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First Prius, Four years in PriusChat!

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by Sergiospl, Sep 21, 2014.

  1. Sergiospl

    Sergiospl Senior Member

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    Brand New Guy here! Hello there!
    Hard to believe that I have been around PC daily for about 4 years and this is my first Prius. I was hoping for a 3rd Gen PIP, not in Florida, then a 4th Gen PIP, not until 2016; and Blah..Blah..Blah...

    I have about 4 months left on the Acura lease, so I picked up this 2011 TWO Toyota certified last Sunday. I drive it just as I drive the tsx, and some of you guys told me "Prius was slow", Not! :D

    Really, the car is great! I took those mpg screen shots usually at the end of the day after daily commute, a grocery run or home depot errands.

    Thanks Guys!
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  2. bisco

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    what??? and all this time, i thought you had one! congrats!!!:p
     
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  3. Sergiospl

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    Up to last Saturday, I called a few dealers in New York (Hometown), one in jersey and a few in Virginia to arrange a lease on a PIP and fly to pick it up.
    Dealers did not return my calls and after I left infos with the "chat" person on their website.

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  4. bisco

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    that's a great deal, too bad they didn't come through for you.:(
     
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    Congrats I am so happy about this, now we have to give more credibility to your future posts.
     
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    Ha ha!

    Welcome to the club, Sergiospl!
     
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  7. Sergiospl

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    Day 14 for this Newbie!
    Q?
    So, I drove since leaving the dealer: 380 miles/51mpg average and with 75 miles to empty, it filled up only to 8 gallons exactly, even after 3 clicks.
    So, there was about 3.9 gallons left at 75 miles to empty?
     
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    I agree that PC is just a great read, no matter which car you drive.
     
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    sounds about right. at zero dte, you would have about 2.5 gallons.
     
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    First time filling up the Prius after 380 miles, at $3.16 a gallon, only took 8 gallons of gas for a laughable $25.00.
    The other guy averages 25-26 mpg on a tank, usually takes about 16 gallons of Premium with 65 miles to empty for a serious $60.00 bucks.
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  11. Tideland Prius

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    Oh to have $3.16/gal. It's $5.30/gal up here for regular. It's $5.90/gal for premium or $94.47 to fill a TSX up here assuming 1:1 exchange rate (it's about 1.1x to the CAD at this writing).
     
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    Be careful not to overfill the tank! 1 click is enough... or do the 3rd gens not have the bladder?
     
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  14. Tideland Prius

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    No bladders. They figured it out with the '07 Camry Hybrid fuel tank (i.e. to get the AT-PZEV rating without a rubber bladder). The '06 HiHy/RXh used a pressurized tank that wasn't present in the Camry IIRC.
     
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    I have read here in PC sometime ago that the small 12V Aux battery last about 3 years. This is a 2011 Prius Toyota certified with 77, 000 miles.
    Q? Is there an onboard screen similar to Gen II to check current state of the 12 Volt battery. I could not find a video instruction for Gen III.

     
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    welcome to "non-lurker" status !!!
    I would guess most of us do it that way. I probably was a lurker for almost a year before buying our Prius, then signing onto PC for the 1st time.
    btw - the check current mfd isn't too accurate - and the OEM 12v Aux battery is notoriously weak. so it's best to just buy a non-oem one on or before the 5yr mark. After that you are definitely on borrowed time.
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