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Ran out of gas on highway

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by chrism07924, Jun 9, 2005.

  1. chrism07924

    chrism07924 New Member

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    At 80mph, dashboard lit up. Pulled over, and realized I'd forgotten to fill up the tank; I'd seen the last bar on the fuel gauge blink earlier that morning and it was now quiting time. The batteries alone propelled me another 1/4 mile or so, at about 30-40 miles/hour until I gave up when I saw but two pink bars left on the battery.

    Here's the good part I didn't count on - Toyota Roadside Assitance bailed my a** out of a jam but good tonight. Stuck, with nowhere to go, and no gas station within miles, they dispatched someone to bring me 2 gallons of gas, all covered, no out of pocket expense. I was up and running in about 25min.

    Word to the wise, fill 'er up when she starts blinkin.
     
    #1 chrism07924, Jun 9, 2005
  2. ScottY

    ScottY New Member

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    I never let my fuel gauge go that low. I always fill it up when I see one bar left. But glad you got out of the mess pretty quickly. Don't forget to fill up again! :cussing:

    Scott
     
    #2 ScottY, Jun 9, 2005
  3. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    that 3 year roadside assistance does come in handy
     
    #3 DaveinOlyWA, Jun 9, 2005
  4. DanMan32

    DanMan32 Senior Member

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    It's only 3 years if you don't do heavy driving. I didn't own my car a year yet and I have 25K on it. I'll burn mine up probably by October.
     
    #4 DanMan32, Jun 10, 2005
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DanMan32\";p=\"97238)</div>
    Oh! Is it 3 years/30k then? Or if not, what is the mileage limit? (Sorry to be lazy ... I should know)
     
    #5 delrey, Jun 10, 2005
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    mikepaul Senior Member

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    The mythical 12,000 miles per year, which I only stayed under when I didn't have a job, is still the standard.

    3/36, 5/60, etc...
     
    #6 mikepaul, Jun 10, 2005
  7. DanMan32

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    Except they give you an extra 4K for the hybrid non-drivetrain components and emissions.
     
    #7 DanMan32, Jun 13, 2005
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