I want buy a Prius but need some help/suggestions

Just a quick gas update. Drove about 40 miles away this morning in traffic. Got 56 MPG when I arrived. When I drove home the 40 or so miles, I got 65.6!! This is all in ECO mode. I am super impressed for sure. I got the lamp and brake inspection done yesterday. Passed no problems. I need to take that info to the DMV which I have an appointment on July 2nd and they will give me a 30 day permit. I could also just go in again but not unless there is a very short wait.

 

I found out last night that voice command means I can say the name and artist and it will play the song. VERY COOL!! I ran into a problem with it though. After I search for a song and then switch back to the radio, it's silent. CD works but neither FM or AM work. I turned off the panel and turned it back on and it still doesn't work. I have to turn the car off in order to get the radio to work. Does anyone know what is going on? It just happened after I started using voice control so I am assuming it has something to do with that.
Also, how in the world do I turn off the reverse beeping? My friend has a 2012 or 13 Prius and he says he turned his off from the settings menu but I can't find it anywhere. Thanks in advance.

 

I told my friend that originally but he insisted that he turned his off. Do you know anything about the radio not working?

 

Either he is not remembering right or has a one of a kind Prius. It looks like the factory unit. I can always go to my local Toyota dealer and see what they say about both issues. Again, the radio not working only happens after I voice command a song so yeah, maybe something is screwed up either with the head unit itself of a faulty fuse.

 

I can take some pictures and post them here if that helps. I can also just go to the dealership and see what they say.

 

I filled up the gas tank yesterday. I drove about 3 miles and one little line already disappeared. Are you supposed to keep filling it after the gas clicks? Usually, that means the tank is full and I read to make sure not to top off the Prius. Is this normal? Did I really fill the whole tank up?

 

I've been getting anywhere from 43-65.6 according to the dash when I turn the car off after I get to or from wherever I am going.

 

That's what I did. Was just curious because the little bar went down one after 3 miles. I will get it down to as low as I can and report here what it states.

 

Okay so I think there is a problem. My trip mileage read only 312 and the last gauge was blinking and car said I had like 20 miles left. Even if I did get 20 more miles, that's only 332 miles. Divide that by a 11.9 gallon tank and I am only getting 27.8 MPG. Let's say I did not really have a full 11.9 in there because the top gauge did go down really quick and let's estimate I would have gotten another 40 more miles, that's still only 31.2 MPG. Now, I have been using the AC off and on but not non stop. It doesn't get too hot where I live. I am driving in ECO mode. What MPG do you usually average with Prius? What is the problem with my car? When it was being fixed, could they have messed with the settings to have the car tell you that you are getting way better MPG than you are actually getting? The car is always telling me I am getting 40-60 MPG most of the time but this trip and dividing is telling me elsewhere.

Could the battery be bad already after only 33,000 miles? If so, how would I be able to tell. It charges almost completely full. Only missing one from the top. Why such a big discrepancy with what the car tells me after every drive vs the trip miles?

 

I bought it salvage so no warranty. Oh really? I didn't know that. So why even blink when they are more gallons left?

 

Oh okay. That's really weird but now I don't have to worry. So what happens when you let it the miles go to 0? Does it ever give you a real gauge to know when you are really empty?