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Thing I hate the most...

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by icharry, Dec 21, 2006.

  1. icharry

    icharry Junior Member

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    The thing I hate the most is that I can't post my miles per tank, or MPG average... because I'm still on the 1st tank. I've had my '07 for 2 weeks now and in my old car I would be ready to fill it up a second time this afternoon, but with the Prius it looks like I've got another 100 miles or so... :)
     
    #1 icharry, Dec 21, 2006
  2. TonyPSchaefer

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    I'm right there with you. Every time I go to enter data into my spreadsheet, I have to find it, dust it off, and remember how to use it.

    Don't even bother asking me which side of the car the tank's on. I don't remember.
    Though I do sometimes tell people that I regularly drive through gas stations just to make sure I remember how to.
     
    #2 TonyPSchaefer, Dec 21, 2006
  3. Cheap!

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(icharry @ Dec 21 2006, 04:39 PM) [snapback]365406[/snapback]</div>
    Be careful of the “Guessing Gauge.†I live in a big city and I am never more then a mile away from gas but if you run out you could get stuck sooner then you think. You don't know how much fuel the dealer put in your tank and you could go from 1 pip to a blinking pip to no gas in just a very few miles.

    Congratulation on the new bundle of joy!
     
    #3 Cheap!, Dec 21, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cheap! @ Dec 21 2006, 02:49 PM) [snapback]365410[/snapback]</div>
    heh.. your avatar could pass for a car in iRobot! Sorta like that TT
     
    #4 Tideland Prius, Dec 22, 2006
  5. icharry

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    So I fianlly got to fill the tank... only took 8.2 gal... so I could have gone a bunch more... I filled up within a mile of going down to the last pip on the fuel gauge. The computer says I got 45.9 MPG... Pretty good especially since I did some hard starts as part of the test drive & to show people how fast (or at least how not slow) it is.... hope it will only get better. I think I'll add a few PSI to the tires... and I still gotta learn the P&G all the way.

    One question.. does going into B gear when slowing to a red light have any advantages?

    thanks - sorry to post on 2 boards... just too excited.

    ok - now gotta go eat the milk & cookies the kids left out for santa
     
    #5 icharry, Dec 25, 2006
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