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45 mpg Lifetime Club

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by cary1952, Apr 20, 2006.

  1. bruceha_2000

    bruceha_2000 Senior Member

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    Most of it is in the signature - total gallons: 499.15
    Additional data - Gallons saved vs '95 Odyssey (guestimating 20 MPG winter 22 Summer: 584. $$ saved: $1,406. Pays for its own insurance :)

    It can get FREAKING cold here. Drives down the lifetime. Summer avg: 50+ I don't have the spreadsheet set up to calculate this. My best tank was 56.5 - 446 miles
     
  2. NOLA Rusty

    NOLA Rusty Junior Member

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    Prius purchased 2/3/2006 Red#5.

    Total miles 10,323

    Total gallons 227.44

    High MPG 61.26

    Low MPG 34.11

    Lifetime MPG 45.39

    Daily commute 70 miles
    In and around New Orleans
     
  3. cary1952

    cary1952 Member

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    2006 Black #8

    Update:

    After 12,095 miles, my Prius is averaging 46.3 MPG.

    Cary in South Dakota
     
  4. puppetmasta

    puppetmasta New Member

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    48.4mpg lifetime @ 4,716 miles :)
     
  5. skcskcskc

    skcskcskc New Member

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    Total Miles = 9313
    Total Gals = 174.541
    Avg MPG = 53.4 Avg MPG (MFD) = 55.5 MFD reads about 4% high

    Low MPG = 48.4 (MFD corrected 4% down)
    High MPG = 55.4 (MFD corrected 4% down)

    Calculations base on individual tank fills can vary significantly due to inconsistent fill levels; a better estimate for individual tanks can be obtained by taking the MPG reading from the MFD and correcting down by 4%).
     
  6. curtissac

    curtissac New Member

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    Bought my '06 on /15/06.

    Has 6,200 miles on it now. Like I have seen others in this thread mention, I am not saving reciepts and tracking my mileage as it were a religion. :) I have probably filled up 20 times and I reset the comsumption screen each time. All but three times I have filled up showing over 50MPG. Uusally around 52.

    Just a while back I was saying all but once I was getting over 50 per tank.

    I have noticed a slight down trend in my MPG. Just enough to notice but it still staying at 50 point something... the only change I know of... I got my HOV stickers about three weeks ago. I now avoid most bumper to bumper freeway traffic on may of my trips. And that freeway grind traffic was where I got my best mileage. Kinda ironic that by buying a high MPG mpg car, you can be afforded the privilege of driving around conditions that give you the highest fuel efficiency.
     
  7. barbaram

    barbaram Active Member

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    AS of 10/9/06, picked up on 1/24/06

    miles: 13768.6
    gal: 290.046

    MPG: 47.4704
     
  8. ostrich

    ostrich New Member

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    11402 miles as of my last fillup, 46.38 lifetime mpg based on pump receipts.
     
  9. silentak1

    silentak1 Since 2005

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    15 months old
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    51.0mpg
     
  10. nerfer

    nerfer A young senior member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(silentak1 @ Oct 13 2006, 04:26 PM) [snapback]332486[/snapback]</div>
    2006, 7 months old, 6,087 miles and 49.89 mpg! :blink: I'm really bummed - .3 gallons from being an even 50 mpg... :angry: With this cold weather blowing in, I'll never make it in the next 9 months.

    Still 130% better (2.3x) than my previous car. B)
     
  11. jdenenberg

    jdenenberg EE Professor

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    My 2004 Prius - "MakesMeLookSmart"

    Miles - 70,168
    Gallons - 1544.7
    MPG - 45.55

    JeffD :D
     
  12. BrianTheDog

    BrianTheDog New Member

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    Lifetime avg: 50.2 MPG (58 tanks)
    Lowest MPG: 42.3 (4th tank)*
    Highest MPG: 61.0 (30th tank)
    Current mileage: 28,402

    Took possession of my car 10/21/05. It had 54 miles on it then. I fill up when I've used approx. 10 gallons.

    *I experimented with the 4th tank. I wanted to see what would happen if I just drove the car, with the MFD off and without using P&G. For reference, here are the numbers for my first 5 tanks:
    1- 42.4
    2- 45.7
    3- 48.7
    4- 42.3
    5- 46.6 (temps dropping for the winter)
     
  13. Iria

    Iria New Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cary1952 @ Apr 20 2006, 02:40 PM) [snapback]242847[/snapback]</div>
    Prius purchased late April 2006.

    7560.2 miles, 160.98 gallons, 47.0 MPG
     
  14. barbaram

    barbaram Active Member

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    Turned 15000 today!

    WoW- I've done alot of driving since January 24th!

    bought gas at 15001 today.
    have bought 315.532 gallons of gas

    total = 47.5419
    :rolleyes:
     
  15. daronspicher

    daronspicher Active Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(barbaram @ Oct 30 2006, 05:23 PM) [snapback]340964[/snapback]</div>

    Um... 30,300 today since February 15th... :D

    575 gallons, 52.20mpg

    Now all we need is someone to chime in with 60,600 since March 29th..
     
  16. barbaram

    barbaram Active Member

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    ok ok daron- you got me beat!

    i should add that i put hydroedge tires on immediately and did not give up using the cruise control for at least 6 months.... :blink:
     
  17. barbaram

    barbaram Active Member

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    I can't believe that my last post here was the last post, what happened to everyone?!?!?!!!!!

    ok - I am still over 45 mpg, even with my hydroedge tires!

    miles 16524.4

    gal 349.701

    MPG 47.2529
     
  18. Allannde

    Allannde Just a Senior

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    I bought my '06 on Jan 2, '06

    I have 6789 miles

    I have used 138.71 gallons of gas

    My best tank was 56.26 mpg

    My worst tank was 43.33 mpg

    The overall average is 48.94 mpg (this is calculated. The MFD average is ~51)
     
  19. barbaram

    barbaram Active Member

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    I'm still in!

    jan = 1960.4 miles 43.4880 gal
    MPG =45.07910228

    feb 1250.9 miles 27.0606 gal
    MPG=46.22587821
     
  20. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    I finally found a club with low standards. :p

    10277 miles
    208.314 gallons
    49.3 mpg

    The lifetime average is very stable. Tank averages are consistant. Still hoping to break 50mpg lifetime.