So, How Far Have You Gone On Your 1st Pip

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  1. johnford

    johnford Old Junior Member

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    I now know for sure that a pip is not a gallon. Today, while on a short 2 hour trip, I filled up and went 115 miles before the first pip disappeared. Avg. MPG for the entire 2 hours was 50.7 with both interstate and back road driving.... jf
     
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  2. Sheepdog

    Sheepdog C'Mere Sheepie!

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    I once filled right when the first pip went down. I got almost 3 gallons in. The baldder tank is no where near linear so dont trust it. I usually try to fill at about 3 pips left. Thats usually about 8 gallons.
     
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    My personal record is 220 miles on first pip.
     
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    Anywhere between 115 and 175 miles.
     
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    We drove to Florida from Toronto Canada recently. My wife saw that Shell had a special deal on for something if you got 10 gallons of gas or more. I had to wait until lights were flashing and beeps were going before filling up again and I never did make it to 10 gallons! It would be nice if the tank was bigger, can you imagine driving half way across the country before filling up??

    Buck
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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  8. Rangerdavid

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    Yeah, me too, somewhere around 170 miles on the first pip.
     
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  9. JimboK

    JimboK One owner, low mileage

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    Anywhere from about 50 miles in the coldest part of the winter to about 250 miles in the heat of the summer. That's the nature of the Prius' flexible, temperature-sensitive fuel bladder and the non-linear guess ... er, gas gauge.
     
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  10. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    You don't count :p. You don't have the bladder.
     
    #10 Tideland Prius, May 11, 2008
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    Since first reading this forum, I watched for my first pip. I got >190 miles.
     
    #11 sleonardelli, May 14, 2008
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