until the blinking square had been on for some time before I filled up the tank. In part due to some threads in this forum, I decided that I was foolishly playing with fire, so when the gauge went from two squares to one square this morning I stopped at the gas station.

    Alas, it only took 8.790 gallons to fill up the tank (using the auto-shutoff), while my last two fill-ups were over 10 gallons.

    I only went 524 miles on the last tank, but since my computed mpg for the tank was 59.61, I'm pretty certain that I could have made it to 600 miles.

    Oh well, it was only the fourth time I filled up the car, and my how things have changed. I was disappointed that I didn't get to 500 miles on my first two tanks. It's rather amusing that now I'm regretting not trying for 600 miles.
     
    #2 PaPrius, Jun 20, 2005
  3. Brian

    Brian Member

    Joined:
    Feb 5, 2004
    480
    0
    0
    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Model:
    II
    Im disappointed that I have only crossed 400 miles 3 times my whole year and a few of ownership. But then again, I drive like the teenager I am! ;)
     
    #3 Brian, Jun 20, 2005
  4. Mystery Squid

    Mystery Squid Junior Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2005
    2
    3
    0
    Same here... I'm tempted on putting a gas can in the trunk when the blink comes on. I seem to be pushing it further and futher every time. I got 540 miles out of my last tank, and took it to the gas station maybe 15 miles after the blinking started...

    10.xxx some-odd gallon fill up too...
     
    #4 Mystery Squid, Jun 20, 2005
  5. priusham

    priusham New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 6, 2004
    525
    1
    0
    Location:
    Michigan - land of everlasting snowflake icon!
    Yeah Squid... I kinda though about putting a one gallon container of gas in the car and pushing the 600 mile goal... but why play (literally) with fire?

    I'm pretty sure I could have made it too! From the point I fueled up, to my home another 70 miles away, I showed 54.0 MPG on the MFD! And that was a lot of expressway mileage. Remarkable.

    Either the car magically "broke in" this weekend, or the second Mobile 1 oil change helped, because these are record figures for me.
     
    #5 priusham, Jun 20, 2005
  6. DanMan32

    DanMan32 Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 27, 2004
    3,799
    26
    0
    Location:
    Tampa Bay, FL
    Most of you should be able to go to 600 miles, especially if you manage to get an extra gallon in from auto-shutoff.
     
    #6 DanMan32, Jun 22, 2005
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)